With the rise of remote work in the past year due to the worldwide pandemic, podcasts have taken a front seat in the digital media world. In 2020, over 150 million people listened to podcasts every week. The question is, why are podcasts so popular? For starters, podcasts can be […]
When it comes to advertising, the two powerhouses are, without question, Google and Facebook; however, the two platforms are not created equal when it comes to creating paid ads. The biggest difference? If you want to see success, you utilize Google to advertise to those toward the bottom of your […]
The world of pay-per-click (also known as PPC) advertising can be overwhelming because you have so many options when it comes to where you want to advertise. However, we typically recommend our clients advertise on at least Google or Facebook because of their sheer volume of users. It begs the […]
This idea is not new; however, the term “natural language search” has become more popular in recent months. The idea is simple: Searchers ask full questions when searching online, not just keywords, so your ads should reflect this way of searching. For example, in the past you would see a […]
Digital ads are a powerful, modern tool. They offer greater personalization than do radio, TV or print ads, and they allow you to reach potential customers in a cost-effective manner. But as time wears on, consumers are becoming resistant to advertisements in all forms — and unlike with the golden age of […]
Being exposed to the agency life for quite some time now, I’ve come to find there are considerable differences in the way PPC strategists operate. From the good, the bad, and the “OMG,” I’ve seen a lot of great work and many things I never want to see again (e.g., […]
PPC (Pay-Per-Click) Advertising has been around for nearly 25 years. Initially started as a research project by Stanford University in 1996, by 1997 more than 400 major brands had implemented it into their marketing strategies. In 2012, Google surpassed $1B in revenue, with 95% of it coming from advertising. The […]
Building out your audiences for Facebook Ads can be difficult, especially if you don’t know where to start. It takes time to really understand your audience, but to speed up the process, we have tips and steps that you can follow! What is a buyer persona? A buyer persona (or […]
The CTA—or call to action—should be one of your main tools in the quest to overcome ad blindness. As we’ll see, an effective CTA can help your ad stand out from all the other distracting elements on the page, giving it a better chance of being seen and interacted with. […]
In our previous posts in this series, we’ve explored the psychological roots of ad blindness. In this post, we’ll turn our attention to ad design itself, providing you with a few tips and tricks you can use right now to design attention-grabbing display ads. One way to overcome ad blindness […]