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May 20, 2008

SEM+Retargeting = A Match Made in Online Heaven

Time to make a prediction! I believe that the SEM world is poised to control a significant portion of the retargeting market...should they choose to start jumping now! And I mean, right now. There are countless reasons why I believe this is the case, but the major reason that stands out in my mind is the mere fact that the possibilities seem endless with retargeting! The results speak for themselves in this case, and the results are significant enough that these SEM players should be jumping on board, if they want to be the ones to prosper.

SEM and Retargeting make excellent partners for a variety of reasons. The top reasons are listed below in this nice little list:

 

o   SEM is held to a different standard - Believe me, the folks in this industry know it.  It’s testable, customizable, optimize-able, etc. etc. Plus, there are ROI objectives that expect SEM to perform precisely. The online advertising arena is to a point where there’s an attitude that no other form of advertising is worth it (“it” being risk, money, time, headaches, etc). They’ve tried many different types of ads, have been burned, and have come to a consensus that nothing works as well as paid search…until now. 

 

o    It’s Logical –It makes sense to drive the traffic to your site, convert what you can, then get back those that didn’t, and turn them into customers later. It just makes sense. Especially considering how much time/effort/money goes into optimizing SEM campaigns, when the point is conversions, right? Well only 2% of your traffic will perform the desired objective. That means 98% people that came are interested consumers, just waiting for something to persuade them. Get ‘em while they’re hot!

 

o   Bundles of Joy - SEM firms find it more and more competitive every day. It’s very difficult to stand out when everyone is offering the same types of services. We’re seeing more firms starting to offer the SEM+Retargeting package to stand out from the crowd. And guess what? Those firms that do are the ones realizing the potential that lies here. They’re the ones seeing the best results, meeting their ROI objectives, and get to report this to their joyous clients.

 

o   ROI – The bottom line is retargeting delivers the same, if not better, ROI that paid search does.  This means that retargeting is going to be the next “line-item” budget next to paid search. It’s as simple as that.

 

o    It works for anyone - Arguably this is the only form of online advertising that can be as effective for the small mom-and-pop sites selling shoe laces, to the Amazon’s of the world; sounds a lot like paid search, doesn’t it? '

 

Agencies are learning; and faster than most SEM firms at this point. This could be due to the open attitudes about experimenting with different targeting methods. They spread their risk with different forms of advertising all the time, thus enabling themselves to see what works and what doesn’t.  SEM firms seem to have a strong aversion to display ads, which, in the end, could ultimately hold them back if they don’t see the potential here…

 

…Time to jump.

 

“I don't look to jump over 7-foot bars; I look around for 1-foot bars that I can step over.” - Warren Buffett

 

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