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Why the exact match keyword type in PPC is still relevant today

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How often have you heard, “Use broad match along with smart bidding to get the best results?” It can also use previous user search data, other keywords in your ad group and your landing page’s content to show your ads on relevant searches. They were using max conversion bidding with a CPA target.

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How to analyze Performance Max search terms insights for PPC success

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Relief seemed at hand when, in February 2023, Google introduced the campaign_search_term_insight report, which includes a field with the search term. Script developers, myself included, immediately built scripts and automations using this new search terms data for Performance Max campaigns. What data is now available?

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Structure, consume, learn and retire: Google’s pattern of learning

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Were these useful changes, or were they abused? Retire : Once Google has learned what they can, there’s no reason to rely on us to feed them structured information. Deploying meta keywords was a way for a webpage to tell a search engine the terms for which the page should be findable.

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Google Chrome IP masking could radically impact search advertising

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Because Google Chrome will use a proxy to connect to websites, it will mask users’ identities, meaning advertisers cannot distinguish between genuine and bot traffic. No other search engines will have any data for advertisers to use for location targeting. Why we care. What is IP-based geolocation. The details. Dig deeper.

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Intent Signal Data 101

But there are many intent signal data options and many confusing terms used to describe them. But there are many intent signal data options and many confusing terms used to describe them. “B2B buyers spend just 15% of their time interacting with brands before making a purchase decision” (Gartner).

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6 vital lenses for effective keyword research

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In other words, your problem isn’t sifting through a ton of random keyword ideas, using arbitrary (and misleading) filters like keyword difficulty (KD) to sort which ones are a “good” target vs. a “bad” one. Yes, you should be targeting the biggest and best commercial terms in your space. That’s not the problem.

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How to harness the power of brand mentions across the search universe

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Developments in search volumes, as well as trends around brand terms and products, are signals we can turn to when reporting on the impact of direct/indirect mentions across channels. It’s the initial step in using them within a comprehensive search strategy. We will also: Dive into the nuances of brand mentions.