The survey found the bulk of the SEM spending was spent in 2005 on paid
placement, accounting for 83 percent or $4. The
organization represents the common interests of more than 315 companies and
consultants worldwide and provides them with a voice in the marketplace. For
more information, or to join the organization, please visit
http://www.5 simplifies the creation and execution of the SEO
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increased competitiveness in the marketplace will really drive the industry
forward in the coming year."
The survey also found:

* Google and Yahoo still command the lion's share of Internet
advertising.com has gone from being
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keywords.com

About WebTrends

As the worldwide leader and trusted standard for web analytics,
WebTrends delivers award-winning solutions that help marketing
executives improve their return on investment.webtrends. NetIQ offers integrated, modular products that give
users the ability to ensure operational integrity, better manage
services and risk and ensure policy compliance.

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com), has a
positive outlook on the Allegra Update; "We are happy with the initial results
from the Allegra Update, and we expect that companies that have optimized
their Web sites will see favorable results and that Web searches will be more
relevant to the end user.S.sempo.5 will help more and more companies realize the
full potential of their ability to secure higher natural search
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IntelliSurvey.----WebTrends, the
web analytics market share leader and a business unit of NetIQ
Corporation (Nasdaq:NTIQ), today announced the latest upgrade to the
industry's leading Search Engine Optimization (SEO) solution,
WebPosition(R) Gold 3.

About WebPosition

WebPosition optimizes a web site's relevancy, visibility and
overall performance with search engines, offering organizations
solutions for managing the entire Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
process: organizations can conduct keyword research through the
integrated Wordtracker service, increase visibility and improve search
engine positions with WebPosition, and understand conversions and
revenue from paid and organic search terms with WebTrends(R) On Demand
and software solutions. For more information, visit
www.netiq. All other trademarks mentioned are the
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For further information, please contact Michelle Kuhn,
michelle@6Smarketing.7 billion .

About the Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization (SEMPO)
SEMPO is a non -profit professional association working to increase
awareness and promote the value of search engine marketing worldwide.

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About Radar Research, LLC
Radar Research is a Los Angeles-based research and consulting firm aimed
at the nexus of media, technology, culture and commerce.radarresearch.

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IntelliSurvey helps organizations, including leading research firms and
in-house researchers, make better business decisions by gathering intelligence
from their customers, members, and prospects.

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"These enhancements afford both beginner and advanced users the
ability to dramatically accelerate their time to results," said Jason
Palmer, vice president of products , WebTrends. From campaign
performance and search engine marketing to web site conversion and
customer retention, WebTrends provides marketers a complete solution
to accelerate their web results.com

NetIQ, WebTrends, WebPosition and WebPosition SmartReports are
trademarks or registered trademarks of NetIQ Corporation in the United
States and other countries.

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Chris Breikss, President of 6S Marketing (http://www. What more can we ask for from the Web's most popular
search engine?"
Search engine optimization (SEO) professionals and search engine
optimization companies, like 6S Marketing, follow the changes at Google very
closely as minor fluctuations in the way that Google ranks Web sites can mean
thousands of dollars in revenue for their clients.php

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conducts research on behalf of both corporate clients and non-profit
organizations, such as DoubleClick, Sony Pictures Entertainment,
Nielsen//Netratings, the Online Publishers Association and The Norman Lear
Center.com

Contact:
Greg Jarboe
SEMPO
978-549-9537
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"As
consumers have become increasingly reliant on search engines to navigate the
Web, investors have shown a renewed interest in the digital technologies --
and in search marketing in particular ."
The report is based on an industry-wide survey of 553 respondents
conducted in November 2005 by Radar Research, LLC and Intellisurvey.
"The data shows that 2005 was a good year for search, but 2006 should be a
great year," said SEMPO Research Committee Co-chair, Gord Hotchkiss . "We're
particularly excited about WebPosition 3.5, as it will provide
trending and the ability to link PPC cost data with search positions
so that we can better prioritize natural or paid search where it makes
the most sense, which of course adds to both top-line growth and
bottom-line savings .5 is available today at, www. Promises or commitments to deliver any specific product,
feature or function are only valid if made in a legally binding
contract.

