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Brand Jacking: The importance of Protecting Your Brand Name in Search Engines

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Andrew

If you’re doing a PPC (pay per click) campaign for your business, chances are you are focusing mostly on specific keywords to bring new traffic to your site. This is important, but you shouldn’t forget about buying branded search terms to protect your brand name from brand jacking.

Brand jacking is when someone camps on your brand name in search ads, in an attempt to drive people away from your business. If it seems like a sleazy move, that’s because it is. Luckily for us, Google’s quality score metric makes it cheaper for you to buy your brand name than the guy who’s trying to steal it. So, with any luck, you’ll be able to buy your name for $.20 a click while your competitor has to pay $1 a click.

The problem arises when a company doesn’t buy its brand name and a competitor successfully brand jacks it for an extended period of time. The reason this is an issue is because when a competitor gets clicks with their search ad, Google sees them as the most relevant option. So even if a company starts buying its own name, they have an uphill battle until Google realizes they are the rightful owner of the brand term.

Thankfully, it’s easy to combat this. If you manage a SEM or PPC campaign, stop reading right now and go buy your brand term. We’ve seen too many clients who didn’t want to spend $.20 a click on their brand name, and now have to spend $2 a click to overcome their entrenched competitors.

Don’t lose your brand name to brand jackers! Bite the bullet and buy your brand name. Trust us, it’s worth it.

Tablet users are engaged during primetime – are you marketing to them?

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Andrew

Tablets are becoming more and more commonplace both in work and at home, and they are now the ultimate companion device for consumers as they watch TV.

In a new report from Flurry Analytics, tablet users are shown to use their tablets throughout the day, but during the primetime hours the usage spikes.

What does this mean? It means tablet users are using their devices as they watch TV. They’re searching, networking and playing games. Their high engagement during the primetime TV hours means that you have an additional way to get their attention instead of just TV commercials.

Imagine you run a primetime TV spot at 7:30 p.m. on a local news channel. An interested customer sees your ad, grabs their tablet and looks you up online. You have two opportunities to grab them while they are searching for your business.

The first is with a search targeting campaign. Also known as paid search, search targeting puts your ad at the top of search engines. This gives you the chance to reach people as they look up your business.

The second is with Retargeting. Retargeting displays ads to people after they visit your website, allowing you to remarket your business to them. So if the interested tablet user searches and finds your website, but leaves without taking action, you can still reach out to them through a Retargeting campaign.

Tablet users have high primetime engagement, and tend to be older and more affluent than other demographics. It’s time to target tablet users with search and display ads.

It’s Time to Start Targeting

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Andrew

Targeting is the new way to reach your customers. In a new study from ValueClick, more than half of all marketers said that they thought Retargeting was one of the most important forms of targeting available.

The reason is simple: you are able to advertise and reach out to your website visitors repeatedly, giving you more opportunities to bring them back to your site and heightening brand awareness so they’ll remember you.

You already spend money bringing people to your website, so don’t you want to have multiple chances to reach out to them? Retargeting increases the ROI on all your other advertising because it brings back people who you hear about your website through all other advertising.

There are other forms of targeting such as behavioral, contextual, pixel and search retargeting. Each one offers a different way to reach your customers, and can be combined to bring you the best mix of traffic to your site.

If you currently don’t do any targeting, however, Retargeting is a great way to start. It makes use of your existing advertising and the website traffic you currently have. Retargeting is so simple that if you aren’t retargeting then you aren’t even in the game. It’s time to step up and start Retargeting your website visitors.

Add Search To Your Display Campaign

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Andrew

Display advertising has been around almost as long as the Internet; however, we’ve seen advanced changes to how display advertising works since those early days of the web.

We can now target every display ad to people based on their search history, what websites they’ve visited and what webpage they’re on currently. This gives us powerful tools to provide relative ads to all your customers.

Now, a new survey from Econsultancy says that adding search to display campaigns helps improve ROI across the board. In fact, 56% of marketers said they planned to integrate search with their banner campaigns.

One type of banner advertising that benefits from search is Site Retargeting. Site Retargeting delivers banner ads to people who have visited your website, helping you increase branding and mindshare throughout the buying cycle. By using search engine marketing to drive people to your site, you can target more people with your message.

At AdsUpNow, we provide a la carte packages for all your digital marketing needs. We can help you with search, display, SEO, local, and more. Contact us today to get started with your digital marketing campaign.

Google’s War on Free Clicks: Why SEO Isn’t the Answer

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Andrew

Search marketing company WordStream says Google has declared war on free clicks and the SEO industry. And I agree with them. Here’s why.

1. Google doesn’t make any money from SEO.

That’s right, Google is a multi-billion dollar company whose business is based almost entirely on getting you to click on search ads. It doesn’t benefit Google for you to have “good” SEO – they care about more people clicking.

2. People Click Search Ads

We all like to think that no one clicks on search ads. Wrong. In fact, 64.6% of commercial intent keywords come from SEM ads in Google. Only 35.4% come from organic, unpaid results. That’s almost two-thirds of all clicks that go to paid results.

3. SEO is Convoluted and Dying

In the modern Google search page, ads and local listings dominate the results. On average, less than 15% of the page is from organic listings. Additionally, the top three spots take 41.1% of the clicks, whereas the top organic listing only gets 8.9% of the clicks. Since Google never discloses exactly what makes “good” SEO, most companies are forced to make educated guesses on exactly what Google is looking for.

