
The North Face gets a thumbs down from SEO community after manipulating Google image search results
Last week, outdoor clothing brand The North Face and its ad agency Leo Burnett Tailor Made, came under fire after the agency updated...

How to keep PPC accounts healthy when using automation
Machine learning, artificial intelligence, Moore’s Law and ongoing automation by the big search engines are accelerating the evolution of...

The Most Critical Google Ads (AdWords) Trends of 2019
Search engine marketing (SEM) has been a game-changing marketing tool for companies for the last ten years. But today, creating a simple...

Tips for using the new Google Ads interface
Google is in the process of rolling out their new Google Ads interface. This is the second time Google has said they’d roll out the...

5 ways to make your holiday advertising campaigns more profitable
For retailers, it seems like the holiday shopping season starts earlier every year. If you’re an e-commerce retailer, that means it’s...

How to use IF functions to speak to different audiences
In my last post for Search Engine Land about business data feeds, I went over how I used ad customizers to implement value-focused ad...

The Google expanded text ad CTR lift that never was
Responsive search ads (RSA) are the hot paid search topic of the day. They give advertisers the ability to provide Google with up to 15...

Ask the #SMXpert: Smart B2B SEM Tactics
The following is a continuation of the Q&A segment with moderator Brad Geddes from the “B2B SEM: Meeting Specific Challenges With Really...

Why your marketing performance problem is really a measurement challenge
Figuring out how your company will grow is one of the biggest challenges facing marketers. The playbook is clear: Choose a high-value...

How will GDPR affect PPC marketers in the US?
With the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), search marketers targeting the European Union (EU) have had...

If you’re not updating ROAS and CPA targets frequently, you’re missing out
Our founding CEO, Fred Vallaeys, has written extensively about how the role of PPC experts will change as more of the day-to-day ad...

The big list of political ad policies from leading social & search platforms
We’re six months out from the 2018 US midterm elections, races that will shape the political balance of both the House and Senate. Of the...

5 Google Optimize tests to take AdWords to the next level
It sounds crazy. The industry is named after clicks, after all, but what happens after a user comes to your landing page is even more...

5 PPC mistakes you’re probably making in your campaigns
Most common PPC campaign mistakes can be easily rectified. With extra awareness, time and effort, you can adjust your optimization...

Hidden PPC traffic killers
PPC channel. “Max the volume!” and “We’re down from last year, I’m very worried” are typical (if vague) remits from clients and bosses...

Improving e-commerce text ads with ad customizer data feeds
shopping ads are arguably the most important form of Google advertising for e-commerce accounts, you’re missing an opportunity if you...

Driving calls with PPC: 5 mistakes most search marketers make
Most search marketers want the same thing out of their pay-per-click campaigns: driving conversions up and cost per conversion down....

Look Ma, no keywords! Phrase-free AdWords campaigns are here
Google has confirmed that these campaigns are currently running for select advertisers only and promote verified business locations...

How to use good ol’ PPC to support fun and creative branded content
One way to increase the efficiency and profitability of a PPC budget is to examine how PPC can be used to support really fun and creative...
























