When it comes to Google, quality is king. The average digital marketer can double their annual return with a solid Google Ads approach—and even the most ambitious PPC campaign can be incredibly cost-efficient when a keen eye for high website performance is applied. Is it possible to estimate keyword, ad and landing page quality? Much of a PPC campaign can …
2020 ‘s Top SEO Shifts
Like most, you’ve probably been keeping up with SEO. Since 2017, Google has existed under the moniker of an “AI-first” company—designing and assisting organic search with innovative solutions beyond the conventional link-listing design. Between AdWords, Gmail and Google Assistant, quite a lot has changed. Where AI is considered, plenty of upcoming trends will presumably spawn from Google’s RankBrain which was …
Paid Search Psychology: How Emotions Impact Brand Visibility
Psychology’s role in advertising isn’t a new discovery—but today’s marketers are beginning to understand it at an unprecedented depth. When businesses reach out to customers, they invoke reasons to purchase products and services by connecting with every buyer’s predispositions. When emotions enter the mix—revenue can increase substantially. Here are some brief examples: In 2015, the most-shared advertisements were those contingents …
You Should Be Focusing On These Top Marketing Metrics in 2020
For many marketers, 2020 will indeed be a year of hindsight clarity. While some metrics are as strong as ever, others are seemingly falling by the wayside. There are even a few background metrics expected to pull ahead after the New Year. Considering there were over 120 marketing channels analyzed by marketers in 2017 alone, each year witnesses a new …
The Mobile Popularity Paradox: Is Desktop Landing More Conversions?
Mobile marketing is in—but other digital marketing platforms aren’t necessarily out. Especially desktop. Business owners are well aware of mobile marketing’s visitor-attracting potency across the e-commerce world. They’ve entirely redefined the online buying experience—kicking off the modern consumer’s pathway-to-purchase over the smartphone. Smartphone marketing statistics justify the mobile-first approach, too: An whopping 24 percent of United States’ e-commerce spending stems …
PBJ Marketing Recognized as a 2019 Leader by Clutch.co!
For the last 8 years, PBJ Marketing has thrived in providing exceptional SEO for small businesses, strategic search engine marketing, Baidu/Yahoo/YouTube/Bing/Google AdWords PPC, and Facebook/Instagram/Snapchat advertising. Some of our clients have included Chegg, Volkswagen, and Zappos – to name a few. Our success in creating a seamless, inspired, and memorable online experience for our clients has not been overlooked. Recently, …
5 Digital Marketing Skills You Need to Grow Your Business
Is your business taking full advantage of the digital marketing toolkits that the largest brands in the world have at their fingertips? Having next-level digital marketing doesn’t necessarily require massive investments in technology. Some of the most basic ways to grow your business are reasonably-priced and can be made to fit within many budgets. However, is your marketing team equipped …
Programmatic Marketing: Do You Understand It Fully?
In 2019, if you’re anything like other digital marketers, you’re going to spend about 65% of your total digital advertising budget on programmatic marketing. Programmatic marketing includes any digital marketing that involves real-time bidding. Google Adwords is a perfect example of programmatic marketing in action. In general, however, programmatic advertising works like this: A user navigates to a page that has ad …
A New Frontier : Taking Advantage of Voice Search Marketing
Voice search, powered by technologies such as Amazon’s Alexa, may still feel like a gimmick, but it’s quickly becoming a force to be reckoned with. In 2017, about 20% of all mobile searches were voice search instead of text. In 2018, we know that roughly 40% of all adults use voice search at least once every single day. Voice search isn’t a novelty. It’s …