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SES Chicago Day 1 Recap: Strong focus on data, ROI and LTV

December 7th, 2009 4 comments

I was quite surprised to see such an overwhelming emphasis on web analytics, data, integration, and core business impact metrics such as return on investment and lifetime value of the client today. It’s somewhat unusual for much of the session talk to stray far from general search marketing, because as marketers we perhaps tend to gloss over the numbers in the name of branding efforts and long term investments in growth. Not so with SES Chicago! Not anymore! Read more…

Ray “Catfish” Comstock interview, looking forward to SES Chicago 2009

November 16th, 2009 No comments

Ray Catfish ComstockLast week, I caught up with a very busy guy in the realm of online marketing and SEO.  Ray “Catfish” Comstock, a true rock and roller of search marketing, a highly quotable and highly regarded SEO expert, is officially (by day) the senior search strategist at BusinessOnLine.  I’d be remiss to mention that by night he’s actually a genuine rocker with Dive Bomber, hence the photo to the right.  He’s also going to be participating in a panel entitled “Meaningful SEO Metrics: Going Beyond the Numbers” at SES Chicago 2009.  Is there anything he can’t do?  Let’s find out. Read more…