Online Advertising will have to Get Creative to Take Advantage of World Cup 2014

Online Advertising has been known to take a spurt of activities during popular international events. Thus, a few may have been waiting for the Internet to be loaded with Online Ads as the world waits for World Cup 2014 to begin in Brazil. However, as we can see from the image below, a search on Google with the keyword “World Cup 2014” yields no ads in the SERP (Search Engine Result Page).

 

 

This is because FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) has trademark over terms like “World Cup”, “FIFA”, and “Brazil 2014”. What it means for the Online Advertisers is that, they cannot use the above terms for Advertising their products or services online. Though this is an abundantly helpful situation for the users (as most of them will type in the above keywords to search for information on the World Cup), this appears like a major opportunity lost by the Online Platform.

 

However, the Online Advertisers can and will use creativity to work around the copyright. An example of this can be seen in the Bing SERP, where such an ad appears for the mentioned keyword.

 

 

As can be seen above, the first ad seems like an ad to visit Brazil. It does not use “Brazil 2014” as it is prohibited but instead works with “Visit Brazil This Year”. This disguised ad uses the opportunity of the world cup to increase sale of tours during the period.

 

Also, the official partners of the world cup may be allowed to use the protected keywords to market their wares. This is evident from the Yahoo SERP, where Adidas advertises its world cup gear.

 

 

Since the honor of being the official partner, of the biggest football event, can belong to only a few, the rest will have to fall back on creativity to use Online Advertising to make use of the event. It will be interesting to see how many such ads emerge which can successfully work around the limitations.

SEOs Should Look To Increasing Queries and Clicks

The significance of queries and clicks in the rankings of a website in SERPs has been discussed since a long time. Most are still not sure whether they actually have any effect on the rankings at all. One of the reason why deciding, the above significance for sure, is not easy, is that a lot of conditions and factors come into play while deciding the rank. However, it has been recommended by various SEO Experts and SEO Analysts that attempts to increase the number of queries and clicks does result in the increase in rankings.

 

The above issue has been discussed and experimented with many a number of times. The analyses of all the results suggest that the impact on the rankings is there and favorable. But in the event of the search engines being secretive about their algorithms, there is no way of knowing for sure. But that should not be a discouraging factor in attempting to increase the clicks and queries, as their higher number is beneficial for business anyways.

 

In the above context, ensuring a proper landing page is one of the most important things that an SEO (Search Engine Optimization) can do. Websites with accurate Meta Titles will have a higher number of clicks but Landing Page Optimization is also necessary for the clicks to lead to queries.

Use SMO as a Reliable Source of Attracting Traffic & Increasing Sales

SMO (Social Media Optimization) has become an important source of increasing one’s website traffic. With the increasing popularity of Social Media Platforms and the high amount of time that people spend there, ignoring such platforms is a big blunder. Since engaging users in the website is as important as its rank in the SERP, Social Media Platforms have a vital role to play.

 

The ways of pulling traffic to a site has undergone huge changes in the recent months. In addition to the sole objective of obtaining a first page rank, it is now an equal priority to be visible in the Social Media Platforms. One of the most important reasons for this change is the new way in which the users search for products and services. In the earlier times, users put up a simple search query in search engines and clicked whatever was visible in the first page. Thus, the only vital point was to be present in the first page results for the relevant keywords. However, the new age internet users are more interactive in their pursuit of the best available product or service provider. They readily engage in discussions with previous and existing consumers in relevant platforms to find out what would suit them best. The act of asking friends and family for the best available solution has shifted to the social platforms and they are nothing short of reference points, while deciding what to buy. For example, suppose a user wants a mobile phone and makes a search for it. The amount of results, that he sees, may be enough to confuse him. Now, suppose on landing on the social site page of one of the brands, he finds great reviews by many users or from a friend. This will amply narrow down his choice.

 

Top SMO Service Providers ensure that their clients have a good presence on the Social Media websites. The pages are then highlighted to users who have displayed interest in similar or associated products or services. Shares in the relevant social media platforms are what drive SMO. Once a user starts following the brand’s social pages, new product and service launches can be delivered straight to his inbox. An informed user is a potential buyer, and SMO is his classroom.

