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How Can Paid Media Boost Your Inbound Marketing Efforts?

SmartBug Media

There are three distinct types of media that make up any digital marketing mix: earned, owned, and paid media. Inbound marketing traditionally couples the latter two; it’s a method to draw in your audience with stellar website content, blog articles, premium content, and social media engagement.

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A Complete Guide to SEM (Paid Search)

Spiralytics

If you're looking to learn more about Search Engine Marketing (SEM) or paid search, you've come to the right place! Jump to a section: What is SEM? A Brief History of Search Ads. Why SEM Works for Businesses. Search Advertising Platforms. SEM Mistakes to Avoid.

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Why we care about search marketing

Martech

Search marketing is a very big deal. Any way you slice it, it amounts to millions of searches per minute , all day, every day. Search is a huge component of digital marketing and ecommerce. We’ll look at challenges facing marketers and best practices to meet them and the future of search marketing.

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Improve Paid Search Results Through Routine, Scheduled Maintenance

Navigate the Channel

In the fast-paced world of digital marketing, it’s easy to get caught up in the day-to-day tasks of optimizing paid search campaigns. From keyword sweeps and bid adjustments to audience targeting and ad refreshes, there’s always something demanding your attention. Should we be running brand campaigns?

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Optimize Your PPC Marketing Strategy for B2B Success

Launch Marketing

Pay-per-click (PPC) marketing is an advertising model where advertisers pay a fee each time a user clicks one of their ads. LinkedIn Ads is typically the best paid social media channel for B2B while many online marketers go to Google Ads for search engine marketing (SEM) campaigns.

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3 Digital Marketing Trends that Belong in Every Business Strategy

Navigate the Channel

The last time you took an objective look at your company’s business marketing strategy, what was your takeaway? If using micro-moments, storytelling and video aren’t part of your plan, let’s re-visit these digital marketing trends and their importance in every business strategy now. What’s working?

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5 Most Common Fails in B2B Search Campaigns

The Point

Thanks to Spear Digital Media Director Tim DiSabatino for authoring this week’s post. 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.