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for allergy sufferers.6smarketing.
* Little SEM funding is newly created; most is shifted from other
programs.

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* Advertisers and agencies are approaching their pricing limits."
For Professional edition users, WebPosition SmartReports allows
users to create a centralized repository of all their SEO information
in order to trend keyword rank over time or to merge it with bid cost
or web analytics information to more easily determine the factors that
impact ROI. Superior to a traditional Excel export, WebPosition
SmartReports creates a relational database file (.
The information in this press release does not constitute, and
should not be construed as, a promise or commitment by NetIQ to
develop, market or deliver any particular product, feature or
function .

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6smarketing.Google and Yahoo! continue to dominate Internet advertising in North America. For more information , please
visit http://www. "By making it easier to
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process, WebPosition 3. Headquartered in San
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Search Engine Marketers Spent $5.75 Billion in 2005 According to the Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization (SEMPO )

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com have nicknamed the changes to the
Google ranking algorithm "The Allegra Update.75 billion on Search Engine Marketing (SEM) in 2005, a 44
percent increase over 2004 spending, according to a report released today by
the Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization (SEMPO), a non-profit
professional association working to increase awareness and promote the value
of Search Engine Marketing worldwide.
The report, "The State of Search Engine Marketing 2005," also projects
that SEM spending in North America will reach $11 billion in 2010. "The
growth shown has largely been driven by maturation in existing segments.
* Branding, sales, leads and traffic are the top objectives of paid
placement programs.

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com, (604) 642-6765; or visit the online media kit at
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Canada spent $5.org .org

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It is said that Allegra could be the remedy to the
"Sandbox Effect" that tens of thousands of Web sites experienced in 2004.com

About IntelliSurvey, Inc. Better yet, by leveraging WebTrends , we've been able to show
that 80% of our revenue is generated by these natural search
listings ," said Don Becklin, president, Motorcycle USA.com. NetIQ
reserves the right to change its product plans or roadmap at any time,
without obligation to notify any person of such changes.

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, Advertisers in the U .sempo."
The new Quick Start Reporter wizard streamlines the process of
setting up and viewing search engine ranking reports, enabling users
to understand how visible their sites are on the major search engines
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designed for Excel, and includes an integrated toolbar that
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6S Marketing Comments on Google Allegra Update

The programs include paid placement, paid inclusion, organic search
engine optimization and search engine marketing technology platforms. While four out of five
advertisers report they engage in organic search engine optimization (SEO),
organic SEO accounted for approximately 11 percent of overall spending; paid
inclusion accounted for just 4 percent of overall spending; and SEM
technologies, including leasing, agency solutions and in-house development,
accounted for less than 2 percent of overall spending. WebPosition 3
customers will be automatically notified of the availability of
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For further analysis and additional data, download The State of Search
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9 - According to users at a popular Web
forum, Google has updated the way it ranks search results. The annual
totals include payments to search engines and search-related media companies,
search engine marketing agencies and in-house expenditures in support of such
programs.
"This report confirms our belief that Search Engine Marketing has almost
single-handedly revived a flagging online advertising marketplace after the
stock market crashed in 2000," said Kevin Lee, Chairperson of SEMPO. Thousands of organizations worldwide,
including more than half of the Fortune and Global 500 companies, rely
on WebTrends everyday to measure and optimize their results.

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Future growth will be fueled by an increased search presence from major
advertisers and new monetization strategies from the major engines. It was founded by two
former JupiterResearch analysts, Marissa Gluck and Aram Sinnreich. Free to customers of the current version
WebPosition 3. Offering
both an On Demand service and software solutions, WebTrends uniquely
provides customers with complete choice and control to ensure the
solution can adapt with their dynamic business needs. WebTrends is a
business unit of NetIQ Corporation. The timing and content of NetIQ's future product releases
could differ materially from the expectations discussed herein.