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Google Reveals 4 Things You Need to Know About Quality Score

Google has published a whitepaper called "Settling the Quality Score" and updated the 5-year-old Hal Varian-AdWords Quality Score video. While the new content is…

By Larry Kim · 27 Jun 2014

Development

Key Takeaways From 5 A/B Tests With Significant Results

Always use positive customer testimonials as social proof. Test higher and lower prices. Increase credibility with trust symbols. Find out what matters most to…

By Jamie Smith · 27 Jun 2014

PPC

Restructuring Your PPC Campaigns in 5 Key Steps

Whether you start from scratch or modify an existing account, it's imperative to follow a strategic, sequential plan when restructuring a PPC account. Here…

By Diane Pease · 27 Jun 2014

Industry

Google Tries to Steal How-To Traffic in Organic Search Results

Now Google is going so far as to provide how-to step-by-step instructions on everything from boiling an egg to changing a tire. Here are…

By Ashley Zeckman · 27 Jun 2014

Industry

Google Begins Removing Search Results to Comply With ‘Right to be Forgotten’

Google says "Each request has to be assessed individually, and we're working as quickly as possible to get through the queue." It's not clear…

By Carly Page · 27 Jun 2014

Analytics

New Conversion Settings Can be Imported From Google Analytics to AdWords

You can set specific conversion windows for between seven and 90 days, flexible conversion tracking can be applied to conversions imported from Google Analytics,…

By Jennifer Slegg · 26 Jun 2014

Mobile

2 New Google Mobile Search Tests: Larger Titles & Info Cards

Google has made some changes to how they are displaying mobile search results, and if you're ranking number one for your queries and have…

By Jennifer Slegg · 26 Jun 2014

Mobile

67% of Travel & Hospitality Brands Use Dedicated Mobile Sites

A travel and hospitality industry analysis by The Search Agency finds that of the 100 travel sites studied, 8 percent implemented responsive design, 67…

By Jessica Lee · 26 Jun 2014

Local

130 Questions to Ask When Choosing a Local Search Automation Tool

Choosing a local search automation vendor can be a complicated and intimidating decision for companies with hundreds or thousands of brick-and-mortar locations. Make a…

By Adam Dorfman · 26 Jun 2014

Industry

The 10 Best Shopping Engines

A new study analyzes the best comparison shopping engines based on traffic, revenue, conversion rate, return on spend, average CPC, quality of merchant tools,…

By Mary Weinstein · 26 Jun 2014

Content

How to Write Better Copy While Barely Trying: 6 Foolproof Tips

The copy you use in ads, video scripts, blog posts, and infographics matters. It's your opportunity to connect with a customer, break through the…

By Lisa Barone · 26 Jun 2014

Social

Google to Remove Author Images from Search Results

Google's John Mueller announced on Google+ today that Google will cease showing author profile images and Google+ circle counts in desktop and mobile search…

By Danny Goodwin · 25 Jun 2014

Industry

Search Engine Traffic Declines While Engagement Remains Steady [Study]

A Shareaholic analysis of search engine data has found a steady decline in the number of visitors coming from search engines over six months.…

By Ashley Zeckman · 25 Jun 2014

SEO

Mobile Implementation Errors Cost Sites 68% of Organic Smartphone Traffic [Study]

Even if you've decided to "go mobile," you may be losing an average of 68 percent of smartphone traffic. New BrightEdge research looks at…

By Jessica Lee · 25 Jun 2014

Content

3 Killer Survey Questions to Generate Useful Content For a Link Building Campaign

Surveys can and should go much further than link bait. A well-constructed survey can give you useful insights into the market you're trying to…

By Ken Mcgaffin · 25 Jun 2014

Mobile

Mobile Advertising Measurement: Winning the Long Game

Understanding the strengths and limitations of long-term and burst campaigns will enable you to implement successful mobile advertising strategies and improve the probability of…

By Jennifer Wong · 25 Jun 2014

PPC

Black Box Paid Search Ads Showing on Right Rail

Many pharmaceutical companies that market black box drugs have been very cautious with their advertising efforts. Until last week, black box paid search ads…

By Justin Freid · 25 Jun 2014

Industry

Google Domains: New Domain Registration Service Launches

Google has announced the launch of a new domain registration service. Called Google Domains, it is being launched as an invite-only beta for both…

By Jennifer Slegg · 24 Jun 2014

Video

Watch Time Now Impacts Facebook News Feed Video Rankings

Facebook is updating how it ranks the videos people and Pages upload. The new video ranking considers whether a user has watched a video…

By Lisa Lacy · 24 Jun 2014

PPC

Google AdWords Rolling Out Parental Targeting Feature in U.S.

Would you like the ability to target ads based on parental status? Google AdWords is testing that feature in a new tab called "parental…

By Jessica Lee · 24 Jun 2014