The WordStream Blog

Using keywords to target other brand names, products, or services is one of the easiest ways to go after competitors in Google Ads. But targeting competitor keywords can get expensive. The good news is, there are more options we have than just the Search Network.

While Search will always have the deepest intent, there are some pretty specific targeting options we can use for other...

Maybe I nerd out over PPC too much, but I think looking through the search terms report is the most entertaining activity. When else do you have the opportunity to get inside the heads of your audience and see what they’re typing into Google?

Last year, Google took away some of the fun with limitations they placed on the data. I was among many advertisers bummed out about it. But...

For any digital marketer who wants to elevate their SEO performance, taking the time to add schema.org markup to their web pages can help those pages appear in rich results, which are more clickable and desirable to users.

But many hesitate to work on the backend of their websites. They know that schema is important, but forgo adding the markup to their pages (or default to plugins...

More than half of the world’s population uses social media today for just about every aspect of life. This makes it a staple in any digital marketing strategy, but with multiple rapidly evolving platforms, it's a bit of a beast to harness for business growth.

The other problem, as you'll soon learn, is that finding a free social media marketing course that...

Facebook has been a crazy powerful advertising platform for nearly 10 years now. It’s part of the duopoly most companies talk about, along with Google Ads, as they are the easiest platforms to get started with in advertising.

Over the years, the targeting options have gotten super granular to help you better reach your potential customers.

But in recent years, privacy laws...

October.

Costumes. Columbus Day. Candy Corn.

Right?

Wrong.

October is home to Financial Planning Month, LGBTQ History Month, Domestic Violence Month, and more. It's also when we celebrate Do Something Nice Day, Black Poetry Day, Women in Business, and apparently, handbags. The point is, there are so many opportunities for creative and meaningful marketing that will...

The world of OTT is so close to us and yet so far away. On the one hand, we are VERY familiar with Netflix and YouTube, and we either have or know someone with a smart TV or a Roku. But on the other hand, we (or at least most of us) have no idea what OTT even means. But don't worry, that's why I've written this guide.

You during this post.

In it...

With a focus on a more private browsing experience, Google has announced that it will deprecate third-party cookies. Not long after, it announced the concept of Federated Learning of Cohorts, or FLoC, to create solutions and alternatives for advertisers while maintaining privacy for users. The concept of FLoC isn't easy to grasp, and it has raised a lot of questions and concerns....

It’s no secret that I LOVE paid advertising. I wish I could play with ads all day, every day. But, I can’t. No one can. That’s because they cost a pretty penny.

You don’t have to love PPC as much as I do. However, when running ads, you DO have to ensure all the money you’re putting towards them is bringing in a return.

And that is why PPC reporting is a must. But the world of PPC...

Back in March when Google replaced expanded text ads (ETAs) with responsive search ads (RSAs) as the default ad type for Search campaigns, we all had a feeling that ETAs might be on their way out.

And sure enough, on August 31, Google announced that it is sunsetting ETAs as of June 30, 2022.

Reactions to this announcement are mixed. While no one is excited about the change,...