Now You Can Apply AdWords Conversion Settings To Goals Imported From Analytics
The ability to import goals from Google Analytics into AdWords just got even more useful. Now you can tailor them to your paid search objectives by adjusting the conversion settings on each imported Analytics goal and transaction within AdWords. Flexib…
Google Releases New AdWords Auction And Ad Rank Video For The First Time Since Revising The Key Formula
Along with a overview on Quality Score factors, this week, Google released an updated video on the AdWords auction and Ad Rank, the scoring system used in each auction that determines the order in which ads appear. Chief Economist at Google, Hal Varian…
Bing Ads Expands Bid Landscape Estimator Tool To Ad Groups, Non-US Markets
In March, Bing Ads launched its Bid Landscape tool in the US — essentially equivalent to the Bid Simulator in Google AdWords. Now, Bing Ads is rolling out Bid Landscape to at the ad group level. Non-US advertisers also now have access to bid landscape at the keyword level. Bid Landscape shows…
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A Step-By-Step Guide To Link Building For Boring Industries Or Products
Within the current search landscape, most search engine optimisation campaigns have become increasingly content-led. The majority of the campaigns that I work on revolve largely around the production and placement of high quality content on top-tier si…
Bing Ads Launches Live Chat Support And Industry Insights Portal With Research, Case Studies
Today, the Bing Ads team announced the launch of live chat support and a new industry insights portal. Live Chat will be available at all hours every day of the week for in its English-language markets. Customers can use Live Chat to ask questions abou…
Deliver Transformational SEO Performance With Simple Techniques
I find huge value in big site analysis, as the subtleties of prioritisation can have multi-million dollar impact for a business. This analysis can be informative about approaching a new SEO strategy for any site, and reveal a few truths about the true …
2014 US Search Awards Now Accepting Entries
The US Search Awards are now accepting entries for this year’s awards ceremony scheduled on October 8 in conjunction with Pubcon in Las Vegas. Recognizing US based organizations, agencies and individuals doing search and digital marketing, this is the second annual US Search Awards ceremony….
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Paid Search Spend Rises 8 Percent In Q1, Mobile Shows Signs Of Maturing [Report]
In the first quarter this year, U.S. search advertising spend rose 8 percent when compared both quarter-over-quarter (QoQ) and year-over-year (YoY) according to IgnitionOne’s latest report which looks at the campaigns run through its digital marketing platform. In Q1 2014, paid search clicks…
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If Online Ad Targeting Works, Does More Targeting Work Better?
A former colleague at Forrester Research recently published a study that described his view of the future of online marketing. The study is available to Forrester clients only, but the crux of the argument is laid out in a blog post: Why Google – Not Facebook – Will Build The Database…
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4 Trends Marketers Must Address In 2014: Audience, Relevance, Social & Mobile
Upon revisiting last year’s post on this topic, a couple of our bold predictions flopped and a couple turned out to be more reality than fantasy. Though we didn’t see Apple monetize the search results served up by Siri, we did see ad formats evolve to increase relevance and user…
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Staying Competitive In PPC: Learning From Black Friday’s Most Popular Offers
The five-day Black Friday weekend from Thanksgiving to Cyber Monday provided an insightful glimpse into how retailers are running their PPC strategies for the holidays. Particularly interesting are the variety of offer types run by retailers, ranging f…
How Paid Search Can Aid Your SEO Efforts
PPC and SEO have always been complementary marketing channels — but have you been using this combination to its full potential? With keyword data now largely gone and Hummingbird making quality content vital to your SEO strategy, it has never been more important to invest in SEO — but…
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Optimizing For Seasonality: 4 Critical Paid Search Strategies
November and December are the most seasonal months for search marketers. For retailers, this holiday shopping period continues to be the most profitable time of the year. In fact, in 2012, over $42 billion was spent online by consumers in these two mon…
3 Ways B2B Search Marketers Can Stand Out With Rich Ad Formats
We all know B2B customers differ from regular consumers for a variety of reasons. Their purchase cycle is longer, as they have to consult more options before pulling the trigger on signing a contract for a solution or purchasing a product. There is als…
How B2B Sites Can Align Their Website Strategy With SEM Tactics
A B2B website that does not drive traffic, promote the brand, deliver company messaging or convert users into customers represents a waste of online marketing investments. A good B2B website should help build a strong brand while educating relevant use…
Study Finds Small Businesses Waste 25 Percent Of Their PPC Budgets
While pay-per-click marketing has become an integral part of many small businesses’ marketing plans, most SMBs struggle to find the time and resources to manage their PPC campaigns. A new study finds that, due to managerial and strategic errors, SMBs inadvertently waste a quarter of their…
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Out With The Old, In With The New: Google Partners Replaces Google Certification Program
Google launched its new Google Partners program yesterday, a certification platform that provides agencies and online marketers with free certification exams, access to “Google experts” and other members in the Google Partners community, along with sales and marketing toolkits. After…
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Hummingbird Takes Flight: SEOs Give Insight On Google’s New Algorithm
On the eve of its 15th birthday last week, Google revealed a new search algorithm named Hummingbird. Designed to be more precise and provide faster query results, the algorithm is based on semantic search, focusing on user intent versus individual search terms. As Search Engine Land’s Danny…
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Organic Vs. Paid: What $10 Million In Search Revenue For Hewlett-Packard Tells Us
It certainly isn’t the first look at the relationship between paid and organic search, but new a new study by Resolution Media and Kenshoo claims to put an end to the debate over whether paid search campaigns cannibalize organic revenue or add incremental value, even when organic visibility…
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Google Expands AdWords Conversion Window Settings
In a small but significant change, Google is doing away with the 30-day conversion window in AdWords. Now advertisers can customize the conversion window from 7 to 90 days. Extending the window up to 90 days is good news for marketers whose sales cycle…