Google made an announcement this week that they’ll no longer be passing search query (keyword) data along to a Website when a user is signed-in to their Google account and performs a search on Google. In short – this means that Google is blocking access to organic keywords data. Not just in Google Analytics – …
Read More9 Time Saving Tips-Ryan’s September PPC Playlist 2
Managing paid search campaigns is a delicate balance between automation and analytical thinking. This month’s playlist focuses on utilizing check lists and automating tasks to save your time. Amplified Gold Posts I love checklists. They are an effective way to manage PPC tasks. Seer Interactive shared 5 Things to Watch in New Campaigns this month. …
Read MoreJuly 2011 7 Best PPC Playlist – Testing Edition 2
This past month was difficult to find blog posts that were NOT about Google +. But don’t fret, I’ve found the best the web has to offer in PPC and listed them below. The biggest theme that stood out to me from this month’s playlist was testing. Ongoing testing and optimizing is critical to the …
Read MoreMarch 2011: Search Market Share By The Numbers 3
The search market numbers have been released for March 2011 and what you see might surprise you. Bing is continuing to gobble up market share. Slowly. According to data compiled by Experian Hitwise and being reported on by Mashable, Bing controlled 30.01% of the U.S. search market share in March 2011. This is an increase …
Read MoreSEMpdx SearchFest 2011 Takeaways 3
The Amplify Interactive crew attended yet another outstanding SearchFest in our home town of Portland, Oregon at the Governer last week and as always we came away with reassurances that we’re doing things right, ideas for things we should try, and lots of stats. Here are Ben’s thoughts after SearchFest While there are plenty of …
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