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9 more states join federal antitrust lawsuit against Google

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A group of nine states, comprising Michigan, Nebraska, Arizona, Illinois, Minnesota, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Washington, and West Virginia, have become part of a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit against Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O)

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Google Ad business faces breakup after being charged with EU antitrust violations

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Why we care: If Google does sell part of its ad business, it could mark the start of a new digital marketing era with a more competitive market and fairer pricing. “The digital advertising market enjoys competitive pricing, lively innovation, and robust competition — helping advertisers, publishers, and consumers.

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This day in search marketing history: January 8

Search Engine Land

Utah Has Highest Google Usage, West Virginia The Lowest. Advertisers Cutting Google AdWords Spending With Surge of Keyword Prices. Because many of the keyword prices have resulted in advertisers being priced out of profitability. Yahoo’s News Digest App Is “Summly 2.0”. From Search Marketing Expo ( SMX ).

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Want to Know a Secret? Your Customers Do.

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Compare that to Pandora, a company that touts its trademarked algorithm as a way to increase your enjoyment of music: Frequently, plain secrets “cannot really be used as an incentive for higher prices—it is more likely to be a cost reduction mechanism—and cannot typically be used to entice customers.” Surprises can work the same way.

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Want to Know a Secret? Your Customers Do.

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Compare that to Pandora, a company that touts its trademarked algorithm as a way to increase your enjoyment of music: Frequently, plain secrets “cannot really be used as an incentive for higher prices—it is more likely to be a cost reduction mechanism—and cannot typically be used to entice customers.” Surprises can work the same way.

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It’s Not the Wild West: 12 Tactics to Make Your Price Negotiations Smooth and Successful

Salesforce

There’s no better feeling than closing a deal after a tough price negotiation. In this article, we’ll show you how to perfect that skill — complete with 12 price negotiation tactics used by reps across industries. What you’ll learn: What is price negotiation? Why are price negotiations important?

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Is Competition Based Pricing a Winning Strategy?

Salesforce

One of the easiest ways to keep tabs on your competitors is to watch their prices. Making regular price adjustments to match or undercut similar offerings in the same market is a common tactic used by companies of all types and sizes. It’s called competition based pricing. But this is not just about getting ahead.

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