The digital marketing landscape has undergone a seismic shift over the past decade. Once dominated by a singular focus on keyword targeting, the world of PPC advertising now thrives on a more nuanced understanding of audience behaviour and intent. This...
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How Automation will Reshape the Role of the PPC Manager in 2025
The role of the PPC manager in 2025 will be markedly different from when I first stepped into it back in 2006. At that time, nearly everything was manual. Conversion tracking, as we know it today, was almost non-existent. While...
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Unpacking the Data Behind Trump and Harris’ Presidential Election Ad Spending
The 2024 presidential election offered a fascinating study in contrasting campaign strategies. Despite Vice President Kamala Harris outspending President-elect Donald Trump on advertising by $460 million, Trump secured victory. According to existing FEC filings, Harris allocated $346 million to radio,...
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Nike and Sky digital ads banned as ASA clamping down on online choice architecture
The companies that get their wrists slapped by media regulators tend to be tiny. They either operate believing they and the tactics they employ are too small beer to get noticed – only to find out otherwise – or they...
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A Handy Guide to Consent Management Platforms with Free Plans
While the Digital Markets Act’s implementation in March 2024 brought some changes, its impact on cookie compliance for most businesses has (so far) been minimal. The adjustments primarily affect less common features, such as GA4 audience sharing, which is helpful...
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Make an impact: How to design great PowerPoint slides for your Hero Conf, brightonSEO or MeasureFest talk
Creating impactful PowerPoint slides is essential for delivering a memorable and effective presentation at conferences like Hero Conf. This guide will walk you through the key principles of slide design, storytelling techniques, and best practices to ensure your content resonates...
What Is Reactive Marketing and How to Apply It to Your Brand
What is reactive marketing and why bother with it? Read this complete guide and learn why and how to apply a reactive marketing strategy to your brand.
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Party Hats for Cats: More exciting AI creative tools coming
If 2023 was the year many of us developed a degree of AI-induced neurosis at the fear the machines would at best steal our jobs, at worst bring about the apocalypse, then 2024 has so been the year of toned...
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6 Retargeting Strategies to Boost Your Campaigns
Retargeting capitalizes on the principle that not every visitor who encounters your brand or product will convert on their first visit. By re-engaging users who have previously interacted with your site or ads, retargeting helps bridge the gap between initial...
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Leveraging Customer Match for Enhanced Paid Search Campaigns: A Guide for Experienced Advertisers
As the digital advertising landscape shifts towards a cookieless future, harnessing the power of first-party data becomes increasingly crucial. Google’s Customer Match provides a robust solution for paid search advertisers to scale reach and engagement with both new and existing...
Digital Marketing Attribution Demystified: Can It Be Simple?
Digital marketing attribution models help businesses determine which particular interaction with a customer has led to a desired result. That could be a web page visit, sign-up, purchase, or other. Accurate attribution measurement is essential for marketing efficiency and the...
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Why YouTube Advertising is Essential to Your Marketing Mix
Whether it’s your favorite TV ad from when you were younger or a song that transports you back to something you saw in the ad breaks, there’s no denying the lasting impact that video advertising has had over the last...
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