Those are just three of the many reasons why the SEO industry is dying. Clickstream made an awesome infographic which you can find here.

It’s time to start putting your hard-earned advertising dollars into something that converts. Contact us today and see why you should get started with Google AdWords.

Small Business SEO Tips from Google

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Andrew

On Tuesday, Google released a video with some helpful SEO tips for small businesses.

One of Google’s tips is to make sure your content is readable for humans. If people can read it, Google can read it. They also said to make sure to link content in your site with strong anchor text. For example, instead of saying “For product specifications, click here.” You should say “For more information, look at our product specifications.”

Once you get your SEO all figured out, come talk to us at Conversion Logix. We specialize in bringing you more qualified traffic than any other form of advertising. You can watch the entire Google video below.

We’ll drive traffic to your website with Search Engine Marketing. Once you get traffic, we can capture leads with a Conversion Driver landing page and remarket to your website visitors with Retargeting.

The options are limited for small businesses that want to advertise online. Contact us today for your free consultation and we can help you get more from the Internet.

Advertising Spend Continues To Move Online

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Andrew

More people are advertising online than ever before, representing a shift from traditional media.

According to a new report from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), revenues from digital advertising grew 15% to $8.4 billion.

Out of this increase, mobile grew the most, growing 149% to $1.6 billion. However, search still retained the top position, accounting for 46.5% of revenue, up from 44.7% two years ago.

The top driver of online advertising was the retail industry. Retail made up 22% of all online advertising dollars, compared to 21% a year ago. The second largest industry was the financial services industry, with a 13% share of all revenue, up from 12% in 2010.

These rising numbers show that you need to get started with a digital advertising campaign. You can’t afford to miss out on this growing opportunity to increase your revenue and sales.

Online advertising isn’t just for online businesses. Everyone starts their product search online, and you need to be there when they search.

More Auto Shoppers Researching on Mobile Devices

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Andrew

A recent report from mobile ad network Mojiva found that 69% of US consumers were interested in researching a new car using their mobile phone.

When asked which information would be most valuable in mobile auto ads, 20 percent said they wanted to find features and benefits, 12 percent wanted to book a test drive with a local dealer, and 47 percent wanted to sign up for deals and offers.

Also, ad exposure played a roll in driving direct response. As of March 2012, 57 percent of respondents said they would browse a website after seeing an ad on their phone, and 38% said they would download a mobile app.

Even though mobile research is increasing, it will be a long time before people make vehicle purchases from their phones. It is more likely that most consumers will use mobile as another research outlet at the beginning stages of their purchase decision.

If you want to get started with a mobile search campaign, contact us today for a free consultation. We know how to get more from mobile, and we know you’ll sell more cars with an effective mobile campaign.

Mobile Marketing Infographic

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Andrew

Mobile Marketing isn’t still on its way in — it’s here. Mobile marketing is bigger than it ever has been before, and is only getting bigger. It’s estimated that more than 2 billion people will use the mobile Internet by 2015, outpacing desktop users.

HighTable put together an infographic to better illustrate the rising number of mobile users. Check it out below.

Interested in getting into this growing market? Check out our website, conversionlogix.com. We’ve successfully executed many mobile campaigns for small and medium-sized businesses. Don’t miss the boat on mobile. Find out more today!

Search Retargeting: Filling The Gaps In Your Marketing Strategy

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Andrew

It can be intimidating to try and figure out where to spend your money on digital advertising. With so many options to choose from, it can be difficult to find what’s really necessary.

A good place to start is with paid search advertising. We call it search targeting, and it gets your business listed at the top of the search results for everything relevant to your company. This is important because the Internet may be the first place your customers ever hear about you.

A second way to advertise is by using Site Retargeting. Every time you get a website hit, that’s a potential lead. Aside from the people who accidentally click on your site, all of your visitors are at least somewhat interested in your products or services. The sad truth is that 98% of your website visitors leave without taking any action.

Site Retargeting remedies this by delivering ad impressions to people after they leave your website. This allows you to effectively follow-up with every single person who visits your website.

So what happens if someone searches for you, sees your ad, but doesn’t click your links? The answer is Search Retargeting.

Search Retargeting works by focusing on people who conduct searches for things related to your business, products or services. That way, even if they don’t click on your link, you can still advertise to them.

Every search represents someone trying to solve a problem. They might be looking for a new car, a pizza shop or the best way to tie a tie. Most of the time, consumers will research something without a specific business in mind. By focusing on their search intent, you can reach out to them as they research.

This helps fill in the gaps left by your SEO and paid search efforts by advertising to people who intend to buy what you have to sell.

These three tactics give you the ability to target your advertising to the right person at the right time. First, Search Engine Marketing lets people with purchase intent find your website. Next, if they visit your site and don’t take an action, Site Retargeting will advertise to them, keeping your business top of mind. Finally, if they search for a business, product or service like you, Search Retargeting will allow you to advertise to them regardless if they visited your website or not.

Don’t waste your money on advertising products that don’t work and can’t be easily measured. Instead, deliver your message to a targeted prospect rather than an ambiguous group.