"Sophisticated marketers are increasingly demanding that search be better integrated into their overall digital marketing strategy," observes Harrison Magun, managing director of newly minted Avenue A/Razorfish Search. The recently launched aQuantive division is completely dedicated to search engine marketing (SEM) and now serves as the advertising industry's largest SEM firm. The November issue of Slant explores the many faces of SEM and its growing impact on our industry.



Making Your List and Checking it Twice:
Paid Search Strategies for the Holidays


Wallets in hand, they will be heading to the likes of Google, Yahoo, MSN, Shopping.com, and others searching for that perfect holiday gift at the best price. How should you prepare for this holiday season's onslaught of online shoppers? The answer is simple: Design and implement your strategy now! Here is a list of 10 tips that will get you through the holidays and ensure a successful season of happy marketers and, in turn, consumers.
Profit-Driven SEM Strategy

In order to survive and remain competitive in the search engine wars, marketers must not only stand in command of the most sophisticated SEM technology, but must also employ the right methodologies to their overall SEM strategy. In order to win, your strategy should rely on advanced methodologies, possess the right level of expertise, and keep an eye on the most critical metric of all: profitablity.



Migrating Your Commerce Platform


So you hit a grand slam with your SEM strategy. Site traffic has tripled, but is your commerce platform ready for prime time? The legacy of the dot-com boom is that companies looking to establish an Internet footprint in lightening speed five years ago bypassed significant investments in software, customization, and maintenance. Today, they find themselves with commerce solutions that have outlived their usefulness, are less than optimized, and constrain growth. Whether you upgrade, migrate, or consolidate your platform, optimizing web property ROI means taking a closer look at technology.
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Danskin: Leveraging New Methodologies in Paid Search

Danskin, founded more than a century ago as a small, family-owned business catering to New York dancers, is the nation's leader in women’s activewear and casualwear. At the beginning of 2003, Danskin had a well-organized, useful and attractive website, but it was not achieving the desired sales volume. Danskin identified a corporate goal of doubling the volume of online sales while maximizing profit margins, and used paid search to turn the site around.
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