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CONFIDENTIAL DO NOT DISTRIBUTE 1 Webinar: Is it Time to Say No to SEO? Larry Kim, WordStream Laura Taylor, WordStream August 15, 2012

Is it Time to Say No to SEO?

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For more information, visit: http://www.wordstream.com SEO, or search engine optimization, used to be a relatively cheap and easy way to drive traffic and leads to your website. You didn’t have to be an evil genius or have a million-dollar budget to make it work. But SEO is more complicated now than it has ever been. In this free webinar, Is it Time to Say No to SEO?, WordStream founder Larry Kim and VP of Marketing Laura Taylor will show you: - Why SEO is getting harder and harder for small businesses - Why PPC is no longer optional as a marketing tactic - Some highly effective alternatives to organic search marketing - Strategies for recovering from Google’s Penguin/Panda updates

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Webinar: Is it Time to Say No to SEO?

Larry Kim, WordStream

Laura Taylor, WordStream

August 15, 2012

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• Introductions

• Recent trends and developments in Search

Marketing

• What does it all mean for Marketers?

• Q & A

Today’s Agenda

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Speaker Introductions

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• Laura Taylor

– Laura 15 + years in the digital marketing and

internet technology space.

– Leads Marketing @ WordStream

• Larry Kim

– Founded WordStream in 2007

– Been doing PPC & SEO for 10 years

– Today we’re an industry-leading provider of a

PPC Management Platform and Keyword

Research Tools

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Let’s learn a little about you….

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Quick Poll

How long have you been involved with Search

Marketing (Both SEO and PPC)

o Less than 1 year

o 1-3 years

o 3-5 years

o 5+ years

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Quick Poll

How would you characterize the performance your SEO initiatives over the 12 months?

o I’m new to SEO

o Who knows – I don’t measure my results

o Disappointing – SEO hasn’t been working well recently

o Satisfactory – I’m seeing return on my investment into SEO

o Stellar – SEO is my most successful lead/traffic generating channel

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1. PPC is important part of the mix

• 97% of Google Revenues come from Advertising

• They made $40 Billion Last Year. (+25% / year)

• That’s a Lot of Clicks!

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2. Don’t Overly Rely SEO

• “SEO” Best Practices and Ranking Factors Change

over Time

• Google Doesn’t owe you any Clicks

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3. Remember your Marketing Objectives

– Was it to drive qualified leads & sales to your

website?

– Periodically re-assess the costs / benefits of

any marketing activity!

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Quick Poll

Do you agree (overall) with what we’re saying here?

o No. I’m undeterred. SEO or Death.

o You make some good points. I’ll think about it.

o I want to hear more

o I’m convinced that PPC has a role to play

o I was distracted. Didn’t follow presentation. Sorry!

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Offer 1: PPC Express (From WordStream)

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www.wordstream.com/ppcexpress

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Try out our PPC Management Platform, featuring:

o The 20 Minute PPC Work Week

o Supports for AdWords and Bing Advertising

o The World’s Best Keyword Research Tools

Offer 2: Free Trial of WordStream PPC Advisor

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www.wordstream.com/ppc-free-trial

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Your Questions

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Thank you for attending our Webinar!

Contact us directly:

[email protected]

http://twitter.com/larrykim

[email protected]

https://twitter.com/lauraanntaylor