Monday, June 21, 2010

Companies find payoff in Internet-search ads

Atlanta Journal Constitution

A Google search of BP, gulf spill or oil spill pulls up stories and pictures of the disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.

But atop the results page is a paidfor link, “BP.com/GulfOfMexico-Response” that the sullied oil company established to show how it is addressing the crisis.

The page is a high-profile example of how companies use paid online search advertising — a mainstay of marketing in the past few years — not only to sell products but also to manage their messages.

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