[Report] Shopping ads are eating text ads: accounted for 60% of clicks on Google, 33% on Bing in Q1

Merkle’s Q1 2018 report shows Shopping campaigns dominate retailers’ paid search click volume.

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Look Ma, no keywords! Phrase-free AdWords campaigns are here

Contributor Andy Taylor discusses Google’s new Local Search Ads Experiment in AdWords, which uses address and location categories in lieu of keywords to trigger relevant local results.

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How to use good ol’ PPC to support fun and creative branded content

Contributor Kevin Lee looks at creative synergies and the power of collaboration to increase the efficiency of branded content using PPC campaigns.

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So many paid search campaigns, so little time. Here’s how to stay ahead of it all.

Saving time and money are top priorities for most search marketers, Contributor Christi Olson has five tips plus a bonus to help save time and money when optimizing search campaigns.

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Are your ads pointing to the right domain? Here’s a script to find out.

KA-POW! Contributor Daniel Gilbert has a ‘super’ helpful script that will make you look like a PPC superhero by verifying your ads are linking to the right domain.

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Facebook & Cambridge Analytica: What we know, what they knew & where that leaves us

A brief history of the many privacy disasters at the world’s dominant social media platform, and what the most recent data exposure means for marketers, and other data Borg as Facebook’s CEO faces Congress.

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How to outdo the PPC robots in shopping ads

Contributor Frederick Vallaeys isn’t ready for Skynet to manage his PPC campaigns just yet and shares seven ways account managers can use their experience to improve shopping ad performance.

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