Google Shopping ads so hot right now: the meteoric rise of PLAs

For retailers, Product Listing Ads are the height of fashion! Columnist Andy Taylor explores the growth of this ad format and discusses how search advertisers can take advantage of this trend.

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Is your brand prepared for voice search? 3 steps to get the conversation started

As voice search becomes more widely adopted, what can search marketers do to prepare? Columnist Purna Virji discusses how to adapt to this growing trend.

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Searching for searchers: Audiences are the new keywords

As we continue to shift towards audience-centric marketing, columnist Christi Olson of Bing notes that we can create more effective remarketing campaigns by asking the right questions about our searchers.

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Trend observation: branded PPC ads getting more expensive

Have you noticed your brand CPCs increasingly lately? It’s not just you. Columnist Thomas Stern shares data which suggest that branded terms have become more expensive since Google’s recent SERP changes.

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Dynamic remarketing: not just for retailers anymore

Think dynamic remarketing is only for retailers? Think again! Columnist Laura Collins explains how non-retailers can set up these campaigns and discusses the success her agency’s clients have seen by utilizing this tactic.

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Five reasons why GTIN should be your new favorite Google Shopping acronym

Global Trade Item Numbers are an often overlooked aspect of Google Shopping ads. Columnist and Googler Matt Lawson explains why you need to take them seriously.

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Better in-store attribution is here

Closing the online-offline attribution app is difficult, but strides have been made in recent years. Columnist Mona Elesseily discusses some of Google’s innovations in this area and how they might be expanded in the future.

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Brand bidding & PPC optimization: effective bidding techniques (part 7 of 8)

How do you deal with a rival trying to steal a SERP spot where your brand belongs? In part 7 of her 8-part series on brand bidding, Lori Weiman shows some examples of companies who are doing it right.

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How to check if you’ve screwed up your AdWords account

Former Googler Daniel Gilbert shares an AdWords Script which will scan your account to identify some of the most common AdWords mistakes.

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A script to set recurring monthly budgets in AdWords

Columnist Frederick Vallaeys shares a modified version of Google’s flexible budgets script that allows you to automatically distribute your monthly budget in an intelligent way.

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Develop free, lightweight attribution insights for your paid & organic channels

Looking to reallocate or reduce your paid search spend and not sure where to start? Columnist Chris Liversidge shows how you can identify opportunities by comparing your paid and organic search performance data by keyword and device.

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Brand bidding & PPC optimization: enforcement options (Part 6 of 8)

In part 6 of her multi-part series on brand bidding for paid search, columnist Lori Weiman breaks down the legal issues surrounding trademark infringement in paid search ads.

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First-page minimum bids continue to rise in wake of Google desktop SERP changes

Columnist Andy Taylor discusses AdWords bidding trends following Google’s move to eliminate right-rail ads and show four top-of-page ads for some queries.

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