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Video Tech Company Leverages SEM to Drive Enterprise Leads

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In 2015, JW Player piloted a small-scale, in-house SEM program on Google AdWords to gauge the potential efficacy of using search advertising to drive qualified leads for its enterprise video platform. Increasing the number of negative keywords to reduce consumer impressions and unqualified clicks. Aggressive testing of ad copy.

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How to Avoid Underspending and Overspending Your SEM Budget

QuanticMind

Balancing your SEM budget is one of the major challenges of marketing management today. Poor Adwords budget management can lead to missed performance targets. It can also frustrate the leaders who put you in charge of SEM in the first place. It can also frustrate the leaders who put you in charge of SEM in the first place.

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The 17 Best Keyword Research Tools for SEO and SEM

Webbiquity

Sample review: “For identifying new keywords for your organization, there’s no better place to start than Google’s Keyword Tool…you can identify monthly searches of various keywords, discover new variations of long-tail keywords and for your PPC efforts, estimated CPC costs to help determine your future campaign spend.”

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Google AdWords for B2B Organizations: 8 Questions Leadership Should Ask

KoMarketing Associates

As the chart above reveals, SEO and SEM were ranked 4th in popularity and effectiveness, and 31% were piloting or planning an SEO / SEM initiative in 2015. More importantly, 62% of those surveyed indicated they were increasing budget for SEO and SEM in 2015. How Much Am I Spending? All questions should start with the PPC budget.

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New Tool Helps SEO, SEM Consultants Pinpoint Local Clients

Webbiquity

The SeoQuake team, the group behind the SEMRush tools for SEO and keyword research, recently released a new tool to help SEM consultants and agencies find local clients. Clicking on any businesses opens a small pop-out with additional information (which is also displayed in the left sidebar).

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Bing PPC Ads: How They Work (and Compare to Google Ads)

Hubspot

It's an ambitious goal, but one place where Bing differentiates itself is through its Pay Per Click ads or PPC. Pay Per Click ads are, "a form of search engine marketing (SEM) where the advertiser pays for clicks on an ad." Google AdWords, however, can only show you the number of Google+ followers.

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5 Simple PPC Landing Page Changes that May Improve Your Quality Score

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Every keyword in a campaign receives a quality score, ranked on a scale from 1-10, that, in combination with other factors – not all of which Google discloses – helps determine your cost per click (CPC), ad position, and other variables that contribute significantly to the success and cost-effectiveness of your PPC campaign.