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  • Google Still Hogs Search Share

    Google is still the king of search, no matter who you listen to. According to figures released by Nielsen//NetRatings, more than 3 billion searches were conducted on Google in October, which was about 49.6% of the total search…

  • What’s Your Payout? That Depends…

    Time and time again I’m asked: “What is the most challenging part of working with Affiliates?” Here is some feedback and insight for those on both the Affiliate and Affiliate management sides. To begin, here’s a phrase we’re all familiar with:…

  • One Goal, Two Approaches

    An interesting bit of news made the rounds the past two days, that of the four-year old Google Answers shutting down. In theory, it made for a nice compliment to the company’s core product – a purely technology based…

  • Captured: Inventory Extension

    Sites such as YouTube illustrate the challenges of ad matching well. Some incredible technologies have been developed that help tremendously, behavioral targeting being one. I have always liked what behavioral targeting…

  • Agencies

    Democratic Congress Makes Prop 65 Changes Tough Go for PPAI

    With Democrats set to take control of Congress next year, the Promotional Products Association International is concerned that it won’t be able to push through changes to Proposition 65.

  • Agencies

    Shoppers Kick-Back in American Express Lounge

    American Express has treated more than 5,000 of its cardmembers to cool perks in an exclusive lounge in a New Jersey mall.

  • AD:TECH: A Collision of Marketing and Technology

    Ad:tech is not the place to sell or pitch, but to inform and share the happenings of the fifteen billion dollar Interactive Marketing and Advertising Industry. The three-day conference and two-day expo in New York City was dedicated to the…

  • Lead Quality:

    A few months ago, I was talking about the state of online lead quality with the head of performance marketing for one of the top interactive agencies. I asked him to sum up his view on the type of relationship that lead sellers and buyers…

  • Evolution of the Quality Score – Part 1

    A little more than a week ago, beginning November 6, 2006, Google unveiled its fourth Quality Score announcement. If you don’t advertise on Google, this might not mean to much to you, but if you do advertise on Google, especially if…

  • Evolution of the Quality Score – Part 2

    With the Quality Score, Google has found a masterful way to make more money from its advertisers in the name of more relevant ads. As an advertiser, it comes down to one thing, the higher the Quality Score, the lower the actual…