Google’s Shopping Campaign Expansion To Search Partners Is Gaining Traction

Traffic from product listing ads on YouTube and third-party retailers and in image search began surging in Q4, Merkle data shows.

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Get Your Priorities Straight: Structuring Google Shopping Campaigns

A good campaign structure can have a significant impact on performance, but what structure is right for your business? Columnist Laura Collins discusses some options that have worked well for her clients.

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7 Ways Small Businesses Can Leverage Third-Party Apps for Local Search & Marketing

Apps consume the majority of mobile media time, but local business apps struggle to compete for attention. Columnist Wesley Young looks at how SMBs can instead use space on the most popular apps to get in front of customers.

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Search Update Impact On SEO & Content Strategies: Staying Ahead With A Focus On Quality

Columnist Jim Yu explores how Google’s numerous algorithm updates over the years have shaped search engine optimization strategies. Can this information provide a clue for what to expect in the future?

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New Google Research: Can The Long Tail Be Covered Without Broad Match?

Wondering about the benefits of using broad match? Columnist and Googler Matt Lawson got his hands on real Google data to put the debate to rest.

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Putting “Mobilegeddon” In Perspective

Worried about Google’s impending mobile-friendliness algorithm update? Columnist Adam Dorfman has some advice for you: relax.

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Search operators

Yes, you want to rank first in Google. And yes, you think you have optimized a site for that. But have you ever been playing with Google to see how your site is doing? Probably not, but let’s do that right now. Have you ever used search operators in your Google queries? Search operators are…

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Google Shares AdWords “Store Visits” Metric Conversion Lift Data

US retailers saw, on average, 10 times more conversions from mobile search ads when accounting for store visits estimated conversions.

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