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At Fujisan, we often hear people ask, “How do I know my digital advertising is performing at its best?” Well, if you aren’t auditing your PPC campaign, you don’t. The good news is that a PPC audit isn’t rocket science. Here are some areas to consider when approaching yours: Past Traffic & Performance This is a pretty standard foundation to start from. After all, how can you know how the account performs if you can’t compare to past metrics? Just like with all analysis, numbers need context. Ideally, the account […]
At Fujisan, there are a handful of pitfalls we regularly see when conducting PPC audits or taking over account management. Otherwise well-run Google Ads accounts will end up underperforming due to just one or two neglected factors. Here are some of the things we run into that will hurt your digital marketing efforts: Few or No Optimizations in the Change History The change history is a tool that allows you to view any changes you’ve made to your Google Ads account — all changes from the past two years will […]
So, you want to improve your Google Ads campaigns? Enter Google Ads Campaign Experiments, or ACE for short. ACE is a feature that helps you measure the impact of potential changes before applying them to a campaign. When used properly, it does this as a vehicle for A/B testing. As we discussed in our previous post, A/B testing is essentially a process applying basic scientific principles to digital advertising. Following the first things we learned in elementary school science, this is achieved by comparing two versions of a campaign wherein […]
Advertising online can sometimes be intimidating. There’s simply so many ways to approach it. How could you ever know if you’re doing it right? And even though an ad campaign being limited to Facebook or Instagram helps cut out some of the overwhelming outside factors, there’s still so many options for your ads! That’s where A/B testing comes in. Facebook Ads (And Their Instagram Counterparts) Since it’s the 21st century and you’re a human being who’s probably older than 20 or so, chances are you’re on Facebook. And since you’re […]
We are pleased to announce the newest member of the Fujisan Marketing team, Zachary McIntyre. We sat down with Zach to learn more about his background in digital marketing as well as his hobbies outside of the workplace. Tell us about your Search Marketing background prior to joining Fujisan Marketing. I have been in the Digital Marketing space for the past 8 years at two other agencies and then the past 4 years as a full time Freelancer. I started out in local SEO and have consistently grown my skillset […]
At Fujisan, we deal with digital marketing for businesses in many industries. But if there’s one industry whose purveyors often underutilize a platform with benefits specific to them, it would be autos and Amazon. Here’s why: Auto dealers’ hesitation and how they benefit from Amazon Ads In our experience, lots of car dealerships are a bit reluctant to dive into Amazon-based ads. Their concerns and questions are reasonable; the most common is “Well, nobody is going to buy one of our cars online, so why bother?” This is often accompanied […]
Sometimes when working with SEO, you feel like you’ve hit a ceiling. Every factor that goes into a high-performing site seems to be accounted for. So, what should you tackle when you feel like you’ve done it all? Audit, audit, audit When it feels like you’ve done all you can do, auditing is the first step to figure out what isn’t actually functioning as well as it could. There are many different programs that can help here; one, Screaming Frog, can alert you to missing or duplicate title tags and […]
The following is a collection of tips from the Fujisan Marketing SEO experts. They cover a range of SEO challenges and common e-commerce site problems along with our solutions and advice on how to create the best organic results. So, without further ado: Prioritize Mobile Or, at least, don’t neglect mobile. The fact is, while many companies devote more energy to and typically approach their site from the perspective of a desktop user, 57% of traffic comes from mobile or tablet users. If you’re primarily focusing on your site’s utility […]
Seeing as it’s 2020, we’ll assume you’re well-versed in YouTube advertising at least from the point of view of a YouTube viewer. Given how familiar we all are with YouTube ads, that certainly gives you (along with all advertisers) an advantage with this medium; from a content perspective, you know exactly what makes a YouTube ad insufferable (or worse, immemorable) versus what makes an ad on this platform effective. Other than its properties as a vehicle for content, YouTube has other benefits that are more in line with the focus […]
We are pleased to announce the newest member of the Fujisan Marketing team, Daniel Haugen. We sat down with Daniel to learn more about his background in digital marketing as well as his hobbies outside of the workplace. Tell us about your Search Marketing background prior to joining Fujisan Marketing. I’m sure other digital marketers can relate when I say I’ve worn a lot of hats. My experience with search marketing began as a copywriter at evo.com. Working as part of their marketing team, I gained a lot of valuable […]
