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    Google Ads: Introducing four new Impression Share metrics

    by Sam Hudson December 6, 2018

    Google Ads has introduced four new Impression Share metrics to help advertisers better determine where their ads are appearing on the SERP. The new metrics are called:  Search absolute top impression rate (Impr. (Abs. Top) %) and share (Search abs. top IS) and Search top…

    Pay Per Click

    A New Ad Format Coming To A Marketing Platform Near You – WhatsApp Status

    by Kathryn Green November 16, 2018

    After the success of ads launching in Facebook Messenger, Facebook has been searching for a new way to monetize WhatsApp. WhatsApp is a highly engaging platform for users due to the consistent messages between friends and family. However, in the past WhatsApp have been quite…

    Pay Per Click

    Viagogo Vs Google: Is it a search engine’s responsibility to penalise ticket touting websites?

    by Harry Tucker September 14, 2018

    If you’re looking to buy tickets to an event online, you’d expect a trusted search engine to show you the best places to buy said tickets. But what if it doesn’t? What if you buy tickets that are vastly over-priced, or worse, turn out to…

    Pay Per Click

    Google’s rebrand from ‘Google AdWords’ to ‘Google Ads’ reflects a move away from keyword-based SEM

    by Sam Hudson August 6, 2018

    As of July 24th, Google AdWords is no more. Instead, ‘Google Ads’ is the new umbrella term for the Search, Display, Shopping, Video, Maps, Gmail and Apps units of the Google Advertising Platform. It’s a rebrand which has implications for the future of search engine…

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    Google’s eternal love towards mobile is changing the AdWords core products

    by Praveen Jayaprakash May 25, 2016

    As everyone expected from the Google’s Performance Summit, Google is yelling more and more about Mobile (at this rate mobile will rule the world very soon according to Google). Interestingly the starting point of most of our decisions in a day to day life that…

    Display Advertising, Mobile, Pay Per Click, Search Engine Optimisation

    Google SERP Ads Go Green

    by Hayley Shannon May 9, 2016

    Google SERP ads go green! As of April 14th, Google has begun testing their new ‘green ad’ format to 5% of Global traffic, far exceeding their typical 1% test market. This new SERP test is likely Google’s attempt at subtlety as users have become increasingly…

    Pay Per Click

    Are PPC ads really becoming invisible?

    by Naomi Young May 6, 2016

    Ofcom’s latest media use and attitudes report says that half of search engine users couldn’t spot sponsored links in search engine results. This is quite a significant number of people, and higher than I would have thought it would be. Are search results ads really…

    Pay Per Click

    The death of Facebook’s 20% text rule

    by Naomi Young April 13, 2016

    In the past, to use an image in Facebook ads, it had to pass the vigorous 20% text rule. This meant that if the banner was made up of more than 20% text, it would not be approved. This was Facebook’s way of making sure…

    Pay Per Click, Social & Content

    Facebook Canvas: Painting a New Creative Ad

    by Naomi Young March 4, 2016

    You may have already heard that Facebook have released a new type of advertising format – Canvas – that promises advertisers “more space” and “unique” experiences on mobile. When clicked on through a native Facebook ad in the newsfeed, the ad will take up the…

    Pay Per Click, Social & Content

    Will Google’s Latest SERP Changes Hurt SEO?

    by Stephanie Terrett February 26, 2016

    Last weekend Google announced the frightening news that they have removed all PPC ads from the right-hand side of the search engine results page with instant global effect. This news has sparked fears that organic search results will take a hit, as organic listings have…

    Pay Per Click, Search Engine Optimisation
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