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…
Categories: Mobile, PPC Programs, Search Engines, SES Tour, web analytics Tags: blended attribution, bryan eisenberg, Google Analytics, jeff jarvis, lifetime value, phil mui, real time search, rupert murdoch, search engine strategies chicago, semantic search, web analytics, wolfram alpha
Last 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…