If you want to get the most out of Instagram these days, you need to go beyond just publishing photos. Videos drive the highest engagement on this network – 21.2% more interactions than images, according to one study: The same thing applies to ads: According to another study, video ads generally generate 7.5X more clicks than display ads. […]
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Google released 18 updates in Google Ads in the last quarter of 2019 alone, while Bing made four changes in Microsoft Advertising in the whole year. Some of the most exciting announcements from Google Marketing Live 2019 – an annual conference for marketers to learn about the latest products or new features for the coming year –
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Competitor research is a big part of marketing. It’s always a good idea to understand what your competitors are providing, what messaging and offers they’re using to connect with their audience, and how you fit into the puzzle. Many brands and marketers understand this and perform competitor research on everything from keywords to social campaigns,
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Google is synonymous with search, but there are many different ad types available to Google advertisers that don’t require keyword targeting at all. In fact, Google Ads can be a particularly powerful tool for marketers who want to test different digital ad types without the complexity of managing multiple publishers. While Google isn’t quite a
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We’ve done the work to bring you the best, most actionable content in the paid media industry, and we’re excited to debut new sessions we know you’ll love at Hero Conf. Our top-rated speakers are back along with new talent to bring you a fresh perspective on what’s changing the landscape of paid advertising. From driving
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Display ads can either fill white space like subpar motel art, or they can be a powerful means of discovering or reaching your target audience. Google’s rollout of the Responsive display ad format (RDAs) in 2018 was an effort to give advertisers more creative options, as well as increase the reach and value of display
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Scenario 1: Rob ran a 15-second TrueView ad for 30 days with the goal of increasing website traffic. The campaign yielded 5 conversions, with a 45% view rate. Rob deemed the campaign a success. Scenario 2: Rob ran a 30-second TrueView ad for 30 days with the goal of increasing brand consideration. The campaign yielded
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Over the past couple weeks there was a lot of media coverage, in both traditional and social mediums discussing the Gillette “The Best a Man Can Be” ad. The ad has a lot of layers to it. But for the search engine marketing crowd, we know one of the most important questions is, “What was
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Facebook rolled out many platform changes in 2018, and my favorite was the asset placement customization tool released in the first quarter of the year. While I generally select Automatic Placements for my ad set delivery as a best practice in Facebook, many of my clients had creative assets they had specifically optimized for the
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Looking for a new PPC strategy? This blog, plus the momentum of the New Year, can help you launch your first YouTube video ad campaign. If you are already a YouTube marketing pro and clicked on this article to enhance your current strategy, I recommend reading through the Campaign Specifics and Audience Targeting sections. This
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