Changes in Google’s Ad Positioning May Affect SEM

| MCM staff

Currently, when paid search ads are triggered they show above and on the right hand side of the organic results. This new change, which expects to be completed by the end of November, will show advertisements above the organic results and then either the RHS or below the organic searches.

Retailers Plan to Up Digital Spend in 2012

| MCM staff

Retailers plan to spend marketing dollars on paid search, email and SEO in 2012, but will increase their investments in emerging channels such as mobile, social media and data analytics, according to a survey of 110 retailers conducted by the e-tailing group for email platform provider Bronto Software.

7 Tips for Partnering with Mommy Bloggers

| Tim Parry

Marketers routinely sign mommy bloggers to write about their products because of the exposure it can provide. If the product is a hit, the mommy blogger will be an excellent brand evangelist, and drive traffic

Holiday Tips From the MCM Awards Winners

| MCM staff

While “MCM Awards” has been a trending search term on MultichannelMerchant.com, we have yet to determine dates for the 2012 edition of the catalog and ecommerce channel contest. But one this is certain: The MCM editors feel there are a lot of valuable tips retailers can use as they gear up for the holidays.