Geotargeting and Geofencing Compared The line between geotargeting and geofencing can get blurred pretty quickly in the marketing world, and depending on who you talk to the two are used interchangeably. For instance Google ads offers geotargeting but not geofencing. When looking closely at google’s site you’ll notice that never once does it mention geofencing.…
Category: Google Ads News and Information
Google Ads Phrase Match Types Compared in 2023
Should You Switch to Broad Match Keyword? We have all been there. Going through our campaign recommendations and being told once again to change all our phrase and exact match keywords to broad match. Moving people to Broad Match Keywords seems to be one of google’s biggest goals as of late. Don’t worry, you are…
Is Paid Advertising Evil?
Are Search & Display Ads Evil? In the year 2023, we have all experienced ad overload from a company. That’s right, you viewed a product one time on Nike’s website, now, every time you open up Facebook, BOOM Nike ad. Okay open up Instagram, BOOM an in-feed Nike ad. Surely there won’t be a Nike…
5 Steps to Clean Up Your Google Ads Campaigns
Why wait for spring cleaning when the start of the year is the perfect opportunity to freshen up your Google ad campaigns! With these quick 5 steps, we are going to cut the dead weight from your campaigns and breathe new life into our account. Ideally, you are continuously optimizing your campaigns for peak performance,…
Optimizing SEO vs. PPC Landing Pages
SEO vs. PPC Landing Pages Search engine optimization and pay-per-click advertising both play critical roles in any digital marketing strategy. One of the most important for both is the landing page. Although both SEO and PPC landing pages follow many of the same best practices such as mobile friendly designs and conversion rate optimization tactics,…
Display Campaigns & Brand Awareness
Today, we’re looking at how to build brand awareness with display advertising. This can be a very nuanced conversation and it is important your team is on the same page from the jump. Some decisions that need to be made from the start are, what campaign and ad types to use and what KPIs will…
Google Ads Match Types Lack Meaning
As Google continues to push its belief that the Google Ads AI is better at aligning search queries to advertisers’ needs than are advertisers, the Google Ads Match type becomes less meaningful. From phrase match to exact match, Google increasingly serves ads for queries that are not aligned with the goals of the advertisers. This…
Google Exact Match Changes: Review Your Search Terms Reports
Google Ads, (AdWords) has become a mainstay of most advertising programs, and certainly of most digital advertising programs. Let’s face it, it’s pretty easy to light up a new campaign. But, it’s not so easy to do it well. Then, once running, there are a lot of actions to make a paid search program run…
Exact Match Will Be Even Less Exact… what you should do
Google Ads will no longer offer Exact Match. Yes, it has not been truly exact for some time, but now, it’s not even close. In the next couple of months, Google will do away with even the appearance of exact match. Google’s AI knows that when someone types in “maroon widget”, they actually mean “red…
10 Successful Google PPC Tips All Digital Marketers Should Know
Mishandling your digital marketing is a great way to waste money. Digital marketing is fast becoming the most important advertising stream. But many businesses still undervalue it or make mistakes in the execution. If you’re using Google PPC, you want every advantage over your competitors. That’s why we’ve put together 10 tips for the successful…