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Google AdWords Turns 15 Years Old. Happy Birthday!

Today is milestone day for Google AdWords as it turns 15. The little engine that could, definitely did. And in a big way as Google is the largest search engine and has one of the most powerful ad networks around. Google even created an Infographic to commemorate the occasion. You can scroll down to see […]

Search & Social: a Match.com made in heaven or Tinder’s awkward hook-up?

  I recently had the honor of presenting to the Social Media Breakfast group at “SMBMSP #82 – Social + Search = A Whole New Ballgame for SEO & SEM” along with Aaron Weiche on September 11th, 2015 at St. Catherine University, St. Paul, Minnesota. My presentation for this session is entitled “Search & Social: […]

The Complete Guide to Google AdWords Structured Snippets Ad Extensions

Structured Snippets Guide Table of Contents Preface and Launch Notes How To Find Structured Snippets The Makeup of a Structured Snippet – Headers – Values – Device Preference – Start/End Dates and Scheduling Account, Campaign & Ad Group Level Running Multiple Structured Snippets & Order Priority Examples Review Process Time-frame Final Thoughts Preface For the […]

New Keywords Tab Segmentation Showing in Google AdWords Accounts

  +Finally. “Finally”. [Finally]! It appears that after years of providing a clunky and unintuitive keyword segmentation experience, that the Google AdWords Keyword Tab is, yes, finally getting a much needed usability facelift. We spotted a different layout this week in a new client account that streamlines access to the different keyword reports that most […]

First Tweets from 57 PPC Authorities – #HeroConf 2015 Edition

  In honor of #ppcchat and one of my favorite conferences, I thought we’d take a look at how some of my favorite people got started on Twitter. I don’t think I really need to say more, so just take a stroll down Twitter memory lane… 57 First Tweets

Analytics is Turrible by Charles Barkley

Charles Barkley made some recent comments on the use of Analytics in professional sports. In particular, “Analytics was Crap”, seemed to be a poor way to describe an entire industry. Over all we found them, well, just Turrible.

PPC Bidding Strategies: from Foundational to Flexible

  This week I have the honor of presenting at the HeroConf in Austin, TX in the “More or Less: Flexible Bidding Strategies” session. My presentation for this session is entitled “PPC Bidding Strategies: from Foundational to Flexible“. Here is the full powerpoint presentation for you to reference. I hope you enjoy it!   View […]

Creating Linear Models that Lead to Successful PPC Campaigns

Last week I had the honor of presenting at the SEMpdx’s SearchFest in Portland, Oregon in the “#Fail Free PPC” session. My presentation for this session was entitled “Creating Linear Models that Lead to Successful PPC Campaigns“. Here is the full powerpoint presentation for you to reference. I hope you enjoy it!   View this […]

2014 Minnesota Content Marketing Calendar

Finding content inspiration can often be a lot like fishing for walleye. You can spend all day trolling the lake, dropping your line in every cove you find, only to end up with a string of sunnies. But when you find the right hole, and hook a big one, you know the work was all […]

Google+: The Unsocial Network (for marketers)

I had the honor of presenting at the MnSearch event “Search Snippets #8: The Pro’s Positive Perspective on All Things Google+” in Minneapolis, MN. The presentation I gave had to be slimmed down to fit within 20’ish minutes. Here is the full version presentation entitled “Google+: The Unsocial Network (for marketers)“. The basis of this […]