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Pain Points: A Guide to Finding & Solving Your Customers’ Problems

Learn everything you need to know about discovering your customer pain points and putting them to work.

Dan Shewan
February 26, 2018
Marketing Ideas

10 Ways Voice Assistants Are Changing Marketing

Voice technology has been everywhere this year, which means the way consumers perform even the most mundane day-to-day tasks is changing. And as a result, the way brands and marketers interact with said consumers is changing, too. The time respond to this technology is now.

Lisa Smith
February 22, 2018
Marketing Ideas

8 Ways to Improve Your Finance & Bank Advertising with AdWords

The financial and banking industries are highly competitive, and costs for advertising can be high. But that doesn't mean you can't advertise! Here are are eight smart, data-driven strategies to make your bank advertising a success.

33 Instagram Captions That Will Break Your Like-Ometer

Want to learn how to generate tons of likes on your Instagram posts? In this post, we run through 33 hilarious Instagram captions, and teach you how to adapt those captions to your own content. Get ready for more Instagram likes, followers, and fans!

Gordon Donnelly
February 20, 2018
Instagram

Google Ads Event Tracking Made Easy

AdWords custom event tracking is an amazing way to quantify all those valuable actions taken on your website that regular old conversion tracking can’t capture. Today, senior paid marketing strategist Griffin Nauss discusses custom event tracking setup.

How to Save the World with Cause-Related Marketing (+6 Examples)

Many of the most effective marketing campaigns share a philanthropic angle. Learn how to leverage cause-related marketing techniques to raise awareness for worthy causes and nonprofits working to make a difference. Includes tons of real-world examples to inspire your campaigns.

7 Ways to Stop Burning Your Google Ads Budget

Using Google AdWords is the only way to ensure that your brand appears at the very top of the page when people are searching for products or services like yours. But it's easy to waste money on AdWords. Make sure you're following these practices to get ROI from your AdWords buys.

How Will Chrome’s New Ad Blocker Impact Your Ads?

Google just launched a new ad blocker for Chrome. Its primary purpose is to combat and eradicate poor mobile browsing experiences, but how will it affect your advertising? Here’s what the new Chrome ad filter is actually going to do (and how it’s going to do it).

New AdWords Remarketing Features in WordStream Advisor Are Here!

Remarketing ads have much higher engagement than plain old display. Now, thanks to WordStream Advisor's new cross-platform remarketing features, users can stay connected with their target audience, beyond direct website interaction and emails.

Heather Widman
February 14, 2018
Display Ads

4 SEO Survival Tips for the Voice Search Revolution

ComScore has predicted that by 2020, 50% of all searches will be via voice and 30% of searches will take place without a screen. How can you optimize your site for the voice search revolution? Check out these four SEO survival tips.

Guest Author
February 14, 2018
SEO

When (And When Not) to Use Facebook Split Testing for Maximum Impact

A/B split testing is a big part of the advertiser's life, and Facebook ads are no exception. Facebook's creative split testing feature makes it easier to run statistically significant tests, but check out these dos and don'ts so you can make the most of your Facebook ad tests.

Guest Author
February 13, 2018
Facebook Ads

10X Your A/B Testing with Google Ads Variations

Google AdWords Ad Variations help advertisers test fresh copy at scale. But first you need to know how to use them. Learn about the three different types of AdWords text ad variations, how to implement them, and some unique ideas for testing brand new, high CTR ad copy in your account!

12 Ways to Get More Subscribers on YouTube

1 billion hours of YouTube are watched per day. If you want to reach that audience, you need to grow your YouTube subscriber base. Here are 12 easy ways to get more YouTube subscribers, fast!

How to Turn Customer Feedback into High Converting Ad Copy

Customer feedback, from surveys to reviews, is an amazing source of insight into what your target audience really wants. Learn how to take customer feedback and turn it into high-performing ad copy for your paid search and paid social advertising.

Guest Author
February 8, 2018
Copywriting

5 Best Reporting Tools For Marketers & Advertisers

Many marketers and advertisers find reporting to be one of the biggest time sucks. But you need good reports to prove your worth to your boss or your clients! Here are 5+ top reporting tools that will help you show off your progress in less time.

35 Marketing Statistics that Should Change Your Strategy in 2018

Merkle recently released its Q4 report and it's packed with trends (some obvious, others shocking) from the worlds of paid search and paid social. Check out WordStream's analysis of these marketing statistics that should impact your online advertising strategy in 2018.

Allen Finn
February 5, 2018
Marketing Ideas

7 Killer Tips for More Effective Real Estate Facebook Ads

Whether you're targeting dedicated house-hunters or potential first-time buyers, real estate Facebook ads can be incredibly effective at generating leads. Learn everything you need to know about using Facebook Ads for real estate in this comprehensive guide!

Margot Whitney
February 5, 2018
Facebook Ads

Social Media Crisis Management: A Guide to Staying Calm Under Pressure

Social media crisis management is essential if companies want to succeed, so why do so many companies fail when things go wrong on social? Find out everything you need to know about managing a social media crisis (and see examples of some of the worst).

Dan Shewan
January 29, 2018
Social Media

How to Create Killer Facebook Ad Campaigns with Your Existing Assets

Most SMBs simply don’t have the personnel, expertise, or budget for Facebook advertising. Learn how to leverage your existing assets to create powerful Facebook advertising campaigns on a small budget.

Brett McHale
January 29, 2018
Facebook Ads

How to Drive Low-Cost Conversions with Contextual Display Ads

Contextual display advertising is a powerful way to drive real, direct conversions through the Google Display Network at a low cost per conversion. Find out how to set up and optimize a contextual display ad campaign to supplement your higher cost search campaigns.

Guest Author
January 29, 2018
Display Ads

What Google’s New Ad Settings Mean for Your Remarketing Campaigns

Google has decided to add to its Mute This Ad feature and it has major implications for your remarketing campaigns. Learn what's changing, how it will impact your online advertising, and what you can do to work around the expanded power of the mute button!

Allen Finn
January 26, 2018
Display Ads

Hyperlocal Marketing: What It Is, Why It Works, & How to Do It Right

Learn everything you need to know about hyperlocal marketing in this comprehensive guide, including how to set up hyperlocal campaigns in AdWords and Facebook Ads.

Dan Shewan
January 25, 2018
Local Marketing

How to Win Big-Ticket Clients with LinkedIn’s Matched Audiences Feature

Inbound marketing is great, but doesn't always work when you want to win big client accounts. Learn how to use Linkedin's Matched Audience feature to reach high-level executives and decision makers that will really help you seal the deal.

Brad Smith
January 25, 2018
Social Media

Here’s How the Google Speed Update Will Impact Your Site (& Google Ads Account)

Google just made a change to its mobile ranking factors. It's called the Speed Update, and it could impact your organic rankings and the amount you pay in AdWords. Learn what the Speed Update is and what you can do to determine its impact on your business.

7 Ways to Get More Likes on Your Instagram Ads

Don't give up on Instagram advertising before you try these genius tips! The more engaging your ads are, the better your results will be. Learn how to make the most of hashtags, filtering tools, contests, Instagram stories and more to increase your following and get better results.

Margot Whitney
January 19, 2018
Instagram

How to Use Email Remarketing to Achieve Inbox Domination

Email remarketing, using hyper-targeted nurture funnels to turn prospects into customers, is a little tricky, but so worth the effort. Learn how to leverage Gmail ads in AdWords to dominate the inboxes of your prospects with Gmail remarketing ads for businesses of any size!

Allen Finn
January 18, 2018
Email Marketing