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Kenshoo: Global Search Spending Grows 15%, CPCs Drop in Q1 [Report]
Has search lost its luster? Global search spending continues to grow, but costs-per-click (CPC) may be stagnating, according to Kenshoo's Global Search Advertising Trends report.
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 consumer intent…
Google Affiliate Network Shutdown: Who Profits?
Google has announced that it will wind down its Affiliate Network over the next few months to focus on newer CPA tools.…
Search Ad Revenues Hit Record $16.9 Billion in 2012 [Report]
Search ad revenues once again broke records in 2012. Search remained the revenue leader at $16.9 billion, accounting for 46 percent of…
The Critically Important Role of Bing Ads in Search Marketing
In trying to be more like AdWords, Bing Ads has mostly reached parity with AdWords. Importing campaigns into Bing Ads can now…
Google Shopping: Product Listing Ad & Feed Optimization Tips & Best Practices [Videos]
Need help getting started with Google Shopping? This series of six videos explains Google Shopping data feed best practices, reasons why you…
AdWords Mobile PPC Performance: How it Stacks Up Against Desktop
Mobile and tablet campaigns will soon be included with desktop. How will this impact your results? This mobile vs. desktop PPC performance…
March Madness = Search and AdWords Madness?
Another year of busted brackets, bets runs rampant, and anxious fans glued to NCAA college basketball action is in the books. So…
Click Fraud is a Small Problem in Search These Days
Click fraud still occurs in paid search, and at some level always will. However, the engines do a solid job at monitoring…
Search Triggers: A Secret to More Powerful PPC Ads
Most people don't search for a solution to their problem until something triggers them to do something about whatever pain or longing…
Keyword Planner, Flexible Bid Strategies Coming to AdWords Ahead of Enhanced Campaigns
Paul Feng from Google AdWords made a few key announcements during Hero Conf this week in Austin, Texas. In addition to Google's…
The Fallacy of Ad Testing
Ad copy testing is one of the staples of good SEM agencies. "Test and test often" is a bit of wisdom you'll…
A Strategy Map for Google Display Network Success
The Google Display Network can generate great results. However, with so much impression inventory, it’s also possible to generate a lot of…
Google AdWords vs. Yahoo Bing Network – A PPC Performance Comparison
AdWords is the logical first choice for paid search advertisers for its superior impressions and click-through rates. However, YBN’s advantages – lower…
5 Important Points About Real-Time Bidding
Real-time bidding (RTB) extends the bidding process that makes SEM so efficient to the display world. It allows marketers to target users…
Where to Find the New Google AdWords Competitive Advantage
When Google AdWords ceases to be a Wonka-esque mystery machine and instead matures into a transparent pipe through which messages travel from…
Say Goodbye to AdWords Average Position, Hello to Top of Page Rate
Average position is the most misleading and least helpful metric in AdWords. Clients and stakeholders must understand ROI, not position, is the…
Phone Numbers No Longer Allowed in Google AdWords Ad Text
If you want to include a phone number in your AdWords ad, you'll need to use the call extensions feature. Starting in…
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 cascading bidding…
Quality Score Insights From Microsoft’s Ping Jen
What is the difference between Bing Ads vs. Google AdWords quality score? Jen explains, and also offers his advice about recent vs.…
Paid Search Beyond Google: Social Media, Bing & Retargeting Ads
With the popularity of AdWords, advertisers can struggle to find other channels that are manageable and effective. These SES New York sessions…
3 Reasons You Shouldn’t Turn Off Paid Search
There may be quality reasons why you don’t need PPC for everything your business does. It isn’t the silver bullet for all…
eBay vs. PPC: Yes, Paid Ads Still Work
An eBay study on the effectiveness of paid search advertising claims that brand keyword ads provide no short-term benefits and negative return…
Don’t Hire Yoda to Run Your Search Marketing
Your goal as a marketer in high-stakes situations is to reduce the perceived risk of “worse.” To offer the best escape route…
How to Estimate the Break-Even Point of Paid Search
Is there a correlation between a price of a product or service and its CPC? Do keywords associated with high-priced products cost…
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