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The fallacy of CTR as a KPI: Redefining PPC ad success

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Click-through rate (CTR) is a cornerstone metric of PPC marketing. Calculated as the percentage of people who click on an ad after seeing it, CTR is often treated as a key performance indicator (KPI), commanding disproportionate attention and optimization efforts. So, is CTR just a vanity metric now?

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This day in search marketing history: January 19

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Google’s page layout algorithm launches In 2012, Google announced it would penalize sites with pages that were top-heavy with ads. Study shows search terms with the very worst (and best) click-through rates 2017: Study examined the top 50 keyword “stems” to find what terms helped spur clicks and, more importantly, what terms didn’t.

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AI for SEO content creation: 5 real-world examples

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LinkedIn collaborative articles program was launched early this year, and it reached over 1.5 They also launched LinkedIn Pulse many years ago, similar to a news and blogging platform for the community. LinkedIn collaborative articles Monthly visits : 1.5 million organic users. This is not simply a site that does some traditional SEO.

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Microsoft on the future of advertising and conversational AI

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It can be hard at times to find the information that people are seeking, and so we launched Bing Chat to bring better search results and answers to complex questions,” Sainsbury-Carter said. Next, it's planning to roll out this experience for travel and real estate verticals.

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This day in search marketing history: January 16

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Bing Ads launches page feeds for easier Dynamic Search Ads management. Overall click volume increased 19 percent, and CPCs ticked up just 3 percent. Covario: Global PPC Click-Through Rates Hit New Highs, Spend Up 17 Percent YoY In Q4. Google Plans To Buy Its Way Into Real Estate.

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This day in search marketing history: February 21

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Google doc rekindles myth that click-through rate affects rankings 2019: Despite repeatedly saying they did not use click data for search ranking purposes, a fresh document triggered confusion around the topic again. New local SERP live in Europe 2020: Branded directory buttons were being displayed above the map.

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A Behind-the-Scenes Look into HubSpot's Newest Content Marketing Strategy (Part 1 of 3)

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Note: I’m borrowing this idea from Tim Ferriss when he talks about product launches : “Especially on the first few days of your launch, you want people to see your project everywhere – on blogs, Facebook, Twitter…everywhere.”. We always keep an eye on our SERP real estate (doing so through a cool tool we built in R and host via Shiny).