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When someone hits “enter” on a search engine, what’s their purpose? Or at least, what’s their search’s purpose to them? Crucially, there is no one answer — so for Google, understanding the intention of someone’s search is the top priority. What does that mean for you? Consider the Chicken “How to make chicken.” If someone searches for that, the top results are for recipes. They’re blogs and videos, not brick-and-mortar businesses or products from an ecommerce site. That’s because Google knows that search is someone looking to learn, not buy. […]
A while back we gave a beginner’s overview on advertising on YouTube on the Fujisan blog. That piece included a quick look at the different ad types available, and recently we’ve been wanting to look at those closer. So today, we’re focusing on just that — the ad types and their uses and benefits. There are six choices when advertising on YouTube: Skippable in-stream ads Non-skippable in-stream ads Video discovery ads Bumper ads Outstream ads Masthead ads Let’s start at the beginning with the first. Skippable in-stream ads Example of […]
Use Waze? We’re gonna guess, for many of you, the answer is a resounding “yes.” A traffic navigation map, Waze’s crowdsourcing features add another layer on top of other, more basic map apps. Because of this, it’s a favorite tool for many people on their commute or for any travelling by motor. But Waze’ benefits aren’t limited to its users; it also can be an extremely helpful digital marketing tool for brick-and-mortar businesses. Why’s that? Let’s dive into it. What is Waze advertising and what are its benefits? In Waze, […]
It feels like Google is always changing something. With the sheer scope of what they do — all the different apps, programs, and tools — it makes sense that they’re never standing still. One of these aspects of Google that they update on occasion is their requirements for earning a Google Partner and Premier Google Partner badge. The next update is coming in 2021. Originally, this was planned for July 2020, but it ended up being pushed back due to COVID-19. So what does that mean? And, while we’re at […]
For all the work you do for your online campaigns, geotargeting can help make those efforts even more effective. “Intensifying geotargeting” can be a subjective term; after all, the geographic limitations and needs of businesses are all different. One brand might benefit from a campaign that reaches people across the country — another might only benefit from reaching people in a few square miles. Regardless of your business’ geographic qualities, you can always benefit from getting geographically specific in your online ad campaigns. Here’s some ways how: Identify Your Most […]
If you’re running a business in 2020, you’ve got an online presence. (Or, at least, we really, really hope you do.) And if you’ve got an online presence, you’re hopefully doing the work to expand that presence through organic and advertising efforts. And if your advertising includes YouTube, there’s a handy little tool that can help you make the most out of your effort there. That tool’s called Reach Planner, and it’s your friend. Here’s why. So, what is YouTube Reach Planner? In one sentence: It’s a Google Ads tool […]
As a business in the 21st century, you’re online. Along with your work establishing an organic presence, a successful brand should also be investing in digital advertising. This includes search engine ads, which provide you with a handful of settings to play with. Among these are the match types — broad, broad modified, phrase and exact. All are great, but a common mistake is over-relying on phrase match. If you suspect you might do this — or just need to begin working on your search ads at all — we’ve […]
When you’re running a campaign with search ads, the first thing that you think of doing is probably bidding on search terms that are directly related to your product, company, or brand. And that’s good! However, it shouldn’t overshadow the importance of competitor keyword bidding. Competitor keyword bidding is simple: running ads for keywords related to a competitor. This is an easy way to get more views and traffic by people who are looking for a competitor. However, this works both ways — if you employ a tactic like this […]
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 […]
