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The Myth of Being Paid to Create and Why It’s Doomed to Fail

Emelina Spinelli — February 10, 2018 Follow @ecspinelli — February 10, 2018 Can you hear the buzz…. the murmer… the consistent droning on and on from “experts” who tell you this mythical story? Have you heard about the unicorn that you can catch, called “being paid to create”, doing what you love, making money while … Continue reading The Myth of Being Paid to Create and Why It’s Doomed to Fail

5 Reasons to Trash Google Alerts in Favor of a Paid Media Monitoring & Measurement Service

William Comcowich — December 8, 2017 Follow @GleanTeam — December 8, 2017 Google Alerts has long been a favorite online monitoring tool for many, including marketing and PR professionals, small businesses and even not so small organizations. After all, it’s free and easy to set up. Google’s name recognition attracts users who don’t know of … Continue reading 5 Reasons to Trash Google Alerts in Favor of a Paid Media Monitoring & Measurement Service

Is holiday paid search more competitive in 2017 than 2016?

Columnist Andy Taylor explores year-over-year Auction Insights data from AdWords, revealing insights into this year’s holiday paid search landscape. Andy Taylor on December 8, 2017   The busy 2017 holiday shopping season is now in full swing, and we’ve already witnessed impressive Y/Y sales growth on key shopping days. As advertisers dig into their own … Continue reading Is holiday paid search more competitive in 2017 than 2016?

How your website redesign can sabotage your paid search efforts

Relaunching a website can be very exciting for a business, but columnist Pauline Jakober warns that without careful planning, a redesign can damage your PPC program. Pauline Jakober on November 28, 2017     Recently, my PPC agency almost declined to take on a new client because the client’s website was so severely outdated. The … Continue reading How your website redesign can sabotage your paid search efforts

We Analyzed 7 Million Paid Clicks to Branded Content, Here’s What We Learned

Gustaf Steunlund — November 27, 2017 Follow @stenlundgustaf — November 27, 2017 rawpixel / Pixabay As marketers, we have a tendency to optimize campaigns towards the cheapest clicks, because surely, the more clicks you get, the more leads, online purchases and fan mail you’ll receive… right? Wrong. The truth is not all clicks are created … Continue reading We Analyzed 7 Million Paid Clicks to Branded Content, Here’s What We Learned