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Get Social: More PPC Internet Marketing Campaigns

It’s time to delve into social media ads. You know the type: each leading social platform has its own native PPC advertising program (or programs). So is it the same sort of internet marketing as AdWords?

Yes and no. Let’s break down the basics of the native PPC internet marketing programs of Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn to gain a fundamental understanding of the landscape. We’ll go through a sort of introductory glance at each platform, its advantages, and its PPC program, then we’ll cap off with a key takeaway that spans all these PPC possibilities.

Facebook: Everyone’s Social Network

It’s not hard to make a case for Facebook: everyone’s in it. And rule #1 of internet marketing is go where the audience already is.
Facebook offers a variety of ad options that “boost” your presence in the platform; you’ve probably noticed them if you have a personal account, the most prominent (but not complete) of which are:
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5 ways to make your online marketing really work

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Last time, I wrote about how, as owner of an online marketing company, I get to see first hand how many agencies – and many a digital agency to boot – fail with their campaigns because they fail to understand how the Internet has changed the buying process. (You can read the article here).

Now I want to talk about a new model of marketing that wins by connecting with customers’ new ways of choosing and buying.

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Fruition Interactive is now a Google Certified Partner

Google AdWords Certified PartnerI just received word that Fruition Interactive has been accepted as a Google AdWords Certified Partner. The certification recognizes Fruition’s  demonstrated excellence in configuring, optimizing and reporting on the success of our clients’ AdWords CPC campaigns.

The certification is your assurance that our AdWords work for you will meet the highest standards.

(Not that we needed Google to tell us that. But, still, it’s nice to hear.)

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Client stories :: Ellen Nightingale Family Law

I recently sat down with Fruition client and family law lawyer Ellen Nightingale to talk about her practice and her online marketing. Here she talks about how Fruition Interactive’s Search Engine Marketing services kick-started her practice’s growth.

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5 Common Misconceptions and Assumptions New Clients Have About Google Adwords

This blog post is long overdue.

Let me explain.

Recently, we’ve had a few situations with new clients who are working with us to get better results from Google AdWords.  Specifically, after a month or so, they’ve voiced similar concerns about how their campaigns were performing.

This is a common occurrence with new clients unfamiliar with Google AdWords a.k.a Pay-Per-Click (PPC) search engine marketing.  In fact, many of our Toronto-based clients who are familiar with AdWords often have the same concerns (or misconceptions) when they first start working with us to optimize existing online marketing campaigns. [Read more…]

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How Google+ changes (almost) everything for businesses (part 2)

Last week I wrote about how Google+, Google’s new social networking platform, has the strong potential to be a game-changer when it comes to how businesses do search engine optimization for their sites.

This week, I want to talk about how Google+ could change the landscape of the online advertising world.

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How Google+ changes (almost) everything for businesses (part 1)

I’ve been exploring Google’s new Google+ social networking service over the last week or so, and my initial conclusion is that it’s going to have huge implications for the ways businesses, and especially SMBs, market themselves on the Web.

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Search and Pay-Per-Click (PPC) marketing services

Project Summary

The client had a viable Web site that converted visits to leads well. The problem? Not enough traffic. They had engaged other firms to manage a Google AdWords and to do organic Search Engine Optimization (SEO), but the results weren’t there.

Fruition completely overhauled the firm’s Google campaign, re-optimized the site and put in place advanced analytics capabilities so the client could precisely measure the results of Fruition’s work. The results? Conversions and revenue from the AdWords campaign increased by roughly 600% and conversions and revenue from unpaid search nearly doubled.
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What is SEM / Search Engine Marketing?

Despite Google’s search engine being 15 years old, search engine marketing still mystifies most business people.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not referring to Google’s “back-end.”  I’m simply talking about the basics as it applies to promoting your website through search engines.

Searching is one of the most popular activities on the Internet.  Yet, many still ask, “what exactly is search engine marketing?”  Besides people asking about Social Media (in general), this is one of the most frequently asked questions I receive from prospective or new clients.

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