Paid Search

As we’ve been seeing over the last couple of years, semantic intent-based searches are quickly outdoing keyword-based searches. Last year, Google released a solution to targeting these new semantic, high-intent audiences that allow advertisers to engage with viewers in major life milestones—capturing them in essential micro-moments. It’s while they are in the midst of these important micro-moments that consumers are more likely to change their shopping habits to...

Consumers quickly evolved to rely on typing queries in search engines to find what they're looking for. There’s less of a need to call an establishment when you can find their menu, hours, and reviews by typing in a quick Google search. And while consumers can choose to use voice search rather than physically typing an inquiry, it's not often you see people talking into their phone to...

Defining Your Marketing  Strategy Marketing strategies are simple in theory. The more you begin to flesh them out, however, you'll find there are a lot of details easily overlooked. More often than not, these overlooked details are what hold you accountable to a successful strategy, and also keep you honest to two very simple questions: one, did you successfully execute what you initially set out to? And two, did...

In late 2016, information technology research company Gartner revealed its top 10 predictions for IT organizations and users over the next coming years, a couple of which caused a stir amongst those in the digital industry. The predictions left them anxiously wondering what the future held and how it could affect the everyday processes they currently implement. Artificial Intelligence (AI) was at the heart of these predictions, and...

As the weather starts to cool, marketers prepare for the busiest time of the year. By the time consumers first start thinking about the gifts they’ll be buying for loved ones this holiday season, you want to be at the ready with holiday campaigns that put your products front and center and encourage prospects to buy. To make sure you reach the right people in the right way to...

Now and then, companies make updates that put marketers in a tough spot. Google did it when they stopped sharing the bulk of organic search term data with Google Analytics users, switching out the numbers with a “Not Provided” message and making it much harder for marketers to perform an SEO analysis. Now it’s Apple’s turn to make marketers worry. Their recent iOS and macOS updates change how...

As summer starts to wrap up, many people are looking forward to one last big celebration before the kids head back to school and the adults leave their vacation plans behind for a few months. As the unofficial marker of the change from summer to the more responsible days of fall, Labor Day becomes a sort of last hurrah for people wanting to get in some shopping and...

Marketing has a come a long way from the days of mailbox stuffing coupons and various other direct mailers, that eventually ended up as cage liners for said customer’s family pets. In the age of self-driving cars and the Internet of Things, there are much more effective ways to reach new customers and nurture leads. If you guessed I was eluding to marketing automation platforms, then you guessed...

When you’re working out your budget for the year, you face the difficult task of figuring out which marketing tactics to focus your resources on. With limited budget to go around, there will always be winners and losers. Business owners and marketers often struggle with knowing which tactics and approaches are really necessary, and which to invest the biggest part of the budget. It’s common enough to find articles...

It’s that time of year again. Late summer, otherwise known (to marketers, at least) as the back-to-school shopping season, is upon us. Back to school season is the second biggest shopping season of the year, and analysts predict that back-to-school spending in 2017 will reach $83.6 billion. If you sell anything that parents, students, or teachers are likely to want or need as they head back to school, this...

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