Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “Paid Search”
Imagine if there was an admissions counselor, or enrollment specialist, at your university that continuously forgets who the students were that they just enrolled. And they spent significant money, resources, and time every month re-recruiting those students, instead of identifying and enrolling new students. That person probably would not be working at your school for long, right? While this may seem …
When investing in paid search ads, most marketers focus on getting people to click on the ad. The click, however, is only the first step. The experience someone has after clicking on your ad can mean the difference between a purchase and a lost opportunity. Driving that experience is your landing page. The copy and content that greets visitors when …
Which do I use? by Tim Peyton – For ecommerce marketing campaigns, deals and promotions are useful tools to drive new consumers and remain competitive throughout the year, especially during the competitive holiday season. With the new promotion extensions released by Google AdWords ahead of Q4 2017, we set up a test to discover how we could strategically align …
By Eileen Buleza – Google’s shopping ads are a huge part of the 2017 SEM strategies and budgets for many ecommerce companies. Since shopping campaigns are managed and optimized differently than standard search campaigns, here are 5 quick optimization tips to improve Shopping campaign performance. 1. Have a dedicated Shopping ROI Shopping campaigns will perform differently than search ads or …
By Eileen Buleza – There were three leading trends for Lever Interactive’s SEM clients in 2016: Social Mobile Shopping These three trends shaped our client discussions and strategy more than anything else in 2016, especially for our retail and ecommerce clients, and will likely continue to do so into 2017. Today I’m going to dive into some of the growth …
By Amanda Mayfield – One question we frequently receive from prospects and clients is regarding the need to focus on both paid search and organic search strategies as part of their comprehensive marketing plan. We often have clients ask us, “Why do I need to invest in both paid search and organic search as part of my digital marketing strategy? …
By Eileen Buleza and Amanda Mayfield Google made the official roll-out of extended text ad formats across all AdWords accounts, taking the much anticipated update out of beta. The full transition from standard ad formats to extended text ads is slated to come in late October. What impact will these changes have on your SEM and SEO efforts? How can …
Lever Interactive was honored to have been one of three finalists in the category of Best Campaign Under $250k at last night’s 2015 CIMA Annual Star Awards, presented by the Chicago Interactive Marketing Association (CIMA). The nomination was for our work with our fantastic partner Discount Ramps, maximizing the efficiency of their paid search campaign by utilizing call tracking and increasing revenue significantly year-over-year. CIMA stated that …
by Colleen Keilers – The cost of higher education paid search has gone up. Google reports CPCs have risen 16% across the category (Q4 2014). The market is only getting more competitive. So how do institutions compete with flat or lower advertising budgets as prices climb? One essential step is customized geo-targeting definitions and geo-targeting techniques to connect with your …
According to a recent poll, 95% of B2B marketers are focusing their efforts on SEO, while only 35% are involved in paid search advertising. Based on these findings, it seems like a great time to get a jump on the competition and start building out some B2B-optimized PPC campaigns if you haven’t already. Creating a successful B2B PPC campaign poses …
