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99 Hot Summer Puns for Sea-Sun-al Marketing

Summer punning is no joke! These playful puns will bring the heat to all your seasonal messages.

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13 Ways to Combat Shopping Cart Abandonment

Don’t you hate when people come to your site, add something to their cart, then just leave without buying? Shopping cart abandonment is one of the greatest challenges facing ecommerce retailers, but it's not insurmountable. Here are 13 ways to reduce abandoned carts.

Google Adds NEW Interactive Ad Format Targeting Gamers

AdWords just released a brand-new, interactive ad format just for game developers. Get the lowdown here!

13 Actionable Tips For More Awesome Marketing Presentations

Struggling to craft a halfway decent marketing slide deck? Check out Erin's go-to, 13-step formula for a rocking marketing presentation.

RankBrain Judgment Day: 4 SEO Strategies You’ll Need to Survive

RankBrain, Google's sophisticated AI system, will change SEO forever. Larry Kim has come back from the future to tell us how we can win the war against the machines and survive SEO Judgment Day.

Larry Kim
March 14, 2016
SEO

Our 8 Best Ad Copywriting Tips EVER!

It doesn’t matter how many bells and whistles your Google ads are currently using; if your ad copy is subpar, you’re not going to see the return you hoped for. Let the PPC experts here at WordStream walk you through the dos and don'ts.

Dan Shewan
March 11, 2016
Copywriting

3 Weeks After Google Killed Side Ads, Here Are 5 More Takeaways

Wondering how the death of the right side ads will impact your account? Check out these new trends spotted by SEM data scientists!

29 PPC Tools You Need to Try This Year

Even monkeys use tools to get their jobs done faster! Here are Larry Kim's 29 favorite PPC tools to try this year for increased productivity and higher performing PPC campaigns.

10 Smart & Easy Facebook Marketing Ideas

As marketers, we know how critical it is to have a business Facebook presence, but we also know that it’s becoming increasingly challenging. Here are 10 smart Facebook marketing ideas to help you stand out in the crowded social sea.

Still Confused About Google’s Recent Changes? Erin Sagin Explains [VIDEO]

Still confused about Google's recent SERP shakeup? Right-side ads are gone, but how will it affect your campaigns? We explain in a quick video.

News Flash, Your Sales Funnel Isn’t Linear – Why You Need Remarketing

The sales funnel just isn't linear anymore. Here are two common misconceptions about the sales funnel - and why you need remarketing to close more deals.

David Holmes
March 3, 2016
Display Ads

7 Ideas for Upgrading Your Call to Action

Call-to-action marketing is a powerful technique to persuade visitors to your site to do what you want them to do. Here are seven actionable tips for crafting more compelling calls to action.

5 FREE Facebook Marketing Tools to Juice Up Your Campaigns

Want to spend less time and get better results from your Facebook marketing efforts? Supercharge your performance with these six completely free Facebook marketing tools for automation, image editing, analysis and more!

Erin Sagin
March 2, 2016
Social Media

5 Quick & Actionable Tips for Better Content Marketing Images

Heads up: You NEED to be using images in your content marketing! Here are five actionable tips to optimize your content marketing images for better engagement.

28 Memorable Social Media Quotes to Make You Think

Looking for some inspiring quotes about Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn? Look no further. More inspirational than a field of sunflowers at dusk, these social media quotes will inspire, encourage, and uplift you (or not).

Dan Shewan
February 25, 2016
Social Media

The New Google SERP: 3 Changes & 3 Things That Haven’t Changed…Yet

Google just unrolled the biggest change to the SERP in years. How is the loss of right sidebar ads affecting CTR, CPC, paid ad inventory and more? Check out the early data...

Google Kills Off Side Ads: What You Need to Know

Google changed history by announcing that ads will no longer appear in the right sidebar next to search results. What does the change mean for you?

Landing Pages for Lead Generation: 8 Conversion-Driving Tips

Landing pages for lead generation are a different game than regular old product pages. Learn eight smart tips for more effective lead gen landing pages in this guide.

Margot Whitney
February 19, 2016
Landing Pages

Google Ads Benchmarks for YOUR Industry [Updated!]

We all want to create unicorn ads that have the highest CTRs and the best conversion rates. But a good metric for one industry isn’t necessarily good for another. What numbers should you be looking to beat in your industry? We dug into our data to find out!

Google Ads Benchmarks for YOUR Industry [Updated!]

We all want to create unicorn ads that have the highest CTRs and the best conversion rates. But a good metric for one industry isn’t necessarily good for another. What numbers should you be looking to beat in your industry? We dug into our data.

Do You Know Who Your Competitors Are? The 5 W’s of PPC Competitor Analysis

Do you need to do competitor analysis for PPC? YES! Find out how - plus when, why, who your competitors are, what tools to use for competitive analysis and more...

3 Free Tools to Help You Understand Your Online Audience

Technology is a massively important tool for growing your company. Here are three services that will help you better understand your audience so you can easily boost sales.

Larry Kim
February 16, 2016
Marketing Ideas

How to Edit Your Own Work: A Self-Editing Checklist

Learning to effectively edit your own writing can be tough. Follow the tips in this self-editing checklist and you'll be on your way to becoming a more independent, autonomous content producer.

Dan Shewan
February 11, 2016
Copywriting

5 Steps to Landing a Big Account (When You Suck at Sales)

For those of us who weren't born with sale genetics, finding new clients can be tough. Check out this super-simple, creative formula for snagging big accounts.

How to REALLY Run a Twitter Lead Generation Campaign

You can generate tons of high-quality leads using Twitter ads - but don't follow Twitter's rules! Here's the real way to run a Twitter lead generation card campaign.

Larry Kim
February 9, 2016
Social Media

Harness the Power of Google Ratings

Learn the difference between Google seller ratings and product ratings and how to make the most of both for better performing AdWords campaigns.

Marketing for a Good Cause: 7 Strategies for Nonprofits

Marketing for nonprofits can be challenging. Your budget is smaller, but on the plus side, you’ve got the passion and the drive to succeed! Luckily, there are plenty of smart strategies to get your nonprofit organization noticed WITHOUT breaking the bank!