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Mid-Year Check-In: The 8 Biggest New Marketing Trends of 2026 So Far

How can you prepare for a strong second half of 2026? Start with these trends.

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What PPC Account Managers Say They Do vs. What They Really Do

PPC account managers claim to be spending lots of time optimizing their accounts, but our data suggests that actual AdWords account activity levels are low. Here's why it matters.

What’s the Best Ad Position in PPC? (Hint: Not Always #1)

Getting the best ad position is key in paid search. Learn how to get the best ad position possible in this comprehensive post.

Bid Adjustments: How Do They Work? The Math Behind Combined Bid Adjustments

Learn how bid adjustments in Google AdWords Enhanced Campaigns work when using multiple adjustments for time, location and device.

Don’t Read the Comments: 10 Logical Fallacies in the Comment Stream

Learn ten common logical fallacies and cognitive biases that show up in blog comments. Know how to recognize and avoid these commenting fallacies!

Dynamic Remarketing Ads: The Future of Google Remarketing

Learn why Google's new Dynamic Remarketing ads, currently in beta, are the greatest thing for e-commerce AdWords accounts since sliced bread.

Revisiting the Economics of Google Quality Score: Why QS Is Up to 200% More Valuable in 2013

We revisit the economics of Google Quality Score and find that Quality Score is up to 200% more valuable than it was four years ago. Learn why.

‘What Do Those Plus Signs Mean?’ Modified Broad Match for Beginners

What are those plus signs on your keywords in AdWords? That’s modified broad match, a keyword matching option introduced by Google in 2010. Read this primer on the modified broad match type to find out how to make the most of this keyword type.

Five Reasons to Bid on Branded Terms in PPC

Reluctant to bid on your brand terms in AdWords? Here are five great reasons to advertise on branded keywords in PPC.

Content Marketing vs. PR: What’s the Difference?

What's the difference between content marketing and public relations (PR)? Learn how they differ in terms of technique, metrics, and outcomes.

Larry Kim
March 18, 2013
Marketing Ideas

Why Your Click-Through Rates Suck

Do your click-through rates in AdWords suck? Learn why your CTR is so low and how to fix it.

Google for Mobile: How Google Makes Money from Mobile

Learn about Google's mobile product portfolio including Google apps for mobile, Google devices for mobile, Google advertising for mobile and more.

3 Reasons Your Keyword Has a Low Quality Score

Learn three possible reasons that your keyword Quality Score is low, including low click-through rate, poor relevance and short-tail keywords.

Guide to Using LinkedIn Company Pages: Get Followers, Share Stories, Post Products

Learn how to use LinkedIn Company Pages to increase followers, gain engagement, and discover new business connections and potential customers. Read now for inside tips!

Megan Marrs
February 25, 2013
Social Media

When Is 2% Not a Good CTR? The Relationship of Click-Through Rate & Ad Position

Is 2 percent a good click-through rate for PPC? Not always! Learn the importance of having a good CTR for your average ad position.

50 Things Every Content Marketer Should Know

Learn 50 content marketing skills and tactics every content marketer should know, from HTML to SEO to link building basics to how to create an editorial calendar.

4 Common Mistakes Advertisers Make When Transferring AdWords Accounts to Bing

Don't make these four common mistakes when transferring your Google AdWords account to the Bing Ads PPC platform.

Remarketing with Google Analytics

Piggybacking off Rich’s post, Google has made setting up Remarketing campaigns easier and smarter by allowing us to use our Google Analytics tracking code and Analytics data to set it up. Here’s how to do it.

How to Drive Google Image Search Traffic That’s Actually Relevant

Learn how to optimize your site for Google Image search and bring in image search traffic that's valuable and relevant to your site.

Elisa Gabbert
January 23, 2013
SEO

The 3 Types of Search Queries & How You Should Target Them

In the search marketing world, we tend to talk more about keywords than search queries (news flash: they’re not quite the same thing). In this post, we go into a little more detail on what the three types of search queries are and how you can target them with your site content.

Elisa Gabbert
December 10, 2012
SEO

Why Use Google Ads? Here Are 10 Reasons

Why use Google AdWords? Because it works! Thousands of companies are getting ROI from their AdWords campaigns. Learn 10 reasons why AdWords PPC is a highly effective marketing channel that can deliver sales, leads and ROI for your business.

A Beginner’s Guide to Content Strategy for the Web: 10 Things You Need to Know

Having a strong content strategy in place makes all the difference when it comes to meeting your content goals. Learn the 10 elements of a successful content strategy for the web, including voice and tone, structural concerns, and other web content marketing strategies.

Guest Author
November 28, 2012
Content Marketing

YouTube Advertising Guide: How to Advertise in YouTube Videos

Those ads that run before your YouTube video drive a ton of brand awareness and bring targeted new traffic to your site. Learn how to run YouTube advertisements, ranging from stationary banners to in-video video ads.

Larry Kim
November 27, 2012
Marketing Ideas

Blog Management for Small Businesses: The Ultimate Guide

Learn how to run a successful small business blog with this guide to blog creation, tactical planning, and strategic management for SMB blogs.

Guest Author
November 19, 2012
Content Marketing

How to Rank for a Keyword in 10 Steps

Want to see your website on the elusive first page of Google for a given search term? Unless you’re Wikipedia or The New York Times, it won’t be easy. But it’s not impossible, either. Learn how to rank for a keyword in 10 steps in this post.

Elisa Gabbert
November 14, 2012
SEO

The Best Tweets of All Time: Our List of the Most Important, Record-Breaking Tweets Ever

Read the list of the best tweets in the history of Twitter! These are the funniest, most retweeted, and most important tweets of all time.

Megan Marrs
November 8, 2012
Social Media

How to Find Long-Tail Keywords: 9 Ways to Discover Long-Tail Terms

Long-tail keywords are often less competitive and therefore easier to rank for. Not sure where to find long-tail keyword terms for your search marketing campaigns? Learn nine novel ways to find long-tail keywords in this guide to long-tail keyword discovery for SEO.