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		<title>A networking week with lots of friendly faces and a sad loss</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 18:35:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lately we did a lot of product centered posts, sort of forgetting about the people behind and around Refined Ads. After being active in the search industry for about 8 years it feels like time just flies by, but one thing that amazes us every single time is how great the search community really is.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Lately we did a lot of product centered posts, sort of forgetting about the people behind and around Refined Ads. After being active in the search industry for about 8 years it feels like time just flies by, but one thing that amazes us every single time is how great the search community really is.</p>
<p>During last weekend a great friend of the company, <a href="http://www.chinawhite.net/" target="_blank">Shakil Khan</a>, made it down to Munich to talk with some of us about Online Marketing, running a business and being more successful. Together with him we managed to hang out with <a href="http://spreadlog.net/" target="_blank">Lukasz</a> and <a href="http://koljahebenstreit.de/" target="_blank">Kolja</a> as well as some other bright people from the German Online space. A second good reason for this to happen was <a href="http://www.dld-conference.com" target="_blank">DLD</a>, which took place earlier this week and once again proved to be a great conference. Meeting new people that were interested in sharing stories as well as meeting business partners and friends from all over the world made it really worthwhile. One of the better coincidences was walking by <a href="http://www.google.com/corporate/execs.html#marissa" target="_blank">Marissa Mayer</a> and her greeting, even though we met the last time in Zurich back in 2005.<br />
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After DLD the week went on with a big BVDW meeting where I had the chance to show more people how great Refined Ads is.</p>
<p>Unfortunately during the course of the evening it also became  public that a friend, one of the first people parts of our team met, died in a tragic plane accident. <a href="http://www.hellomartin.com/" target="_blank">Martin Schaedel</a> was one of the brightest people that I ever met, his networking skills were unbelievable and the way he lived was as most people would love to if they had the chance. I guess it&#8217;s safe to say that <a href="http://twitter.com/martin" target="_blank">Martin</a> inspired thousands of people around the world and I have to admit that <a href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%40martin" target="_blank">Martin</a> always seemed like a hero with his talent and seeing that go is one of the saddest moments in my professional and personal life.<center><br />
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		<title>Want to improve your PPC skills?</title>
		<link>http://www.refinedlabs.com/blog/2009/01/13/want-to-improve-your-ppc-skills/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:11:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are interested in improving your PPC skills and based in Europe, you should consider blocking March 19th in your calendar. We&#8217;re currently working on a nice, free(!) event that day in Munich for PPC Managers. If you&#8217;re already a client and using Refined Ads, make sure to also block March 20th for a [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you are interested in improving your PPC skills and based in Europe, you should consider blocking <strong>March 19th</strong> in your calendar. We&#8217;re currently working on a nice, free(!) event that day in Munich for PPC Managers. If you&#8217;re already a client and using Refined Ads, make sure to also block <strong>March 20th</strong> for a second day of Advanced PPC knowledge. More details will follow within the next month, but rest assured it will be worth coming to Munich. Also make sure to check back frequently as we have a maximum number of seats and expect them to fill up quickly.</p>
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		<title>Get a demo of Refined Ads at SES London</title>
		<link>http://www.refinedlabs.com/blog/2009/01/06/get-a-demo-of-refined-ads-at-ses-london/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:14:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re interested in seeing Refined Ads live, please contact us and we&#8217;re happy to schedule a demo of our SEM Management software.
Also Thomas Bindl did an interview about SES London back at SES Chicago a few weeks ago with some more information about the biggest search conference in Europe.

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you&#8217;re interested in seeing Refined Ads live, please <a href="http://www.refinedlabs.com/en/contact.php" target="_self">contact us</a> and we&#8217;re happy to schedule a demo of our SEM Management software.</p>
<p>Also Thomas Bindl did an interview about <a href="http://www.searchenginestrategies.com/london/" target="_blank">SES London</a> back at SES Chicago a few weeks ago with some more information about the biggest search conference in Europe.</p>
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		<title>Meet Refined Labs @ OMD in Düsseldorf</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:31:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the past years OMD has established itself as one of the most renowned and important events for online marketing in central Europe. Exhibitors and Visitors doubled each year. After a very successful launch of Refined Ads, our SEM campaign management tool, Refined Labs will be exhibiting during this exciting event to present state of [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="MsoNormal">For the past years OMD has established itself as one of the most renowned and important events for online marketing in central Europe. Exhibitors and Visitors doubled each year. After a very successful launch of Refined Ads, our SEM campaign management tool, Refined Labs will be exhibiting during this exciting event to present state of the art developments in hosted online marketing management tools.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">If you want to be contacted regarding an appointment during Online Marketing Düsseldorf, please fill out <a href="/contact.php?omd=1">this form</a>.</p>
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		<title>Interview mit Markus Hövener</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:44:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following post is in German as it focuses the German market.
