Blake Suggs, Account Director
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Blake Suggs's Recent Articles
Oh Where, Oh Where Has My SSP Gone?
by Blake Suggs on 10/26/2009 at 10:31 am in Commentary, Feeds, Industry News
Unless you have been living under a rock, you have heard the news about Yahoo SSP’s planned demise on December 31, 2009. This piece of news is big for travel in many ways, the biggest of which might be its effect on how travel advertisers spend their budgets. For many travel advertisers, SSP has been a savior for years as far as overall program profitability. Advertisers were able to spend more in other channels due to the incredible efficiency and volume of SSP which brought their overall ROI down to an acceptable level. No more, ladies and gentlemen.
Full StoryOnline Travel: A Game of Inches
by Blake Suggs on 09/28/2009 at 2:21 pm in Conferences, Observations, Within Range
I had the opportunity to attend the Eye for Travel conference in Chicago, Il from September 15th through 17th, and I thought I would share some of my observations from the show. Overall there was a wide range of attendees – everyone from Supplier side VPs to OTA Executives to the newest technology companies – which made for a good cross-section of the travel vertical. The biggest impression I came away with was that online travel has become a game of inches.
Full StoryIn the BINGinning
by Blake Suggs on 07/22/2009 at 2:56 pm in Industry News, Opinion Editorial, Within Range
Needless to say, there has been much ado about Microsoft’s recent release of BING. Everyone seems to have their own opinion about the initial release, what it means to advertiser and agencies and what we can all expect as far as how it’s going to affect the way we do business. One of the most exciting aspects of BING, at least for me, was the travel engine platform. The way Microsoft made it sound, advertisers were going to have tons of opportunities to expand sales to the Microsoft travel audience. What we have found in our initial foray is a bit different, though.
Full StoryTraveling Locally
by Blake Suggs on 06/24/2009 at 4:05 pm in Local Search, Online Strategies, Paid Local Search, Performance Marketing
RANGE does quite a bit of work with a variety of hospitality brands, and one of the most common outcries we hear is for help with local search. Now, I know a few years ago, all anyone seemed to talk about was local, but in recent years the buzz seems to have died down considerably [...]
Full StoryRange Online Media: Plays Well With Others
by Blake Suggs on 04/29/2009 at 5:18 pm in Online Strategies, PPC, SEO
One of our travel clients recently signed on with us to do SEO. Now keep in mind that this particular client has a very well-established brand and secure market position, so we were going to have to bring EXTRA big value to the table. Our task from the outset was clear: take SEO and “integrate” it with all other site initiatives to give our client the biggest bang for their buck.
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