Why you should shield your ads from pesky bots
They're nearly 40% of all internet traffic and giants like Google, Microsoft, FaceBook, and LinkedIn benefit from bots clicking on your ads.
Divide Your Marketing Budget Into Air, Land, and Sea
Air is the airwaves (radio and TV). Land is outdoor, print, etc. Sea is online, where surfing happens.
Showing Up — And Why Your Ads Might Not Be
Emotional Campaigns outperform Rational Campaigns by 5X. And campaigns that create fame are even more effective.
From Search to Sales: A No-Nonsense Guide to Mastering Google Ads
Your click rate for branded terms (like your business name) should be 15-30%. For generic services, aim for 2-4%.
Effective Marketing on a Budget
The common shotgun style approach may actually hurt your business growth if you are working on a limited budget.
Why 60 Is The New 30
Recent studies show that ads aimed at creating implicit associative beliefs work better in longer formats.
The 3 Most Important Advertising Charts You’ll Ever Lay Eyes On
Chart 3: Why small companies and large companies require opposite media strategies.
Branded vs. Unbranded Keywords (A Case Study of a Real Company)
If we didn’t track them separately, we wouldn’t see unbranded keywords were losing us money.
Advertising in Hard Times: 3 Quick, Easy, and Essential Lessons
If you continue to invest in long-term brand building through an economic downturn, you will overtake your competition.
How to Calculate Your Mass Media Branding Budget
A great media buyer can make a smaller budget bark like a bigger one, but you still need to spend according to growth goals.
Click Through Rate(CTR): Improving Your Ad Clicks
Did you know that the average click-through rate (CTR) for display ads is a measly 0.05 percent?
Google Local Service Ads, Anyone?
For example, searching for “plumbers near me” or “lawyers in Los Angeles” will both return LSA at the top of the results page above the other listings.
Wanna Be Seen as “The Best”? Don’t Brag, Do This Instead
Lead researcher, Neil G. MacLaren, set out to test the “Babble Hypothesis.” Turns out, there’s a deceptively simple answer.
Small Business Social Media Limits
Facebook and other platforms can flip the switch and force small business owners into the world of being unknown.
Lead Generation vs. Digital Presence
A pure lead gen focus leaves you a slave to natural demand cycles, and Google advertising auction prices, which is neither consistent nor affordable.