Retail Business Technology Expo (RBTE) 2017 was a two-day event, which took place at London Olympia. The exhibition is billed as the UK's biggest and fastest growing annual event for retail and hospitality. As a Google Partner agency, with a particular interest in...
Google’s UK Market Share in Comparison with Other Countries
A recent report focusing on market shares of some of the industry’s leading search engines, listed Google’s UK market share highest with an astonishing 88.09% of all queries. Is that number shocking? No, but it is much higher than expected and well beyond Bing’s 7.25%...
The crucial first step to producing positive ROI
Whatever form of marketing activity you have in mind, you are probably looking to produce a positive return on investment (ROI). But have you got the foundations in place, so that you can reach that objective? In this article, I'll show you how to make the perfect...
Merkle’s Digital Marketing Report for Q1 2017
Merkle produce a quarterly digital marketing report, examining the state of the industry and identifying benchmarks. The report for the first quarter of 2017 runs to 28 pages. We’ve read it, so that you don’t have to! Here’s our summary: Google AdWords spend increased...
Find better keywords for your Google AdWords campaigns
In this blog post, we’ll be talking about how you can find better keywords for your AdWords campaigns. We’ll talk about keyword discovery, measuring competition and some tools that can make the job that bit easier. What is a keyword? When we visit our preferred search...
Google AdWords Campaign Settings Guide
The first step when launching a new Google AdWords campaign is to decide on the core settings. In this blog post, we take a closer look at each of the individual settings in turn, offering guidance on selections that are right for your particular campaign. Campaign...
Bank Holiday advertising: UK focus
For those running retail operations, UK Bank Holidays can be a big deal. But those who aren't involved in retail know this to be true too: just try visiting a DIY superstore or a garden centre this Bank Holiday weekend! Information from Google on the May Day Bank...
Google AdWords Guide: Ad Extensions Explained
You may be familiar with the appearance of standard Google AdWords ads, which primarily consist of 2 lines of headline text, a line for the description and a display URL. But it's also possible to extend your ad, to make it more prominent within Google's listings....
SEM news: Bing shopping campaigns, Google demographic targeting
Bing has annouced the rollout of three new features shopping campaigns this week, as reported over at Search Engine Land. These updates are as follows: Inventory update feeds Probably the most useful of the three, this new functionality means it will no longer be...
Top 12 Google AdWords Tips
The Google AdWords platform has changed considerably over the years, meaning that even the most experienced search engine marketing professionals can sometimes struggle to navigate to the right areas within an account. In this article, we highlight some key AdWords...
UK search engine marketing: what’s it all about?
We're a digital marketing agency, with a focus on search engine marketing. But what does this really mean? In this blog post, we aim to cover the search engine marketing basics. If you're new to this topic area, then we'll take you through the key elements. If you...
Running PPC campaigns in Southampton
If you're looking to run a Pay Per Click (PPC) campaign in Southampton, then there are various options available to you. Let's take a closer look at the platforms that you can use, together with the best approaches for delivering results that are tailored to the needs...