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Google Ads Now Prefers Phrase, Broad Match Keywords Identical To Query

Google Ads Pushes ‘Phrase’ Or ‘Broad’ Matches Vs. Simple Keywords by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, September 24, 2021 Google is taking steps to improve the predictability of how keywords match, especially when multiple keywords are eligible to match the query. A phrase-match or a broad-match keyword that is identical to a query when it … Continue reading Google Ads Now Prefers Phrase, Broad Match Keywords Identical To Query

Why Don’t Conversions in Google Ads and Google Analytics Match?

Kevin Webster September 13, 2021 If there’s one question that every search marketer has had to answer for a client, it’s this one: Why don’t my conversions in Google Ads and Google Analytics match? The answer is simple, yet hard to understand. It’s all about your attribution modeling. What is Attribution Modeling? For the purposes … Continue reading Why Don’t Conversions in Google Ads and Google Analytics Match?

How to Succeed in Google Ads Without Modified Broad Match

Susie Marino June 13, 2021 Despite Google’s claims that broad match is more effective than ever before, many advertisers are still reeling from the loss of their beloved modified broad match type. How can you continue getting relevant traffic from your ads? Enter: Broad match keywords + audience targeting. To be fair, this was always … Continue reading How to Succeed in Google Ads Without Modified Broad Match

Outreach Strategists Proves Cookieless Identity Improves Performance, Match Rates

Outreach Strategists Proves Cookieless Identity Improves Performance, Match Rates by Laurie Sullivan  @lauriesullivan, February 4, 2021 Outreach Strategists, a Houston-based public affairs and communications agency, uses an identity resolution and audience platform with help from Adform and Semcasting that relies on a federated ID rather than a cookie-workaround. “In the past we would wait for days … Continue reading Outreach Strategists Proves Cookieless Identity Improves Performance, Match Rates

Google Ads wants advertisers to give broad match another shot

Broad match keyword suggestions will start surfacing in Recommendations Ginny Marvin on November 16, 2020 Google is going to start showing new Recommendations for switching to broad match in Google Ads. “If you’re using Smart Bidding, we’ll identify existing keywords that are likely to improve performance if you switch them to broad match,” Google said … Continue reading Google Ads wants advertisers to give broad match another shot

B2B marketers look to match B2C in level of customer experience

Study says B2B marketers need to prioritize data governance to improve CX. Jennifer Cannon on October 21, 2019 Customer experience (CX) has become an increased focus for marketers across industries, but many B2B marketers feel as though they need to catch-up to their consumer-facing counterparts to deliver better experiences. Nearly 90% of B2B marketers think … Continue reading B2B marketers look to match B2C in level of customer experience

Big Changes Coming to Phrase Match & Broad Match Modifier

Conor Bond — August 8, 2019 — August 8, 2019 Your keywords are about to start matching to queries they’ve never matched to before. That’s right: Following up last September’s decision to make exact match keywords less exact, Google announced earlier today that phrase match and broad match modifier keywords will soon begin matching to … Continue reading Big Changes Coming to Phrase Match & Broad Match Modifier