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Why you should turn off optimized targeting in GDN today

Search Engine Land

Google touts that it can find new customers beyond your existing audience without increasing bids and still meet your goals. Invalid CTR dropped from 66% to 45%, a 31% improvement. The data shows that turning off optimized targeting led to a substantial decrease in invalid click volume and CTR. Sounds enticing, right?

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Forecasting B2B Marketing Activities to Meet Sales Goals

Heinz Marketing

But often, when I work with clients, I see a big disconnect between the sales goal and the ability to drive enough lead volume to meet the sales goal with the marketing budget allocated. Take your benchmarks from the lead stages to determine the number of leads needed at each step of the funnel to meet your goal. Benchmarks.

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SearchGPT: What you need to know about OpenAI’s search engine

Search Engine Land

Content should be engaging, written naturally and designed to meet user intent rather than merely optimizing for algorithms. Traditional metrics like click-through rates (CTR) and page rankings will also become less relevant with AI-driven search.

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Why is this ranking on Google?

Search Engine Land

Better branding simply means better CTR. Additionally, testing click-through rates (CTR) is also crucial for SEO. Decoding Google’s unexpected search results There’s more to SEO than meets the eye. Naturally cited/linked to websites from other websites in relevant contexts. Yes, backlinks still matter. Processing.

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The science behind high-performing calls to action

Martech

Design choices should meet accessibility standards to make your CTAs usable for all audiences. Track metrics like click-through rates (CTR), conversions and time to action to evaluate success. Does it meet accessibility standards? Oversized buttons may feel intrusive, while small ones can be easily overlooked.

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Broad match keywords: When to test and when to avoid

Search Engine Land

Set clear goals and metrics Define what you want to achieve with your broad match keywords, whether it’s increased reach, improved CTR, or lower CPC. Understanding when to test and when to avoid broad match keywords lets you tailor your Google Ads strategy to better meet your client or account ROAS or CPA goals.

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How to Run Marketing Team Meetings That Don't Suck

Hubspot

Meetings suck. Is that how people perceive your marketing meetings? Turn your marketing meetings into something useful by — you guessed it — creating compelling content ! Turn your marketing meetings into something useful by — you guessed it — creating compelling content ! (Oh How to Run an Effective Meeting.

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