In 2017, the average click-through rate (CTR) across AdWords is between 2% and 3%. Are you having trouble getting your ads to reach 2% CTR? You’re in luck, because today, I’m going to break down a few ways to increase click-through rate on your paid ads. When combined, these methods will help drive more users… Read More
Hello fellow advertisers! Today I will be going in-depth on a concept that I’ve talked about in a couple of my previous video blogs about the Display Network: lacing. Lacing is a form of targeting that allows you to tie multiple pieces of targeting criteria together within the same ad group. Since the Display Network… Read More
Like all new media, Internet advertising has evolved considerably since its inception. Gone are the days of pop-ups crashing your web browser, or misleading hyperlinks. And thank goodness! Hard to imagine using that version of the Internet now. But as digital marketing has gone mainstream, a new set of problems has emerged; in particular, there… Read More
For marketing professionals in virtually every industry, who are betting a percentage of their marketing budget on the tangible reach of PPC & display campaigns, being skeptical of SEM services isn’t completely irrational if: They’ve worked with an unethical marketing company in the past, and walked away with nothing to show for it (and criticism… Read More
When you think about SEO, you may not typically think of how human factors play a role; you likely think of the results. And rightly so; one of the most important ways to successfully increase the organic rank of your website is to pursue data driven-results: measurable, confirmable numbers that demonstrate ROI and justify your… Read More
Today, I’m excited to discuss a new type of Google AdWords ad extension, currently in beta, called “promotion extensions.” A well-timed discount or store-wide sale can be extremely effective when you need to stimulate revenue and get customers excited about shopping. The downside? All the additional work necessary to keep promotions up to date across… Read More
From Clicks to Conversions: A Meta-Post So, you’re wondering how to optimize your website, and you’ve stumbled across this post looking for SEO blogging tips. You might be wondering how valuable a blog post can be for driving traffic to your site. If so, I’ve got some good news! This will be a “meta” blog… Read More
If you’re an online advertiser, the odds are good that the product or service you promote has a price tag on it somewhere. That also means the odds are good that you’ve developed a healthy pessimism towards the capricious bargain-hunters who will blithely charge up dozens of paid clicks ad nauseam in the course of… Read More
One of the most common questions I get from clients is this: “Why should I pay money to bid on brand name keywords when we’re already on top of the organic search results?” You may be asking this question, thinking that bidding on brand name keywords seems like a waste of money, but after considering… Read More
Here in the SEO world, we all heard about Accelerated Mobile Pages (or AMP) when it launched in early 2016, with quite a bit of fanfare. Introduced by Google, its aim was to improve mobile web performance using a new version of HTML: AMP HTML. AMP HTML removes all of the bulk elements that can bog down a website’s… Read More
Congratulations: you’ve dialed in your AdWords campaign. All of your keywords are neatly organized into their own ad groups, you’ve dotted your I’s and crossed your T’s, but you’re not receiving the results you would have liked. Don’t worry! All hope is not lost. There are a few key elements to every successful landing page…. Read More
Hello fellow advertisers! Today we will be doing an overview of all the forms of targeting you can possibly use on the Google AdWords Display Network. We’ll cover the following forms of targeting: keywords, topics, placements, affinity (and custom affinity) audiences, in-market audiences, and remarketing. I’ll also cover a highly recommended strategy called ‘lacing’ that helps you… Read More
