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SEO vs. SEM: Combining the Two to Maximize SERP Real Estate

Brightedge

SEM stands for search engine marketing and is a paid marketing tactic to promote a site, drive traffic to your website through pay-per-click advertising (PPC) and increase page exposure in the search engine results pages (SERPs). CTR while a paid ad only receives a 10% CTR. This can be due to click fraud.

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How to Get Started with Performance Marketing

Outbrain

SEM is the placement of paid ads on search engine results pages (SERPs). These may include: Brand safety Compliance-related issues Privacy regulations Click frauds & bot traffic Publisher fraud and placement transparency. The campaign performance was extraordinary: CTR 18.47%, CVR 13.39%, and an amazing 2028% ROI.