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Qantas Debacle a Boon for Search Marketing?

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Are Qantas’ competitors having a field day with all the negative media hype surrounding the airline’s woes of the past few days? Calling search marketing experts to have your say.

Naturally, Qantas competitors and other savvy businesses are picking the eyes out of the current international furore over the snap grounding of the fleet. Qatar Airways for one (see above) is sneaking into prime position as travellers impacted negatively by the situation (including myself) scan live updates for any shred of information on developments.

Search marketing experts in the Power Retail audience, have your say? What opportunities does the Qantas fiasco, and indeed other events generating huge public interest, pose for online marketers?

Grant Arnott

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Grant Arnott is the editor and publisher of Power Retail. Other hats include Content Manager for the Online Retailer Conference, Program Director for the Online Retail Industry Awards, Global Head of The Media Pad Pty Ltd, and adoptive father of a fast-growing Golden Retriever. Grant has a specialist business publishing background spanning more than a decade, and contributes regularly to a multitude of print and digital business media.

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