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Fast-Response Paid Search: J. Crew and Michelle Obama

posted by | October 29, 2008 | 5 comments

Michelle Obama mentions J. Crew on the Tonight show.

J. Crew responds with a relevant paid search ad.

On Google:

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On MSN:

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(But not on Yahoo?)

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  • Alan Rimm-Kaufman
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    5 Responses to “Fast-Response Paid Search: J. Crew and Michelle Obama”
    1. Leigh says:
      October 29, 2008 at 8:45 pm

      That’s odd that it was not on Yahoo.

    2. Alan Rimm-Kaufman Alan Rimm-Kaufman says:
      October 29, 2008 at 8:55 pm

      Maybe a higher bid or click-through rate on the PUMPKIN offer beat it out? Who knows.

    3. George Michie George Michie says:
      October 30, 2008 at 9:28 am

      Corner-office marketing. Only a CEO would find value in this type of keyword creation. Total waste of time.

      Michelle Obama’s endorsement of J Crew may get more people to search for “J Crew”, but “JCrew Michelle Obama”?!? This kind of stuff is what prevents search marketing analysts from focusing on the stuff that actually drives business.

    4. Rick Isenberg says:
      October 30, 2008 at 8:02 pm

      George, tell us what you really think :)

    5. David Berkowitz says:
      October 31, 2008 at 11:25 am

      George has a point, but J. Crew is also advertising for just “michelle obama,” at least in Google.