Should You Be Bidding On Your Brand Terms For Your Search Ads?

While many advertisers have bought into the idea of bidding on search terms that include their brand name, there are still plenty of smart people that question the incrementality of such a practice. We’ve questioned it ourselves, most recently in a 2012 study. That study looked at incremental…

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Now Link Google My Business And AdWords, Get Account-Level Location Extensions

Google is introducing the ability to set up location extensions at the account level by linking your Google My Business account to your AdWords account. No longer will location extensions need to be set up separately for each campaign. Formerly called Google Places for Business, Google My Business,…

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SearchCap: Google Quality Raters, International Targeting & AdWords + Google My Business

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Now Link Google My Business And AdWords, Get Account-Level Location Extensions Google is introducing the ability to set up location extensions at the account…

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Send Your Team to SMX East: Share the Experience & Save

Get your digital marketing team in shape! Send them to SMX East for results-driving SEO and paid search tactics. With over 60 sessions to choose from, your team can attend presentations relevant for their responsibilities and skill level. Is your team experienced? The SMX East program shines with…

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Google Solicits Feedback On Right To Be Forgotten

Google, which has explained that implementing the EU’s new Right To Be Forgotten mandate has been difficult, has opened up a new form allowing the general public to offer it advice. Google’s new form invites Google users to submit their thoughts and feedback on the Court of Justice of…

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New AdWords Quality Score Info: What You Need To Know

By now, you’ve probably seen (or at least heard about) Google’s recent video and new white paper about Quality Score in AdWords. In fact, when I first heard about the updated Hal Varian video, I was a bit surprised, given that Google hasn’t bothered to update it for about five years!…

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New Google AdWords PLA Test Groups Products By Price

This could get interesting. Last month, we saw Google running a test that ranked product listing ads (PLAs) by ratings and reviews in search results. Now, a new test groups and ranks products by price. In the screenshot below, provided by CPC Strategy, PLAs are grouped in two pricing stacks —…

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Search In Pics: Google Burgers, Android Dress Up & Inflatable Android Robots

In this week’s Search In Pictures, here are the latest images culled from the web, showing what people eat at the search engine companies, how they play, who they meet, where they speak, what toys they have, and more. Google At Unilever: Source: Google+ Android Dress Up: Source: Google+…

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Apple Maps To Offer Choice Of Google, Others For Directions

According to Cult of Mac, Apple is doing something very interesting with iOS 8 Maps. It’s giving people a choice of apps to use for directions. A GIF in the article shows that once a destination is located users will be able to choose directions from, presumably, any mapping-related app…

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SearchCap: Apple Maps Choices, Google RTBF Solicitations & AdWords PLA Test

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Reassess How You Prioritize Your E-Commerce PPC Campaign Builds Over the last couple of years, the prioritization of e-commerce PPC campaign builds has shifted…

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