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The Small Business Owner’s Guide to YouTube Marketing

The very first YouTube video was uploaded on April 23, 2005 and it’s safe to say we’ve come a very long way since then. YouTube now has more than 30 million visitors a day and they watch more than 5 billion videos…every day. There’s no denying that YouTube is a powerhouse, but it’s still one of […]

by Jacob Baadsgaard

6 Tasks All Business Websites Must Accomplish

Putting your website together is a huge task! You have to focus on the design, the navigational flow, the copy, the stock photos, and so much more. It’s easy to get lost in all this—especially if multiple teams are involved in creating the site—and if you aren’t careful, it can be easy to leave out […]

by Ana Gotter

How to Use Disruptive’s AdWords Display Ads Template

As a designer, I’ve built a lot of display ads. For a long time, I had to create separate documents for each ad size within Photoshop, but the creation of artboards in Photoshop changed how we did things. Now we use one document with 10 art boards to create AdWords image ads easier and quicker […]

by Allison Otting

On-Screen Pop-Ups…Annoying or Effective?

When it comes to conversion rate optimization, on screen pop-ups are controversial. Plain and simple. According to some digital marketers, pop ups are one of the best things out there (to read their reasons why, check out 10 Great Examples of Email Collection Fields or Why You Should Use Pop-Ups on Your Site). But, others will tell you […]

by Trevor Anderson

The Small Business’s Guide to Branding

We call all tissues, “Kleenex,” and we use “Google” as a verb even if we’re using something Bing or Yahoo. In some parts of the country, all soda is even called “Coke.” Does that mean that all tissues are made by Kleenex, all search engines are run by Google or all sodas taste like Coke? […]

by Jacob Baadsgaard

A Quick Guide to Social Media Marketing for Nonprofits

Nonprofits need to grow, just like for-profit businesses. Instead of leads, the goal is to attract supporters and instead of turning them into customers, they try to turn them into donors or volunteers. There are a lot of nonprofits doing truly incredible things in the world, so we wanted to dedicate a post entirely to the […]

by Jacob Baadsgaard

From Discount to DISCOUNT! The Secret to Selling Users on…Your Sales

If you work in eCommerce, you know how important deals and promotions are. Your customers face a constant stream of advertising—if you want to stand out from the crowd, you need to convince them that your business offers the best discount around. However, in many cases, you may not be able to offer “80% off […]

by Trevor Anderson

8 Clever Ways to Save Time with AdWords Editor 12

For years, PPC ninjas (and ninjas-in-training) have sung the praises of Google’s powerful AdWords companion program: the AdWords Editor. The editor, which allows you to download your AdWords account to let you work on it offline, remains the best and quickest option for making bulk changes, and for any changes where you need to double-check […]

by Casey Walrath

Margin-Based Ad Groups: The Secret to Better Shopping Campaigns

One of the biggest mistakes I have seen people make when setting up their Google Shopping campaigns is disregarding profit margin. The seriousness of this mistake depends on how wide the price range of their products are. For example, I have accounts that have $2.00 and $2,000 products in the same ad group with the […]

by Josh Hansen

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