Internet Advertising the Best Way of Reaching Youngsters in India

India is often referred to, as a young nation. This is primarily because 75% of the nation’s population is under the age of 35 years. When we consider that most of these audience groups of youngsters are computer enthusiasts, Internet Advertising comes up as the best way to reach them. With India toppling the USA, in 2010, as the nation with the maximum number of English speakers, companies from across the world have turned their eyes towards the country. The search for a Media, that can reach the masses in India, has resulted in the anointment of Internet Advertising as the most appropriate way of targeting the youngsters.

 

Most of the youngsters are regular internet users and can be easily found online, especially at specific periods of the day. Targeting them with Internet Advertising is the most effective way of reaching as many as possible for the lowest of costs. Additionally, since the Internet Ads can be customized according to the preferences of the internet user, the impact and the conversions are also higher than the other media. Due to the manifold advances in software and increase in the capacities of hardware, Internet Advertising has a larger span of activities. The ways and methods in which Internet Ads can be delivered to the user continue to increase innovatively. It can be ensured that the products and services are not only advertised but the queries are also anticipated and answered. This ability to distinguish, what the target audience is engaged in at the moment, is vital while targeting youngsters. This is because most of the twenty-first century youths are found playing multiple roles. Targeting youngsters in India is essentially targeting an audience, for most of whom, their internet profiles are the only constant attributes. Thus, the internet is the most well placed medium to target youngsters in India.

 

Attracting the youngsters in India is a long term investment, as their number is set to grow in the coming years. According to a report by “State of the Urban Youth, India 2012: Employment, Livelihoods, Skills”, by 2020, India will be the youngest country in the world, with 64% of the total population in the working age group. The Top Internet Advertising Agencies in India smell this opportunity and are geared up to handle a larger target audience base in the coming years.

SEO Needs to Take Into Consideration the Customized Search Results

One of biggest ways that Search Engine Results have changed is the Customized Search Results. This specially comes into play when the user is logged-in to a particular profile. For example, if a user is logged into his Gmail account, then the search results will depend a lot on the previous searches made with that login. The same applies with Yahoo and other major accounts. The variation is so intense that SEO Personnel need to consider this in their optimization strategies in order to ensure that visibility is not lost.

 

Most of the online users prefer to remain logged in while spending their time online. This is especially true of the interactive users, as a logged-in account is necessary to interact on most of the platforms. Since such active users form the prized audiences for SEO, what they see in their search results cannot be overlooked. One of the most fruitful techniques that SEO professionals employ to tackle Customized Search Results is by maintaining an active Google+ profile. This is because, it has been found that searches, made while logged-in to Google, throw result pages that are dominated by posts from Google+. In fact, the first page includes posts from users that you follow on Google+, if they contain content that matches the query. Thus, more the followers your brand’s Google+ profile page has, better is its chance of appearing in Personalized Search Results.

 

Since Google rules the roost among the search engines, ensuring an active Google+ page takes care of a large share of online target audiences. However, any SEO worth his salt knows the perils of putting all the eggs in the same basket. Similar steps should be taken to feature in the other prominent Search Engines as well.

PPC Banner Ads Have the Potential to Become the Face of Online Ads

PPC (Pay per Click) Banner Ads are the most non-interruptive ways of advertising in the online medium. They appear only when the user has made a specific search for the relevant products or services. In other words PPCs are ads that the user has specifically searched on his own. The growing popularity of the PPCs puts them in a strong position with regards to the opportunity to become the face of all Advertising on the internet.

 

The most important advantage which PPC Ads have, over the other methods, is that the consumers reach them on their own accord. It is they who are in need and this puts a lot of power in the PPCs while they try to convert a user into a buyer. In fact, PPCs placed in SERPs (Search Engine Result Pages) are so accurate that they do not even need the aid of displays or other spectacular graphics to attract. A simple short copy, focusing on the USP (like “Low Prices”, “Wide Range” and more) is more than enough to do the job. The high percentages of conversions are also due to the fact that the PPCs are often direct in leading a user straight to the sales page. This can be done because it is assured that a user typing something like “buy shoes in delhi” is definitely in need of the item. Thus, PPCs can skip the intermediate steps of pitching for the product or service. Even in the case of Social Media PPCs that make use of images, a detailed work from the graphic designing team is not required.

