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Friend or Frenemy: the Synergy Between SEO and PPC

QuanticMind

When it comes to Search Engine Marketing (SEM) programs, the question of the synergy between SEO and PPC eventually comes into play. Here’s everything you need to know about the relationship between SEO and PPC. What is SEO and PPC? See the RED box in Figure 1 for examples of PPC results.

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Search Engine Marketing and Optimization

QuanticMind

However, many marketers are still relying on the bid optimization tools that Google and Bing provide, even those with decent SEM budgets (~$50k). These publisher optimization tools and best practices like “Estimated first-page bid recommendations” and “Smart bidding” end up increasing our CPA and thinning our margins on those top keywords.

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Seven Expert Search Engine Marketing Guides

Webbiquity

Done properly, search engine marketing (a.k.a. SEM, paid search, PPC) is a powerful complement to SEO and an effective tactic on its own. Discover the answers to these questions and others here in seven noteworthy search engine marketing guides from the past year.

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Inside Adwords: Exploring The Differences Between Smart Display Campaigns & Custom Intent Campaigns

Stevens & Tate

The use of PPC ( pay per click ) advertising can be beneficial for countless reasons. Not only are PPC ads a great way to bring in more traffic, they are incredibly cost-effective and are particularly useful for trying out new keywords or copy. It’s why Google AdWords continues to be popular with advertisers.

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The Ultimate Guide to PPC

Hubspot

As a marketer, PPC is a skill that you should have in your toolbelt — or at least have a basic understanding of. This guide will help you grasp pay-per-click marketing in its entirety. When done right, PPC can earn you quality leads. When done right, PPC can earn you quality leads. Benefits of PPC.

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7 Bing PPC Secrets That Expand SEM Beyond Google

QuanticMind

It may be surprising, but Bing is a hugely overlooked opportunity for search engine marketers today. So for advertisers who only focus on Google, failing to create a Bing PPC strategy represents a lot of missed opportunities. Bing beats out Google in share of long tail search queries. Target CPA.

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Portfolio Bidding: A Breakdown of the PPC Bid Optimization Technique

QuanticMind

Let’s cut right to the chase: there are various PPC bidding optimization techniques and practices floating around, but portfolio bidding is probably the right one to use, provided you have a large program. Is this thing Google is talking about the same thing you’d expect for the core methodology for PPC bid optimization?

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