Should you Bid on Branded Keywords?

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By: Drew Johnson @ 5:46 pm February 14, 2010

With more and more companies starting paid search campaigns everyday, as well as more emphasis placed on SEO, many question whether it is worth it or not to bid on branded keywords. From a per-cost standpoint, it seems very cut and dry – people searching for your branded term are going to click on your organic link, so why give them a choice to click on a paid link? However, this high level outlook is not as accurate as it may seem. (more…)

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Advertising with Google Outside of Search Listings and Content Network

Traditionally, many advertisers turn to Google to utilize paid search listings as well as to be listed on the content network. However, with the advent of new technologies, businesses, especially local ones, can utilize Google to advertise in other methods. All of these methods are great ways to stay ahead of the competition and bring in more clients.
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Is Your New Paid Search Campaign Ready for the New Year?

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By: Drew Johnson @ 4:04 pm January 7, 2010

A new year to many people means a fresh start in their lives, careers, and relationships. In the coming year I hope that everyone achieves their planned goals and maybe even succeeds in a few new year’s resolutions.

Small and large businesses also look at the new year to develop goals, marketing objects, budgets, and more in hopes of increasing business and generating more revenue. In this day and age, more companies will look online to meet these goals, and if this trend continues, more businesses will start advertising online in 2010 then ever before. If you or someone that you know is looking to start up a new paid search marketing campaign or revamp an existing campaign please take a look at what I believe are the 4 top level tips to remember about paid search. (more…)

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Start Linking Your Google AdWords Data With Google Analytics

This guide will show you how to link your Google AdWords account with Google Analytics so that you can look at important data to better understand how your AdWords campaign is performing. If you are not seeing AdWords data in Analytics this guide is for you.

AdWords provides you with how many clicks, impressions, and other data telling you how your keywords and campaign is performing. However, by integrating with Google Analytics you will be able to drill down to the keyword level to get data such as: time on site, page views, and bounce rate. This will help you determine which keywords are performing so you can allocate more of your budget towards those that are profitable.

Ready to dive in? Read on! (more…)

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