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The 13 Best SEO Posts of the Year

Check out Larry Kim's picks for the absolute best, most helpful and innovative SEO articles and blog posts of the year, from WordStream and around the web.

Larry Kim
December 20, 2016
SEO

A Look Back at WordStream’s Top 25 Stories of 2016

As we look forward to 2017, here are the top 25 stories from the WordStream blog from 2016.

Dan Shewan
December 19, 2016
WordStream

4 Super-Smart Keyword Research Ideas that Boost SEO

Need some new ideas for SEO keyword research? Odds are, you're skipping these great keyword research tips that can really improve your organic rankings and CTR.

23 Creative Advertising Ideas That Actually Work

The secret to standing apart from competitors? Creativity! Here are 23 ideas and examples to inspire you.

Mary Lister
December 19, 2016
Marketing Ideas

7 Ready-Made Google Ads Headline Formulas to Make Your Life Easy

Follow these seven ready-to-use AdWords headline formulas, proven successful time after time, and you’ll never have to write another ad from scratch again!

Brad Smith
December 15, 2016
Copywriting

The 7 Deadly Sins of Expanded Text Ads (And What to Do Instead)

When you write Expanded Text Ads, recycling old ad copy seems like a logical place to start. Unfortunately, it simply doesn't work. Learn how to avoid mistakes and write Expanded Text Ads that convert instead!

5 Really Good Reasons to Use Twitter Ads

I love Google AdWords and Facebook Ads, but there are a few ways that Twitter Ads beats them both. Check out these five awesome reasons to start using Twitter Ads.

Larry Kim
December 12, 2016
Social Media

The 10 Best & Biggest New PPC Features of the Year

From the loss of right-side ads and the announcement of new Expanded Text Ads, it's been a big year for PPC! Check out our top 10 best new features added to AdWords and Bing Ads in 2016.

Why We Need Conversion Benchmarks, Even if They’re Dumb

You might think conversion rate benchmarks are useless, but you may be surprised by how much we need them, even if those benchmarks are wrong. Here's why, and how to use them.

7 Powerful Grassroots Marketing Ideas

Want more customers? Take note, especially if you're a small, locally focused business with a brick-and-mortar location: These seven powerful and creative grassroots marketing ideas can inspire you to grow your business from the ground up.

Dan Shewan
December 7, 2016
Marketing Ideas

4 Elements of an Inspiring Company Mission Statement (+20 Examples)

Do you need to re-work your corporate mission statement? Starting a new business and need a guide? Here's a list of golden rules to follow and examples of great company mission statements.

Mary Lister
December 6, 2016
Marketing Ideas

5 Tips to Align Your Google Ads Account with Your Sales Funnel Stages

Continuity between ads and landing pages starts with account structure. Learn the 5 simple ways you can ensure alignment between the stages of your sales funnel and the structure of your AdWords account.

Ads on Breitbart Don’t Work Anyway, Here’s How to Exclude Them & Save Money

Many advertisers are boycotting Breitbart.com due to the site's message. But display ads on Breitbart don't work anyway! We have the data. Here's how to stop your ads from showing there.

The Seriously Comprehensive Guide to B2B Content Marketing

In this exhaustive post, we cover absolutely everything you need to know about B2B content marketing, including tips, best practices, and examples of great B2B content.

Dan Shewan
November 29, 2016
Content Marketing

6 Tips to Supercharge Your Holiday Google Shopping Campaigns

Here are six tips to help supercharge your Google Shopping campaigns this holiday season. These strategies will help drive major visibility and returns on your product advertising.

The 10 Best Online Marketing Strategies to Make You a Unicorn

Marketing unicorns are so special that, even though they’re rare, they end up delivering almost half of the value of your overall marketing efforts. Want to be a marketing unicorn? Check out these 10 best online marketing strategies.

Larry Kim
November 28, 2016
Marketing Ideas

19 Genius Dental Marketing Ideas to Grow Your Practice

As a dentist, bringing in good clients, and lots of them, is hard! Here are some smart marketing ideas to make it easier for your potential customers to find your dental practice.

Mary Lister
November 23, 2016
Marketing Ideas

3 Steps to a High-Converting Lead Capture Strategy

Why does 70 percent of your site traffic leave without converting? Because you're not aligning the right type of offers to each stage of the funnel. Learn how to capture more leads in three steps.

Brad Smith
November 23, 2016
Conversion Rates

The 9 Best 404 Error Pages We’ve Seen

A 404 or Not Found error happens with a user tries to follow a dead, broken, or nonexistent link. The best 404-error pages on the web make the most of this rerouted traffic. Check out 9 examples.

Mary Lister
November 22, 2016
Landing Pages

6 SEO Experiments That Will Blow Your Mind

Best practices are nice, but SEO experiments are what really move us forward in the world of organic search engine optimization. Here are six crazy experiments that really surprised us, and how you can use the results for your own SEO gains.

Larry Kim
November 21, 2016
Content Marketing

Building a Successful Paid Twitter Campaign From the Ground Up

Here's everything you need to know to launch a successful Twitter advertising campaign, from audience targeting to hashtags to crafting the perfect promoted tweet.

Guest Author
November 18, 2016
Social Media

8 Industries That Must Have a Video Marketing Strategy

All businesses should explore the possibilities of adding video content on their sites, but in particular these eight industries need a strong video marketing strategy NOW!

Margot Whitney
November 18, 2016
Video Marketing

Facebook "Bug" Reveals Organic Reach Is Even Worse Than We Thought

Facebook announced that the organic reach of your posts has been overrepresented by 50% in the Page Insights dashboard. What can you do about these dismal numbers?

Jess Armstrong
November 18, 2016
Social Media

5 Data-Driven Lawyer Marketing Strategies

Lawyer marketing is incredibly expensive: especially on AdWords. These data-supported strategies are proven to increase leads and lower CPA. And anyone can do them!

Allen Finn
November 17, 2016
Marketing Ideas

5 Holiday Email Optimizations for PPC Marketers

The holiday season is creeping closer and now’s the perfect time to fine-tune your PPC—and email marketing—campaigns to make sure your marketing program is ready for the big rush.

Guest Author
November 16, 2016
Email Marketing

3 Crazy-Effective Ideas to Unlock the Full Power of RLSA

Chances are you're not realizing the full potential of RLSA. Read on to discover my three favorite strategies for RLSA, especially helpful if you're doing PPC in a competitive market or have a small budget.