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Why you should turn off optimized targeting in GDN today

Search Engine Land

Google introduced a feature called “ optimized targeting ” for Google Display Network, or GDN, campaigns in 2021. 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.

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Top 7 Google Ads and SEO synergies you should act upon

Search Engine Land

Having a higher CTR will get you more organic traffic and influence ranking. Whatever has the highest CTR should be the meta title or description you should use for that page. By doing so, you should experience an uptick in CTR and if you do this for your top pages, this could have a meaningful business impact.

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Lead gen tactics for B2B: Best of the MarTechBot

Martech

Networking and partnerships: Collaborate with complementary businesses or influencers in your industry to tap into their audience. Email marketing: If you have an existing database, consider running a referral campaign, encouraging current contacts to share your content or offerings with their networks.

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16 Key Advertising Metrics to Dominate Ad Networks in 2025

G2

Master the 16 key advertising metrics that matter most for ad network success. Learn to optimize CTR, ROAS, and CPA for better campaign performance in 2025

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3 reasons your paid social ads aren’t converting (and how to fix them)

Martech

If your CTR is low, part of your budget is going to the wrong people. Use a fast web host and a content delivery network (CDN) to improve performance. Before increasing the budget, check these key signals: Your CTR is strong (1%+ for cold audiences, higher for retargeting). Check your audience insights to find who isnt engaging.

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Push notifications: The secret weapon for SEO and revenue growth by RollerAds

Search Engine Land

Up to 10% of website visitors subscribe to notifications from the sites they visit, according to our network statistics. Their CTR often exceeds that of more familiar emails. Ad network involvement. Networks like RollerAds send ads to this subscriber base. High click-through rates. Subscription prompt. Earning revenue.

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Microsoft’s Audience Network expansion: Higher CPCs, lower CTRs, no added value

Search Engine Land

Learn how the mandatory Audience Network expansion impacted this software company, which saw 26% of its budget spent with no added conversions or performance benefits. Through their multi-channel studies, Microsoft found that accounts that utilized both the Search and Audience Network performed better than those using only Search.