
RCS messaging takes a few more steps toward rocking mobile
Browser wars are so last century. In a few weeks, we could see the next phase of the Messaging Wars. That’s when Sprint is expected to...

Getting the most out of Google’s new sitelinks
Your AdWords ads look different today than they did 10 years ago. They look different than they looked last year. Heck, they even look...

Google & Facebook among members signed onto IAB UK ‘Gold Standard’ ads program
The UK arm of the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB UK) has launched a new program aimed at reducing ad fraud, improving user...

Data Gran launches AI-powered tool for optimizing Facebook, Instagram (and soon, Google) campaigns
A new campaign testing and optimization tool for Facebook and Instagram advertisers launches today after a two-year development and beta...

Ignoring these 6 SEO strategies could come back to haunt you
This month, in honor of Halloween, I thought it would be ghoulishly fun to talk about some SEO strategies that you should start...

‘High-quality content’ tips from Google’s own style guides
Google has long stressed the importance of “high-quality content” but has provided little, if any, help for those seeking to create it....

YouTube location extensions & in-store visits measurement come out of beta
Twin Design / Shutterstock.com In May, Google shared details of a beta program for location extensions and store visits tracking for...

AdWords Scripts now available in new AdWords interface
New AdWords interface, giving users a visual refresh, as well as some new capabilities that make management a bit easier, especially for...

A Google Attribution (and Attribution 360) readiness checklist
To help address this challenge, we turn to attribution tools and technologies, which leverage vast data sets and methodologies that allow...

Audiences to employ for extra online marketing bang!
These days, there are so many audience possibilities that it can be confusing to figure out where to begin. Not all audiences are created...

Are Home Service Ads the death of home-based businesses on Google?
If you are a local business that provides home services in the United States, you should be bracing yourself for what will happen when...

2017 growth hacks: Increase CTR by monitoring competitive offers
It is October — which means that the holiday buying frenzy is upon us. Advertisers will try to attract shoppers with enticing offers and...

All the devices Google announced Oct. 4 at its ‘made by Google’ hardware event
In San Francisco on October 4, Google held its “Made by Google” hardware event. This comes in the wake of Apple’s recent iPhone X launch...

Google’s Sridhar Ramaswamy on Chrome ad blocking: ‘It’s the ultimate fallback option’
The only things holding back the flood of ad blockers on mobile are technological limitations, said Sridhar Ramaswamy, senior vice...

Google extends olive branch to publishers, lays out new focus on subscriptions
In a rare joint appearance, Google executives Philipp Schindler, chief business officer, and Sridhar Ramaswamy, SVP of ads and commerce,...

Google test surfaces user data in DoubleClick for Publishers as part of new Insights Engine Project
Google is laying the groundwork for turning the love-hate relationship many publishers have with the company into a love-love...

Tracking the Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) Project
AMP isn’t quite a household acronym yet, but it has big implications for virtually everyone with web access. The Accelerated Mobile Pages...

CSEs will compete head-on with Google Shopping in EU search results
Starting Wednesday, Comparison Shopping Engines/Services (CSEs) such as Kelkoo, Shopzilla and Twenga will be able to run product listing...

The PPC challenge of selling manufacturing capability vs. stock products
While running a successful advertising campaign can be complex at the best of times, it presents a special challenge to small industrial...