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Value and Meetups - SEO / SEM

SoCal CTO

I went to a meetup yesterday that was on the topic of Internet Marketing / SEO / SEM. The meeting had a decent case study and some pretty good discussion around the room of different tools that you might consider using. I'm hoping to figure out a way to spark a meet-up around SEO / SEM in Santa Monica / West Los Angeles / South Bay.

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7 Ways To Improve Return On Your Marketing Investment

Startup Professionals Musings

For new product startups, search engine marketing (SEM) is still one of the most cost-effective and scalable lead-generation approaches. You can start an SEM campaign with as little as $50 today and get results very quickly. Some consider direct mail very expensive or dead as a lead-generation tool. Social-media advertising.

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7 Startup Marketing Strategies To Bring In Customers

Startup Professionals Musings

For new product startups, search engine marketing (SEM) is still one of the most cost-effective and scalable lead-generation approaches. You can start an SEM campaign with as little as $50 today and get results very quickly. Some consider direct mail very expensive or dead as a lead-generation tool. Social-media advertising.

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The Most Misunderstood Facts About Building a Business on YouTube

Both Sides of the Table

Almost every online business I know (eCommerce, online software, mobile games) invests heavily in “customer acquisition” This includes investments often not properly measured (SEO, PR, Social) as well as costs that people measure more precisely (advertising, SEM, FB CPA/CPI ads). But you don’t need to spend money on SEM.

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5 Tips For Startups To Win With Social Media

Startup Professionals Musings

Social media is now one of the key marketing tools, but not the only one, so the challenge is to manage the resource tradeoffs effectively by constantly assessing payback versus cost. Your plan should include a well-designed web site, events, press releases, and search engine marketing (SEM). Don’t forget the metrics and analytics.

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Understanding the Underbelly of Online Marketing & Why You’ll Lose if You Don’t

Both Sides of the Table

It’s why super smart people shouldn’t hate on the idea of simplifying if it provides a tool for the masses. SEO / SEM are promotional techniques for marketing through the Google distribution channel, which have yielded huge benefits to many companies – Yelp being a prime example.

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7 Lead-Generation Tactics Thrive On Limited Budgets

Startup Professionals Musings

For new product startups, search engine marketing (SEM) is still one of the most cost-effective and scalable lead-generation approaches. You can start an SEM campaign with as little as $50 today and get results very quickly. Some consider direct mail very expensive or dead as a lead-generation tool. Social-media advertising.