
Will search engines fall to AI?
Lately, there’s been a rumble pretty much everywhere about artificial intelligence, digital personal assistants, the Internet of Things,...

The true value of technical SEOs
Like many technical SEOs, I was outraged when I first read Clayburn Griffin’s post, “The True Value of Technical SEO,” a couple months...

SEM ad copy tips that you may find scary
Writing ad copy for your AdWords campaign typically is a process that unfolds something like this: Identify keywords and user needs....

Marin Software & SMX Launch 8th Annual Biggest Search Geek Contest
The contestant who answers the most questions correctly in the shortest amount of time will win the grand prize — a flight and hotel...

Google and Bing each institute bans on ads in the name of consumer protection
The two companies said the moves were to protect consumers from “deceptive or harmful financial products” (Google), particularly...

Brand bidding & PPC optimization: future of brand protection (part 8)
Welcome to the conclusion of my eight-part series on brand bidding. If you’ve stuck with me this far, you’ve seen why brand bidding...

What Kobe Bryant can teach you about succeeding with AdWords
April 13, 2016, marked Kobe Bryant’s final game in the NBA. He went out in a blaze of glory, scoring an insane 61 points. Kobe’s career...

How to help your sales team close more paid search leads
For many companies, the goal of their paid search campaigns is to generate leads. As marketers, we work hard to get qualified leads to...

Is your brand prepared for voice search? 3 steps to get the conversation started
Alexander Supertramp / Shutterstock.com Whether you work in SEO or PPC, you’ve likely noticed a new trend emerging in your search...

Trend observation: branded PPC ads getting more expensive
Since the recent update to Google SERPs that removed ads along the right-hand rail, our paid advertising team at ZOG Digital has...

Searching for searchers: Audiences are the new keywords
Search as we know it is changing, with keywords and match types giving way to a more audience-powered approach. It’s a transition that...

Dynamic remarketing: not just for retailers anymore
It would be every advertiser’s dream for a user to convert on the first visit to their website. You’d only pay for one click; there would...

Five reasons why GTIN should be your new favorite Google Shopping acronym
There’s a deadline coming up in the wonderful world of Google Shopping. Third Door Media’s paid media reporter Ginny Marvin talked about...

Better in-store attribution is here
There have been huge advances in hard-to-track conversions like phone calls, store visits and those that stem from the use of more than a...

Brand bidding & PPC optimization: effective bidding techniques (part 7 of 8)
Welcome to Part 7 of an eight-part series on PPC brand bidding, where I answer the biggest question facing PPC advertisers in 2016: How...

How to succeed with pay-per-call marketing in a mobile-first world
In today’s mobile‐first world, marketers must adopt new advertising and optimization strategies to unleash the full power of pay‐per‐call...

The Ultimate AdWords Extension Quiz
Ad extensions are a great way to make your paid search ads pop in search results by providing extra information about your business. But...

5 tips for leading a strong PPC team
My primary responsibility at Hanapin Marketing is leading a team of account managers and production staff. Building and molding a strong...

Ask and you shall receive: The Humanization of Search
Whether people realize it or not, search is embedded in their daily activities; it’s on their mobile devices, cloud-connected game...