Google has globally removed all text ads in the right column of Google Search. PLAs ( Shopping campaigns ) and the Knowledge Graph will however continue to be displayed on the right side. In addition, it is now possible that an additional fourth top position text ad can appear above …
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New Autotrack for Google Analytics
If you are using Google Analytics out of the box, without additional event tracking codes or custom configurations, you are missing out on a wealth of good data about what users are doing on your website. Unfortunately, many Google Analytics users do not have the technical know-how or the resources …
Important Online Marketing Trends for 2016
Which trends will occupy us online marketers this year? We examined this question and show you the important trends in online marketing for 2016. 1. Content Marketing Content marketing has been one of the most important online trends for several years now. In 2016 high quality content is again a …
Top 5 Trends in Search Engine Marketing for 2016
In the field of search engine marketing, especially in Google AdWords, there are many new features you should integrate in your SEM strategy in 2016. We present you with the five most important search engine marketing trends for 2016. 1. Video Advertising YouTube is the second largest search engine in …
Google Analytics’ Smart Goals for AdWords: Better Than No Goals
Every smart marketer knows that you cannot optimize what you cannot measure. We have showed you how to set up goals in Google Analytics to measure conversions on your website, so that you can optimize your marketing efforts. Google has now created Smart Goals for businesses that cannot measure conversions …
Flexible Bid Strategies in Google AdWords: New Reports
The Google AdWords interface is being updated and extended continuously. Google recently implemented three new reports for flexible bid strategies. With these reports you can understand how the bid strategies influence the campaign performance. We will show you the new features. If you do not have flexible bid strategies in …
Google Quality Update Phantom III
Data from Searchmetrics suggests that there may have been a recent unannounced update to the Google search algorithm, an update Searchmetrics is calling “Phantom III”. The search engine rankings and SEO visibility of many types of websites seem to have been adjusted not long after Google’s update of its Quality …
5 Important New Google AdWords Shopping Ads Enhancements
To gear up for Christmas shopping, Google has launched many new features for shopping campaigns in the past few months. We will show you the five most important developments for shopping ads in October and November 2015. 1. Shopping Assortment Report In the Google Merchant Center shopping assortment report you …
SEO for Ecommerce Websites
Online shops typically have extensive websites that are continuously updated. As a result, search engine optimization for ecommerce websites is more complex compared to simple brand or informative websites. In this article you will learn what you should pay attention to when optimizing your online shop for search engines. Content …
.swiss Top Level-Domains: First Launch Phase Completed
From September 7 to November 9, 2015, public sector bodies, registered trademarks as well as companies, associations and foundations registered in the Swiss commercial register had the possibility to apply for a .swiss domain. According to Inside-it.ch, almost 10,000 applications have been submitted during this first application phase. Almost a …
New Google Algorithm RankBrain
Recently, news emerged that Google had launched a machine-learning technology called RankBrain to rate and deliver search results. Google began working with this artificial intelligence several months ago. This new system is already being used for a large fraction of search queries. What Is RankBrain? RankBrain is one of the …
How to Use the Yandex Keyword Planner
Yandex is the leading search engine in Russia and therefore an ideal channel for a successful online advertising campaign in this target market. A keyword research is indispensable if you plan to do search engine marketing with Yandex. For this matter Yandex offers the keyword planner tool “Wordstat”. In the …