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Lifetime value, or LTV, averages the total revenue generated by a customer during the entirety of your relationship. While the KPI often sounds cool and dandy, it can be difficult to improve. Doing so requires long term thinking, commitment and a deep understanding of your customer database. This article will dive into concrete ways PPC

Crucial evidence from the Google antitrust trial has been removed from the US Department of Justice (DOJ) website. The DOJ had been publishing key documents, including Google’s private emails, memos, charts and internal presentations as it presented its case – without informing Judge Amit Mehta first. When the search engine raised a complaint, the judge

Google has launched a new report to help brands identify checkout problems. The Checkout Journey report displays the count and percentage of users who initiated checkout on your e-commerce site or app and successfully and then completed each subsequent step in the checkout process. This report uses a closed funnel approach, focusing solely on users

Do you know when you’re being manipulated?  Most of us get the ick around used car salesmen and high-pressure tactics, but subtler persuasion techniques can be far more powerful.  Consider the unassuming Google Ads interface. Though it seems like a benign management tool, its crafty design subtly shapes user behavior, contributing to $224 billion for

A new website should be an opportunity to improve SEO, conversion rates and digital marketing as a whole. Unfortunately, it can also be an SEO disaster if not carefully managed.  This article outlines the main areas you must consider when redesigning a website to ensure you retain (and improve) your SEO. If retaining and improving

Google Ads has launched a new feature to assist advertisers in optimizing their YouTube campaigns Known as Creative Guidance, this innovative tool is now available through Recommendations and has been integrated into Video Analytics within Google Ads. Creative Guidance leverages AI to evaluate your content and offer best-practice feedback. For example, if critical information is

Google is on trial for allegedly using underhand tactics to ensure it stays the world’s leading search engine. The U.S. Justice Department claims Google, which owns a 90% market share in search, paid massive sums to companies like Apple to make it the default search engine on products like the iPhone. These multibillion-dollar deals gave

Being a one-person marketing team can be both exciting and stressful. You have a high level of control over the company’s creative messaging, which gives you the power to truly launch a brand. But you’re responsible for building and executing a company’s entire marketing strategy, which can feel overwhelming given the sheer amount of effort

Google Search stopped showing How-to rich results on desktop yesterday. Google’s announcement. In an update to an Aug. 8 blog post about the reduction of visibility for HowTo and FAQ results, Google announced: “Continuing our efforts to simplify Google’s search results, we’re extending the How-to change to desktop as well. As of September 13, Google

Asking whether Amazon reviews are important is like wondering whether your body needs water to thrive.  The answer is a resounding, “Yes!”  Acquiring as many positive reviews as possible will pay off for Amazon sellers. 8 reasons Amazon reviews are important Amazon reviews aren’t just testimonials; they are powerful tools that can make or break

Q4 is almost here, along with the holiday shopping season. Rather than focus on ecommerce holiday SEO strategies and campaigns – which you should (hopefully) already have nailed down – now is a good time to start thinking ahead to next year. 1. Learn from last year Start by reviewing last year’s campaign wrap-ups to

Target return on ad spend (ROAS) is heralded as the holy grail of PPC advertising.  In contrast to click-based and conversion-based bidding, this strategy is designed to optimize financial business outcomes.  While undoubtedly high on the Google Ads evolutionary scale, Target ROAS requires a rigorous setup before realizing its full potential. Advertisers who switched from

It’s a sad day at Search Engine Land. We got the dreaded “This property has stopped processing data” message when we logged into our Google Universal Analytics property this morning. What it looks like. Here’s a screenshot of what we’re seeing today: Why we care. No more procrastination. Onward to GA4. If you’ve been waiting

Threads users can now search through posts on the platform. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the new functionality has now been rolled out to most English and Spanish-speaking countries, including the US and UK. The new search feature is available on both the Threads mobile app and web app. Why we care. Potential customers now

Economic uncertainty and evolving employee preferences have transformed hiring dynamics. This makes recruiting top talent challenging for businesses and even agency partners supporting these efforts.  While skilled recruiters excel in traditional hiring methods, digital marketers can also contribute to ensuring the recruitment process’s efficiency and effectiveness. PPC advertising can be hugely impactful for attracting and

In this article I’ve curated some of the most commonly misunderstood elements of entity and semantic SEO, aiming to clear the fog around them. Here’s our roadmap: What are the differences between entities, topics and keywords? How do entities affect keyword research? What is a topical map? How do you do on-page optimizations in the

Google probably won’t ever tell us how its algorithms work – but that doesn’t mean it won’t drop a few hints. Google’s Search Quality Rater guidelines mention E-E-A-T (experience, expertise, authoritativeness and trustworthiness) 126 times – which is a pretty big indicator that this is important, according to Melissa Fach, lead SEO content manager at

Much has been written about Google Search Generative Experience (SGE), but the most important questions remains unanswered: If and when Google SGE goes live, how will it impact organic traffic? Will our traffic drop, and if so, by how much? And what can we do about it? This article presents a framework that can provide