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Paid Search Marketing
4 Useful Features Hidden in the New Google Ads Interface
The new AdWords UI, referred to as the new AdWords Experience, boasts a whole new look and, along with it, new features! Let's take a look at four things buried in the new AdWords UI you should know.
Promotion Extension in Google Ads Drives Super-High CTR
The new AdWords promotion extensions will show a noticeable price tag icon beneath your ad and highlight a sale on your website, allowing you to save valuable characters in your text ads and raise CTR. Learn more!
11 Changes & New Features Coming to AdWords: What You Need to Know
Google just announced tons of new features and capabilities coming to AdWords. Learn everything you need to know about the 11 biggest and most exciting announcements from Google Marketing Next, including hot new AdWords features and the new UI.
Google Announces Major Changes to Enhanced CPC Bidding
Google has announced major changes to the way enhanced CPC bidding, or ECPC, works in AdWords. Here's everything you need to know about this change.
The Last Guide to Google Ads Account Structure You’ll Ever Need
Your Google Ads account is like a house: It needs a great foundation and a well-built design. Wondering how to structure your Google Ads campaigns for success? Look no further! This is the last guide to Google Ads account structure you'll never need.
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Available NOW: Similar Audiences for Search Campaigns [Data]
Learn everything you need to know about Similar Audiences for Search Campaigns, Google's newest targeting option, in this must-read post.
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The Impact of Google’s New Exact-Enough Match Keywords [Data]
Google AdWords Exact Match keywords have changed; how will the change impact your account performance? We sourced data from 100 active accounts to get an idea of the impact.
How to Optimize Shopping Campaigns for Every Level of Intent
Not all shoppers come to the search box with the same level of commercial intent. So how do you optimize your shopping campaigns for users at different stages of the purchase path?
Breaking: Exact Match Keywords No Longer Exact Match
Google just announced big changes to how they define the exact match keyword type, which is no longer quite as exact as it used to be. Learn more about how the new changes to exact match will impact your AdWords account and your AdWords ads.
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How to Use Google AdWords [Infographic]
Want to know exactly how to use Google AdWords to advertise your business? Follow this proven, 10-step formula for AdWords success! Using AdWords isn’t easy, but this guide will make running your first AdWords campaign as easy (and effective) as possible.
5 Luxury Marketing Strategies that Drive High-End Sales
When you're selling high-end, luxury products or services, your marketing and advertising strategies need to change to appeal to more affluent customers. Here's how you can reach the right clientele.
How to Tell If Your PPC Service Provider Is a Huge Rip-off
In the sea of partners you could work with to help manage your PPC, there are a few questionable business practices that I want you to be on the look-out for. You should avoid these types of partners at all cost!
How to Use Brand Affinity to Dramatically Increase CTR
It's time to re-examine our assumptions about branded vs. non-branded keywords in both paid and organic search marketing. Start building brand affinity to dramatically increase performance!
6 Ways to Lower Your CPC with Landing Page Optimization
The relevancy and quality of your landing pages affect your Quality Score, which directly affects your cost per click (CPC). Because of that, optimizing your landing pages can help you save money while improving your conversion rates.
6 Ways to Target Early-Stage Buyers in PPC
Don't just focus on SQL's -- targeting early stage buyers with PPC can be an extraordinarily effective technique. Find out six ways to make sure you're targeting every stage in the funnel in this post.
The Secrets of Google Ads CTR in 5 Charts
Click-through rate (CTR) matters. It’s a key component in determining Quality Score and indicative of copy that entices prospects to visit your landing pages. Learn more about CTR and how it's impacted by Expanded Text Ads!
Why You NEED to Switch to Expanded Text Ads In 5 Graphs
If you’ve been putting off switching to Expanded Text Ads, or ETA’s, stop and look at the data! I’ll prove how important it is for you to adopt ETA’s ASAP in five persuasive graphs.
How to Use Social Proof in Your Ads & Landing Pages
Social proof has the power to make a buyer purchase. Whether it be a B2B software solution or a consumer product, social proof can shift our perceptions and push us down the funnel to convert.
3 Woefully Underused, Crazy-Effective PPC Landing Page Tips
Without fine-tuned PPC landing pages, a great account structure and compelling ad copy aren't going to lead to more conversions. Learn three super effective, underused landing page tips from our AdWords experts!
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!
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.
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.
3 Local Marketing Tips to Lock Up the Local SERP
Local search marketing can be difficult when you're trying to compete with bigger, international brands. So don't. Learn 3 techniques that will focus your local business marketing efforts on the most valuable prospects.
NEW Google Ads Message Extensions Enable High-CTR Click-to-Message Ads [Data]
With new message extensions in Google AdWords, you can set up mobile ads that enable users to click to text you right from the SERP! These new extensions can increase your mobile CTR by 50%. Learn more about how message extensions work in AdWords.
3 Simple PPC Formulas Proven to Lower Your Costs
You don't need to be a data scientist to use PPC formulas and advanced analytics for account optimization. All you need are these handy equations and a little algebra!
13 Great Mobile Marketing Tools You Need
What is most important to mobile users is efficiency and productivity. We've curated a list of top apps and tools to help with your mobile marketing plan.
Top 5 Mobile Tests to Try This Month
The key to converting more mobile visitors is understanding that their mindset and behavior is different. These five mobile A/B test ideas have the potential to really move the needle.