During economic downtimes, such as recessions and the recent pandemic, many companies dial back their Google Ads, Linkedin Ads and Microsoft Ads spends. I think that many are panic-reducing PPC accounts when they shouldn’t, but I understand the need to do “something.” I think much of this is due to a lack of good Analytics…
I do work with large B2B ($100M-$3B) and multi-location B2C clients and have optimized tons of Google Ads campaigns. More than 60% of the Google Ads accounts I am asked to review are wasting much of their budget when I first see them. The waste is not always easy to see, often hiding behind Quality…
Scott Clark of BuzzMaven, Inc. has been granted the elite “Google Partner Specialist” status by the Mountain View, CA-based online marketing giant. The program required completion of rigorous exams in Google’s Search, Display, Mobile, Video and Shopping ad networks as well as demonstrated high levels of client historical performance. Google considers the Specialist Partner status…
I’ve been running some Call Only campaigns for a service industry site. Like many I’m hearing from, the performance of these campaigns is not what was expected. While it is believed that a full 20% (on in five!!) of calls from mobile phones are abandoned, we should look how this affects abandonment patterns for call-only…
If you’re thinking of cutting PPC costs, hold the sword. Taking a few minutes to prioritize and strategize can keep your account performing highly on your best phrases.
Google Suggest, long a staple of Google Labs is now working its way to the main Google Home page. So what does this mean for SEO/PPC/SEM activity and the future of how we market websites? Here are 9 ideas.