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The Point
NOVEMBER 10, 2016
In 2015, JW Player piloted a small-scale, in-house SEM program on Google AdWords to gauge the potential efficacy of using search advertising to drive qualified leads for its enterprise video platform. What I’ve appreciated in working with Spear is that they share that same ROI focus – which you don’t always see in search agencies.
The Point
APRIL 16, 2019
Because costs per click in B2B search campaigns can often be extremely high when companies compete the for same keywords, Search Engine Marketing (SEM) for B2B advertisers offers its own very unique challenges. Here are the five most common “fails” we see in B2B search campaigns: Not Bidding on the Correct Keywords.
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The Point
OCTOBER 11, 2012
In the process of managing search marketing campaigns for clients, we occasionally run into situations where client management is dictating that their company “own” certain key search terms on Google. At the number one position, conversions (the ratio of clicks to leads) are generally lower and acquisition cost more expensive.
The Point
DECEMBER 12, 2014
As with most things, Google doesn’t disclose the precise algorithm by which quality score is calculated, but they do identify contributing factors – for example: expected click-through rate, the relevance of ad copy to the search query, and (notably) what Google calls “landing page experience”. Promoting transparency and trustworthiness.
The Point
JUNE 3, 2009
A client writes: “If we include our company and product names as keywords in our PPC (paid search) campaign, won’t we simply be cannibalizing our SEO effort, i.e. paying for clicks that we otherwise would have generated for free?” Answer: It’s true that you may have generated Web traffic from the same people anyway, but there [.].
The Point
JANUARY 31, 2011
What does a software company do when their paid search program is working well but just not generating enough leads? By most metrics, Navicure’s paid search campaign was working well, generating a handful of leads each month at a cost per lead at or below industry standards.
The Point
MARCH 9, 2011
According to various industry statistics, a large percentage of consumer search activity is related to location. By one account , more than 97 percent of all consumers use the Internet when researching products or services in their local area, of whom 90 percent use search engines. photos and videos. hours of operation. •
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