ChannelAdvisor / SearchMarketing.Com

ChannelAdvisor, the leading provider of channel management solutions (CMS), today announced that it has acquired SearchMarketing, the leader in natural and paid search optimization for online merchants (retailers and manufacturers). The acquisition will allow ChannelAdvisor to enhance its channel management solutions by adding a comprehensive natural and paid search suite.

Founded in 1999 by Kevin McCarthy, SearchMarketing manages over 1.5 million keywords for over thirty retail clients. SearchMarketing's technology is directly integrated with the Google and Yahoo! Search Marketing web service APIs. SearchMarketing works with 24 of the top 400 Internet retailers.

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