
Google: $26 billion in Q4 revenue beats expectations but earnings down
Google parent Alphabet Inc. announced financial results for the fourth quarter of last year. The company reported $26.06 billion in...

YouTube gains access to Google account data for ad targeting, teases new measurement solution
Bloomicon / Shutterstock.com Google-owned YouTube made several announcements on Friday. The most immediate update is that Google account...

Mind the store: Using AdWords to drive offline sales
Google has measured over three billion visits to physical stores in the past two years, and you’ll soon be able to track store visits...

Google taking another run at simple website creation for small businesses
Google has been in and out of the small business (SMB) web creation and hosting business since 2006. Apparently, it’s making a renewed...

Ad copy hack for your AdWords pathways
The testing and implementation of ad copy in AdWords has become increasingly important — and increasingly difficult. This is a result of...

Responsive ads for the Google Display Network: 6 months in
At the Google Performance Summit in May 2016, Google announced responsive ads for display, which subsequently rolled out to advertiser...

3 ways in-house do-it-yourselfers can prepare for PPC management
Does this sound familiar to you? Your company has finally agreed to spend some resources on pay-per-click (PPC), but instead of hiring a...

How your startup should be using Google AdWords
The Farm SoHo or CoCo Minneapolis, or working from a home office, the harsh environment of Google AdWords can feel like a trap. Where do...

Should you create device-specific PPC campaigns?
On February 6, 2013, Google announced Enhanced Campaigns, coupling devices together to encourage (nod nod wink wink) the development of...

No targeting in Google Display & Video ad groups? Ads can soon show across Google Display Netwo
Google has announced that, beginning in January, ad groups in Google video and display campaigns that do not have any targeting set at...

“Power of search” keeps Google #1 with WPP; Facebook poised for #2; Snapchat gaining
Copyright by World Economic Forum/Photo by Michael Wuertenberg What keeps Google at the top of WPP’s media supplier list? “The power of...

Ad extensions for the entire decision journey
Not only do ad extensions work to encourage immediate sales, but they can also be used to move consumers along the decision journey/buy...

Ad customizers just got a whole lot more powerful
I’m always looking for an edge in PPC so that my campaign’s performance will shine in a very competitive landscape. Back in 2013, I...

Google gives app marketers more ways to promote their apps with ads
mama_mia / Shutterstock.com On Tuesday, Google announced three new features for app marketers to use when promoting their apps via...

Thirteen things marketers want to know about expanded text ads, direct from Google
Expanded text ads (ETAs) are a big deal. At least a dozen articles on this fine site can attest to that fact (including one that I wrote...

Coaxing smarter paid search bidding decisions out of sparse conversion data
Paid search is an industry that’s grounded in data and statistics, but one that requires practitioners who can exercise a healthy dose of...

Boost your conversion rate by 45% today… no, really!
The goal of any good marketing campaign is conversions — or better yet, sales. Yes, key performance indicators (KPIs) like rankings and...

Expanded text ads that kick butt
Expanded text ads (ETAs) in AdWords are here, and we’ve had some real success with them thus far. In this article, I’ll talk about what...

5 ingredients for writing the perfect expanded text ad
If Google’s expanded text ads (ETAs) are supposed to perform better than standard text ads, why did Google delay the sunset for creating...
























