28. Social Media in Gaming Source: Evan Fishkin, Portent Interactive, March 2010 hot tip:
29. Local Marketing: Gold in the LongTail Kelsey Group, March 2010 90% use search to research product purchases 48% use Internet Yellow Pages 42% use Comparison Shopping Sites 24% use vertical sites
The work of marketers is to reduce to cost of acquiring those customers. Hence, we segment and target subsets of potential customers
It’s not going anywhere, but it IS changing… constantly.
According to the Kelsey Group (March 2010), 90% of respondents say they use search engines for research before making major and midrange purchases. 48% use Internet Yellow Pages. 42% use comparison shopping sites. 24% use vertical sites. Read more: http://www.smallbusinesssem.com/two-more-studies-confirm-people-research-online-buy-locally/2901/#ixzz0iPWvAsEQ
Local searches are happening in places and on devices most of us aren’t even thinking about. Check out UBL – UnitedBusinessListings.com
Utilize all your search marketing options. Collect SMS numbers on website landing pages. Drive traffic to the web via SMS/twitter. Create fan pages and provide valuable data, deals, and events for your fan base. Engage users at every level. The world of online and offline continues to merge. Embrace it, leverage it and profit from it.