 

Nevertheless, the best way to begin your brand’s experience with PPCs is to invest in the ones prompted by the search engines. There cannot be more fruitful results than advertising before an online user who has taken the trouble of typing out his requirements. If your brand is still new to or yet to explore the high conversion rates of PPCs, it is highly advisable that you join the bandwagon, and enjoy the benefits of the most effective way to advertise your brand on the internet.

Building Conversations is the New SEO Mantra

One of the newest techniques, to which SEO Services or Search EngineOptimization Services are moving, is building conversations with the readers. This includes, but is not limited to, the comments that follow a blog post or any other write-up. The tone of the write-ups itself is changing from a straight tone of a one way channel of information to one which is conversational in nature. The conversational tone helps build a relationship between the write-up and the readers, which leads them to feel involved.

 

It is true that the traditional process of earning business has been a very straightforward exercise. The user searches with keywords, finds a write-up that provides relevant information. If his queries are satisfactorily answered in the blog, he often goes ahead to do business, leading to the sales conversion. However, with the number of write-ups that are available on the internet now, it is no longer possible to read everything that can be found. Internet readers notoriously brought the term “skim reading” in vogue. It is thus, not just the businesses that compete with each other for attention, but the related contents also compete for the readers’ attention. A conversational tone immediately raises the interest of the readers and is more successful in catching their attention.

 

The Search Engines also see user engagement as an important way of judging the quality of the write-up. The user engagement is most commonly measured by the comments, likes, and number of shares and they are taken into consideration while ranking the page too. SEO Experts now make optimum use of the comments section. Prompt replies, further points and counterpoints are used effectively to start and retain user interest. Apart from the part they play in SEO, such conversations also bring newer viewpoints and facts into the equation and increase the efficiency of the write-up.

How to Make Users Click on Your Web Banner Ads?

Web Banner Advertising has had some stiff competition from the PPCs (Pay-Per-Click) recently. However, they are still pretty much in the frame, if done intelligently. Let us have a look at the latest techniques employed by leading Web Banner Advertising Agencies in order to increase the click rates of the Banners. The techniques primarily focus on enticing the users with practical solutions or stress on the prevalent threats that need to be tackled with the products and services that the Banner advertises.

 

Gone are the days of the Banners that claim something in the line of 99.9% efficiency. Users have realized that most of the times, they are marketing gimmicks. The modern day users look for practical solutions that are achievable. Change the presentation of your Web Banner into a straightforward message in order to succeed with the present lot of internet users. Too much flashiness hampers the believability of the ad and creates barriers between the Banner and the user’s click. A Banner Ad that focuses on providing simple but effective solutions does a much better job of enticing users that are more likely to convert.

 

Recently, the internet has been witness to a spate of Banners that work up fear for situations that may arise in the absence of the product or service. Though such Banners have been overused, they can still be used in a tapered down form. As long as the copy of the Banner does not attempt to sensationalize and presents the threat in the real scale, this technique works just fine. Users would actually be thankful to the Banner for saving them from unwanted situations.

 

The world of Internet Marketing sees newer techniques by the hour. The vastness of the opportunities is one of the key features of the medium. However, even in the face of new techniques, a few traditional forms like Web Banner Ads, with a few tweaks here and a few tweaks there, still remain effective.

Key Advantages and Disadvantages of Online Advertising

Online Advertising is the best choice for brands looking for long-term, performance-oriented campaigns with high penetration. In fact, the term “high penetration” is an understatement as an Online Advertising Campaign operates on a global scale. However, just like any other media, Online Advertising also suffers from a few disadvantages. A good Online Advertising Agency understands both the advantages and disadvantages of the medium in order to create campaigns that set new heights in performance.

