AmsStudio / Shutterstock.com Google appears to be testing Purchases on Google ads on iOS devices. Purchases on Google ads enable consumers to buy products shown in Google Shopping ads right from Google-hosted landing pages when users have payments set up through their Google accounts. The product launched in pilot on Android devices …
Read More »SearchCap: Bing Ads call conversions, Google doodle & Google audiences
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: ‘Purchases on Google’ Shopping ads test is running on iOS devicesDec 8, 2017 by Ginny Marvin The quick-payment mobile Shopping ads have previously been limited to …
Read More »Search Engine Land’s Community Corner: Dixon Jones retiring from Majestic, UK Search Awards winners & how to speak at SMX
This week’s roundup of news, announcements and events happening throughout the search marketing industry includes: Industry veteran and Majestic SEO CMO Dixon Jones announced he’ll be retiring from Majestic in November 2018, and will move into Global Brand Ambassador role at Majestic until that time. He’s been a key member …
Read More »Jan Ingenhousz Google doodle marks 287th birthday of scientist behind photosynthesis discovery
Today’s Google doodle recognizes Jan Ingenhousz, the 18th century Netherlands scientist credited with discovering the photosynthesis process. Google notes while scientists were already aware plants produced and absorbed gases, it was Ingenhousz who discovered and published his research on plants producing oxygen in the sunlight and carbon dioxide in the …
Read More »Google’s new custom intent audiences and you
In mid-November, pre-empting the hellish holiday shopping season, Google unveiled a slew of new features designed to help advertisers maximize their AdWords budgets. While promotion extensions and ad variations are neat and all, the thing I’m most stoked about is the new custom intent audiences feature on Google Display Network …
Read More »Bing Ads now supports call conversion imports
Marketers running Bing Ads campaigns can now import call conversion data so they can tie calls back to campaign efforts for attribution. Third-party call-tracking systems can integrate directly with Bing Ads via the Offline Conversion Import tool or APIs. CallTrackingMetrics is among the first call-tracking services to participate in the program. …
Read More »Guide to paid media management software
Paid search, mobile, display/banner ads and social media advertising lead an expanding group of paid media that are now being managed by paid media campaign management platforms. MarTech Today’s “Enterprise Paid Media Campaign Management Platforms: A Marketer’s Guide” examines the market for paid media campaign management platforms and the considerations …
Read More »SearchCap: Yahoo sues Mozilla, Google Lens review & celebs help Google
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: The lowdown on driving app downloads with Universal App campaignsDec 7, 2017 by Matt Lawson Google’s Universal App campaigns use machine learning to automate app promotion. …
Read More »Which PPC metrics matter? Lessons from half a million keywords
Are your AdWords campaigns working… like, really working? That might be a surprisingly hard question to answer. Anybody with an AdWords account can see if they’re getting clicks, and it’s not too hard to set up conversion tracking — but chances are that the reason you put money into AdWords …
Read More »Have a question about Will Ferrell? Google may show you a video response directly from him
Curious if Will Ferrell can actually play the drums? Or if Tracee Ellis Ross can sing? Now, when you ask Google a question about a specific celebrity, you may get a self-recorded video from them answering your question. “When you search for your favorite personalities, whether they’re rising stars or …
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