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Unlocking the Power of Performance Max for E-Commerce and Beyond

Google Ads Performance Max campaigns have been a game changer in digital marketing, offering a robust solution for businesses looking to optimize their ads across multiple channels. Whether you’re running an e-commerce store or driving other types of website conversions, this campaign type has proven incredibly effective when you have

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What’s New: July 2024 Updates

Lecturing at Sonoma State University’s Wine Business Institute Over the past year, I have taken on the role of a lecturer at Sonoma State University’s School of Business (SBE). During this time, I have led a few webinars and an immersive on-site workshop focused on digital marketing within the wine

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Webinar Recording: Utilizing ChatGPT for Winery Marketing Success

In June of 2023, I led a webinar for Wine Marketers on the topic of AI (specifically focusing on ChatGPT) for Sonoma State University’s Wine Business Institute. The talk was an hour long and I covered a variety of best practices and covered a little history, ethical considerations, practical applications,

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Recommended Banner Ad Sizes for Google, AdRoll, Linkedin

Updated: 4/22/2021) Here a list that contains sizes for Google Ads, AdRoll, and Linkedin Ads Google Display – Responsive Ads (limited text – small or no logo) 1.91:1 (this will satisfy Linkedin Sponsored content as well) 1:1 Display – Static Ads (Max File Size: 150kb) General Requirements All ads must

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How to Reduce Junk Conversions in Google Ads

Google Ads can be a powerful tool to drive leads, but left unchecked you could be wasting budget on low quality, spam/junk leads. Here are some optimization tips to eliminate bad leads. Why can junk leads get out of control? Google’s Smart Bidding strategies operate to get your campaigns more

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How to Change Your Business Description on Google

(Updated August 2019) Google has taken control of your business description in search results. Specifically, the description that is on the right of search results in your Google My Business (GMB) description, above address and below your business name, and on Google Maps. Google makes the distinction this is an

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Recover Access to a Google Analytics Account

A common issue I deal with is tracking down ownership of a Google Analytics account that nobody seems to have access to. Before we use this backdoor method of gaining access to the account in question, I first recommend trying to recover by logging in with as many different email

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Quickly Find Your Google Analytics Code

Update January 29th, 2024 – UA codes are now depreciated and are no longer firing data even if they are present on the website. GA4 (Google Tag) implementations of Analytics are now the dominant implementation. For that, I recommend the Google Tag Assistant. However I have updated below with a

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Google Ad Grants For Nonprofits: What You Need to Know

Google offers a $10,000 grant for in-kind advertising for non-profits who meet the eligibility requirements. This a great way to boost your non-profit’s visibility in the community and promote your events, fundraising activities, and volunteer-ship. Here’s what you need to know about the Google Ad Grants.

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