A Washington D.C. judge last week found Google guilty of violating U.S. antitrust law and possessing an illegal monopoly over the search market. Over the course of the almost year-long trial, covered extensively by Stewart Dunlop for PPC Hero, the...
Continue Reading Google guilty of possessing an illegal monopoly on search
It should go without saying that if you’re in the business of promoting “certain types of products”, you need to be extra careful. Not sure what we mean? Count yourself lucky. We’re referring to any of those consumer or business...
You’ve probably seen ads that feel weirdly correlated to what you’re reading or watching online. That is contextual advertising at work. This ad-based solution has evolved steadily amidst the ever-changing digital landscape, becoming an integral part of every advertiser’s arsenal....
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Retail media networks represent a dynamic and rapidly evolving segment of the advertising industry. At their core, these networks are advertising infrastructures that allow brands to place ads on a retailer’s digital properties, such as websites, mobile apps, and other...
Continue Reading The Ultimate Guide to Retail Media Network Advertising
Since its launch in 2020, TikTok has catapulted in popularity, boasting over 1 billion monthly users. (With some estimates at around 1.5 billion in 2024). That inevitably makes TikTok ads an attractive proposition to brands. As one of the fastest-growing...
Software as a Service (SaaS) companies know the importance of running ads to get trial signups, demos, and paid subscriptions. Despite this, most of them reserve their ad budgets for LinkedIn and Google. Meta is usually an afterthought when, in...
Continue Reading How to Run Effective Meta Ads for Software as a Service (Saas)
Many business owners have experienced running Meta ads without any tangible results, despite the platform sometimes suggesting it picked up transactions. Nevertheless, I am here to tell you to trust the algorithm! With the wrong signals, Meta can waste your...
Continue Reading Meta Ads in 2024: The Best Targeting is No Targeting
Marketing professionals, especially those specialising in PPC, are navigating an evolving landscape. As we move through 2024, several challenges shape our strategies and tactics: declining search keyword performance, rising media costs, and fewer branded searches, to name a few. Historically,...
Continue Reading From Keywords to Conversations: Unveiling the Shift in Advertising
For all the fears of industry collapse, PPC remains in rude health. Arguably it has never been healthier, with a projected $190 billion set to be spent on search advertising in 2024. After years of same-old, same-old the sector the...
Continue Reading PPC Trends to Watch in (the second half of) 2024
Do you want a FREE one-day ticket to Hero Conf in November? We’re seriously excited to be returning to San Diego on November 19 & 20, which is why we’re giving away hundreds of free single day passes. If you are lucky enough...
In part one of this in-depth look at how marketers and brands can minimise their traffic dependency on Google search, Ann Stanley of Anicca Digital explored the opportunities offered by social search. In the second part she examines the ways...
Continue Reading Reducing Your Dependency on Google Traffic – Part II: Generative AI
Following her talk at this year’s Brighton SEO, Freelance Consultant Cathryn Stormont. shares her top 5 tips on how to make a success of Performance Max for lead generation. There are many success stories telling how Performance Max campaigns have...
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