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Industry analysts and media often focus on which online marketing is more effective: paid search ads (PPC), SEO, social media marketing…

The truth is each of these tactics can be effective for a business. Used together as part of a holistic online marketing strategy, they complement one another and become an incredibly powerful weapon in your marketing arsenal.

Why use PPC ads?

Pay-per-click ads are especially helpful for:

• Getting your brand in front of people already searching for information
• Tapping into previously undiscovered market segments
• Connecting with people ready to make a purchase
• Lead generation
• Launching new products or services
• Directing potential buyers to pages optimized for their search query deep within the site.

Once a potential customer clicks on ad, smart marketers will have them sign up for an email newsletter or follow the brand on a social account. The first interaction was paid; maximize that investment with an opportunity to connect on an ongoing basis and build a relationship.

By design, software and technology companies exist to solve long-held problems in new and innovative ways.  And because technology can be so readily customized, by factors ranging from vertical industry focus to specific problems addressed, no two software or technology companies will ever be the same.

In much the same way, no two successful search marketing programs will ever be exactly alike.  Each program will need to customized based on factors ranging from the type of prospects being targeted to specific objectives being achieved.

The three companies below, each having developed a unique software or technology offering, recently launched customized search marketing programs with TopRank® Online Marketing:

Aprigo offers business-savvy IT managers solutions that enable easier management and tighter security of business data existing in the cloud.  TopRank’s engagement with Aprigo, rooted in Search Engine Optimization (SEO), will be designed to increase qualified online inquiries.

Digital marketing’s importance in driving the success of a business cannot be overstated.  In a previous post, data from a recent eMarketer survey cited Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and paid search as the most effective tactics for generating conversions, according to senior level marketing executives.

Being found online quickly, whether via organic or paid search results, becomes even more critical for companies with a selective client base.  One such example is Archway, a company that caters its services to the Fortune 1000.

For more than 50 years, Archway has provided Fortune 1000 companies with marketing fulfillment services, including the execution and delivery of Point-of-Purchase (POP) signage and inventory management.  Many notable companies working with Archway have been engaged with the company for several years.

For a holistic digital marketing program designed to extend its reach to Fortune 1000 companies searching for a fulfillment services provider, Archway has engaged with TopRank® Online Marketing.

In data cited by Forrester Research, US search marketing spend approached nearly $16 million in 2009. Per the graph below, this number is expected to rise exponentially, nearly doubling in size by 2014:

The reason behind this rapidly increasing budget allocation can be summed up succinctly and powerfully: return on investment. In a survey by eMarketer, 53% of senior level marketing executives across multiple industries point to Search Engine Optimization as the most effective online marketing tactic for generating conversions, while 49% point to paid search.

TopRank® Online Marketing, a leading online marketing consultant, witnessed this growth firsthand as it welcomed several new and diverse clients in late 2009.

Discover more about these clients below and the online marketing services TopRank is providing:

Online marketing programs for Archway include SEO, paid search and email marketing.