In October of 2011, Google began testing Dynamic Search Ads (DSA) in AdWords. It was a bold move and signaled a change in how paid search could operate in the future. Using dynamic search ads, advertisers could greatly expand their reach by enabling AdWords to match queries with content in Google’s organic index. Instead of … Read more
If you’re an ecommerce retailer, then you have probably heard of Product Listing Ads in Google AdWords. Product Listing Ads (PLA’s) are powerful ad units that enable you to display image thumbnails in the search results for products you sell on your site. As you can imagine, the visual nature of the ads yield more … Read more
Google AdWords rolled out a new feature last week that will make the lives of some SEM’s easier. The new shared budget option enables marketers to apply one budget to multiple campaigns (versus having to manage budgets for each campaign separately). Shared budgets make it easier to maximize your total ad spend for paid search … Read more
There are a lot of moving parts to developing and managing SEM campaigns. First, you need to develop a strong paid search strategy, perform keyword research, map out a robust structure for your campaigns and ad groups, determine budgets, create effective ads, etc. After the setup phase, you will be neck deep in ongoing campaign … Read more
I’ve written extensively in the past about Bounce Rate both here on my blog and on Search Engine Journal. Bounce Rate is an incredibly powerful metric, and can help marketers better understand the quality of their traffic, and the quality of their content. If you’re not familiar with Bounce Rate, it’s the percentage of visits … Read more
{Updated on 3/28/16 to reflect the name change from Google Webmaster Tools to Google Search Console.} In late July, Google added Index Status to Google Search Console to help site owners better understand how many pages are indexed on their websites. In addition, Index Status can also help webmasters diagnose indexation problems, which can be caused by … Read more
Have you ever visited a website, researched a product or service, and then left only to see that company’s ads as you browse the web? I bet you have. That’s remarketing in action, and it’s darn powerful when implemented correctly. Sure, there can definitely be a creepy factor, since users are being followed around the … Read more
Keyword research is a critical component to a solid and rounded SEO strategy. When you break it down, you need to know what people are searching for in order to target the right terms. Keyword research fuels your content generation strategy. I use a wide range of tools when conducting keyword research and each has … Read more
Google+ has now been around for close to a year, it has grown significantly since it launched, and Google is integrating its new social network across products. Based on what I just listed, many business owners are wondering how Google+ has benefited their companies. Unfortunately, I think many of them wouldn’t know how to answer … Read more
If you’ve been following my blog recently, then you know how much Penguin analysis I’ve been performing. Since the algorithm update first hit on 4/24, I’ve been working hard at analyzing websites impacted by Penguin. You can read my previous posts to learn more, including my most recent post detailing my findings based on analyzing over … Read more
After Penguin first hit on April 24th, I started performing a lot of analysis on websites that were affected. I ended up quickly publishing my findings in two blog posts here on the Internet Marketing Driver. The first explained how exact match domains could be susceptible to penalty based on how those domains were being … Read more
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