Herr Hövener (Bloofusion), Sie werden auf der SES Hamburg zum Thema „Das Einmaleins der Suchmaschinenwerbung“ reden. Suchmaschinenwerbung heißt ja in Deutschland primär Google AdWords. Was müssen Werbetreibende denn bei Google AdWords beachten?
Google AdWords ist schon ein hervorragendes System, um qualifiziert Besucher über Suchmaschinen anzuziehen. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>The following post is in German as it focuses the German market.</em></p>
<p><strong>Herr Hövener (<a href="http://www.bloofusion.de/" target="_blank">Bloofusion</a>), Sie werden auf der <a href="http://www.searchenginestrategies.com/hamburg/" target="_blank">SES Hamburg</a> zum Thema „Das Einmaleins der Suchmaschinenwerbung“ reden. Suchmaschinenwerbung heißt ja in Deutschland primär Google AdWords. Was müssen Werbetreibende denn bei Google AdWords beachten?</strong></p>
<p>Google AdWords ist schon ein hervorragendes System, um qualifiziert Besucher über Suchmaschinen anzuziehen. Leider nur sind viele Voreinstellungen bei Google AdWords nicht optimal, so dass insbesondere Neueinsteiger sehr viel Lehrgeld bezahlen müssen.</p>
<p>Ein Beispiel ist, dass standardmäßig das Content-Netzwerk freigeschaltet ist, d.h. dass die Werbungen nicht nur neben den Suchergebnissen, sondern auch auf anderen Websites erscheinen. Prinzipiell ist das auch eine gute Sache, aber für das Content-Netzwerk gelten ganz andere Spielregeln, so dass man hier schnell viel Geld verbrennen kann.</p>
<p>Wir sehen auch oft, dass gerade Einsteiger Kampagnen mit Broad Match fahren und auch dort zuviel Geld ausgeben.</p>
<p><strong>Was ist Broad Match und warum ist das schlecht?</strong></p>
<p>Man kann bei Google AdWords verschiedene Matchings angeben. Einer davon ist Broad Match („weitgehend passend“). Wenn Sie ein Keyword als Broad Match einbuchen, bucht AdWords automatisch viele andere Keywords hinzu, von denen angenommen wird, dass sie ähnlich sind.</p>
<p>Wenn Sie also z.B. „einfamilienhaus“ als Broad Match buchen, bucht AdWords Ihnen „zweifamilienhaus“ hinzu. Prinzipiell ist das natürlich eine gute Idee, aber in der Praxis werden oft Suchbegriffe hinzugebucht, die mit dem jeweiligen Angebot des Werbetreibenden nichts zu tun haben – von rechtlichen Problemen mal abgesehen, da AdWords auch durchaus fremde Markennamen hinzubucht.</p>
<p>Besser wäre es also, ein Keyword als Exact oder Phrase Match einzubuchen (eingefasst in Anführungsstriche oder eckige Klammern).</p>
<p><strong>Was machen die meisten AdWords-Werbenden sonst noch falsch?</strong></p>
<p>Häufig sehen wir auch, dass die Werbungen nicht auf Suchbegriffe abgestimmt sind. Da gibt es Gruppen mit zig Keywords, die nichts miteinander zu tun haben und bei allen diesen Keywords wird dieselbe Werbung geschaltet.</p>
<p>Besser ist es immer, für eine möglichst zusammenhängende Menge an Suchbegriffe eine möglichst passende Werbung zu definieren, die zudem auf eine Zielseite verlinkt, die zu der Suchanfrage passt. Also nicht immer alle Besucher auf die Startseite lenken, sondern stets auf eine passende Seite. Bei Online-Shops sind das z.B. oft die Rubriken des Shops.</p>
<p><strong>Mit Google AdWords kann man also schon sehr viel falsch machen. Glauben Sie, dass man das eher an eine erfahrene Agentur abgeben sollte?</strong></p>
<p>Nein, das glaube ich nicht – auch wenn mich als Agentur-Chef das natürlich freuen würde. AdWords ist ein tolles System, aber wie so vieles im Leben muss man sich eben damit auseinandersetzen, um optimale Ergebnisse zu erzielen. Einfach nur eine Kampagne erstellen, Keywords buchen und laufen lassen – so funktioniert es nicht. Zumindest nicht, wenn man Google nicht noch reicher machen möchte.</p>
<p>Bei vielen Unternehmen geht es ja auch gar nicht um Tausende von Keywords, die man manuell gar nicht mehr optimieren kann. Manche Hersteller, gerade im B2B-Bereich, haben vielleicht nur 20 oder 40 Keywords – eine Menge, die man also noch gut überblicken kann.</p>
<p>Dann muss man aber auf jeden Fall (1) gute, passende, attraktive Werbungen texten, (2) die Keywords nicht als Broad Match einbuchen, (3) Content-Netzwerk ausschalten oder dafür eine separate Kampagne erstellen, (4) ein paar auszuschließende Keywords definieren (z.B. billig, umsonst) und (5) sich regelmäßig mit den Reports auseinandersetzen.</p>
<p><strong>Und auf diese Themen gehen Sie auf der SES ein?</strong></p>
<p>Ja, zusammen mit Kim Engels von metapeople und Isabell Wagner von bigmouthmedia. Ich denke, dass das vor allem für Einsteiger eine sehr gute Übersicht über die wichtigsten Optionen und Optimierungsmaßnahmen geben wird. Ich freue mich auf jeden Fall auf viele gute Fragen&#8230;</p>
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<p><strong>Vielen Dank!</strong></p>
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		<title>CDTM Grow 07</title>
		<link>http://www.refinedlabs.com/blog/2007/11/09/cdtm-grow-07/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2007 14:36:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday we had the chance to attend and exhibit at CDTM Grow 07 in Garching, thanks to Holtzbrinck eLAB. We were really amazed by how many students were actually looking for jobs as well as the differences of their experience and knowledge.

