To be blunt, it's easy to waste a large percentage of your advertising budget in Google Ads (aka Google AdWords). Google has designed the Google Ads platform with advertising professionals and analysts in mind and therefore choosing the correct setup for your campaign's goals is often tricky. That is to say, one seemingly innocuous setting can throw off an entire campaign. [...]
What’s the best digital marketing tactic for driving new prospects to your website? I’ll give you a hint - No matter which tactic you’re thinking of right now, you’re wrong… One Tactic Alone Can Never Be the Best Sure, one tactic will likely be better than others for your business, but that doesn’t mean [...]
I recently reviewed a survey we conducted, where we asked small business owners this question: "What's your #1 question about online marketing?" As I combed through the questions, I realized there was a common theme. A lot of the questions focused on the one thing to do, or the one tactic to use to get [...]
When I started in 2006, the cost per click of many keywords was only $0.10 in Google Ads (aka AdWords) and Yahoo (aka Overture). Fast forward to today and it's nearly impossible to find keywords that cost less than $1 or $2 per click. In some more competitive industries, keywords can cost up to $10, [...]
Facebook Ads are an effective way to market your business IF you know how to create, run, and manage them correctly. There’s an art and science behind using Facebook Ads, and I want to show you how to do it. Put yourself in your consumers’ situation. Imagine browsing your feed on Facebook, and you come [...]
Facebook Ads are all the rage right now. With more than two billion active users on Facebook, it makes sense. You want to market your product and services on the platforms that your consumers are using the most. The only problem with Facebook Ads is that they don't follow the adage, "If you build it, they [...]
If you've ever set up a Facebook Ads campaign, then you know the targeting options can be very overwhelming; There's a seemingly infinite number of options and combinations to choose from. And if you don't have a clear plan of attack before logging in to create your campaigns, then you'll likely feel stuck and frustrated [...]
With digital marketing, there is certainly no shortage of hype about all the different tactics to drive traffic to your website. There's SEO, Google Ads, Facebook Ads, LinkedIn, YouTube, email marketing... Sorry, my hand cramped up trying to type up all the options. :) My point is, there's a lot to evaluate and determine what's [...]
Ever wonder how certain digital marketing tactics impact each other? And how you can mix them together for maximum results? For example, how does advertising in Google Ads impact your search engine rankings? Or how about the reverse -- how does SEO impact Google Ads campaigns? And how does social media marketing impact email marketing? Or are these tactics mutually [...]
When I started playing football back in 1989, I distinctly remember how proud I felt when the coach gave me my first trinket on my helmet. It was a star because I contributed to one of our wins that year. I also remember my older brother who had dozens of trinkets on his helmet (similar [...]
