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How to Use Google Ads Brand Guidelines for Cleaner Automated Assets

Google Ads brand guidelines keep your automatically generated assets in line with your brand. Find out how to use them right.

Michelle Morgan | April 16, 2026 | Google Ads
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Google Ads Audience: What Is a Google Ads Audience?

This is the first post in a series on the Google Ads audience tab. In this post, we’ll focus on the topic of how Google defines an “audience” as it pertains to Google Ads (formerly known as AdWords) display campaigns, and some of the strategic ways you can make use of audiences within your display campaigns.

The Ultimate Guide to the Google AdWords Audience Tab

Learn everything you need to know about the Audience tab in Google AdWords in this free guide.

What Kinds of Businesses Should Use PPC Advertising?

Who uses PPC advertising? Should you? Learn five types of business that usually see great results and high ROI from PPC advertising.

What Is SEO Content? A Guide to Creating Content for SEO

If you’re relatively new to the world of search marketing, you may have heard the term “SEO content” being thrown around in marketing meetings. This beginner’s guide is designed to answer three questions: What is “SEO content”? What types of SEO content are there? What is my SEO content strategy?

Elisa Gabbert
January 17, 2012
SEO

11 SEO Tips for Optimizing for Local Search

Optimize for local search- here are 11 tips you can use to optimize your pages for local searches.

Megan Marrs
December 27, 2011
Local Marketing

10 Tips to Create Awesome Content that Is Easily Discovered

Need help getting your content to rank for SEO? Learn 10 tips that can help boost your content's ranking in the SERPs.

Megan Marrs
December 21, 2011
Content Marketing

Google Ads Campaign Best Practices: How to Name & Organize Campaigns

Learn tips and best practices for organizing and naming campaigns in your Google AdWords PPC account.

Using Excel for Google PPC: Fun Stuff and Hard Stuff

Learn how to use Excel to make common PPC tasks easier, including writing PPC ads and estimating profits and losses. Includes 2 free downloads!

How Does the Google Ads Auction Work? [Infographic]

This infographic illustrates how Google Ads works, including an explanation of how advertisers can win the Google Ads auction.

10 Tips for Creating Content on Facebook That Gets the Thumbs Up

Discover 10 Facebook tips for creating great content that will engage customers.

Megan Marrs
October 19, 2011
Social Media

When Should You Pause Google Ads Keywords?

Learn two situations in which it's a good idea to pause keywords in AdWords to save money and improve Quality Scores across your account.

Google AdWords Reporting Guide: AdWords Dimensions Tab Tips & Tutorials

Learn everything you need to know about the reports in the Google AdWords Dimensions Tab in this AdWords reporting guide.

How & When to Use Call Extensions in Google Ads

Learn all about Google AdWords call extensions, including when, how and why to use call extensions in your PPC campaigns.

5 Great Marketing Case Studies from Around the Web

Marketing case studies are a great way to get attention and links to your blog, because people love personal stories. Here are five inspiring case studies.

Elisa Gabbert
September 29, 2011
Content Marketing

Google Ads Sitelinks: How to Use Google Ads Sitelinks Extensions

Learn all about Sitelinks, a Google AdWords ad extension, in this complete guide to using sitelinks in your AdWords advertisements.

Ultimate Guide to PPC Metrics: 17 Experts on the Top 3 Must-Check PPC Metrics

Not sure which PPC metrics to focus on when evaluating your Pay Per Click (PPC) campaigns? Get tips from the top experts in the industry in our Ultimate Guide to PPC Metrics.

9 Google Ad Extensions to Boost Your CTR

Learn all about using Google ad extensions to increase your ad CTR, including location extensions, sitelink extensions, call extensions, and more in this comprehensive guide.

How to Use Keyword Research for New Product Development

Have you ever thought about using keyword research to guide new product development? Learn how to find out what customers want using Google Suggest.

How Does Google Ads Geographical Targeting Really Work?

Does Google AdWords location targeting work the way you think it does? You might be surprised how aggressively Google uses the geo targeting option.

Google Analytics Multi-Channel Funnels: How to Use Multi-Channel Tracking & Attribution

Despite being somewhat overshadowed by slightly more interesting tech news yesterday, the Google Analytics blog made a big announcement: multi-channel funnels are now available to everyone.

Google Analytics & AdWords Tracking Issues: Multiple AdWords Accounts for One Google Analytics Account

Having a single Google Analytics account linked to multiple AdWords accounts can be a headache. Here are several workarounds to consider.

What to Do When Your Google Ads CPCs Are Too High

As AdWords gets more competitive, your costs per click (CPCs) may be driven too high to make your campaign profitable. Learn five ways to lower your CPC.

How Does Google Make Money? The Most Expensive Keywords in AdWords

How does Google make money? About 97% of Google’s revenue comes from people advertising on keywords! Learn the top 20 most expensive keywords in Google AdWords advertising, including competitive, high CPC keywords like insurance, mortgages and loans.

Google Ads Editor 101: Google Ads Editor Tutorials, Tips & Resources

Learn how to use AdWords Editor, a free PPC tool from Google that allows you to carry out bulk editing actions more quickly and easily.

Choosing a PPC Agency: 10 Questions to Ask

Finding the right agency to manage your PPC marketing campaigns is quite similar to making an internal hire – in addition to evaluating the agency's background and reputation, you'll want to ask a series of questions to help you better understand what they're about.

Keywords vs. Search Queries: What’s the Difference?

What's the difference between keywords and search queries? Though sometimes used interchangeably, these terms don’t mean the same thing. Search queries are the actual terms that search engine users type into the search box…