Any time you can get more insights about your target audience on an ad platform, it’s a good thing. There’s never such a thing as too much info. And from what I can tell, one of the best insights tools out there is widely underutilized. LinkedIn Website Demographics. This feature within the LinkedIn Campaign Manager allows you to view your ad traffic segmented by profile targeting parameters—job function or company size, for example. The tool unlocks invaluable…

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On September 1, Google announced that the search terms report within Google Ads will now be showing only search terms that reach a volume threshold. This reduced visibility into ad campaigns has caused immediate is of concern among advertisers and agencies, who rely on the report’s insights to optimize their Google Ads performance. There are a lot of questions about what this change means, why it’s happening, and what can be done to uphold your PPC…

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Three-quarters of people who work from home say they regularly listen to music during office hours, according to recent research from Nielsen. Read the full article at MarketingProfs

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I have a confession. I *very* strongly dislike the phrase, “she wears a lot of hats.” It’s overused, like “these are unprecedented times” or “move fast and break things.” But if you’ve been the sole marketing person (or the sole everything person) at a company, the phrase probably fits. And if the phrases (and hats) fit, then your to-do list is a foot long: come up with ideas for ad campaigns, write copy and content, direct the go-to-market strategy,…

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Digital shoppers in the United States are clicking and tapping their way to more than $374 billion in online sales in 2020, with no signs of turning back. By 2024, ecommerce sales of physical goods are expected to top $476 billion. While this growth is great news for ecommerce stores, it also means businesses must work harder than ever to set themselves apart in a crowded digital environment. Consider what happens in one minute on…

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One of the best purchases I ever made was signing up for Spotify Premium in college. I even remember when it happened, in March 2014. I had just signed a job offer for after graduation and Spotify released premium pricing for students. It was beautifully serendipitous and we’ve been in a committed, monthly-fee relationship everx since. In fact, now I pay for a family plan and have gotten all my family members (and maybe some…

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Gone are the days when marketers were obsessed over a single keyword in an effort to get good rankings. Today, the key to crafting amazing content is context. And for good reason: over 15% of Google’s daily searches are new terms that users have never searched before. And with trillions of searches being conducted every year, that adds up to a lot of new queries. Source: Visual Capitalist With Googlers finding so many different and unique ways…

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