Every organization wants their website to appear on page one for a search. We get it. We also try to educate our clients – especially those in competitive industries – that search engine optimization (SEO) takes time. It’s a long-term endeavor and expectations need to be established at the outset. One of our clients recently […]
In a recent post on digital marketing acronyms my partner, Chuck, broke down PPC and SEO – pay-per-click marketing and search engine optimization – and how they are both part of SEM, or search engine marketing. And while SEO and PPC – in this post I’m referring mainly to Google Ads – are separate search […]
When we engage with new prospect and clients, we often find that the conversations are laden with acronyms. SERP, SEO, PPC, SEM… LOL. It seems like there are acronyms in every facet of business and digital marketing is no different. I wanted to break down some of these acronyms for the uninitiated so there’s an […]
Most (not all) of our paid search clients are B2B technology organizations. Their products and solutions are expensive, and the buying cycles are lengthy. They use paid search to generate leads – form fills mainly – which is challenging in today’s competitive technology space. What we find more often than not, is that generating a […]
The importance of content creation cannot be overstated. It’s a key component for search engine optimization (SEO) success. It often forms the offer strategy in successful paid search marketing efforts. And it’s a core component of successful social media engagement. At the end of the day, however, to make it work as hard as it […]
Every marketing department in the history of marketing departments has had the need to know what sells and what doesn’t. There’s never been a better time in history to actually figure this out. The plethora of digital tools, free tools mind you, promises to give you the assist you need to know if you’re being […]
There’s a lot that can go into a smart search engine optimization (SEO) strategy, but one question a lot of people ask us is, “What can I do to my website today to improve its optimization and visibility?” That’s a good question. Afterall, while there are many factors that comprise SEO, there are best practices […]
Conversions are one of the single biggest metric that marketers use to determine ROI in their marketing campaigns. So, naturally, we are always trying to improve conversion rates for our clients. A recently published article by LinkedIn highlighted the “Favorite Metric” of ROI obsessed marketers. 3 of the 8 marketers in the article said conversions […]
When we started Digital C4 back in early 2010 we just offered search engine optimization (SEO) and paid search marketing – mainly Google Ads. Writing blog posts and developing content for clients was on our radar, but it wasn’t something we really considered as a service offering. Fast forward to 2019 and today blog management […]
Setting Up a Google Ads Campaign – Getting Started Setting up a PPC campaign in Google Ads isn’t all that hard. Google does a great job of walking you through the basics of each step to get a campaign up and running. Add your site, pick your location targeting, setup your first ad, add some […]
