The Real Cost of Google Advertising

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Introduction You can also listen to a summary of this post on our 6 min. iTunes Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-real-cost-of-google-advertising/id1454401929?i=1000430658554 Our work with hundreds of clients’ digital ad campaigns has given me a unique perspective into client expectations and behaviors. Since becoming a Google Agency Partner in 2011, I’ve seen small, medium and large clients. We are all products of our education and … Read More

Consumer Intent is Redefining the Marketing Funnel

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You Can Also Hear This Post on Jim Bilello’s Podcast at: https://soundcloud.com/jamesb6402/consumer-digital-path-to-purchase On Jan. 28, 2019 Google released the results of thousands of users “click stream data.”* This data shows consumers no longer follow a linear path to purchase. Consumer searches are unpredictable, opportunistic and time dependent. The co-founder of Google Ads, Fredrick Vallaeys, said the dimension of “time” is … Read More

Google Ads Do It Yourself Guide

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Putting up Google Ads (formerly known as AdWords) is easy right? Maybe you have a Promotional Offer from Google and you were taken to AdWords “Express” and 1, 2, 3 you have ads online! What more do you need? Here’s a free 7 step guide from US Marketing, Inc. a Badged and Certified Advanced Google Agency Partner. Step One Don’t … Read More

Why Mobile-responsive Design Isn’t Enough to Rank on Google

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American Marketing Association Blog Article published today. Why just “fitting” a Mobile device screen is no longer acceptable. Many large and small companies do not properly test for mobile speed AND friendliness. Well meaning hosting services and developers don’t point out or don’t know 30% of more of their traffic is lost and bounce rates skyrocket to 90% as a … Read More

Local Business Marketing: Get Noticed with Google Ads and Maps

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Go to Google on either your phone, computer or tablet. Enter only your business category such as divorce attorney, tax accountant, residential contractor, dentist, etc. – not your business name, not your name and click enter. If your business doesn’t come up on page one it’s likely you’re in a competitive field with thousands of other businesses. All of you … Read More

Promises to Lure Customers on Search Engines Don’t Pan Out

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By KHADEEJA SAFDAR  and ANGUS LOTEN Thousands of small-business owners have paid marketing firms to get their products and services in front of potential customers on Google, GOOGL -0.39% Yahoo and other Internet search engines. But a growing number of these advertisers complain about the online marketing firms’ sales tactics and say they made promises that didn’t pan out. Many of the small businesses’ complaints single out … Read More

Integrating Google Analytics with Pay Per Click (PPC) Reports to Beat Your Competition

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Published in the National Marketing Executive Group Blog: http://mengonline.com/blog/2014/09/09/integrating-google-analytics-pay-per-click-ppc-reports-beat-competition/ In the world of web marketing, I have found there is so much confusion in client reporting that unless you are a Google Analytics and PPC pro it is easy enough for your agency to position the data in ways that are confusing at best and downright misleading at worst. You have … Read More

5 Critical Things to Understand About Google PPC (Pay Per Click) Marketing

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MENG Chicago Chapter Meeting Key Note by Jim Bilello, President at US Marketing, Inc. During this interactive session you will see real data from a variety of companies in different industries. What you will take away: • What PPC can do that SEO can’t including seeing actual client search terms entered in Google and limiting the geographic zones where your ads … Read More

Where to Advertise Your Local Business

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Recently, I’ve been encountering more questions from clients that are interested in digital marketing about the differences in advertising directly on Google vs. Angie’s List, Yellow Pages (YP.com), Dex, Home Advisor, Thumbtack, Yelp, etc. for their local business advertising or franchise efforts.As with anything, it’s important to understand the context of this question.  To do that you must understand the difference between … Read More