Six of the most interesting SEM news stories of the week – Search Engine Watch

Welcome to our weekly round-up of all the latest news and research from around the world of search marketing and beyond. This week: changes to structured snippets, a new feature on YouTube, online ad stats and Bing is going to decide what you’re having for…

Digital Marketing: The 7 Essential Channels – Business 2 Community

When Henry Ford was selling automobiles in the early 20th century, all he had to do was assemble the cars and get them into show rooms as quickly as possible. By the time the cars were in the show room, there were several customers in…

Study Shows Retailers Use Marketplaces to Acquire New Customers … – EcommerceBytes

Retailers rank online marketplaces fifth for effectiveness among customer acquisition tools and allocate 16% of their digital marketing budgets to online marketplace initiatives and operations, according to a new Shop.org report conducted by Forrester Research and Bizrate Insights. Results of “The State of Retailing Online…

Vancouver entrepreneurs turned around a struggling online platform – The Globe … – The Globe and Mail

The challenge When James Clift and his team at WorkStory Inc. bought the online résumé and portfolio platform VisualCV, it had over 200,000 members. Having those members already in place sounded like a dream come true for the young startup, but with only 1,000 active…

7 Signs CMOs Need To Examine Their Media Mix – Marketing Land

One of the most common questions we get from clients and prospects is this: “Are we spending our money on the right advertising channels?” Quite obviously, the answer varies by company and the goals of the campaign in question. But if you’re trying to do…

34 Compelling Content Marketing Stats and Facts – Business 2 Community

Content marketing is now ubiquitous, with 93% of all marketers saying they do content marketing (it’s not clear what the other 7% are doing). But with so much content being produced, distributed and shared, how do you make your efforts stand out and grab the…

How One Company Scored 7 Cents A View With Twitter Promoted Video – Marketing Land

Sometimes you find the perfect fit. In denim and marketing campaigns. For Paige Denim, it happened with a successful Twitter Promoted Video effort that produced 94,000 video views, 1.77 million impressions and a good bit of traffic back to the Paige.com e-commerce site. The elements…

The 4 Pillars of Stellar Video Marketing – Entrepreneur

In his book Success Secrets of the Online Marketing Superstars, Mitch Myerson introduces you to 22 innovators who have redefined the developing landscape of online marketing. Learn how to master proven strategies, avoid costly mistakes and grow your business. In this edited excerpt, contributing author…