“Local marketing industry savants have long been predicting the demise of print Yellow Pages books, going the way of the buggy whip due to overwhelming competition from Internet alternatives,” writes Chris Silver Smith, Lead Strategist for GravityStream at Netconcepts. In this article, Chris writes about what kind of an impact of local “internet” space has on both printed and online Yellow Pages directories.
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Google recently opted-in many of their clients’ PPC ads to appear in Google Mobile search results. Yahoo has been offering a small suite of mobile ads for a while now, too, so I thought it’d be interesting to compare their current mobile ad offerings.
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Persuasion Architecture is based on Bryan’s idea that, “everybody does things for their own reasons.” These reasons translate into four, distinct preferences, the how and why people do the things that they do. Once you understand the four basic personality types — emotional, logical, fast-paced, and disciplined — you can build perspectives or snapshots that give you insight into how your customers might want to purchase your products. Once you understand the “how,” then you can build the “who.” Who is buying your products from your site? That’s where profiles come into play, small pictures to what Bryan says will “give us a little better understanding of who that grouping or that mode of behavior is going to be — and then ultimately two personas.”
Listen to Stephan Spencer’s interview with Bryan Eisenberg for more about how to boost your site’s conversion rate.

Interview with Bryan Eisenberg [40:26m]:
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In this article written by Chris Smith, lead strategist for Netconcepts, he takes a hard look at spending your PPC budget on search ads that use your company’s brand name (and variations thereof) as keywords. Read more and find out why it’s important to promote your brand through paid search.
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In this article Stephan Spencer, President and Founder of Netconcepts, writes about the most, common mistakes that bloggers make, and what to do about them. From title tag optimization to keyword URLs, you’ll want to read this article to optimize your personal or business blog to help your blog increase its search visibility.
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Marylynne Tosyali, Director of Online Marketing at Direct Marketing Services Inc., the company behind Wards.com, HomeVisions.com, and several other online stores, is interviewed by Stephan Spencer, President and Founder of Netconcepts.
Stephan and Marylynne covered topics in search from a client’s perspective, Marylynne’s experiences with GravityStream, and their decision to enter the blogosphere.
Listen to this 44 minute podcast, and get an interesting take on search from an online retailer.

Interview with Marylynne Tosyali from Wards.com [43:41m]:
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UW Wisconsin Madison, Executive Education, Interactive Marketing — Madison, WI
Search engine marketing
- Making your site “search engine friendly”
- “Pay-per-click” search advertising
- Benchmarking, competitive intelligence and ROI analysis
- Trends in contextual, behavioral and local advertising
Creating a buzz — viral marketing
- Blogs, RSS feeds, forums, wikis and more
- Harness “word of mouse” to enhance your brand
- Identifying the “sneezers” who will spread your viral message
Web analytics
Speakers:
Stephan Spencer, Founder and President, Netconcepts
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“What’s the top secret to developing a winning blog, one that draws an audience, grows your brand and improves your products sales?” writes Hallie Mummert, editor in chief for Target Marketing. In this article, Hallie writes about Steve Spangler’s relationship with Netconcepts Founder and President, Stephan Spencer. “Spangler works with Stephan Spencer, president of Netconcepts, an e-marketing services firm that specializes in natural search, to develop and optimize his blog.” Read this article to discover “a few lessons they have learned about what information to post and how to go about doing it so your blog becomes more than a one-way conversation.”
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