After our recent post on threats and risks in coupon code channels, we figured it would be useful to follow up with some insight into how companies can monitor coupon codes. We believe that these methods, though somewhat limited, can help a company at least start to get its codes in check:

If you’ve ever searched for your own brand online, you’ve probably already encountered trademark bidding in some form. Trademark bidding—also known as “brand bidding”—is simply the act of targeting paid search advertisements to branded keywords (searches that include a brand name, or some variation).

We're happy to announce the launch of our latest Branded Keywords Report!

We're happy to announce the launch of our latest Branded Keywords Report!

We're happy to announce the launch of our latest Branded Keywords Report!

Trademark bidding can seem like a tough problem to solve. You might feel overwhelmed with a number of questions, such as:

Okay, so you’ve found someone advertising on your branded keywords (perhaps using one of the methods from our previous post). Now what? You can’t change the search landscape overnight, so it’s time to figure out where to go next.

Trademark bidders can throw a serious wrench into your marketing efforts—preventing customers from reaching your site, inflating your marketing costs, and misrepresenting your brand. But how do you know when the problem is serious?

If you've been poking around on brandverity.com the past few days, you may have noticed some changes. Some pretty big changes!

Well, the madness of Black Friday and Cyber Monday are over. And although most marketers still have plenty to do for the rest of the year, we hope you've enjoyed at least a moment of respite.