While reviews and ratings have been around for only two decades, they’ve become integral to customer experience. Now it’s hard to imagine hiring a company for a service without knowing about their reviews. Whether it’s home services, healthcare, or apparel and consumables, client feedback plays a vital role in the purchase cycle of almost all industries. Why Is It Crucial …
Gmail Ads: What’s New and How to Boost Performance
Gmail Ads, also known as Gmail Sponsored Promotions (GSPs), made their comeback in 2015. Since then, we have been utilizing these campaigns as an extremely cost-effective way to reach target audiences where they’re likely to be found multiple times per day — in their Gmail inbox. Google recently announced changes to the way Gmail ads will be targeted, which has …
Am I on the Right Digital Advertising Platform?
With so many digital advertising options in 2017, it is easy to choose the wrong platform, or not choose one at all. From Google to Facebook to Snapchat, you may be asking yourself — “Do I really need to be on every online advertising platform?” The answer will surprise you. Your customers spend their free time on the internet with …
SEO vs. SEM: the Similarities and the Differences
It’s a question that gets asked a lot in the digital marketing world: what is the difference between SEO and SEM? Let’s start with the basics: SEM (Search Engine Marketing) is a form of internet marketing that often utilizes keywords and individual bids, to show custom ads on a search engine results page. Also known as PPC (pay per click). …
Expanded Text Ads and What They Mean For You
Google is always making changes and announcing new features, and one of the latest that we’ve had our eye on is expanded text ads. In case you aren’t familiar with this new terminology, essentially what Google did was offer businesses more space to showcase information about their products and/or services in their ads. Below, we break down how expanded text …
