
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....

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...

Report: FTC looking at reopening antitrust investigation against Google
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) officials may be preparing to reopen the “search bias” antitrust investigation against Google. That’s...

Here’s what Amazon wants to accomplish with its new Video Direct service
Amazon is now making its video service more like its general marketplace. On Tuesday, the e-commerce giant announced a new service,...

Survey: URL schemes for deep links increasing in retailer apps
Custom URL-based schemes for deep linking are getting more adoption in retailers’ apps than Apple’s Universal Links for iOS or Google’s...

Agency Magna Global ups YouTube spend by 5x, stealing from TV budget
Magna Global, which is part of agency holding company IPG, has signed an ad deal with YouTube that shifts roughly $250 million from...

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...

The #1 reason why position #1 doesn’t matter
That’s right — position #1, the elusive goal for so many SEOs, may not matter so much anymore. Crazy statement, right? Trust me… follow...

Google Shopping ads so hot right now: the meteoric rise of PLAs
Google Product Listing Ads have been around quite a while, having rolled out to all US advertisers in 2011. Since then, we’ve seen...

This app “Contains ads” label starts showing in Google Play store
Last year, Google began requiring developers to note whether their apps are ad-supported. This week, the company has begun rolling out a...

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...

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...

AdSense mobile Page-level ads now available to all publishers
Google has rolled out two new ad types for mobile AdSense publishers. Grouped under what Google calls Page-level ads, Anchor and Vignette...

Google Analytics now secures all web traffic
Google alerted Analytics users on Wednesday that it will now be securing all traffic communication of websites using Google Analytics,...

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...

YouTube launches 6-second Bumper video ads to extend TrueView campaigns
YouTube has added a short-form video ad option to its lineup. Called Bumper ads, the six-second videos are available through AdWords and...

Why “near me” is critically important for multi-location businesses
Local search can be time-consuming and complicated for a single location; local search marketing for franchises can be downright...

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...

Top 9 reasons Google suspends local listings
I see threads over at the Google My Business forum all the time from panicked business owners or SEOs who have logged into Google My...
























