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Generative AI is certainly having a moment. Wherever you turn, people are using it to explore, create, replicate, and innovate — sometimes in exciting and revolutionary ways, other times in concerning and predatory ways. Soon, it may pave the way for a new era in neuroscience, reduce traffic jams in California, accelerate research into humanoid robots, and much, much more. However you feel about it, it’s here to stay. And because it’s already having a huge impact on search engines (hello, Search Generative Experience!) and digital marketing, it’s imperative that you learn about it.

We’ve already discussed the basics of generative search and how generative search will impact SEO, but today, we’re focusing on how Google’s Search Generative Experience (SGE) may impact Google Ads. Do you need to totally revamp your pay-per-click (PPC) marketing strategy? Scroll down to explore what we know, what we predict, and our current tips for the future.

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Quick question! Do you want your ads to be strong or weak? Strong, right? Who wouldn’t prefer that their ads be as strong as possible? The issue is that Ad Strength may not mean exactly what you think it means. So, if you look at your Google Ads campaign and notice your ads have low Ad Strength, don’t panic. First, you need to understand how Ad Strength works and why it probably doesn’t mean what you think it does.

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Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego? What about Waldo? If they’ve been visiting your website, you may be curious to know! For a variety of reasons, it can be helpful (and just plain interesting) to learn where your website’s visitors are located. But while Google Analytics provides geographical data, you may be wary of trusting it. Is it really true that many of the eyes fixed on your website are located in Coffeyville, Kansas, of all places? Hmm. How accurate is location data in Google Analytics?

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If you want someone to do you a favor, you’ll have better luck if you make the favor as simple and convenient as possible. Provide instructions and examples. Be lenient about the timeframe and flexible with your standards. Make the favor uncomplicated and foolproof. For example, if you want your customers to leave you reviews on Google My Business, make sure the URL is as simple as possible so that your customers can easily remember it and type it into the browser’s address bar. With this idea in mind, Google began allowing users to create customized short names and short URLs for their Google My Business listings in April 2019. If you haven’t already taken advantage of this feature, scroll down to learn how to create a short URL for Google reviews. A distinctive, punchy, and business-specific URL could be just what you need to garner more reviews.

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