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Welcome to Adobe's Search Engine Marketing Blog, focusing on Omniture technology.

Bill Mungovan
Search Marketing Simplified
Chris Knoch
SearchCenter Insider
Chris Zaharias
Centered on Search
Jordan LeBaron
Growing Organic Search
Tim Waddell
The Simple Truths About Advertising Optimization
Wes Funk
Demand Marketing Principles

15 for 15: Suite-level Segments

Thursday, 5 May 2011 @ 18:16, by Ben Gaines

Today’s post comes to us from Kimen Field, Product Manager working with Adobe Test&Target and Adobe Recommendations. One of the themes you’ll see as you upgrade to new SiteCatalyst 15 platform is that it opens the door for some fantastic integrations both within the Online Marketing Suite and elsewhere. Kimen took some time to describe … Read more »

Organic and Paid Search measurement combined is critical to manage a complete SEM Campaign

Tuesday, 1 March 2011 @ 12:47, by Tim Waddell

To quote Danny Sullivan, “I’ve found it annoying that over the years more and more people use SEM to mean paid search, as if SEM excludes SEO.”  
  
At Adobe, we absolutely agree.  Organic and paid listings together gives search marketers the ability to develop strategies for paid listings based on the changes in owned or competitive … Read more »

Campaign Tracking Revisited – Part 1 (Overview) [Advanced Solutions]

Tuesday, 25 January 2011 @ 5:30, by Pearce Aurigemma

Campaign tracking is one of the most fundamental strategies to increase conversion for your company.  Campaign tracking is a huge topic that was covered in the past in this blog post and I will revisit it here with some information for the more advanced users out there.
Campaign basics
If you are experienced with campaigns you can … Read more »

“Bulking Up” SearchCenter+

Tuesday, 30 November 2010 @ 19:55, by Cameron Cowan

Fresh off of the Thanksgiving holiday, with my belt somehow fitting a bit more snugly than it did a week ago, the thought of “bulking up” is certainly on my mind. But with the Holiday season now in full swing, waistlines aren’t the only thing bulking up. For many of the marketers I work with, … Read more »

The skinny on SiteCatalyst and Google Preview

Tuesday, 23 November 2010 @ 14:31, by Ben Gaines

Earlier this month, Google continued its efforts to make searching the web a better experience by introducing Google Preview. This feature allows you to mouse over the links in natural search results to see a small snapshot of the landing page so you can check it out before you click. Currently, Google Preview only displays … Read more »

Getting to know the new Marketing Channels reports

Friday, 23 July 2010 @ 7:00, by Ben Gaines

I figured it’s about time I started blogging again. I’ll bet some of you thought I had died. No, I did not. I’ve just been busy adjusting to life as a Product Manager and working hard to help implement as many of the fantastic ideas that I learned from you on Twitter and elsewhere over … Read more »

SearchCenter+ Version 3.6.1 Now Available

Thursday, 22 July 2010 @ 20:48, by Cameron Cowan

It happens several times a year. Usually late on a Thursday evening. Always much anticipated. Sprinkled with excitement and stress. Tonight is one of those nights… We’re releasing a new version of SearchCenter! Version 3.6.1, which went live to all customers today, enhances several of the key features we introduced a couple of months … Read more »

Introducing “Subject to Search”

Monday, 28 June 2010 @ 19:33, by Cameron Cowan

As I type this I am sitting in an airplane, returning from meetings with customers and agency partners in Japan. Having recently completed my first year as the SearchCenter Product Manager, this eleven hour flight provides a lot of time to sit and reflect on progress made over the course of that year. The product … Read more »

Insight on Insight - Part 2 - All About Speed

Wednesday, 5 May 2010 @ 10:36, by Kiran Kairab Ferrandino

A few weeks ago, I started my Insight on Insight series.  (This is a supplement to the already informative Insight related blog that my colleague and friend, Michael Halbrook, Insight Guru Extraordinaire, is also writing).
And then I kind of took a step back - because, well, I had to work.
But I have been wanting to … Read more »

Which Social Platform Works Better For Marketers?

Wednesday, 17 February 2010 @ 16:51, by Wes Funk

The answer is it depends.  Are you focused on customer communication, brand exposure or increasing traffic to your site?  From Facebook to YouTube to Digg and beyond the list of social media sites continues to grow at an extraordinary pace, making the task of choosing the right route to expand social media marketing increasingly complex. … Read more »