
Think Cross-Channel For Your Holiday Paid Search Campaign
Most paid search teams have probably completed their initial holiday planning and preparation by now. This may include creating a...

How To Predict Marginal Returns In Search
As a sequel to a previous post about “5 Steps To Leverage Those AdWords Bid Simulations For Maximum Return,” I wanted to shed some more...

Porn Purveyors Want Google To Help Reduce Industry Piracy
The entertainment industry has fought long and hard to get Google and other search engines to combat piracy and promote legitimate...

Google Opens Up Consumer Surveys Program For Publishers To Monetize Content
Today, Google opened up its Consumer Surveys program with self sign up available to publishers in the US. Offered as a way for publishers...

Report: Mobile Grabbed One-Third Of Global Search Spend In Q3
A third of all paid search spend went to mobile in the third quarter of 2014, an increase of 180 percent year-over-year. Mobile search...

Google My Business App Gains Review Alerts, Ability To Respond To Reviews
As a variation of the old saying, “the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach,” the way to a small business’ (SMB’s) marketing...

Locksmith Sues Google, Others Claiming Spam Local Listings Illegal
A Northern Virginia locksmith has sued Google, Yellowbook (hibu) and Ziplocal under multiple state and federal laws, including the...

Google AdWords Lets App Marketers Target Users That Have Made In-App Purchases
added the ability to target users that have made an in-app purchase. In-app display ads powered by Google’s mobile ad network, AdMob, can...

Google Q3: Earnings, Revenues Miss, Paid Clicks Up, CPCs Down 2 Pct.
Google announced Q3 2014 earnings this afternoon. The company reported $16.52 billion in “consolidated revenues.” This represented a 20...

WSJ: Search Engines Ignoring FTC Rules About Labeling Search Ads
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) has implicitly issued a challenge to the FTC. Covering alleged non-compliance with the FTC’s 2013 directive...

Getting Online Video Ads Right!
More advertisers are taking advantage of video advertising opportunities. According to the IAB Internet Advertising Revenue Report for...

Seizing The Mobile Opportunity For The Holiday Season
About a year ago, AdWords introduced Estimated Cross-Device Conversions to give advertisers a better sense of what different device types...

Google Launches Custom Affinity Audiences For Display Ad Targeting
Today, Google announced it is rolling out custom affinity audiences aimed at giving advertisers more flexibility in their targeting users...

Google Dynamic Remarketing Ads Rolling Out To All Advertisers
Back in June, Google launched dynamic remarketing for retailers in on the Google Display Network and said it was testing the ads in the...

Up Close @SMX East: What I Wish CMOs Knew About Search Marketing
Few, if any, CMOs have a deep understanding of search marketing. That means communicating the value of your search marketing efforts is...

Google Brings Estimated Cross-Device Conversions To Display Ads
With users engaging on multiple devices throughout their day, marketers face attribution challenges in understanding how (or if) their...

Google Beefs Up Mobile Ad Offerings For Brands With New Formats & Tools
As Advertising Week in New York City kicks off, Google is introducing new mobile display formats and tools that will roll out over the...

How Audiences Have Changed Paid Search Auction Dynamics
Throughout the evolution of paid search, there have been three distinct auction dynamics, each of which has influenced how we think about...

CTRs 2X Higher When Retargeting On Facebook And The Web, Than Web Alone
Despite relatively small budget allocations, cross-channel retargeting has become a nearly ubiquitous tactic among marketers. In a new...
























