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Bing Homepage Spotlight: Boardman, Oregon

At WebRanking, we are proud of our home states. We love it when Oregon and Minnesota get a little outside recognition! Today Bing featured Oregon on their homepage and a somewhat eerie Tree Farm in Boardman, OR:

Rivers Of Opportunity: Creating PPC Account Structures That Produce Performance Pools

I recently had the privilege of presenting at SMX East in New York on pay per click for a “Creating The Ideal Account Structure” session that was moderated by the highly respected Brad Geddes and also included Susan Wenograd and Justin Freid. My presentation for this session is titled “Rivers Of Opportunity: Creating PPC Account […]

The Changing Landscape of Paid Search

SMX Advanced has long been regarded as the mecca for search engine marketers. Its known for being the source for “advanced” level content and breaking search news. This year I was given the honor of participating in not one session, but two!   While I was originally there to present for the 9 Billion Ads […]

Join Us at SMX Advanced 2016 in Seattle

This year I have the honor of being invited to speak at SMX Advanced 2016 and I’d love it if you joined me! SMX Advanced in the premier Search Marketing conference. It’s held every year in June in Seattle, Washington. This year it’s from Wednesday June 22nd to Thursday the 23rd. Save 10% Off Your […]

Forecasting and Foreshadowing Content Needs through Research, Analysis and Planning

I had the honor of presenting at a joint partnership search marketing workshop for MnSearch and MWMC in Minneapolis, Minnesota on content research, ideation and process. My presentation for this session is entitled “Forecasting and Foreshadowing Content Needs through Research, Analysis and Planning “. It’s a playful look at keyword research and content strategy.

AdWords Updates Structured Snippets Headers and Adds Language Options

Google quietly rolled out a few updates to the AdWords Structured Snippets ad extension recently. These changes took the form of adding a new “Models” Header, removing the Black Friday and Cyber Monday options, and adding Languages to choose from.

Google AdWords Sunsetting Social Ad Extensions on December 10th

Google is retiring the AdWords Social Ad Extension used to enhance search ads with Google+ annotation data after 4 years in use.

PPC for Content Marketing – Initiatives that Increase Reach, Engagement and Conversions

  I was recently in Dallas, Texas for the State of Search conference put on by DFW SEM to give a talk on using pay per click advertising for promoting content. My presentation is titled “The PPC Advantage for Content Marketing – Initiatives that Increase Audience Reach and Conversions “.

From Keywords to Content – A Data Driven Approach to Blog Ideation and Strategy

  I had the honor of presenting at the Minnesota Blogger Conference at St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota on blogging ideation and strategy. My presentation for this session is entitled “From Keywords to Content – A Data Driven Approach to Blog Ideation and Strategy“. It’s a delicious take on keyword research and content […]

The Portlandia Guide to Conversion Rate Optimization

  I recently had the honor of presenting to the SEMpdx group at BridgePort Brewpub in Portland, Oregon on CRO. My presentation for this session is entitled “The Portlandia Guide to Conversion Rate Optimization“. It’s a look into many of the aspects that influence human behavior and affect conversion rates… all from a very Portlandia […]