Monthly Archives: May 2006

Online Advertising Overtaking Newspaper Advertsing

Advertsisers are likely to place more budget online than with national newspapers, says a report from GroupM. The report highlights that Online Marketing is taking a share of the market from TV, Newspaper and Direct Marketing. This gradual shift is … Continue reading

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FAQ's Back Links for Beginners

Having good quality backlinks is one of the important factors in Search Engine Promotion. More than ever before, it is the quality of the backlink to your site that will help your website rank well in the search engines. What … Continue reading

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Possible Paypal Competitor from Google?

Eagle eyed  people who watch who registers what domains have noticed that Google have registered (via a proxy) googlecheckout.net. Some commentators think this may be an indication that this may be Googles version of paypal Garett Rogers  at zdnet comments … Continue reading

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New Domain Name for Mobile – .Mobi

Monday 1500 hrs GMT – 22nd May 2006, saw the launch of the domain name .mobi. The domain has been created to help the use of browsing through a wireless mobile device. The idea being that content at the .mobi … Continue reading

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Staircase Advertising

I had a meeting recently with the founder of Media Steps. Media Steps are a UK based company that, provide a unique way of advertising. They supply the staircase advertising in high traffic locations such as train stations and football … Continue reading

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Google Issues, Opens the Door for Other Search Engines

I’ve previously highlighted that Google are making changes colloquially referred to as “Big Daddy” – and that further changes were in the pipeline. The last few weeks it has become apparent that there has been a lot of Google inconsistencies, … Continue reading

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Search Engine Marketers Love Google Trends

Google hit the press again his week with the release of their new Google Trends tool. Google Labs have this week released Google Trends. Its a tool which lets you find out how many searches have been conducted for a … Continue reading

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Search Engine Promotion: Big Daddy Takes a Fall

In a previous post Big Daddy Arrives I mentioned that there may be future changes to Google. And Boy it looks like there has been! After Big Daddy was finished around the start of April, people started reporting major problems, … Continue reading

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TH UK Online Marketing On Tour

TH UK Online Marketing On Tour Some of The TH UK Online Marketing Team will be at the Business Startup Exhibition on Friday the 5th and Saturday the 6th of May 2006. Why not visit us at the Business Startup … Continue reading

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Boom or Bust?

The Wall Street Journal runs a piece today, highlighting some of the more high profile online / technology fads that have not been successful. Most cost millions to develop and market. View Article Highlights include: Flooz.com, who attempted to create … Continue reading

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