In the English language, we have a lot of words that people tend to use interchangeably. Continuous and continual. Accept and except. Infamous and famous. But in reality, just because many use words like this interchangeably, doesn’t mean those two words actually mean the same thing. The world of search and SEO has the same …
What’s the difference between SEM and SEO? The biggest difference is that Search Engine Optimization (SEO) focuses on optimizing a website so that there will be a higher flow of traffic from organic search results. The goal of Search Engine Marketing (SEM) is to get traffic and visibility from both organic and paid search. Were …
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Typically wrongly used interchangeable, SEO and SEM are two different marketing channels that a business can utilize to get their message out to their target audiences on search engines like Google and Bing. It can be easy to mix up the two because they can seem so similar, especially thanks to the similarity between their …
We’re human, and as such, we make mistakes. Marketers are human as well, and because of that, there will be times when they’ll slip up doing their jobs. Making mistakes in SEM is a pretty common occurrence to be honest, but luckily, if you know what you’re doing, they can be easy to find of …
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Barry Schwartz of Search Engine Land spoke with the Global Vice President of Audience Development Strategy & CRM at Condé Nast, John Shehata. During their talk, they spoke about a variety of topics, including SEO. Their conversation lasted about 40 minutes, and can be watched over the course of four videos, which all can be …
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According to an announcement by Microsoft Advertising, all search, shopping and Dynamic Search Ads campaigns that don’t have automated bidding strategies will be transitioned to Enhanced CPC (eCPC) at the beginning of March. This transition will continue through April 2021. The deadline for adjusting your campaigns is at the end of April. March: Manual CPC …
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In a recent announcement, Microsoft Advertising has released a new addition to their ad extension offering, which they are calling Filter Link Extensions. According to Microsoft, “With this extension, advertisers can present many different features under categorized headers so that users can quickly navigate to their key products and offerings.” Marketers will be able to …
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Google has chosen to pause political ads for a minimum of a week beginning on January 14. Google plans to monitor the situation throughout the week and see where things go after inauguration, were they will probably reassess the situation and see if they need to extend the temporary ban even further. The ads that …
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In the following video, Barry Schwartz interviewed the CEO of Textbroker and former President of FindWhat.com, Philip Thune. The two spoke about the early days of the search industry, talking about things like going to the industry conferences, company parties, FindWhat, and the lawsuits between Yahoo and Google. Barry and Philip talked about Philip’s role …
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In an announcement, Google has released the newest version of Google Ads Editor, v.1.5. Google Ads Editor is a downloadable app that some advertisers prefer over the web interface in order to mange campaigns. Here is a list of what Google Ads Editor 1.5 brings to the table: Filter by account, campaigns, ad groups, or …