How I Achieved a 48% Success Rate Using Twitter for Link Building
Main image: The gripes among link builders are plentiful, but they’re also deserved. There’s the pitifully low success rate. The hours logged crafting personalized outreach. The potential brand damage...
View Article13 Super-Effective Ways to Use Behavioral Segmentation
Main image: Targeting consumers based on their preferences and behavior offers the promise of turning marketers into armchair psychologists. Get it right, can you can give people precisely what they...
View Article5 Ways to Build a Video Culture at Your Company
Main image: Did you know that 52% of marketers worldwide name video as the type of content with the highest ROI?If you were attracted to the title of this post, maybe you’re already sold on video. I...
View ArticleGoogle Announces Major Changes to Ad Rotation Settings
Main image: If there’s one thing all paid search advertisers can agree on, it’s that ad testing is important. It’s long been a best practice to include multiple ads in each ad group so that you can see...
View ArticleThe Last Guide to Facebook Ad Account Structure You’ll Ever Need
Main image: Facebook advertising gives marketers almost limitless options when it comes to how you can target and promote your business across the platform, which is great for you creative types out...
View ArticleLanding Page Tests, Conversion Rate Stats, & More Top Stories from August
Main image: I know I say this every month, but man, there was a lot going on at the WordStream blog in August.It might not have been the busiest month news-wise (though we did see some important...
View ArticleHow to Compete with Big Spenders in AdWords (Without Spending More $)
Main image: I’ve got good news and bad news. In traditional fashion, let’s start with the bad news.By almost every metric, businesses with big budgets are doing better in Google AdWords than lower...
View ArticleHow to Drive More Ecommerce Sales with Your Product Pages
Main image: Landing page basicsMost ecommerce websites have many pages: the homepage, an “About” page, individual product pages, product category pages, etc.Although the homepage is often thought of as...
View Article5 Easy Ways to Write an Irresistible Introduction
Main image: “If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you’ll probably want to know is where I was born, and what my lousy childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied before they...
View ArticleComplete Beginner’s Guide to Advertising on Amazon
Main image: Is Amazon taking over the world? Well, I’d estimate that I spend half of my paycheck on Amazon Prime. Whether it be stocking up on paper towels and cleaning supplies, buying random kitchen...
View ArticleWill Mobile Brand Searches Make Google Billions?
Main image: When I initially started working in SEO, I was working for then-unknown start-ups (including this one), and branded searches seemed to me to be the most boring part of SEO and PPC. Those...
View ArticleGrade & Get Paid: Enter to Win $25K in Free AdWords Budget
Main image: If a stranger in a particularly giving mood handed you $25,000 in AdWords budget to spend on a complete PPC makeover, where would you start?Expand onto the Display Network? Overhaul your...
View ArticleFacebook Relevance Score: 4 Key Facts to Know
Main image: Every decent online ad platform has a metric for measuring ad quality. The better your ad quality, the lower your costs and the more people get to see your ads. For Google AdWords, that...
View ArticleShould You ‘Pivot to Video’? Pros & Cons of Video Content Marketing
Main image: Trends in digital media come and go, but recently, one of the more noticeable trends in digital media has been the gradual shift in emphasis toward video content.From major mainstream...
View Article8 Advertising Tips for Electricians & Other Tradesmen
For a millennial, full-time digital marketing professional who runs ad campaigns for the tech startup she’s employed for, learning AdWords seems quite feasible.For an electrician, roofer, locksmith, or...
View ArticleWhat’s a Good Quality Score for Each Type of Keyword?
Main image: When it comes to Quality Score everyone wants a 10. But for certain types of keywords, that’s about as likely as WordStream doubling my salary to drink bourbon and grill dry-aged ribeyes on...
View ArticleEthical Marketing: 5 Examples of Companies with a Conscience
Main image: Did you know that 92% of Millennial consumers are more likely to buy products from ethical companies? Or that 82% of those consumers believe ethical brands outperform similar companies that...
View Article8 Popular Landing Page Designs: Which Types Work Best?
Main image: “I told you guys there would be blood, sweat, tears. I told you guys he was a hell of a fighter standing up — kinda shocked me.”That quote comes from Floyd Mayweather, following his recent...
View Article5 Can’t-Miss Sessions at #INBOUND17
Main image: It’s that time of year again, Inbounders!Between September 25 and 28, marketers of all walks will descend on Boston for HubSpot’s annual celebration of “the human, helpful side of...
View ArticleThe Beginner’s Guide to B2B Facebook Advertising
Main image: “Facebook ads? But we’re B2B!”Back when I worked on the Managed Services team at WordStream, this was the response I got from B2B clients after I suggested expanding our efforts outside of...
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