Search Engine Marketing

A dark landing page won our A/B test – here’s why best practices got it wrong

I expected the dark-themed landing page to lose.  Everything I knew about conversion optimization said the light background should win.  Light themes are standard for B2B lead generation pages because they offer better readability, cleaner visual hierarchy, and align with accessibility standards.  Unbounce’s analysis of 41,000 landing pages establishes baseline patterns favoring light backgrounds. It […]

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Brand protection in PPC: How to protect your brand and prevent risks by Bluepear

Most brands don’t realize how much traffic they lose each day to unauthorized bidding, affiliate violations, and ad hijacking.  Industry data shows ad fraud reached an estimated $84 billion of global digital ad spend in 2023.  If your branded CPCs keep rising or competitors keep appearing above you in searches for your own name, this

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Semify acquires Dragon Metrics to strengthen global SEO, AI reporting

Semify acquired Dragon Metrics, a Hong Kong–based SEO, AI, and PPC reporting platform known for its international reach. The move boosts Semify’s reporting strength and AI optimization tools as the search landscape shifts more toward AI. Why we care. Dragon Metrics customers can expect business as usual, plus faster product updates. Co-founder Simon Lesser said

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Shopify launches Product Network to blend items across merchants

Shopify is expanding its advertising ambitions with the launch of the Shopify Product Network, a new system that surfaces products from across participating merchants—even if the item isn’t carried by the store a shopper is currently visiting. The pitch. If a shopper searches for “organic cleaning supplies” on a Shopify store that doesn’t carry that

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