Google Adwords is the single most popular PPC advertising system in the world. The AdWords platform enable businesses to create ads that appear on Google’s search engine and both Google properties. AdWords operates on a pay-per-click model, in which users bid on keywords and pay for each click on their advertisements. Every time a...
What Is PPC? – Introduction
PPC stands for PAY-PER-CLICK, a model of internet marketing i which advertisers pay a fee each time one of their adverts is clicked.Basically, it’s a way of ‘buying’ visits to your website, rather than earning those visits organically. Search engine advertising is one of the most popular forms of PPC. It allows advertisers to...
Realising Real ROI on your Digital Advertising
UK businesses are spending a lot of money on advertising. How much of that is being spent well is a matter of debate. 2015 saw expenditure reach £20.1 billion – £8.6bn of which was spent on digital channels, and £2.6 billion on mobile. Digital advertising is a high growth, high potential area, and one that’s...
Blogging For Your Business
It’s All About The Brand When it comes to writing a blog you want to make sure that you stick to what people expect of your brand. If you know your brand is recognised for its friendly tone of voice and is accessible to your customers, then your blog also needs to do the...
Microsoft Paying £18bn for LinkedIn
Microsoft has announced that it is buying the professional social networking website LinkedIn for £18bn in one of the biggest tech deals in history. LinkedIn’s share price rose by 50% when the news broke. Analysts say the deal will help Microsoft boost sales of its business and email software. Ever had one of those...
A Guide to Launching New Campaigns on Social Media
Top tips when launching a social media campaign: 1) Be authentic – not promotional Avoid appearing overly promotional, because it won’t appeal to consumers and definitely won’t engage them to follow you. Instead try to tie your content into current events or cultural moments that are of interest to your audience. Not only responding...
Creating Images & Copy For Your Facebook Business Page
Images Unlike on Twitter where you can choose to include an image in your tweets, adding an image is required for you Facebook post/ad. The recommended size of your images should be 1200 by 627 px. Facebook lets you choose up to 6 images to show in your ad, this will rotated as the...
Lead Generation for Your Business
Here are some key strategies for boosting your lead generation campaigns. Knowing your audience This is where it all starts. If you don’t know your audience, you won’t be able to make informed decisions about what content to write to meet their needs and interests. Get this right and the following points become that...
Top Tips On Blogging
A blog is a discussion or informational site published on the World Wide Web. Blogging can be a right royal pain in the backside for many people who are short of ideas and pushed for time so I have put together a short list of things to help. Everyone will have different opinions on...
Setting Up Your Facebook Campaign – The Basics
1) Choose Your Objective What do you want to accomplish with your ad? Do you want people to visit your website, ‘like’ your Facebook page or claim an offer? Or do you want people to download your app? The main options used are to send people to your website and boosted posts, but there...