tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175546532008-05-01T14:41:39.012+01:00MikeGBlogger172125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17554653.post-53922745420703059982008-04-30T00:19:00.002+01:002008-04-30T00:50:33.838+01:00

Joe's little adventure... I feel like I've been in New York for so long now, I'll lose my English accent and start sounding like my pal Andy Beal :-) So, it was great to have my boy Joe come over and see me for the weekend. He may not have been able to find the razor blades in my apartment, and he may have been wearing the most provocative soccer shirt in town (as we bumped into every

MikeGtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17554653.post-46363074522111349262008-04-29T03:32:00.002+01:002008-04-29T03:42:21.867+01:00

eMetrics Marketing Optimization Summit San Francisco May 4-7 I'm leaving New York city for a little while, next week. It's time for the numero uno analytics conference in the world! BE THERE!!!! http://www.emetrics.org/2008/sanfrancisco

MikeGtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17554653.post-88759217807506514682008-04-21T22:31:00.002+01:002008-04-21T22:42:02.694+01:00

Living in New York. Currently I'm living in New York. I have a small apartment on West 73rd (that's my street in the pic above) and I'm relearning lots of things I'd forgotten. Things like, how to cook; how to operate a washing machine; making the bed; using a vacuum cleaner and how to work the DVD... Fortunately, my wife is only at the end of a telephone connection ;-) One area I have no

MikeGtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17554653.post-1803297311948660582008-03-25T17:24:00.002Z2008-03-25T17:33:55.034Z

Robert Burns: Scottish Bard. As my family and friends know, my wife is a bit of a culture vulture. She's a real, Shakespeare, Dostoyevsky, Tolstoy kind of person. As a linguist, she absorbs literature like a sponge (a lot like I absorb Merlot ;-) Some time ago, she mentioned that she had studied the work of Scottish Bard, Robert Burns. This is interesting because, living on the borders of

MikeGtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17554653.post-61923324938689105332008-03-25T16:24:00.002Z2008-03-25T16:31:52.765Z

Google expanding sitelinks with sitesearch? This may have been mentioned elsewhere, but I spotted something very different in a Google results set at the weekend. I was planning a trip to Scotland and had been checking trough suitable hotels in the town of Ayr on the west coast. My first search brought back a list of ten local results at the top of the pile which was quite helpful. I then went

MikeGtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17554653.post-71930010467883699352008-03-25T14:58:00.003Z2008-03-25T15:28:19.646Z

The SES crew do. Forgot to drop this pic into the last post. It was taken at a special event in New York which was thrown by Incisive and hosted by Kevin Ryan. A little get-together of the Search Engine Strategies advisory board, crew and luminaries. James Handbury of Incisive media (mentioned in the post below this one) came along to say a special thanks to Kevin before he jetted off again.

MikeGtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17554653.post-63374536019777731102008-03-25T14:05:00.007Z2008-03-27T14:11:27.499Z

SES, New York 2008 He did it again! My pal Kevin Ryan and the SES crew pulled together yet another hugely successful show. SES, New York last week had such a great atmosphere. The sessions and speakers were great. And, as ever, the networking and nightlife just added to the buzz. I thoroughly enjoyed my sessions. In particular, I had great fun (and lively debate) with Kevin when we

MikeGtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17554653.post-44485777930265801502008-03-19T15:17:00.002Z2008-03-19T15:26:37.111Z

My new book. Well, it's been a long time coming, but now the time is right. This week I signed a publishing deal with Wordware Publishing based in Texas for my new book. With the very vague and mysterious title of: Search Marketing... I'll leave you to guess what it's about :-) Wordware are the publishers of Fredrick Marckini's groundbreaking book Search Engine Positioning. That's a hard act

MikeGtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17554653.post-11028650949079707032008-03-10T22:48:00.003Z2008-03-11T13:15:41.872Z

Greetings from the Empire State Building! Well, you have no idea how totally thrilled I am to have joined the Acronym Media team. CEO, Anton Konikoff and I have been friends for a number of years. And the opportunity to work with him at the most happening agency in the business is fantastic. And no less fantastic is the view from my office on the 55th floor of the Empire State Building! As

MikeGtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17554653.post-53296220897027508542008-02-29T14:16:00.000Z2008-02-29T14:20:57.812Z

Dinner reservation? Or maybe not!!! I guess I have more experience than most at eating in the air with the amount of miles I travel every year. But here's one restaurant in the air you'll never find me dining in!

MikeGtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17554653.post-79942656067879040132008-02-27T17:06:00.005Z2008-02-27T22:52:44.829Z

SES, London a Universal result, Matt Bailey and the Angel of the North... I thought I'd just upload a few words of thanks to all involved in SES, London. I have to say, there's a lot more work involved in chairing a show than you might think. However, I worked with a sooper-dooper team and the show seems to have been a tremendous success, I'm delighted to say. One of the really interesting

MikeGtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17554653.post-44788821366792760892008-02-14T07:13:00.002Z2008-02-14T07:30:50.970Z

Search Engine Strategies (SES) London. A quick word from Mike... I thought I'd post something about SES, London 19-21 February. Literally just a quick overview of some of the highlights of the show. See you in London!

MikeGtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17554653.post-40454706717491288432008-02-12T14:34:00.000Z2008-02-12T14:51:29.770Z

The Italian theme continues... There's a recurring theme for my birthday each year: Italy. It predates this blog, but the past few years have included Venice, Milan, Rome and this year, Alghero in Sardinia. Alghero is a beautiful old town with tiny cobbled streets... And a wonderful Marina. The promenade is just so totally Mediterranean and gorgeous to stroll along in the sunshine. It's such a

MikeGtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17554653.post-79308611214085542542008-02-05T17:39:00.000Z2008-02-05T17:55:41.414Z

"Noo Yawk, Noo Yaaaawwwwkkkk..." I spent most of last week hanging around 5th Avenue. Which was great. I was hanging out with a big-business industry friend of mine. We had the most wonderful dinner in Chelsea on Saturday night at a restaurant called Gascogne. If you're looking for traditional French cooking in a rustic atmosphere then this is the place. And the food and service are both superb.

MikeGtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17554653.post-52850771284298869612008-02-02T17:05:00.000Z2008-02-02T23:07:24.145Z

Missed wedding anniversary... I'm currently in New York. Last Wednesday night, I woke in the middle of the night feeling as though I was about to explode... And then I did! All day Thursday I lay on my own, in the dark in a hotel bed on 5th Avenue as sick as a dog. I felt awful. I simply couldn't muster the strength to get out of bed. Fortunately, after a similar kind of bout last year in

MikeGtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17554653.post-76208566385305920172008-01-12T16:45:00.000Z2008-01-12T16:55:07.928Z

Local/Universal creeping into Google paid results. Last year, Google started beta testing including the plus box and maps in paid results. I saw one example, but didn't see any more. That is until last weekend when I was searching for a specific brand. B&Q in the UK is pretty much like Lowe's in the US. I wanted to order something from the local warehouse. So, lazy as I am, I just typed b&q at

MikeGtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17554653.post-91539861266663451352008-01-04T12:39:00.000Z2008-01-04T13:25:03.830Z

2008... Bound to be great! OK, it's true 2007 was very unkind to me personally. And professionally it was different. I hooked up with my friend Bruce Clay, we'd been talking about getting together for a while. But soon after we did, I had to pull out. For the record, that was my personal decision and Bruce and I remain closest of friends. Bruce is a great guy and more power to him for 2008.

MikeGtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17554653.post-68735818193019196332007-12-21T11:08:00.000Z2007-12-21T11:34:58.913Z

And now... It's time to go to the pub! Well, as the Christmas holiday begins and the year draws to a close let me wish everyone and anyone I may have forgotten the season's very best. I hope Santa brings everyone what they hoped for and the coming year brings happiness and prosperity. 2007 was not my best year. I lost my big brother and my wonderful uncle. But I was surrounded by my family and

MikeGtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17554653.post-68157684584388780162007-11-20T15:04:00.000Z2007-11-20T15:08:12.693Z

SES, Chicago... Be there! Can't wait for SES, London? Don't suffer search marketing conference withdrawal symptoms. There's still time book for the search extravaganza that is, SES, Chicago. See you there!

MikeGtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17554653.post-24113439071249537022007-10-28T13:53:00.000Z2007-10-28T14:25:04.625Z

eMetrics Marketing Optimization Summit, Washington DC Yes, I said it. It's on record and it was most certainly me who said it And I'll say it here again. Without a shadow of a doubt, Jim Sterne's eMetrics show is the probably the best conference on the planet! Now that's not to say other conferences are bad. Far from it. SES, SMX, ad:tech, PubCon are also fabulous shows. But, in my opinion,

MikeGtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17554653.post-12580072377117664772007-10-05T21:14:00.000+01:002007-10-05T21:19:49.578+01:00

I hate my wife... Nobody knows what it's like to do things you're forced into. My wife makes me do something so disgusting, I can hardly talk about it. But this is my confessional. This blog is where all my deepest thoughts end up. I want to talk about it, but it's so hard. And disgusting... I need a second to think before I write this... My wife makes me... She makes me... I can hardly type

MikeGtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17554653.post-17584413615908037662007-10-05T17:43:00.000+01:002007-10-05T17:47:24.806+01:00

My hyperlink can beat your hyperlink... Hey, this looks like some seriously good testing. And a lot of fun! Sure beats the usual "who can rank at number one for the word neefoofwar and win an iPod" bollocks.

MikeGtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17554653.post-15338514702018791422007-10-05T13:45:00.000+01:002007-10-05T14:45:01.972+01:00

eMetrics Marketing Optimization Summit. Not long to go before I head to Washington DC for the must-attend eMetrics Marketing Optimization Summit. The whole shebang gets off to a flying start October 14 and rocks through until October 17. I'll be chair/moderator of the search analytics track which runs over two days (October15/16). And there are some fantastic speakers and great topics. I'll

MikeGtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17554653.post-13111086234952897592007-09-26T20:46:00.000+01:002007-09-26T20:50:28.574+01:00

Keyword research and tracking training... Different for me, but I'm really looking forward to this training session!

MikeGtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17554653.post-41443079047564031812007-09-26T13:34:00.000+01:002007-09-26T14:30:31.457+01:00

The Algarve. Well it's the time of the year that I get to see one of my favourite views. Tatiana and I had a little trip to the Algarve for the first time. Neither of us has been to Portugal before. I got a little tip from a friend about where to stay. The Hotel Algarve Casino is perched atop the rocks from whence the resort gets its name, Praia Da Rocha (rocky beach). We booked a studio with

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