22
articles
2011–2013
on Search Engine Watch
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Author

Dave Ragals

2013

PPC

Using PLAs to Enhance, Not Encroach, on SEM

To truly make PLAs a win, use semantic optimization to better position the products in your feed to match actual…

19 Apr 2013

PPC

Yahoo Bing CPCs Up? Here’s How to Combat Them

If you’ve noticed CPCs going up in Yahoo Bing, you’re not alone. Yahoo Bing made some subtle changes to its…

22 Mar 2013

Analytics

How to Combine Your Online Marketing Technologies Effectively & Efficiently

Integrating your online marketing tools can be difficult, but the benefits are sizeable. Done correctly, not only does it allow…

22 Feb 2013

PPC

PLAs are Here to Stay: A Few Tips on How to Take Advantage

Now that the dust has settled from Google's transition from free to paid and from the Q4 spike, many of…

25 Jan 2013

2012

PPC

Search Marketing Horror Tales

Everyone enjoys a good scare around Halloween. But that doesn’t mean your paid search campaign has to be nightmarishly frightful.…

25 Oct 2012

Analytics

Looking Beyond the Click

Stores hire people in clown suits to draw customers through their doors. The clowns don’t care who buys something. But…

27 Sep 2012

PPC

Back to School for Search Marketers

Now that summer vacation is behind us, a busy Q4 lies ahead. For search marketers, it's a good time to…

30 Aug 2012

Analytics

SEM Metrics That Really Matter

It’s easy to get wrapped up in basic metrics you always watch. While these will help you understand your ads…

02 Aug 2012

Analytics

Don’t Neglect Landing Page Analysis

We often look at effective search engine marketing as keywords, creatives, and landing pages. Too often, marketers neglect landing pages,…

07 Jun 2012

Analytics

Take Attribution for a Test Drive Using a Secondary Profile

Not leveraging attribution? Still stuck on a last-click model? You owe it to yourself to improve your media optimization. Experiment…

10 May 2012

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