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09Jun 2019 by admin No Comments

Facebook Custom Audiences

Facebook Custom Audiences are one of Facebook's most valuable assets to advertisers, just behind their pixel, which I detailed on this blog post. In this blog post I'm going to break down the capabilities of Facebook Custom Audiences and multiple use cases which I would recommend anyone reading this article to do. What are Facebook Custom Audiences? Facebook as an advertising platform performs very well, one of the reason why it performs so well is it's an open source platform where advertisers can customize who they're advertising against. Through Facebook Custom Audiences advertisers can go beyond standard audience targeting such as interests, demographic data, etc. and can hone in on a very targeted group(s) of users. For example, through Facebook custom audiences you can target by the below tactics. Website…

03Jun 2019 by admin No Comments

Advertising Strategies for Dentists

Google Ads, PPC Advertising, Uncategorized

Within my blog I’m going to pick a few pick a few professions and detail the advertising strategies I would recommend to execute to drive new customers, locally. To commence this effort, I’m going to start out with dentists. Advertising your Dental Practice on Google and Bing Search This is going to be the key pillar to your advertising, in driving more patients for your dental practice, locally. Google SearchThrough Google Search ads, you can show up at the top of Google’s results for users searching relevant terms, such as “dentist near me”. This strategy works very well for the following reasons:You’re only reaching users who are searching for the dental services you offer.You only pay per click. You can set whatever budget you feel comfortable with, even just a…

31May 2019 by admin No Comments

Facebook Ads – Answers to Common Questions

Facebook Ads, Uncategorized

Do Facebook ads work Facebook Ads work really well for a variety of businesses. Every year Facebook's ad revenue continues to increase pretty significantly (source: martechtoday.com), because the ad platform works. Thousands, if not millions, of companies are advertising on Facebook because it's a very effective platform to drive new customers and leads, across industries and business types. Through Facebook ads, advertisers can show ads across Facebook, Instagram and their display partner network. In my opinion, Facebook works really well, due to it's targeting capabilities. Specifically, a few targeting mechanisms work really well on Facebook's advertising platform. Remarketing (targeting past site visitors)- I've tested remarketing across a variety of platforms (Google, AdRoll and others), and it seems (at least for me), that Facebook nearly always outperforms the competition. This doesn't…

26Apr 2019 by admin

Google Ads – Questions and Answers

Google Ads, PPC Advertising, Uncategorized

When it comes to Google ads, there are several questions that come to mind. In this blog post, I'm going to answer the top questions pertaining to Google ads. What is Google Ads? Google's advertising platform. It's a self service advertising platform where advertiser can promote their business on Google Search, Google's Display Network and YouTube. One of the key differentiators with Google Ads is you only pay per click, for most of it's advertising products. Where are Google Ads? Ads that are across Google Search, the Google Display Network, and YouTube. On Google Search, advertisers can promote their business on Google.com as well as hundreds of other smaller search engines, within Google's partner network. The Google Display Network consists of owned and operated properties (i.e. gmail, YouTube), as well…

16Feb 2019 by admin

Bing Search Advertising

PPC Advertising

This blog post is for any advertiser that is currently advertising on Google Ads, but wants to scale their search advertising. If search ads are working for you (which should be the case for most advertisers), the next area to scale your advertising is Bing Search Ads. Bing Search Ads: Why Why Bing? Google Search is the market leader, but they don't own all of the market share as it pertains to search advertising. Bing is the next player, in terms of market share. As you can see by this study, in October of 2018 Google had 63% market share of search within the United States, and Microsoft (i.e. Bing ), had 24% market share. To translate, just by moving your Google Ads to Bing Ads, you can get an…

10Feb 2019 by admin

The Powerful Facebook Pixel

Facebook Ads, PPC Advertising

The Facebook Pixel, What and Why You've probably heard of the Facebook Pixel but may not have ever understood the big deal with a simple pixel and how that may impact your advertising efforts. The Facebook Pixel may sound complex, but it's actually just a piece of code that you put on your site which will let Facebook know who's visiting your site, actions they're taking on your site and information of these users. Nothing too crazy here. But the not too unknown secret is the Facebook Pixel can power some great results from your advertising campaigns. Let me explain further. Through the Facebook Pixel you can unlock three core benefits, in prioritized order. Understand who is visiting your site Through the Facebook Pixel you can understand who is visiting your site. Now this doesn't…

17Nov 2018 by admin

Google Ads Support – 1-866-246-6453

PPC Advertising, Uncategorized

For any business looking for Google Ads (AdWords) support, here is the direct number, below. For anyone who is advertising on Google Ads, I would highly recommend to write this number down. I personally call this 1-2 times per week for the clients that I support. Google Ads Support: 1-866-246-6453 Google Ads support will cover the following issues. Google Ads Support - Ad Approvals For ads that you uploaded and they're not approved, this number will be able to support and help you get your ads approved as soon as possible. Google Ads Support - Ads not Serving For any campaigns that you launched that just aren't serving, this team can troubleshoot. They'll look at all of your campaign settings and identify and issues where your campaigns might not be…

03Nov 2018 by admin

Top SEO Tips for Small Businesses

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Top SEO Tips for Small Businesses While the methods for optimizing your site change with every algorithm update, there are some SEO tips you can follow, things you can do on your own without spending much money, that will help you keep your small business on the map. These tips will help small business owners create an edge and improve their online presence. 1) Know your audience: As a small business owner, it is important to know your audience. This will help you drive the traffic you want—and need, to your website. Based on Google’s newest algorithm, keywords don’t really matter—so don’t keyword stuff for SEO purposes. They look at your content. This is why you need to know what your audience is looking for. Check out the current market trends; do…

21Oct 2018 by admin

Privy – Email List and Cart Abandonment Review

PPC Advertising, Uncategorized

Privy - Email List and Cart Abandonment Review For anyone with a website who wants to make their site work harder for them, I highly recommend to give Privy a go. Within this blog post I'll break down, why Privy should be considered, how Privy can drive more revenue for your site, and how to get started. I write this post from real experience, I leverage Privy for my clients @ Rise Marketing Group and experience how this can drive incremental sales, first hand. Privy Review - Why Consider Privy It's a known fact that 98% of users who visit a site don't convert from that visit. Convert in the form of a purchase, submitting a lead, etc. It's just the cold hard fact. It doesn't mean they're not interested in…

06Oct 2018 by admin

Advanced Google Keyword Expansion Tip

PPC Advertising

Advanced Google Keyword Expansion Tip This blog post isn't for the beginner, rather it's for the experienced search advertiser who is looking to get more out of their search program. As marketers, one of the hardest parts of search advertising is identifying relevant keywords to bid on. In this blog post I'm going to provide an advanced strategy that I use to find additional keywords to target that should perform. Keyword Expansion - Get Access to Google Search Console To start, it requires you to have access to Google Search Console. For those who don't know, Google Search Console is an amazing SEO resource where you can see the search queries that are matching to your site, how much organic traffic you're getting over time, what pages these users…