Search Engine Marketing

How to win competitor traffic with Demand Gen and negative-intent conquesting

Traditional competitor campaigns often generate expensive clicks and disappointing results. People searching for a competitor’s brand are usually close to making a purchase, making your ad little more than a detour on their path to conversion. Bidding on competitor brand terms isn’t your only option. Demand Gen campaigns and negative-intent keywords can help you reach […]

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81.8% Of My ‘AI Assistant’ Traffic Was Fake. The Googlebot Number Was Worse via @sejournal, @DuaneForrester

ClaudeBot outpaced Googlebot on a new site. Here’s what verified crawl data actually looks like, and how to get your own. The post 81.8% Of My ‘AI Assistant’ Traffic Was Fake. The Googlebot Number Was Worse appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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How Do I Effectively Measure Campaign Success Across Multiple Platforms? – Ask A PPC via @sejournal, @navahf

Running ads on every platform? Here’s how to build a measurement framework that compares performance fairly across Google, Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon. The post How Do I Effectively Measure Campaign Success Across Multiple Platforms? – Ask A PPC appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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How to find who’s using your brand in paid search by Bluepear

Competitive brand bidding has become a staple PPC strategy. Many brands assume there’s little they can do about it beyond running their own branded campaigns. Industry case studies show that advertisers who gain visibility into competitor, affiliate, and trademark bidding activity often uncover substantial CPC inflation. In documented cases, brands reduced branded CPCs by 25%

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