As this was really our first time we were exhibiting somewhere our booth looked [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yesterday we had the chance to attend and exhibit at <a href="http://grow.cdtm.de/" target="_blank">CDTM Grow 07</a> in Garching, thanks to Holtzbrinck eLAB. We were really amazed by how many students were actually looking for jobs as well as the differences of their experience and knowledge.</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://www.refinedlabs.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/foto1.jpg" alt="CDTM GROW 07" height="340" width="455" /></p>
<p>As this was really our first time we were exhibiting somewhere our booth looked rather basic, but playing Wii Sports (Thanks to <a href="http://www.guut.de" target="_blank">guut.de</a>) was definetly the favourite thing for all students at CDTM according to our impression. I think bringing some of the sweets (Knoppers, Hanuta, Lollies, &#8230;) was also quite appreciated.  <img src='http://www.refinedlabs.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>The contacts we made, as well as the feedback we got, I hope that we can fill our <a href="http://www.refinedlabs.com/jobs.php">job openings</a> soon.</p>
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		<title>Conferences for 4th quarter</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2007 17:03:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As most of you probably know anyway I tend to travel to a lot of conferences across the globe to speak about search engine marketing, the best industry I could imagine.
So far I spoke at about 15 conferences this year in 7 different countries and can&#8217;t wait to add another 4 conferences till the end [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As most of you probably know anyway I tend to travel to a lot of conferences across the globe to speak about search engine marketing, the best industry I could imagine.</p>
<p>So far I spoke at about 15 conferences this year in 7 different countries and can&#8217;t wait to add another 4 conferences till the end of the year:</p>
<p>- <a href="http://searchmarketingexpo.com/stockholm/" target="_blank">SMX Stockholm</a></p>
<p>This is one of my favourite shows as it&#8217;s usually small and intimate, so you get a chance to speak a little longer to some fellow speakers about what is going on in the world of search and where the future will be. Also I got some really good friends in Stockholm that usually take pretty good care of me when I&#8217;m there. <img src='http://www.refinedlabs.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>- <a href="http://searchmarketingexpo.com/london/" target="_blank">SMX London</a></p>
<p>I&#8217;m not quite sure yet what I should expect from SMX London as it will be the first UK based SMX, but I am sure that Matthew Finlay together with Chris and Danny managed to get a great show off the ground. I&#8217;m really excited about speaking there and can&#8217;t wait till it starts.</p>
<p>- <a href="http://www.suchmaschinenmarketing.com/kongress09/" target="_blank">Suchmaschinenmarketing Seminar Zurich</a></p>
<p>Going to Zurich is always great as I can not only eat some of my favourite sweets, have lunch at Google but can also meet up with some non-German, German speaking SEOs and see how the rich country next to Germany is doing in regards to SEO/SEM. Also Roger is a really great host.</p>
<p>- <a href="http://www.pubcon.com" target="_blank">WebmasterWorld PubCon Las Vegas</a></p>
<p>PubCon is a little weird this year for me. Usually it was always the starting point for a year end vacation in the US before the search marketing speakers moved from the warm and sunny desert to the cold and windy Illinois to speak at SES Chicago. Unfortunately this year they are pretty much at the same time, so I had to make up my mind on where to go and I opted for PubCon for various reasons. The main point is the quality of speakers, especially as I call a lot of them friends since 2003. The weather, good parties and Vegas itself sure help as well.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m really looking forward to meet many new, interresting people at the mentioned events and would extremely appreciate it if blog readers come up to me and say &#8220;Hi!&#8221;.</p>
<p>Now I&#8217;m finally off to Sweden in 50 minutes! Hej Sverige!</p>
<p>Thomas</p>
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