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5 reasons why your Facebook Ads campaigns are failing
To avoid pitfalls, take the time to test campaigns and find an adequately-sized audience to target.
Back to basics: Understanding your paid search metrics
Learn how to interpret what’s happening in your paid search account with your traffic, conversions and sales data.
3 ad copy mistakes keeping you from paid search success
Although Google provides data on keywords, bids and other aspects of your paid search campaigns, it tends to leave us hanging when it comes to ad copy.
A quick and dirty guide to winning with Gmail ads
In comparison with other ad placements, Gmail ads are less competitive and can help build brand awareness from within a potential customer’s inbox.
Can you trust website design best practices?
You have to test every proposed change to your website to see what actually works for your business and your audience. Without good testing, your website is just a collection of guesses.
15 questions to ask yourself before publishing a new landing page
Building landing pages? Contributor Jacob Baadsgaard has compiled a tried-and-true list of 15 questions to help guide you in creating and evaluating new landing pages.
National ads, local results: Where should you be putting your money?
Discover which locations are your money-makers and focus on maximizing revenue, not exposure in unprofitable places, says contributor Jacob Baadsgaard. Here's how to dig into the data and figure out where to put your ad money.
Intent-based keyword research: Let Google be your guide
Contributor Jacob Baadsgaard takes a look at why intent is an important part of keyword research and explains how to use Google to guide your SEM and SEO keyword strategies so you're not losing time or money.
No search volume? No problem! 3 ways to improve low-traffic AdWords campaigns
Contributor Jacob Baadsgaard thinks you need to get scrappy and find ways to make the most of traffic you have access to instead of trying to adhere to high-traffic "best practices."
Get inside your customer’s head: A guide to writing irresistible calls to action
Contributor Jacob Baadsgaard looks at common search motivations and different types of calls to action you can use to motivate people so they can't help but click.
What the ROAS? A practical guide to improving return on ad spend
Contributor Jacob Baadsgaard shows how ROAS, or return on ad spend, can be used to show the effectiveness of advertising campaigns and whether they are worth the money spent on them.
How to reverse-engineer your online advertising strategy
In PPC, we often talk about eye-catching ad copy -- but columnist Jacob Baadsgaard suggests that, rather than focusing on different ways to catch your customer's eye, advertisers should start by looking at what customers are already responding to.
Which PPC metrics matter? Lessons from half a million keywords
Columnist Jacob Baadsgaard shares insights from a study looking into how various paid search metrics correlate with return on investment (ROI).
How to steal the competition’s best keywords: A 3-step guide
Why invest so much into keyword research when your competitors have already done the work? Columnist Jacob Baadsgaard explains how to use competitive research to inform your paid search keyword strategy.
Quality score in 2017: Should you care?
Contributor Jacob Baadsgaard dispels the notion that a great quality score automatically leads to great conversion rates and suggests how to best prioritize your optimization efforts.
Site optimization or traffic optimization: Which delivers better results?
Knowing where to invest in online marketing is crucial for search marketers with limited budgets and resources. Columnist Jacob Baadsgaard explores whether you're better off investing in higher-quality traffic or conversion optimization.
How to bring your potential customers back with retargeting
The vast majority of visitors to your website probably aren't ready to buy yet. But columnist Jacob Baadsgaard argues that with the right retargeting approach, you can help them get ready to buy -- and ensure that you'll be the company they choose once they're ready.
Micro-wins: The true secret to AdWords success
The PPC world is rife with stories of quick wins, hacks and tricks that lead to big gains in paid search performance -- but columnist Jacob Baadsgaard notes that the best results with AdWords accounts are often the result of many smaller wins over time.
Keyword tiering: A systematic way to juggle your AdWords priorities
Columnist Jacob Baadsgaard explains how assigning paid search keywords into different tiers based on performance allows search marketers to quickly make adjustments that can have a huge impact on their business.
Paid search analytics: What treasures are hiding in your data?
Setting up paid search analytics may be straightforward, but columnist Jacob Baadsgaard shows that if you aren't using your data effectively, you may be missing out on major opportunities to improve your performance.
Should you bother rewriting your ads?
Rewriting and testing your ad copy may not be the most glamorous way to improve your paid search campaigns, but columnist Jacob Baadsgaard points out that it can be an incredibly effective way to get more bang from your budget.
Local search: It’s all about mobile
More and more, people are searching for local options on mobile devices -- and columnist Jacob Baadsgaard points out that if your business isn't showing up for those searches, you're likely missing out.
Are your paid search ads making the right impression?
Impression share may not be the ultimate measure of paid search success, but columnist Jacob Baadsgaard shows how tracking this metric can lead to paid search improvements that can really boost your bottom line.
How to use your buyer personas to build your 2017 search marketing budget
You've done your research and created buyer personas -- now what? Columnist Jacob Baadsgaard explains how to place financial value on your personas in order to determine your search marketing budget.
Boost your conversion rate by 45% today… no, really!
Columnist Jacob Baadsgaard makes the case that proper conversion tracking in your AdWords accounts can provide better and more helpful insights for optimizing your campaigns.
Are there PPC monsters lurking inside your paid search account?
Are your paid search campaigns looking a bit scary? Columnist Jacob Baadsgaard describes how to vanquish the monsters that may be wreaking havoc on your accounts and impacting PPC performance.
Bidding on the competition: Is it really worth it?
Bidding on your competitors' brand terms could yield positive results, but columnist Jacob Baadsgaard warns that it might cause problems in the long run.
Paid search management software: Is it right for your business?
Considering automated solutions for your paid search accounts? Columnist Jacob Baadsgaard lists the six questions you should ask yourself when deciding whether to invest in paid search management software.
Fishing for B2B success: How to use AdWords to “land a big one”
Like fishing, refining your AdWords campaign takes time and patience. Columnist Jacob Baadsgaard outlines his process for catching big leads in B2B.
The 5 strangest search terms in 2,000+ AdWords accounts
Contributor Jacob Baadsgaard shares cautionary tales of AdWords bidding gone terribly, terribly wrong.
How to help your sales team close more paid search leads
Acquiring tons of leads through paid search is great, but columnist Jacob Baadsgaard cautions that your sales team's ability to convert those leads can make or break your campaign ROI. Learn how to improve conversions from your PPC leads.
From waste to win: watch how a simple change affects AdWords performance
Wasted ad spend can indicate issues with your AdWords account. Fortunately, as Jacob Baadsgaard reminds us, it's also under your control.
How To Grow Online Market Share Without Increasing Your PPC Budget
What's the formula for PPC success? Columnist Jacob Baadsgaard has tips on how to significantly expand your market share without wasting your ad spend.
Bring Your Work Home: How To Use Google AdWords To Improve Your Love Life
Just in time for Valentine's Day, columnist Jacob Baadsgaard explains how you can use your search marketing expertise to keep the romance alive.
Cut The Fat: How To Reduce Wasted Ad Spend In Your AdWords Account
Is your PPC unprofitable, despite bringing in lots of leads? Columnist Jacob Baadsgaard explains his method for identifying and eliminating low-performing search terms.