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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. For location-based businesses, this irrelevant traffic skews CTR data.

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A guide to ad variations in Google Ads

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As we inevitably entrust more of this testing process to ad platform AI, gaining insights into what worked becomes more complicated. When you’re sure, click Create variation to finalize the process. The variation will be live once you go through Google’s review process and reach the start date. What metrics should you focus on?

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Microsoft on the future of advertising and conversational AI

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Microsoft is reviewing different ways to implement conversational AI within the Microsoft advertising platform, Kya Sainsbury-Carter , corporate vice president of Microsoft advertising, told Greg Finn yesterday at SMX Advanced. “It’s because the user journey is shortened, so there is a faster path to conversions.

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How to link GA4 with Google Search Console

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With this process completed, you’ve successfully linked GA4 and Google Search Console. Business email address Subscribe Processing. The data presented enables us to analyze clicks, impressions, CTR and average position of terms globally by country. Check that everything is correct and submit.

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How to transform your Google Ads headlines with anti-audiences

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Not only does this approach prevent unnecessary clicks – saving you money – it also boosts your conversion rates by focusing on those most likely to convert. Business email address Subscribe Processing. The problem is clicks and click-through rates (CTR) are poor metrics for determining an ad’s effectiveness.

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How an ecommerce site increased commercial monthly organic traffic from 37K to 210K

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Figure 1: Brand and non-brand keywords overview (Source: Semrush) Figure 2: Organic traffic growth (Source: Semrush) Figure 3: Brand search and traffic (Source: Semrush) Non-brand keyword CTR Ranking in the top three positions in Google generates the vast majority of clicks (Figure 4). Business email address Subscribe Processing.

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LinkedIn rolls out new ad performance measurement features

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LinkedIn introduced tools and upgrades to assist marketers in measuring their ad campaigns more effectively: Conversions API (CAPI). LinkedIn asserts that its new Conversions API is designed to be “privacy-compliant and future-proof.” Business email address Subscribe Processing. Website Actions. Why we care.

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