Google and the European Pressphoto Agency (epa) have struck a deal under which the search engine will host epa content on Google News.
Under the agreement Google News users will be able to find original text stories and photos from the online services of a number of epa’s eleven agencies.
SEMPO Offering Certification To SEM Agencies
Search marketing firms going through the training provided by the Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization will be able to pick up a seal of approval after taking courses through the SEMPO Institute.
Google Working Closely With Intelligence Agencies
The major intelligence agencies in the U.S. have turned to Google to help them better share and process information they have on security threats.
Internet Usage and Social Media Agencies
As a social media agency, we’re very interested in reaching people through conversations on the Internet.
Search Insider Summit: Big Agencies & Search
9:00am: Keynote address – FaceOff: Will Agencies Ever “Get” Search? with Gord Hotchkiss, CEO & President, Enquiro Mike Margolin, VP, Interactive Marketing Director, RPA
First Twitter, Then Beer Collection Agencies
I suppose to some people promising a beer is like tossing up a "how’s it going" in the elevator. But for others, it’s nothing to be so flippant about, which is why there needs to be a way to keep track of all the beer owed to people.
Google News Seals Deals With Major Agencies
The Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, the Press Association, and the Canadian Press are expanding upon earlier deals with Google News, and as part of the latest arrangement, Google News will now host some of their stories on its own site.
Relationships Between Clients and Agencies
I read in the WSJ a couple days ago that agency/client relationships are becoming harder to sustain… not surprising as marketers are under increasing pressure to drive results. In the good old days, clients were happy with increases on brand awareness and preference metrics. But given that the average tenure of CMOs at top-branded companies is only 23 months, there’s an intense pressure to demonstrate results – fast – and often at the expense of the brand and its customers.
Government Agencies Ban Windows Vista
In the past, large organizations have been reluctant to switch over to a new Microsoft operating system due to factors of cost, new training, and the possibility unknown bugs still lurking about in the software. In this case, however, reluctance has given way to outright refusal.
Marketing Agencies Shouldn’t Publish Their Fees
Karri Flatla has given me a good topic for a future article in the business coaching series. She argues that B2B firms should publish their prices on their web site…