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Over years of conference coverage, we’ve learned that sometimes it’s best to hold onto special sessions for a bit… let the fruits of knowledge ripen… let the excitement of the expo experience tone down before unleashing the insightful splendor into the blogosphere.

That said, it’s now time to revisit one of the last sessions from the last day at SES Chicago. The crowd sitting in on Marketing to Marketers was small, quiet, but eager to learn (and begin). Without a moment’s notice, the panel up and chucked the jumbo room for an intimate round-table audience participation Q&A at Kitty O’Shea’s. Drinks included. No joke. Read the rest of this entry »

[This post continues aimClear's ongoing coverage of Search Engine Strategies Chicago 2009.] Your company’s Facebook account is an entirely different animal than your mom’s. Companies have a lot more at stake when it comes to social media. Research, strategy development and a clear plan for measurement are a crucial prerequisites to engaging customers in online social space. Read the rest of this entry »

SEO copywriting requires the genius of savvy wordsmiths. Keyword research, a clear targeted strategy and creativity are essential elements to successful content. Sage copywriters: Byron White, Chief Idea Officer, ideaLaunch and Heather Lloyd-Martin, CEO of SuccessWorks shared their top wordsmith-tips to maximize search campaign performance during the Copywriting Boot Camp panel at SES Chicago 2009, moderated by Rebecca Lieb, VP, U.S. Operations, Econsultancy.

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Greetings from Chicago. The weather outside is frightful but we’re rockin’ here at Search Engine Strategies!

Setting up social media profiles is the easy part, but did you choose the right platforms for your business and how will you engage the community? Industry experts: Sean Carton, Chief Strategy Officer, idfive; Jeanniey Mullen, Chief Marketing Officer, Zinio; Heidi Cohen, President, Riverside Marketing Strategies; and Brian Boland, Performance Solutions Manager at Facebook dished out to-dos for companies eager to engage with the community on the SES Social Media Checklist panel . The session was moderated by Anna Maria Virzi, Executive Editor of ClickZ.

Regardless of which social media channels companies delve in to, developing the brand’s social strategy for genuine engagement must be the big-picture-focus. Whether selling goods, acquiring leads or providing a service– read this before you build or expand your company’s social medial profiles. Read the rest of this entry »

Public Relations (PR) has been a foundational premise of the marketing universe since cave dwellers. The internet became a massive PR tool with Blogs, dedicated press release sites, news publications, etc… eclipsing the little-black-paper-book-pitch-em’ mentality. This SES Chicago ‘09 session asked the question, “What’s hot now and where will the internet take Public Relations over the next five years?” Read the rest of this entry »

Search engines strive to produce the most up-to-date content and deal with a steadily-raging river of real-time updates. Google has the “show options” feature with the ability to display the most recent content from the past hour. Twitter is constantly in the now. With Facebook & LinkedIn all indexing instant submissions. Read the rest of this entry »

Welcome to our ongoing coverage of SES Chicago, 2009. Commercials and print have become massively expensive for most small companies. Large companies are cutting budgets and there’s really only so much you can say in your 15 or 30 second spot or print ad. Websites have become the hub of many marketing campaigns because they house deep and valuable information for users who care to look further. Search marketers have the opportunity to leverage offline channels to drive traffic to these hub. Read the rest of this entry »

We’ve been deploying Facebook Paid Advertising since its inception and evangelized its power for targeting specific demographics. However once ads are safely tucked in place, a PPC Manager must grapple with that perpetually-still-making-improvements Ad Manager thingy.

Understanding some corners of Facebook’s quirky paid platform reporting module is essential to optimizing campaigns to keep analytics-focused clients sane and ROI under control. Read on for the latest comprehensive info’ as to what’s hot, not and exactly which reports are currently available (that work) in the ever-evolving web admin’ interface.

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Roll over Beethoven! Legendary search marketing conclave PubCon looms large as  Sinatra on a flashing Las Vegas billboard. Beginning November 10th at the  ‘Vegas Convention Center, PubCon truly is one of the world’s most storied annual Internet marketing conferences.

Steeped in history, stand by to experience 4 killer days of content spread across 7 tracks, over 90 sessions and fantastic networking events. Learn from and mingle with over 200 expert speakers gathered to share real-world examples of bleeding edge SEO, PPC and affiliate-think-genius. Read the rest of this entry »

Autumn in New York City is a magical time. Leaves change colors and air cools, offering a welcome reprieve from summer’s sweltering heat.  October in the city-that-never-sleeps has come to mean industry luminaries Danny Sullivan and Chris Sherman gather our SEO community for three days of exceptional search marketing conference content, SMX East! aimClear’s speaking schedule is posted here. Read the rest of this entry »