Google AdWords API launches In 2005, Google launched the Google AdWords API. Google said API usage would be free, though activity was capped via a quota system. Those with larger accounts or spending more with Google would be allowed to have higher activity. Google described the AdWords API as a: …free Google AdWords beta feature
Read MoreTwitter just launched a beta program that’s available to all advertisers called Search Keyword Ads. The announcement was made on Twitter. How it works. Twitter says “Now advertisers can bid to insert Promoted Tweets solely among specific search results, reaching people with high real-time intent & improving ad relevance.” “Search Keywords Ads differ from other
Read MoreInterest in AI technology and, more specifically, OpenAI’s ChatGPT product has skyrocketed in recent weeks. People are looking for information about both topics. Source: Google Trends Thousands are writing about ChatGPT across the web… Source: Google Search …and talking about it in various communities. Source: Exploding Topics And as you can tell from the graphs,
Read MoreGoogle strong-armed ecommerce marketers into Performance Max campaigns in 2022 by deprecating Smart Shopping and Local campaigns in favor of fewer levers and more AI-driven results. As I wrote in a column looking back on Google’s biggest 2022 moves, most advanced search marketers begrudged this direction since more controls provide good marketers more room to
Read MoreGoogle is opening up access to the local car inventory beta feature to all US dealerships using the cars for sale feature in Google Business Profiles. Greg Gifford reports that Google has opened this beta feature now to all US-based dealerships. Cars for Sale open. Google has opened up the “Cars for Sale” feature in
Read MoreLinkedIn Ads launches In 2011, LinkedIn Ads officially launched. Advertisers could now target by exact job title, company name or LinkedIn Group. LinkedIn’s self-service PPC ad offering launched in beta in July 2008 under the name LinkedIn DirectAds. Originally, advertisers could only target by geography, job function, industry, company size, seniority, age and gender. Although
Read MoreMicrosoft Corp. announced its financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2022, which showed an increase in revenue of 2% to $52.7 billion. However, operating income and net income decreased by 8% and 12% respectively, when compared to the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year. The company’s CEO, Satya Nadella, stated that the
Read MoreNo matter the situation, one principle in delivering great customer experiences holds true: creating stellar experiences for your existing customers is the best way to attract new ones. This webinar will explore how brands uniquely listen to customer feedback and apply the latest techniques to garner meaningful, actionable customer insights to drive increased engagement with
Read MoreIn 2022, it was estimated that 227 million people in the US played video games and 46% of those were women. With game revenues projected to reach $285 billion by 2027, it’s no surprise that this is a huge opportunity for advertisers. In-game advertising offers businesses the opportunity to reach out to a very wide
Read MoreMillions of people make new year’s resolutions every year, and most fail within the first month. This is not unlike the SEO work we hoped to do last year, but didn’t get done. Well-meaning businesses often find that there is more work than they expected when they set out on their SEO journey. So they
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