SMX® - Search Marketing Expo & Conference Series
An interview series highlighting 2017's Award winners: A look at the work they accomplished and the results they achieved.
Content
New York-based iCrossing, a division of Hearst Corporation, tops the latest Ad Age list of top 25 search marketing agencies by revenue released today. (Link is available to subscribers only.) The agency brought in $105 million in search-related revenues in 2011, up 13.6% from the previous year. Rounding out the top five were Dentsu’s 360i, […]
PPC
Playing out according to the rumor that surfaced a couple of months ago, media company Hearst has acquired marquee SEM firm iCrossing. The Wall Street Journal is reporting the acquisition price is about $325 million with performance and financial goals that, if achieved, “could push the purchase price above $400 million, according to other people […]
PPC
Venerable search marketing firm iCrossing is about to be acquired by publisher Hearst, according to the Wall Street Journal: Under the deal, which is in the final stages of negotiations, iCrossing, one of the nation’s biggest independent digital-marketing shops, is likely to fetch about $375 million, plus bonus payments if it reaches certain targets, these […]
Bing
We received some interesting data from search agency iCrossing yesterday. The data show US search market share percentages and distribution quite different than the major traffic metrics firms. The company says its numbers are “based on a large representative sample of Fortune 1000 companies, across all major verticals,” which use its search tracking tools. Accordingly […]
PPC
Agency.com Sues Rival Over Clients from the Wall Street Journal reports that Agency.com is suing iCrossing for allegedly trying to hire Agency.com employees and steal their clients. Agency.com is specifically suing for breach of contract, tortuous interference and conspiring to misappropriate proprietary information and trade secrets. They are seeking $19.5 million in damages from iCrossing. […]
SEO
The finding that Republican presidential candidate and presumptive nominee John McCain is outspending (by 2x) Democrats Barack Obama and Hilary Clinton on issues as well as buying his opponents’ “brand terms” is one of the findings of a fascinating new iCrossing report, “How America Searches: Election ‘08 Update.”
PPC
Internet marketer iCrossing acquires Va. firm from the Arizona Republic reports iCrossing has purchased Proxicom, a web development firm based in Virginia after getting $62 million last week. Janet at Marketing Pilgrim looks at the other firms they have recently acquired and speculates that iCrossing is on a value building exercise.
Content
It was about to be one spicy Friday, as Searcharazzi received a call on Thursday from a recruiter looking to replace a top editor in the search space. The conversation went something like this: Recruiter: “Our client is looking to replace the top spot at [name of publication].” Searcharazzi: “I thought that role was filled […]
SEO
Search marketing firm iCrossing just released the results of a mobile Web usage survey with 1,001 US residents over the age of 16. The study found that about 30 percent of mobile users access the Internet, but among that population 75 percent used search. Assuming the survey methodology is sound and statistically valid, the findings […]
Amazon
At a time when digital commerce is more important than ever, we're profiling vendors that help retailers scale their ads on e-commerce marketplaces.
Amazon
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
SMX® - Search Marketing Expo & Conference Series
An interview series highlighting 2017's award winners: A look at the work they accomplished and the results they achieved.
SMX® - Search Marketing Expo & Conference Series
An interview series highlighting 2017's Award winners: A look at the work they accomplished and the results they achieved.
SMX® - Search Marketing Expo & Conference Series
An interview series highlighting 2017's Award winners: A look at the work they accomplished and the results they achieved.
Amazon
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Google Algorithm Updates
Here's the full list of winners from last night's third annual awards event, sponsored by Google, Acronym Media and Stone Temple.
SMX® - Search Marketing Expo & Conference Series
Hosted by the Daily Show's Trevor Noah, Bing's 2017 Agency Awards event celebrated "the practice of search" by recognizing key executives and agencies.
Amazon
For the third consecutive year, the selection process in the Search Engine Land Awards became even more difficult, as the field of competition grew to nearly 300 worthy submissions from leading digital agencies, in-house marketing teams and individuals around the world. Michelle Robbins, the newly appointed SVP of content and editor-in-chief of Search Engine Land, […]
Amazon
Move over, fake news. Columnist David Rodnitzky takes a look at fake facts about online marketing vendors and why Google’s SEO algorithm isn't separating the fake review sites from the real ones.