Getting to the bottom of Google expanded text ad CTR and CPC

Google has rolled out expanded text ads to all advertisers, so how does this new ad format compare to standard text ads? Columnist Andy Taylor shares some data from a recent Merkle study.

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AdWords Express expands deeper click-to-call reporting, adds ad scheduling and more

Three new features arrive for small businesses using Google’s automated ad service.

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Google adds new state-by-state voting guide for “how to vote” searches

Google’s latest search feature for voters includes a “2016 Election: How to Vote” box with information on voter IDs, deadlines and mail-in ballots.

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Should You Implement AMP Pages on Your Site?

AMP (Accelerated Mobile Pages) is a language library for web pages (“AMP HTML” and “AMP JS”) intended to speed up the mobile rendering experience. Implementing makes the assumption that: a) your audience’s device is on a slow connection, and b) that your business could benefit from the faster load and render times offered by the […]

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Why links are still the core authority signal in Google’s algorithm

Link metrics have been the foundation of Google’s ranking algorithm since the beginning, but could anything ever surpass links as a ranking signal? Columnist Jayson DeMers speculates.

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Here’s an AdWords script to apply shared campaign negative lists everywhere

Want to share campaign negative lists with a load of campaigns, but finding the interface a drag? Columnist Daniel Gilbert of Brainlabs has a script for that!

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Google injects more context into micro-moments

As Google continues to refine its search results to better serve users in their moments of need, columnist Adam Dorfman looks at how recent developments in contextual search may impact brick-and-mortar businesses.

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