Advertising is an important part of every business. Every marketing goal is to get the maximum response with minimum cost. YouTube is the second biggest search engine and the biggest video sharing website in the world. It has over 1 billion active users, 50 million of which upload videos every day. People ages 18–34 watch […]
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Can You Create a Great Customer Case Study?
Attention spans are growing shorter by the second Studies have shown that attention spans for engaging a reader or listener have fallen from eleven seconds to eight seconds on average. Eight seconds to reach someone in most any medium. Ouch! Growing weary of paid advertisements We have grown more than a bit weary of most […]
How to Use Google Ads Campaign Experiments
Have you ever wanted to test a new bidding strategy, setting, or other element of your campaign with a fixed budget or duration? Campaign drafts and experiments in Google Ads let advertisers do just that. Experiments allow you to easily control and monitor a change without fully launching it across the whole campaign. This is […]
The Era of “We’re Sorry” Advertising
There’s an interesting trend that speaks to a significant change in how brands are evaluated and how quickly they can go from hero to goat. I want to explore the origins of the trend and next time we’ll look at some examples and best practices in response to this new normal and the best way […]
Facebook Removes Ad Targeting Options for Certain Industries
Facebook recently announced they will take strides to lessen the potential for discriminatory advertising practices by limiting the targeting capabilities for certain industries, including ads for housing, employment, and loans. Previously, Facebook largely relied on advertisers to comply with its anti-discrimination policies but did not actively block them from using the targeting categories. Moving forward, […]
How to Leverage Google’s Smart Bidding
It’s no secret that the digital marketing industry can and does change rapidly. As digital marketers, we need to be aware of it, embrace it, and learn how to thrive in this ever-changing landscape to stay competitive for the success of our audience. Google has been moving forward with more and more automation for Google […]
What’s New in Facebook’s Redesigned Ads Manager?
In an effort to make advertising easier for advertisers, Facebook is rolling out a new redesigned Ads Manager, including a handful of shiny new features! Keep in mind that the old Ads Manager will be available until May 1st, but we recommend using the redesigned UI as much as possible to get acclimated to the new interface, and […]
Should You Pay for Social Media Ads?
This is an important question for small-midsized businesses and nonprofits* with limited marketing budgets. Are paid social media ads worth the investment? According to an article on Medium by Shivam Verma, there are seven benefits to using paid social media advertising: Amplify your reach Fit any budget Enhance your targeting Boost brand awareness Maximize your content marketing […]
6 Easy Optical Marketing Tips That Won’t Break the Bank
One of the biggest challenges eyecare practices face is replenishing new clients. Getting new patients through the door can be a relentless struggle. Ironically, the focus on marketing often drops off when business is fairly busy. But in such a competitive market, marketing requires constant attention to bring new clients in. So how do you […]
Facebook is Releasing 3 New Metrics in Place of Ad Relevance: What It Means for Advertisers
Big changes on the Facebook horizon as they recently announced that starting April 30th, they are sunsetting the commonly used metric ‘Relevance Score,” replacing it with 3 new “more in-depth” diagnostic metrics. What is Relevance Score and why is it important? Relevance Score is a single metric calculated based on positive and negative attributes an ad receives […]
