Bing Ads announced Tuesday that it is rolling out account-level ad extensions globally over the next few weeks. Via the Bing Ads UI, Google Import, Bing Ads API and Bulk Upload tools, advertisers can set extensions at the account level rather than having to repeatedly assign the same extensions at …
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Account-based marketing best practices have come into their own in recent years. Audiences expect more personalized, targeted brand interactions, and account-based strategies deliver, aligning marketing and sales to close bigger accounts with better outbound communications. But what happens when your proposal gets passed from its intended audience to another decision-maker? …
Read More »Anatomy of a Google search listing
Are you looking to dominate in Google search results? Your strategy needs to involve more than keyword research and a savvy AdWords campaign. In order to make the most of your Google presence, you need to craft a search result that entices users to click through to your web page. …
Read More »Looking at marketing automation platforms? We compare 14 vendors
Virtually every marketing automation platform provides three core capabilities: email marketing, website visitor tracking and a central marketing database. From there, vendors begin to differentiate by providing additional tools — which may be included in the base price or premium-priced — that offer advanced functionality. This MarTech Today buyer’s guide …
Read More »AdWords Editor update supports Shopping Showcase Ads
AdWords Editor version 12.1 is now available, with support added for several features, including Shopping showcase ads and expanded dynamic search ads. Showcase ads feature three product images from a retailer that are related to the search query and link to a Google-hosted landing page of products the advertiser groups …
Read More »SearchCap: AdWords second line, Bing ad extensions & Google AdWords Editor update
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: AdWords Editor update supports Shopping Showcase AdsSep 20, 2017 by Ginny Marvin Create and edit the newest Shopping ad format in Editor. Looking at marketing automation …
Read More »8 major Google algorithm updates, explained
Almost every day, Google introduces changes to its ranking algorithm. Some are tiny tweaks; others seriously shake up the SERPs. This cheat sheet will help you make sense of the most important algo changes and penalties rolled out in the recent years, with a brief overview and SEO advice on …
Read More »Amalia Hernandez Google doodle celebrates the Ballet Folklorico de Mexico founder
Today’s Google doodle pays homage to Amalia Hernandez, founder of the Ballet Folklorico de Mexico, on what would have been the dancer and choregrapher’s 100th birthday. Credited with helping bring Mexican culture to the world through dance, Hernandez took her formal training and blended it with Mexican folk dances to …
Read More »Google gradually limiting search ads on addiction treatment queries
Beginning last week, Google started limiting ads on search results pages for drug and alcohol treatment center queries. Rehabilitation centers like those operated by Advanced Recovery Systems have suddenly seen ads disappear from roughly 40 percent of queries they were targeting, reported The Verge. Searches for “drug detox,” “drug rehabilitation” and …
Read More »Google iOS app now makes related content suggestions
AmsStudio / Shutterstock.com Google has long tried to make it easier for users to do follow-up searches or search for related content as they browse (examples here and here). Now, Google has updated its iOS app to make suggestions for related content at the bottom of the page. The animation below …
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