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Mitt Romney Campaign uses PPC Marketing to Attack President Obama, Not Newt

Mitt Romney Campaign uses PPC Marketing to Attack President Obama, Not Newt

Regardless if you are Democrat or Republican, it’s a very interesting Presidential Election Season and candidates are either taking advantage of PPC Marketing, using it but not ineffectively or simply just missing out on connecting with potential voters. PPC Marketing can be a powerful tool that provides the following benefits. Influence opinions and swing voters Gives an edge on “time-sensitive” issues Assists in “damage control” regarding Reputation Management Increases online donations and volunteerism Assists in re-enforcing Social Conversions on other … Read entire article »

Filed under: Paid Search in General, Politics

Reasons Why Google Needs to Stay Away From Politics

Reasons Why Google Needs to Stay Away From Politics

When Politicians start talking about Google as “corporate evil” all it does is stir up their political base, especially those who do not understand how Google’s algorithm works. Regardless of Political Party affiliation, it’s NEVER a good thing to have a former Senator and Presidential Candidate come out and say they are being mistreated by Google because of their political views. Well, it’s apparent that Google is now in “Reputation Management” Mode and trying to … Read entire article »

Filed under: Google Adwords, Paid Search in General, Politics

Congressman Uses PPC Marketing to Influence Rupert Murdoch’s Investigation

Congressman Uses PPC Marketing to Influence Rupert Murdoch’s Investigation

I was a little surprised to see a Democratic Congressman shelling out Advertising dollars to get visitors to sign a petition to try and bring down Rupert Murdoch.The interesting thing to note, is that there is no “Reputation Management” efforts on behalf of Murdoch to try stir the “Spin Zone”. The concerns i have for this are simple. Who’s paying for this? Why does it matter? Here are my biggest Questions/Concerns: Where are the Ad dollars coming … Read entire article »

Filed under: Paid Search in General, Politics

PPC Advertisers Capitalizing on “BP Oil Spill” To Find New Job Recruits

PPC Advertisers Capitalizing on “BP Oil Spill” To Find New Job Recruits

It’s not that surprising to me that PPC Advertisers have been capitalizing on the most devastating natural tragedy in our Countries history. But, in retrospect, we have seen companies and organizations (especially BP) leveraging PPC for Reputation Management, Political Agendas and now trying to find new temp job recruits. The bottom-line here is that PPC continues to be an effective and trusted vehicle to reach the general public. However, you must ask yourself, “How effective can … Read entire article »

Filed under: Paid Search in General, Politics, Yahoo Search

Bing Uses Yahoo Search to Promote Sarah Palin Searchers. Bad Taste or Clever Strategy?

Bing Uses Yahoo Search to Promote Sarah Palin Searchers. Bad Taste or Clever Strategy?

Wow, I was not expecting this from Yahoo and Bing. Frankly speaking here, when I noticed that Sarah Palin was showing up in Yahoo’s “Trending Now” section, I wanted to see why. Then, all of a sudden I saw a Yahoo Sponsored Listing for Sarah Palin coming from MSN/Bing and I said to myself “What the #$%#  is this? Are you telling me that a major Search Engine on the verge of launching one of … Read entire article »

Filed under: MSN AdCenter, Politics, Yahoo Search