oogle has removed the Video link on its search results pages with one to Google Product Search, relegating the very useful Video link to the “More” menu. The Video link is fourteen items down the More menu, making it a lot of work to reach. Previously, on any Google search, you could hit Video to get results from dozens of popular and unpopular video sites, making it the easiest way to find video on the internet. Now? Not so much.

With the holiday shopping season approaching, people want to buy presents.  An important part of buying things is paying for them, however, and so searches for credit cards are increasing.

Yahoo Search Marketing has been working with one of its travel advertisers, Pleasant Holidays, on an analysis of multi-channel keyword effectiveness.

Thank god for Microsoft

ClickTracks is offering a discount on both ClickTracks Analyzer and ClickTracks Optimizer.

Reuters has the latest Hitwise data for shopping-related web activity during December.

Holiday shopping this year looks to be going better than ever according to metrics released by Nielsen/NetRatings. Their eShopping Index saw a 29% increase from home on the day after Thanksgiving, garnering 17.2 million users over 100 online retailers.

Clear Channel and DAN Media will place big video screens in metro New York and Los Angeles malls, where they will display content from Yahoo! and advertising.

Online traffic gets extra big for the holidays not just for retailers but many other websites as well. People look for all types of information so visibility is potentially quite high, which means advertising dollars can be maximized if you plan early.

Thank you to the many well wishers who have emailed to wish us luck and congratulations with our new home. It has been a very busy few days of moving but we’re finally in and beginning to feel like we’re at home’.

One of the downsides of being a stay at home sole blogger is that on days when you can’t blog (because you are on holidays, sick or.moving house – your blogging can grind to a standstill.

WebTrends unveiled results from its first WebPosition Search Ranking study of how four major retailers use SEO and SEM strategies to attract online visitors.

You can maximize your sales during the Holidays …even if you have to deal with more intense competition – or if you normally experience a drop in business because your products and services are not commonly used for “gift giving”.

I’m sure you’ve seen it happen every year: your business slows down during predictable times, like the summer vacation months or year-end holidays.

Are you familiar with Froogle? If you are an online merchant, you certainly should be.

Oh yeah, the holidays… It came to my attention that the holidays are upon us. If you’re like me you may have procrastinated some on your gift shopping. If you went and bought gifts you may still have some marketing to do.

Do you dread going to your mailbox and finding yet another credit card bill? Do you find yourself worrying about how you’ll pay your bills from one month to the next ?

We’re always looking for unique, personal ways to remember our clients for the holidays. Coaching is a relationship field, and somewhere the Honey-baked Ham just doesn’t fit. Here are some ideas that will work for whatever your client is celebrating, whether it’s Eid al Fitr, Hanukkah, Christmas, or Dewali.

If your website does not recognize special holidays and events, your site visitors and customers may get the impression that your site content is stale. The task to prepare your site for the holidays (or a current event) does not have to be a time consuming project.

Getting sales during the Holiday Season this year will be a challenge for many businesses. The usually free-spending holiday shoppers are likely to be more careful about what they buy and how much they spend. And business buyers will be more reluctant than usual to make financial commitments during the Holidays.

Getting sales during the Holiday Season this year will be a challenge for many businesses. The usually free-spending holiday shoppers are likely to be more careful about what they buy and how much they spend. And business buyers will be more reluctant than usual to make financial commitments during the Holidays.

What can you do to get the attention of your prospective customers and clients? And how can you get them to buy from you during this Holiday Season?

…GIVE THEM AN IRRESISTIBLE OFFER THEY CAN’T REFUSE