The #1 Step-by-Step Guide to Search Marketing Success...Now Completely Updated with New Techniques, Tools, and Best Practices! In this book, two world-class experts present today’s best practices, step-by-step techniques, and hard-won tips for using search engine marketing to achieve your sales and marketing goals, whatever they are. Mike Moran and Bill Hunt thoroughly cover both the business and technical aspects of contemporary search engine marketing, walking beginners through all the basics while providing reliable, up-to-the-minute insights for experienced professionals. Thoroughly updated to fully reflect today’s latest search engine marketing opportunities, this book guides you through profiting from social media marketing, site search, advanced keyword tools, hybrid paid search auctions, and much more. You’ll walk step-by-step through every facet of creating an effective program: projecting business value, selling stakeholders and executives, building teams, choosing strategy, implementing metrics, and above all, execution. Whether you’re a marketing, Web, or IT professional, product manager, or content specialist, Search Engine Marketing, Inc., Second Edition will help you define your SEO/SEM goals, craft a best-practices program for achieving them, and implement it flawlessly.

Revolutionize Your Internet Marketing Leverage today's Internet marketing strategies to reach customers, increase sales, and establish performance-based marketing in your organization. Search Engine Marketing explains how to use Web analytics, key performance indicators (KPIs), search engine optimization (SEO), and search marketing-the critical tools for success. Multichannel marketing, which uses radio, TV, and print to broadcast your message, is also covered. The book includes revealing interviews with industry experts as well as valuable tips on vendor selection. Implement an effective, integrated marketing program for your business with help from this definitive guide. Track and measure both digital and traditional marketing with analytics Define and use KPIs to manage campaigns and channels for maximum profitability Employ SEO strategies to increase leads, conversions, and sales Understand how website architecture, keywords, tags, and sitemaps affect search results Use PPC to place ads in search engines, radio, TV, and newspapers Get hands-on strategies for maximizing Google Analytics and Google AdWords

This volume, written by Mike Moran and Bill Hunt, explains what search engine optimization is, how it works and how you can implement it within your organization to increase profits.

Master the art and science behind Pay Per Click Advertising in a matter of hours. By investing a few dollars, one can easily increase the number of visitors to a Web site and significantly increase sales. Based on interviews with hundreds of PPC masters, this book is a compilation of their secrets and proven successful ideas.

14+ Hours of Video Instruction Overview Search Engine Marketing LiveLessons provides all the background needed to be a search engine marketer. You will learn how to systematically address every issue you're likely to encounter, while helping you implement timeless strategies for delivering superior long-term results. Description In this comprehensive LiveLessons Mike Moran a world-class expert presents today's best practices, step-by-step techniques, and hard-won tips for using search engine marketing to achieve your sales and marketing goals, whatever they are. The lessons thoroughly cover both the business and technical aspects of contemporary search engine marketing, walking beginners through the basics while providing reliable insights for experienced professionals. This LiveLessons guides you through profiting from social media marketing, site search, advanced keyword tools, hybrid paid search auctions, and much more. You will walk step-by-step through every facet of creating an effective program: projecting business value, selling stakeholders and executives, building teams, choosing strategy, implementing metrics, and above all, execution. About the Instructor Mike Moran has worked on the Web since its earliest days, in both marketing and technical roles, including eight years at ibm.com, IBM's customer-facing Web site. He was named an IBM Distinguished Engineer in 2005. In 2008, Mike retired from IBM to pursue speaking, writing, and consulting, including serving as Chief Strategist for the digital communications agency Converseon. Mike is the author of "Do It Wrong Quickly" and "Search Engine Marketing, Inc.", and he writes regular columns on search marketing for Revenue magazine, WebProNews, and Search Engine Guide. He's a member of the Search Engine Marketing Council of the Direct Marketing Association and a charter member of the DMA's Interactive Marketing Advisory Board. Mike is a frequent keynote speaker on Internet marketing at events around the world, serves as a Visiting Lecturer to the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business, and holds an Advanced Certificate in Market Management Practice from the Royal UK Charter Institute of Marketing. Mike can be reached through his Web site (www.mikemoran.com), which is also the home of his Biznology newsletter and blog. Skill Level All levels What You Will Learn Identify and leverage new search engine marketing opportunities arising from social media Align search engine marketing with your company's evolving strategic and tactical goals Implement programs that drive sustainable improvements-- not counterproductive quick fixes Systematically optimize your existing Web site search programs Manage the unique marketing challenges associated with large sites Create monthly scorecards and use them to drive improvement Provide effective guidance to content developers and designers in language they'll understand Automate checking and reporting for every page on your site Choose effective target keywords, optimize your content, and attract links Make the most of Google, Yahoo!, Live Search, and specialized and local search tools Measure site-wide success rates across multiple systems and technologies Hire the right SEO consultant--and avoid the wrong ones Set your budget with a focus on profitability, customer acquisition, providing lifetime value Who Should Take This Course Whether you're a marketing, Web, or IT professional, product manager, or content specialist, "Search Engine Marketing, Inc., LiveLessons" will help you define your SEO/SEM goals, craft a best-practices program for achieving them, and implement it flawlessly. Course Requirements An interest in understanding search engine marketing and how to implement it. Table of Contents General Introduction Lesson 1: Why Search Marketing Is Important...and Difficult Lesson 2: How Search Engines Work Lesson 3: How Search Marketing Works Lesson 4: How Searchers Work Lesson 5: Identify Your Web Site's Goals Lesson 6: Measure Your Web Site's Success Lesson 7: Measure Your Search Marketing Success Lesson 8: Define Your Search Marketing Strategy Lesson 9: Sell Your Search Marketing Proposal Lesson 10: Get Your Site Indexed Lesson 11: Choose Your Target Keywords Lesson 12: Optimize Your Content Lesson 13: Attract Links to Your Site Lesson 14A: Optimize Your Paid Search Program Lesson 14B: Optimize Your Paid Search Program Lesson 15: Make Search Marketing Operational Lesson 16A: Explore New Media and Social Media Lesson 16B: Explore New Media and Social Media Lesson 17: Optimize Your Web Site Search Lesson 18: What's Next? LiveLessons Video Training series publishes hundreds of hands-on, expert-led video tutorials covering a wide selection of technology topics designed to teach you the skills you need to succeed. This professional and personal technology video series features world-leading author instructors published by your trusted technology brands: Addison-Wesley, Cisco Press, IBM Press, Pearson IT Certification, Prentice Hall, Sams, and Que. Topics include: IT Certification, Programming, Web Development, Mobile Development, Home & Office Technologies, Business & Management, and more. View all LiveLessons at http: //www.ibmpressbooks.com/livelessons