PPC advertising isn’t just for e-commerce websites

Facebook is turning its ear to its users in order to show them more relevant ads. According to a post from Hong Ge, the social network’s engineering manager of News Feed Ads, the company is “working on some updates to the ads algorithm to improve the relevance and quality of the ads people see.” Ge […]

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) enacted the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA), which shields consumers from unwanted telemarketing calls, prerecorded or autodialed calls (“robocalls“), fax transmissions, and text messages. However, on Feb. 15, the FCC revealed that it would adopt two revisions that will go into effect on Oct. 16: one that requires […]

It’s no secret that lead scoring is important for marketers and sales teams: Two-thirds of marketers said lead scoring is important to their success, according to HubSpot’s “2013 State of Inbound Marketing” report. However, what might not be so apparent is that there’s a lot that can be done to improve how leads are scored. […]

Que Commerce, a digital marketing firm, has shared an infographic offering a thorough overview of digital marketing for real estate agents. It covers the top 10 real estate sites, the current vs. trending lead-generation model, the implications of popular online marketing channels for prospects, the power of search and what the real estate lead funnel […]

By Jonathan L. Pompan, Esq., Venable LLP

New York Attorney’s General has brought new attention to the manipulation of consumer-review websites and the practice of “astroturfing” by search engine optimization companies that flooded the Internet with fake consumer reviews on websites.

Last week, USA Today reported that Google is working on an alternative to third-party cookies, which has significant implications for advertisers and stakeholders that earn their keep from the current paradigm of online tracking. The anonymous identifier for advertising, dubbed “AdID,” is largely a mystery at this point, but it’s not too early to consider […]

Today ReachLocal, an online marketing firm aiming to help small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), is making its ReachEdge product generally available in the U.S. The new service is an addition to the company’s suite of solutions and has three main components: website design, lead management and mobile app. ReachLocal sees three sections in an SMB’s […]

According to the Pew Internet & American Life Project, 91 percent of adults in the U.S. own a cellphone. Unsurprisingly, the majority of these cellphone owners use their cellphones to access the Internet and send or receive email. The survey of 2,252 adults ages 18 and older, conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates from April […]

Salesforce has put together an infographic showing what the integration of marketing automation and CRM platforms looks like. “While CRMs and marketing automation have a lot to offer on their own, integrating the two systems can provide your organization with a supercharged suite of tools that can give sales and marketing teams a dramatic edge […]