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Is click-through rate a valuable SEO metric?

Search Engine Land

The role of click-through rate (CTR) in SEO has been debated for many years. Several industry studies have asserted that CTR is a ranking factor – a claim that’s been ardently denied by many Googlers. Whether it’s a direct ranking signal or not, CTR has its place in SEO. What does CTR mean for SEO?

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How to navigate SEO in a multi-platform world

Search Engine Land

Traditionally, SEO was primarily about keyword optimization and links and ranking well on search engines like Google and Bing. While these elements remain important, search engines today evaluate a much more complex set of ranking factors. The very definition of a search engine has evolved.

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YouTube advertising: The ultimate guide

Search Engine Land

Recently, Google found that in some cases, just by adding a vertical video asset to a video action campaign, you can reach 10 to 20% more conversions compared to only offering horizontal videos for YouTube Shorts. Despite being a highly popular organic search engine with clear benefits, YouTube is underutilized by many companies.

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7 Ways SEO & PPC Can Work Together in 2021

Hubspot

If your SEO (search engine optimization) and PPC (pay per click) teams exist in complete silos, it's time to change that. For example, if you Google "sales funnel" the search engine results page (SERP) indicates you're looking for the definition of a sales funnel. And, by the way, CTR is an indirect SEO ranking factor.

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7 PPC Mistakes You’re Probably Making (and How to Fix Them)

ConversionXL

According to Hanapin Marketing’s 2015/2016 State of Paid Search Report , most people feel pretty good about their PPC campaigns… Image Source. Earlier this week, I wrote an article on mobile UX optimization. When this happens, the PPC campaign doesn’t get the credit because there’s simply no way to track it.

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12 Google Analytics Custom Reports to Help You Grow Faster

ConversionXL

Note how you can “drill down” from “Source / Medium” In practice, that means you can click on the specific source / medium to see the medium and campaign information… Here’s what the report will look like… Note that you see acquisition, behavioral and result metrics here. Campaign Cost Analysis.

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13 Essential Digital Marketing Metrics & KPIs to Measure Performance

ConversionXL

They allow you to create and optimize campaigns based on actionable evidence rather than intuition. Digital marketing metrics are values that are used to track and measure campaign performance. With this in mind, let’s look at 13 digital marketing metrics to track for campaign effectiveness. What are digital marketing metrics?

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