Searching for searchers: Audiences are the new keywords

As we continue to shift towards audience-centric marketing, columnist Christi Olson of Bing notes that we can create more effective remarketing campaigns by asking the right questions about our searchers.

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Trend observation: branded PPC ads getting more expensive

Have you noticed your brand CPCs increasingly lately? It’s not just you. Columnist Thomas Stern shares data which suggest that branded terms have become more expensive since Google’s recent SERP changes.

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Dynamic remarketing: not just for retailers anymore

Think dynamic remarketing is only for retailers? Think again! Columnist Laura Collins explains how non-retailers can set up these campaigns and discusses the success her agency’s clients have seen by utilizing this tactic.

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Better in-store attribution is here

Closing the online-offline attribution app is difficult, but strides have been made in recent years. Columnist Mona Elesseily discusses some of Google’s innovations in this area and how they might be expanded in the future.

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How to check if you’ve screwed up your AdWords account

Former Googler Daniel Gilbert shares an AdWords Script which will scan your account to identify some of the most common AdWords mistakes.

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A script to set recurring monthly budgets in AdWords

Columnist Frederick Vallaeys shares a modified version of Google’s flexible budgets script that allows you to automatically distribute your monthly budget in an intelligent way.

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Develop free, lightweight attribution insights for your paid & organic channels

Looking to reallocate or reduce your paid search spend and not sure where to start? Columnist Chris Liversidge shows how you can identify opportunities by comparing your paid and organic search performance data by keyword and device.

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First-page minimum bids continue to rise in wake of Google desktop SERP changes

Columnist Andy Taylor discusses AdWords bidding trends following Google’s move to eliminate right-rail ads and show four top-of-page ads for some queries.

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From waste to win: watch how a simple change affects AdWords performance

Wasted ad spend can indicate issues with your AdWords account. Fortunately, as Jacob Baadsgaard reminds us, it’s also under your control.

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3 upcoming trends in paid search

What’s on the horizon for paid search? Columnist Mona Elesseily shares her predictions based on current trends in the search marketing world.

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New benchmarks: Google AdWords cost per acquisition across 20 industries [study]

Are you a PPC Unicorn or a PPC Donkey? Columnist Larry Kim shares data on CPA averages by industry so you can see how you measure up to the competition.

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Google’s right-side Adpocalypse: What really happened (DATA)

When Google changed its SERP display last month to eliminate ads in the right rail, many search marketers panicked. Now that the change has been live for a while, columnist Larry Kim looks at the data to determine what, if any, damage occurred.

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