
10 AdWords ad copy testing ideas you can use right now
One of the most important attributes of a successful PPC manager is the ability to incorporate new technologies in existing management...

New location extension ad format now live on Google Display Network
Google is bringing information about local advertisers to a new display ad format on the Google Display Network. The new location...

Report: Facebook’s display ad domination to grow as US digital ad spend hits $83B in 2017
The US digital ad market will grow 15.9 percent in 2017 to top $83 billion, with growth dominated by Google and Facebook, eMarketer...

3 free AdWords testing tools to adopt today
As advertisers, we can’t afford to ignore data in our decision-making. Since you probably just sighed a little bit or rolled your eyes at...

Google AdWords’ view-through conversion window will soon default to 1 day
The change will apply to all conversion actions added after March 29. All existing conversion actions that are set to the default...

Google rolls out free Data Studio globally, improves filters & other features
Google has now rolled out the free version of its reporting tool, Data Studio, globally and made several improvements to the tool,...

Google tells retailers the Trusted Stores program is shutting down
Google began notifying Google Trusted Stores merchants last week that the program will soon wind down. In its place will be Google...

Google’s location tracking is better now than ever before
In April 2015, I wrote about Google’s progress in steadily tracking more and more user locations to ZIP codes. As ZIP codes are the most...

Sharing is caring: Click share and post-holiday shopping success
Click share is a key way to gauge the success of your Shopping campaigns. The metric shows you the percentage of total possible clicks...

Brand safety: Avoiding fake & hyperpartisan news on the Google Display Network
What does online brand safety mean in the age of hyperpartisan, sensationalized and fake news content? With programmatic targeting and...

Google isn’t actually tackling ‘fake news’ content on its ad network
Why are my Google display campaigns running on “XYZ-Hyperpartisan-Site” with less-than-accurate or altogether false articles? That’s the...

A review of free PPC reporting solutions from Google
Doing PPC reporting right often involves some trade-offs between time and money. The perfect report takes a lot of time to build — time...

7 ways small retailers can compete with retail giants using Google Shopping
To a small niche retailer, it can seem daunting (almost pointless) to invest too heavily in Google Shopping. After all, how could you...

Facebook, Google the global app-install leaders, but Twitter wins for retention
AppsFlyer has issued its latest report analyzing the performance of app-install advertising platforms in terms of volume and retention....

Google’s YouTube to undergo MRC audits for video viewability measurement
Google announced Tuesday that the Media Rating Council (MRC), the media industry’s measurement monitor, will be auditing YouTube’s...

How to spice up your TrueView audience strategy on YouTube
A 2016 study by comScore showed that adults are 30 percent more likely to choose online video over TV when given a choice of where to...

7 tips for small manufacturers thinking about using AdWords
In my 17 years as a B2B SEO and marketing consultant, I hadn’t really considered giving PPC a go until Google changed the layout for its...

How ads on Google for its own products can impact the prices other advertisers pay
The mechanics of those efforts can be hard to follow if you aren’t familiar with the AdRank system Google uses to decide which ads to...

When should advertisers consider pausing Google Local Inventory Ads?
In response to the growing popularity of searches with local intent, Google released Local Inventory Ads (LIA) a few years ago as a...
























