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European Search Awards 2013

Posted by Martin Kovac | Posted in Online advertising, PPC advertising, SEM | Posted on 19-03-2013

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European Search Awards 2013
The European Search Awards, an international competition celebrating the very best in SEO, PPC and digital marketing from across Europe is here again.

If you feel your company has done wonderful job in one of the listed categories, I encourage you to participate:

Best use of Search – Retail
Recognition of a campaign that has successfully enhanced the visibility of a website or web page in the retail sector

Best use of Search – Finance
Recognition of a campaign that has successfully enhanced the visibility of a website or web page in the finance sector

Best use of Search – Travel / Leisure
Recognition of a campaign that has successfully enhanced the visibility of a website or web page in the travel or leisure sector

Best use of Search – Gaming
Recognition of a campaign that has successfully enhanced the visibility of a website or web page in the gaming sector

Best use of Search – Third Sector
New for 2013 – Recognition of a campaign that has successfully enhanced the visibility of a website or web page in the charity, not for profit or social enterprise sector

Best Local Campaign
Recognition of a campaign based around a specific geographical location that has delivered outstanding results or visibility in search engines

Best Low Budget Campaign
New for 2013 – Recognition of a campaign that has achieved outstanding results on a monthly budget of €500 or less.

Best Integrated Campaign
Recognition of a campaign that has achieved outstanding results through an integrated campaign using a variety of both online and offline activity

Best Mobile Campaign
Recognition of a campaign that has successfully enhanced the visibility of a website or web page in mobile search engines

Best Pan European Campaign
New for 2013 – Recognition of a campaign that has achieved outstanding results across multiple European markets and languages

Best PPC Campaign
Recognition of a campaign that has achieved outstanding results through PPC advertising

Best SEO Campaign
Recognition of a campaign that has achieved outstanding results in search engines in natural, free or organic listings

Best Blog
Recognition of an outstanding industry blog serving the European search community

Innovation
Recognition of innovation in the development or use of a search campaign or software tool / platform

Best PPC Management Software
Recognition of the development of an outstanding management software package that successfully manages and enhances pay per click marketing campaigns

Best SEO Software
Recognition of the development of an outstanding software tool that successfully manages and enhances an organisation’s search engine optimization efforts

Best In-House Team / Practitioner
Recognition of an outstanding in-house team or practitioner that demonstrates consistently great understanding and use of search

Best Agency
Recognition of an outstanding agency that demonstrates consistently great understanding and use of search and / or PPC

Young Search Professional of the Year
New for 2013 – Recognition of a talented young search professional (under 25 on 20.6.13) working in the European search industry

European Search Personality of the Year
Recognition of a talented and inspiring practitioner who has revolutionized the European search industry

Grand Prix
Recognition of the best of the best European search campaign, platform or software to be selected by our judges from the previous categories

The timetable for the 2013 awards is:

Friday 19 April –Deadline for all entries
Early May – Judging session
Early May – Shortlists announced
Thursday 20 June – Awards ceremony

The European Search Awards are open to all European online projects, even from Central and Eastern Europe :)

Infographic: Marketing Agency of the Future

Posted by Martin Kovac | Posted in Online advertising | Posted on 18-03-2013

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The digital revolution has transformed marketing. With the changing buyer, budget pressures, new social channels and content, marketers have to do more with less.

Marketo came with nice visualization of the marketing agency of the future. They predict the use of marketing automation as a competitive differentiator, because technology will continue to have a greater impact on marketers:

Agency-of-the-Future

Infographic: Geosocial Universe 3.0

Posted by Martin Kovac | Posted in Social Media | Posted on 12-02-2013

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JESS3 came with the geosocial universe infographic, which features key user and mobile statistics for major social media platforms:

Geosocial Universe

Infographic: The Cost of Poor Website Performance

Posted by Martin Kovac | Posted in Study | Posted on 21-01-2013

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Slow load times aren`t just a minor annoyance. They`re a major burden to your site`s traffic and conversion, driving up bounce rates and turning visitors off your brand.

This infographic from SmartBear can inspire your conversion optimization plans for 2013:

The Cost of Poor Website Performance

Infographic: Facebook Ads vs Google Display Network

Posted by Martin Kovac | Posted in Display advertising, Online advertising, PPC advertising | Posted on 08-01-2013

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WordStream compared in the infographic below the value of the world`s biggest online advertising moguls.

Some data are outdated, as Facebook now supports mobile advertising and retargeting through Facebook Exchange.

facebook ads vs google ads

Infographic: Real Time Bidding Ecosystem

Posted by Martin Kovac | Posted in Display advertising, Online advertising | Posted on 07-01-2013

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If you are lost and hardly understand acronym RTB, the infographic from Econsultancy can explain, which subjects take part in Real Time Bidding environment.

Real time bidding allows advertisers to set the price they are willing to pay to target specific users.

 Real Time Bidding Ecosystem

What Does Acronym LEADERS Stand For?

Posted by Martin Kovac | Posted in Study | Posted on 04-01-2013

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Deepak Chopra shared on Linkedin inspiring article: The Conscious Lifestyle: The Soul of Leadership.

Here are seven skills that fit a conscious leader, organized into the acronyms LEADERS:
L = Look and listen.
E = Emotional bonding.
A = Awareness.
D = Doing.
E = Empowerment.
R = Responsibility.
S = Synchronicity.

LEADERS

SlideShare: Digital Strategy Toolbox

Posted by Martin Kovac | Posted in Online advertising | Posted on 23-11-2012

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I must admit, presentation from @JulianCole and @AmberHorsburgh satisfied my marketing soul :)

It is a must read for all online marketers.

After seeing all 103 slideshare pages, you`ll have detail information how to use the 17 best free insight tools on the internet.

Some tools are available only in US, but european marketers can get some good inspiration as well:

Infographic: Number One Dream Jobs by Country

Posted by Martin Kovac | Posted in Social Media, Study | Posted on 20-11-2012

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LinkedIn surveyed more than 8000 professionals globally to find out the most common childhood career aspirations.

Most LinkedIn members in France and Austria wanted to pilot an airplane or a helicopter. People in Sweden wanted to become engineers opposed to Germany, where childhood dream job was being a scientist.

Here is the infographic from LinkedIn:

3 Retargeting Tips and Mistakes

Posted by Martin Kovac | Posted in Display advertising, Online advertising | Posted on 15-11-2012

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Are you using retargeting for your campaigns? If yes, are you using it correctly? TopRank wrote nice summary of SES Chicago presentation from Christopher Hansen and Marty Weintraub.

Retargeting Done Right:


1. Identify Your Best Content

The key to effective retargeting is finding what is already working in your marketing strategy.

2. Analyze Behavior

Similar to how retargeting works best on great content, it is also most effective when used on high quality, relevant traffic.

3. Look at Context
Specific customer demographics may be more likely to convert when consuming certain types of content. Make sure you are putting your retargeting money where it counts.

Retargeting Done Wrong:

1. Retargeting Bad Content
Content that isn’t working will not magically start converting through retargeting.

2. Being Creepy By Over-Retargeting

We’ve all been a victim of over-retargeting at some point. There is no hard and fast rule, but a good guideline is to set a limit of 5-7 impressions.

3. Not Effectively Regulating Your Retargeting Campaigns
Are you re-targeting customers who have already made a purchase? Or people who have filled out a complaint form? This is classic remarketing done wrong.

I encourage you to read full TopRank blog post on remarketing.