The Retirement of AdWords Product Extension Ads
Google AdWords introduced Product Listing Ads to advertisers in 2012. Google just recently announced that they are retiring Product Extension Ads this month, which are different than Product Listing Ads. Let’s differentiate between the two to realize what we will no longer see on a Google results page. Product Listing Ads Google AdWords Product Listing Ads are separate from text ads, as they appear in their own box on a Google Search. They allow advertisers to promote special products with an image, promotional message, title, price, or their business’s name. Product Extension Ads Google AdWords Product Extension Ads are additions…
GoDaddy has mostly been known in the past for the artistic and wholesome quality of their Super Bowl commercials, but they are also the world’s largest provider of domain names. Over the past 6 months, however, they have made some internal shakeups and brought in a new CEO. They have apparently shifted their business strategies as well, as they are featuring other offerings like their website builder and online marketing services more so than they ever have. Sure, other large domain name and web hosting providers have thrown their hats in the online marketing game as well. Network Solutions even…
In marketing, a persona is commonly used to gain a better understanding of a certain industry’s target market’s behavior based on demographics, needs and interest. This enables marketers to easily build a solid content strategy as well as approach in sending specifically targeted messages to each persona that represents a segment/type of audience. In this post, I’ll be discussing more on how to use personas in doing the actual link acquisition and social media marketing components of SEO while also strengthening a brand’s online presence through continuously building its authority in the industry. Identity When you’re creating a persona, it’s…
Google recently launched Universal Analytics which has upgraded the way how data is collected and organized in the Google Analytics account. The change has paved the way to provide a better understanding on how site visits engage with the company. So what does this upgrade all mean? Google's new data collection is vastly improved. A new analytics.js code snippet is used as the primary collection method for sites. This new JavaScript according to Google "is more flexible than previous the Google Analytics ga.js JavaScript, giving you more customization options of your data." They have also made configuration easy. "Universal Analytics…
