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Some will argue vehemently that the use of a question is a non-starter, a pre-ordained copywriting disaster. Nevertheless, a question is a tool. And as with any tool, any copywriting strategy or tactic, if a question is not formulated and handled with proper caution it could indeed do immeasurably more harm than good. Well, let me correct Read More

Billions of federal bailout dollars are flooding the financial system, credit markets are loosening and many banks say they are ready to lend. But a crucial piece needed to solve the credit crisis is still missing: borrowers. With the economy slowing, banks are seeing a big decline in the number of people seeking loans because nervous consumers Read More

When it comes to online advertising, two of your options are search engine advertising and display advertising. Another option is to use both. The walls of the holidays are gradually closing in on small businesses, and online advertising efforts should probably be at their highest rank in priority as they have been for the entire year. With th Read More

Creating effective online marketing is more important than ever — and it's not too late to maximize the effectiveness of your campaigns. Here are five ways online retailers can hit consumers' minds and wallets this holiday season: Read More

Google has made two major changes to the AdWords algorithm to improve the quality of the calculation and render it "fairer." Read More

The traditional demographic definition of “youth” is no longer applicable in today's society, and marketers should target consumers based upon their engagement and participation in youth culture rather than on their chronological age. As people worldwide delay the onset of adult responsibilities and stay emotionally and physically younger for l Read More

If you want to make your website better at turning visitors into customers (or subscribers), you need to understand why most of your visitors are leaving! But those people come and go without trace! How do you know what they wanted? How do you know what would have persuaded them to take action? If you owned a real-life bricks-and-mortar stor Read More

By offering free shipping on Internet orders, not only do your potential customers benefit from shopping from home but they are also not being penalized for doing so by incurring delivery charges. Amazon has recently dropped its minimum order value by two-thirds in the run up to Christmas. To make the most of your free delivery offer, ensure t Read More

Yahoo is giving advertisers the ability to target ads by ZIP code rather than just by city and state. The ZIP code targeting feature analyzes a searcher's Internet Protocol (IP) address and manually-input user data, then serves ads based on their location. Read More

Rich media advertising may draw the eye, but it doesn't necessarily draw clicks, according to recently released results from an iPerceptions study. iPerceptions' latest survey into which ads are being clicked on, and by whom, appears to suggest that good old-fashioned text ads are the most likely to be clicked. The research firm found th Read More