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Mobile

Google Introduces New AdWords Location Ad Extensions for Mobile Devices

by Chris Corak August 5, 2010

Google has worked very aggressively to add value and relevance to its standard text-based advertisements. While text-based ads are highly useful and appropriate in most circumstances, sometimes videos, pictures of products, seller reviews or maps may be more appropriate. This depends on the user’s search, where the user is searching from and what device the [...]

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5 Keys for Launching Your Mobile-Optimized Site

by Sean Bartlett July 7, 2010

You’ve built the business case and finally received the approval to move forward with your mobile initiatives, including a site optimized for mobile devices. Now what? If you are like the vast majority of marketers, mobile has opened a wealth of possibilities, but can also seem overwhelming at times. Here are five keys to get [...]

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20 Statistics You Need to Know About Mobile Marketing

by Sean Bartlett June 21, 2010

Despite the rallying cries for innovative thinking in corporate hallways, the vast majority of new initiatives need to be supported by statistics and case studies before anyone is willing to pull the trigger and allocate marketing budget. If mobile marketing is still meeting some resistance from your boss, I present 20 resources to help build [...]

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Don’t Sleep on SMS

by Sean Bartlett June 2, 2010

Mobile applications and optimized sites are the sexy part of the mobile marketing world. But to relegate SMS (text messaging) to the back burner is to cast aside a major opportunity to engage with consumers who have explicitly opened the door for communication. For marketers, SMS is an opportunity to activate traditional media placements, communicate [...]

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A Return to Local

by Josh Yeager June 1, 2010

I maintain that Google is on the right track with their approach to local.  Now, I know that Google’s motivation for allocating more real estate on their search results pages to maps, local, place pages and reviews is to extend their inventory options and meet the wants of searchers. But as a side benefit of [...]

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And the Beat Goes On…

by Josh Yeager April 19, 2010

As Sitewire’s resident “Local” lead, I’m sometimes asked to explain where the dividing line exists between our four strategic areas of focus; Local, Mobile, Social & Search.  That can be a difficult question, as there is no clear division between many of the marketing channels in our toolkits today.  To put this in context, I’ll [...]

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