A few months ago, Google announced they were making some changes to their local search ads. Now that these changes have rolled out, we thought it would be a good time for a refresher on what local search ads are, who should be using them, and what changed in the recent months. What Are Local Search Ads? […]
We get this question a lot. We all know that the majority of Google’s massive revenue comes from ad clicks. So, there’s a strong motive for Google to reward advertisers with higher organic listings, right? Well, not exactly. Google charges when someone clicks your ad. If they click your organic listing instead, Google makes no money. Boosting your organic
Faced with an abrupt decrease in pageviews, leads, and sales, any good business owner would immediately begin by identifying the cause and finding a fix, right? “Of course they would,” you say, “or they wouldn’t own a business for very long!” But there’s one common, recurring issue affecting thousands of businesses every year, and many
The Basics of Google Display Ads Google Ads come in a variety of different formats, and each of these formats have additional options you can use to personalize your ads. It’s worth doing some general research into all of these to ensure you’re spending your advertising budget effectively, but given some recent changes, if you’re
The next step in the process is to review the Search Term report, which will tell you in detail which of your search terms have resulted in actual ad clicks. This is a critical aspect…
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Companies tend to think of LinkedIn primarily as a resource for employee recruitment and professional connections. Although it’s certainly a great place to promote your job offerings, LinkedIn also offers several ad targeting options that make it a diverse and highly valuable platform for general advertising by B2B companies. Think about it: who better to
Google announced in September 2018 that exact match keywords are going to start allowing close variants to appear for various search terms. This will be either good or bad for businesses utilizing Google Ads (formerly Google Adwords), depending on how you want to look at it.
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Clients often ask us “What is the average conversion rate for our industry?” If you search online, you may find charts or graphs that show the industry standard conversion rates for your industry. But are they accurate and should you set expectations based on their claims? According to Google, the definition of a conversion is:
Google Ads (formerly Google AdWords) recently introduced a feature called Display Automated Targeting. This option, which rolled out very quietly, has taken full effect in most Google Ads display campaigns. For some users, this might have completely slipped under the radar, undetected. For others, including some of our own clients, this has become a headache
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One of the biggest changes to Google AdWords text ads in recent years has been the introduction of expanded text ads. Google’s goal has always been great user experience, and expanded text ads are significantly more effective than the older format ads and come with some additional perks. That is why it pays to understand
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