
The 7 best ad and landing page elements to boost online conversions
When it comes to success with paid search, it’s not just about ad copy. You have to pay attention to your ad extensions and your landing...

PPC + SEO = match made in marketing heaven
It has been quite a year for the Search Engine Results Page (SERP). We’ve seen numerous algorithm updates, including a final Penguin...

Infographic: 11 amazing hacks that will boost your organic click-through rates
Do you care about your organic click-through rate (CTR)? You should. Why? For one thing, pages that have a higher-than-expected CTR tend...

Give Google a break: Tackling paid links is harder than you may think
Prior to the recent arrival of Penguin 4.0, it had been nearly two years since Penguin was last updated. It was expected to roll out at...

Paid search vs. paid social: how to design the ideal marketing mix
Quite often, I’m asked about which is better for companies, and, with very few exceptions, I’ve found myself giving the same advice: “You...

Don’t let your business play possum with local search
For brick-and-mortar businesses, proximity to the searcher’s location has become even more important as a ranking signal thanks to a...

Multi-location local SEO strategy: domain structure
Photo credit: Clark Street Mercantile Enterprise brands with a major brick-and-mortar presence have a unique challenge in digital...

Google and Progressive Web Apps: the mobile experience and SEO
Kashin / Shutterstock.com As mobile usage increases and companies develop mobile-friendly sites to ensure the optimal user experience,...

Using search marketing to amplify TV buys: SMX East 2016
In this session from SMX East 2016, “The New 1+1=3: Using Search Marketing to Amplify TV Buys,” Kerry Curran, Managing Director of...

How mobile has changed the way we search, based on 10+ years of eye-tracking studies
Chris Pinkerton, the vice president of business development at Mediative, has been tracking the ways viewers look at the Google search...

Google opens the AMP fire hose
Google’s expansion of Accelerated Mobile Pages across mobile search results is underway, gradually turning the trickle of AMP traffic to...

3 mysterious and scary ways AdWords budget creep can happen to you
It’s almost Halloween, and what could be scarier than wasted ad spend? Even the most experienced PPC managers can be mystified when a...

Authority & link building with real-time Penguin
So it happened. Google finally released Penguin 4.0 — the last Penguin update of its kind, as it now processes in real time as a part of...

The myth of the duplicate content penalty
Many people are more afraid of duplicate content than they are of spammy links. There are so many myths around duplicate content that...

Prepping SEO for 2017: it’s all about the ROI
Fall is in the air, and that can only mean one thing for most digital marketers: budget season. The approaching fourth quarter is often...

Why call tracking helps improve PPC lead generation account performance
Many businesses receive significant lead volume from phone calls. The reason marketers want to generate phone leads is to capitalize on...

What you didn’t know about recent Quality Score changes
Google is making a small change to how it reports AdWords Quality Score (QS) on October 10. While Ad Rank and the auction aren’t...

Updating your SEM toolbox with new, shiny tools –- SMX East 2016
Ask any PPC manager how they do their job well, and, aside from their skill set, they’ll name the tools that give them the data they need...

The four pillars of the future of SEO
SEO has come a long way from being all about on-page optimization, building backlinks and creating “relevant” content. When I read...
























