socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

Santa Monica-based Tsavo Media, the startup headed by former Userplane CEO Michael Jones, said today that it has acquired Better Inc, the SEO and pay-per-click marketing software firm headed by Ben Padnos. According to Tsavo, Better provides SEO and PPC management to such clients at Paramount, Dreamworks, and Closet World.

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Tsavo PPC SEO Userplane 100

socalTECH

MARCH 20, 2009

Scour is an offshoot of a PPC advertising firm, ABCSearch, which was also founded by Dan. Users can vote for relevancy of results, and over time, the non-relevant information or SEO moves down below the line. In 2001, I started ABCSearch, which as been in the PPC space for a number of years.

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PPC Sherman Oaks Advertising Yahoo 113

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2010

Social networks. They became popular for socializing, but now are prime sources of business networking, customer service, and client leads. Techniques include search engine optimization (SEO) and paid result placement. Pay per click (PPC). You are now reading one of 50 million out there already. Streaming video.

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Entrepreneur SEM Search Engine Optimization Blogging 89

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 27, 2011

For businesses, these are now prime sources of business networking, customer service, and client leads. Techniques include search engine optimization (SEO) and paid result placement. Pay per click (PPC). Facebook alone has 800 million active members. Do you have a business presence there? Search engine marketing (SEM).

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SEM Search Engine Optimization Blogging PPC 95