Entries Tagged as 'Content'

Why Your Ads Suddenly Disappeared from Google

October 20th, 2008 · Comments Off

Google has been tinkering. Again.
We’ve had a few clients just recently whose ads stopped showing on Google pretty much overnight, costing hundreds of pounds on lost revenue every single day. Why?
Quality Score has reared its head again. Google is seeking the very best experience for its customer - not only now will Google place your […]

Tags: Quality Score · Content · AdWords

Google Rant: Your Ads are Showing Where?

June 9th, 2008 · Comments Off

There are many things to love about Google; measurability, tightly focused targeting and all that traffic.
But there’s a little-known element that’s really beginning to annoy me and a lot of the other search community: the Search Network.

You’ll be familiar with the two primary networks; Google Search - essentially, the Google you know and love, and […]

Tags: Content · Search Network · Acquisition · CPC · Google · AdWords · Uncategorized

I’m selfish, impatient and I don’t trust you

February 27th, 2008 · Comments Off

Some insight in to a visitor’s experience on your site:

I’m selfish, only interested in me. Right now, I don’t care about your business, I care about me and whether you can deliver the product, service or solution I need. I’m not interested in the 400 other things you sell or do, just the one thing […]

Tags: Approach · Content · Acquisition · BizDev · marketing · Uncategorized

Content v Search - Why it pays to know the difference

February 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

By default, Google will display your ads on the content network. If you haven’t switched it off, you’re advertising to an audience you know little about, and you’ll find it difficult to measure and manage the results that you’re getting from your whole account.
To be clear, I’m not suggesting that the content network is a […]

Tags: Content · AdWords · Search · marketing · Google

Demographic Bidding - Chump or Champ?

January 24th, 2008 · No Comments

Google announced today that it is to commence testing on Demographic Bidding. You can already target specific geographic locations for your ads to be shown, and pretty soon you’ll be able to target particular demographics too.
Even if you don’t want to target specific demographics, there could be an incredible amount of value in the new […]

Tags: Content · Location Targeting · Sales · AdWords · marketing · Google