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The $1 Billion Shift to Online Advertising

Posted by Sean McMahon on 06.25.2008

In this week’s edition of Advertising Age magazine, it was revealed through a recent analysis of spending that the nation’s top 100 advertisers shifted more than $1 billion of advertising spend away from off-line media to online marketing channels in 2007.

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Love or Hate New Domain Names

Posted by Sean McMahon on 06.23.2008

This morning, an article from Yahoo! News announced that The Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the non-profit California-based organization responsible for assigning domain names, is scheduled to vote this week on releasing new domain names.

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Online Ads and SEM Reach Specific Segments

Posted by Sean McMahon on 06.20.2008

eMarketer released a study yesterday revealing that the top two most important marketing channels used to reach specific customer segments are online advertising (used by 75% of the respondents in this survey), and search engine marketing (used by 64% of the respondents).

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EngineWorks Featured in DMNews 2008 Essential Guide to Search

Posted by Sean McMahon on 06.18.2008

Today, DMNews released the 2008 edition of their Essential Guide to Search Marketing which features an insightful article written by our co-founder and president here at EngineWorks, Sean McMahon, titled “SEM Turns the Media World Upside Down”.

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Google Announces Updated Version of Google Trends

Posted by Scott Fish on 06.12.2008

Yesterday, Google announced the release of the latest version of their Google Trends offering which enables users to gain insight into the popularity of search phrases across the Internet.

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Rev-in Up Online (Car) Spending

Posted by Sean McMahon on 06.11.2008

In an article released today from eMarketer, the online market research firm reported that the current challenging state of the economy is directly impacting marketing plans within the domestic automotive industry. But, in a way that you might not expect.

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EngineWorks Article in SEMpdx Newsletter

Posted by Sean McMahon on 05.16.2008

I just received the latest SEMpdx Newsletter from Search Engine Marketing Professionals of Portland (SEMpdx.org) featuring an excellent article titled ‘Three Simple Search Engine Optimization Tips’ from our very own Vice President of Strategy, Kent Schnepp.

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Social Media Marketing . . . It’s on the Move

Posted by Sean McMahon on 05.14.2008

Yesterday, eMarketer released its updated projections on total social media marketing revenues over the next five years.  The interactive research firm estimates that US advertisers will spend an impressive $1.4 billion for ads on online social networks by the end of 2008.

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EngineWorks at Business Wire Media Luncheon 05.15.08

Posted by Sean McMahon on 05.09.2008

Next Thursday, May 15, 2008, I am pleased to be a featured speaker at the Business Wire Media Luncheon, which is being held in Rooms 2, 3, and 4 of the World Trade Center at 25 S.W. Salmon Street in Portland, Oregon.

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End of the Dinosaur Dance has Google Dancing

Posted by Sean McMahon on 05.05.2008

This past Saturday, Steve Ballmer, Chief Executive Officer at the Redmond-based software shop, wrote a ‘Dear Jerry’ letter stating that Microsoft was breaking-off its engagement to Yahoo!.

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