For years, PPC marketers have avoided Broad Match keywords. They are notorious for matching irrelevant search terms alongside relevant ones. This imprecision stems from Close Variant matching, which includes matching a searcher's intent, synonyms, plurals, or misspellings. While Broad Match keywords can extend your reach well beyond that of Phrase or Exact Match keywords, the … [Read more...] about How to safely use Broad Match keywords
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How Social Platforms Are Tackling Ad Fatigue
Ad fatigue is a modern-day phenomenon that social media marketers can’t afford to ignore. It occurs when users become disengaged or even irritated by seeing the same or too many ads, leading to lower engagement rates and diminishing returns on ad spend. As users are bombarded with marketing messages every day, ad fatigue has become an issue that social platforms must address … [Read more...] about How Social Platforms Are Tackling Ad Fatigue
The Ultimate Campaign Quality Assurance Checklist for 2024
Quality assurance is a large part of running PPC initiatives. When new campaigns are built for an account, it is of utmost importance to to conduct a thorough quality assurance (QA) process to ensure that everything is set up for success. Below is a comprehensive guide to all the boxes you need to tick before setting your campaigns live. Campaign Settings Quality … [Read more...] about The Ultimate Campaign Quality Assurance Checklist for 2024
Could Perplexity AI be about to up-end the AI search advertising game?
The advent of the AI era means the future of search is in flux. Not merely because the big names have rushed to market with substandard products, though they undeniably did. The Geminis of this world are merely the result of Google and foes behaving largely as you would expect, not wanting to get left behind. The sudden arrival of an "answer bar" above the search results … [Read more...] about Could Perplexity AI be about to up-end the AI search advertising game?
11 Tips for Effective Social Media Data Collection and Analysis
Social media is a core part of most brands' marketing strategies today. With billions of active users across platforms like Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and more, social media offers endless opportunities to connect with customers. However, succeeding with social media requires much more than creating posts or buying ads. To truly maximize value, brands need to master social … [Read more...] about 11 Tips for Effective Social Media Data Collection and Analysis
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12 ways Google Ads uses Dark Patterns to manipulate your decision-making for *their* benefit, not yours
The goal is not to stoke fear or play to your emotions. Instead I simply seek to point out some of the different ways Google Ads may be using dark patterns to mislead you or impeding your ability to make the best possible decisions for your business. Hopefully, this will help ensure business owners don’t unnecessarily waste their hard-earned money! What are dark patterns? … [Read more...] about 12 ways Google Ads uses Dark Patterns to manipulate your decision-making for *their* benefit, not yours
Google Ads or Microsoft Ads?: Which Platform Wins for Your Advertising Goals?
When it comes to digital advertising, the opportunities are endless with Google Ads and Microsoft Ads. Both platforms offer exciting possibilities for reaching targeted audiences and driving conversions. Whether your goal is for broad exposure or niche targeting, each platform offers distinct advantages that can significantly boost your marketing efforts. Google Ads at a … [Read more...] about Google Ads or Microsoft Ads?: Which Platform Wins for Your Advertising Goals?
A Handy Guide to Consent Management Platforms with Free Plans
While the Digital Markets Act's implementation in March 2024 brought some changes, its impact on cookie compliance for most businesses has (so far) been minimal. The adjustments primarily affect less common features, such as GA4 audience sharing, which is helpful but not critical to Google Ads. Not implementing consent mode V2 was somewhat of a nothing burger for most people, … [Read more...] about A Handy Guide to Consent Management Platforms with Free Plans
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Everything I’ve learned conducting 912 FB & LinkedIn ad account audits in 8 years
When I joined Hootsuite & AdEspresso as a Facebook and LinkedIn ads expert back in 2016, I already had about 6 years of experience running Facebook ads. My journey started before Facebook even had a conversion pixel! Despite that, I learned fresh, invaluable insights from all the ad account audits I ever conducted. At the time of writing, I've conducted over 912 Facebook … [Read more...] about Everything I’ve learned conducting 912 FB & LinkedIn ad account audits in 8 years
