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11 Advanced SEM StrategiesDETAILS
Sharpening Web Site Relevance: Tactics For Delivering Meaningful Online ExperiencesDETAILS
How Much is ‘Free’ Costing You? DaveRamsey.com’s 567% ROI With Enterprise AnalyticsDETAILS

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Are you struggling to convince your boss of the need for enterprise-grade analytics? Or do you currently have analytics and need to justify your budget? Join Tony Bradshaw (DaveRamsey.com) and John Lovett (Forrester) as they discuss the benefits of using an advanced measurement application and look at the opportunity costs associated with using a free tool.

Where is Interactive Marketing Heading in 2010? How You Can Prepare Today for the Marketing of TomorrowDETAILS

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In June 2009, Omniture commissioned Forrester Consulting to research the current state of online marketing and its measurement. The study evaluated how well marketers were maturing their approach to online marketing. It answered such questions as: What is their approach to online programs? What skills are marketing executives prioritizing now and in five years? What challenges inhibit further advancement? And what technologies, if any, do they rely on to help with online marketing management?

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Is 15% of Your Online Budget Allocated to Optimization?DETAILS
The Interactive Marketing Metrics You NeedDETAILS
Forrester: Small Web Site Investments That Pay OffDETAILS
Overcoming Random Relevance: Using 1:1 Behavioral Targeting to Serve the Right ContentDETAILS
Using Personas to Skyrocket ConversionDETAILS

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This white paper discusses the importance of personas and segmentation for today’s marketers. It reviews how persona creation can help marketers better communicate to their audience and increase conversion.

Ten Targeting Questions to Ask Your Best MarketersDETAILS

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If you are like most online marketers, many of your campaigns are less relevant and engaging than you had envisioned. With that in mind, Omniture has put together 10 simple tips that marketers can implement to dramatically impact relevance.

Do Your Landing Pages Smell Like Your Keywords?DETAILS

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Joel and Jason discuss how the current search landscape is changing. Search campaign costs are rising, and marketers are expected to be more accountable for their marketing spend. This guide discusses how to make search campaigns and landing pages work in concert to achieve greater relevance for consumers..

Becoming a Data Driven MarketerDETAILS

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Today’s metric-driven marketer can be overloaded by data. So what is the secret that allows some data managers to become effective analytical strategists? See the 5 strategies that separate the strategists from the managers.

Measure and Optimize Marketing's Contribution to Sales and RevenueDETAILS

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This guide provides industry best practices for measuring and optimizing marketing's impact on revenue for B2B companies. It covers three critical strategies needed to break down traditional walls so marketers can report on and analyze each stage of the marketing and sales cycle, from the first interaction to revenue.

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Business Services

How to Exponentially Increase Conversion from SearchDETAILS

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Joel and Jason discuss how the current search landscape is changing. Search campaign costs are rising, and marketers are expected to be more accountable for their marketing spend. This guide discusses how to make search campaigns and landing pages work in concert to achieve greater relevance for consumers.

Web 2.0 Retail TechnologiesDETAILS

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The online retail is marketplace maturing, so fewer new customers will be entering the marketplace. Web 2.0 technologies present new ways to poach and retain customers.

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Retail

Forrester: Optimizing the Web 2.0 User ExperienceDETAILS

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Much of the buzz about Web 2.0 is around the proliferation of rich Internet applications (RIAs), which promise numerous user experience benefits. But building a Web application using fancy technology doesn’t ensure a better user experience. As firms rush to incorporate RIAs into their site designs, they should create a solid understanding of users’ needs and implement structured testing techniques to understand and validate appropriate use and design of RIAs.

Forrester: The Marketing Technology BackboneDETAILS

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Forrester’s Independent Research Report on “The Marketing Technology Backbone” is very relevant in today’s online environment stating that marketers are struggling to measure new consumer behaviors, integrate interactive marketing channels/applications, and are pressured to measure and improve marketing ROI.

Industry Guide: Financial ServicesDETAILS

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The Omniture experts have put together a best practice guide for financial service web sites to better understand how web analytics can improve marketing effectiveness.

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Financial Services

Industry Guide: Lead Generation & B2BDETAILS

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The Omniture experts have put together a best practice guide for lead generation and B2B web sites to better understand how web analytics can improve marketing effectiveness.

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Business Services

Industry Guide: MediaDETAILS

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The Omniture experts have put together a best practice guide for media and content web sites to better understand how web analytics can improve marketing effectiveness.

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Media

Industry Guide: TravelDETAILS

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The Omniture experts have put together a best practice guide for travel web sites to better understand how web analytics can improve marketing effectiveness.

Industry
Travel & Hospitality

Overcoming the Challenges of B2B MarketingDETAILS

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B-to-B marketers traditionally focus on improving metrics like return on investment (ROI), cost per lead, or cost per sale. With increasing pressure to prove the value of marketing activities, it is crucial to understand the trade-offs between different web marketing strategies.

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Business Services

Top 10 Optimization Tricks to Boost Holiday SalesDETAILS

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Don’t miss this chance to learn more about how you can optimize your online marketing campaigns for increased revenue this holiday season—across all channels, from paid search to email.

Industry
Retail

Industry Guide: Retail & Commerce SitesDETAILS

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The Omniture experts have put together a best practice guide for retail and commerce web sites to better understand how web analytics can improve marketing effectiveness.

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Retail