Advantages

Some of the unique advantages of Online Advertising have been discussed below.

Highest Penetration

There is no media that can compete with Online Advertising on the levels of penetration. An Online Ad posted anywhere in the world can be viewed from anywhere in the world. Thus, an Online Advertising Campaign essentially has a worldwide audience. The medium also offers ample opportunities for posting campaigns specially designed for the areas where they would be implemented. A properly implemented campaign on the internet can do wonders for your visibility.

Promptness

Online Advertising incites prompt action without the ad copy saying so. An Online Ad is clicked immediately if it is exciting enough. Thus, the response is generated on an immediate basis. Business houses all around the world will always have eloquent presentations on the importance of promptness.

Better reproductions of the creative visualizations are possible with Online Advertising. Thus, the overall impacts of the ads are much higher.

Maintenance Convenience

Advertisers and publishers are well accustomed to the toil that the maintenance of ads demands. Online Advertising provides options of setting alerts on the basis of time period and events and does away with the requirement of manual inspections. Next is its ability to produce fast and accurate analyses. These data are crucial in terms of making the urgent changes even while the Online Advertising Campaign is running and improving on the ads later at the stage of conceptualization itself.

Disadvantages

Even though Online Advertising presents increased efficiencies, it also suffers from a few disadvantages.

Banner Blindness

One of the major disadvantages of Online Advertising is that it has been used to such extents that the users have developed a blind eye to most Online Ads. The Top Online Advertising Agencies across the world rely on innovative approaches to tackle this blindness.

Intrusive

Web Banners, if not placed systematically, can be intrusive and distracting elements for the internet users. There have been some horrible instances of agencies flooding sites with so many banners that it became virtually impossible for the user to work on them. Online Advertising Agencies need to understand that optimization rather than maximization is the name of the game here.

Developing the inherent advantages of the Online Medium and utilizing it in manners that the associated disadvantages do not act as hindrances are some of the important traits of a successful Online Advertising Agency.

3 Popular Ways of Unethical Online Advertising

Unethical Online Advertising uses the ways that are against the rules and guidelines of advertising on the internet. Though cases of blatant violations hardly exist anymore as the repercussions are fast and defining, Unethical Online Advertising still thrives on the lapses that prevail. For example, yes, if links are caught being dumped at every other site, you are in for trouble, but if they are created in a manner that can escape the scrutiny of the search engines, it might get the job done without any objections. However, this doesn’t change the fact that Link Spamming is essentially an unethical practice. 3 of the popular ways by which the Black Hats advertise their sites are listed below.

 

Link Spamming

 

Link Spamming never seems to go out of fashion. “Don’t have enough content? Build links to the intended web pages, wherever you can” seems to be the battle cry of desperate SEOs. Although the use of unnatural means (bots, programs, etc.) have largely vanished as they are easily caught in the nets laid by the search engines, manual spamming still happens on a large scale. The trick employed is to build links in numbers just below the ones which would set the alarms off. This is a highly risky behavior and should be avoided. With the complacency, of those building links unnaturally, having been recently and famously crushed, manual Link Spamming is also a disaster waiting to happen. Focus on the appropriateness of the link and not its numbers.

 

Google Bowling

 

Google Bowling has recently become very popular. So Black Hats saw Google punishing sites with unnatural links. What strategy do they go ahead and build? Build unnatural links for your competitors! Then you just have to wait for Google to do its job. One of the immediate risks that are being taken is that if Google does not detect the spammed links, you might just push your competitor far ahead of you.

 

Guest Blogging Spam

 

Guest Blog and Article Posting is a wonderful way of advertising your site and increasing web presence. But the perpetuators of the unethical means, suffering from a need to overdo everything, calculated that more blogs lead to higher rankings, thereby giving birth to the term, Guest Blogging Spam. Most posting sites, apprehending backlashes (and correctly so!), increased the strictness of reviewing the postings.

 

The Dangers of Unethical Online Advertising are many and with intensities that can destroy the reputation of the website forever. It is not only smart but absolutely necessary to stick to the ways of Online Advertising Agencies with “haloed heads”.