Google Is Retiring Expanded Text Ads. Here’s What You Need To Know!

by on June 8, 2022 · AdwordsgooglePay-Per-Click (PPC)SEM

Back in August of 2021 Google announced that advertisers will no longer be able to create Expanded Text Ads, or ETAs for short, starting in July of 2022. This leaves ... » Continue

Anvil’s 2020 Digital Marketing Predictions: A Year in Review

by on November 19, 2020 · Digital MarketingPay-Per-Click (PPC)Search Engine MarketingSearch Engine OptimizationSEMSocial Media MarketingStrategy

We’ve all felt the uncertainty, excitement, and terror that 2020 has brought upon us. Despite the challenges, we at Anvil continue to be optimistic about the future. Each year since ... » Continue

Responsive Search Ads: The Ad Format Changing The Ad Landscape For The Better

by on July 24, 2019 · AdwordsgooglePaid AdvertisingPaid MediaPay-Per-Click (PPC)SEM

What are responsive search ads? Responsive Search Ads (RSAs) are a dynamic ad format released a little over a year ago by Google to help automate the ad creation process, and ... » Continue

Google Responsive Display Ads Refresh Saves Advertisers Time

by on June 13, 2019 · AdvertisingAdwordsDigital MarketingEfficiencygoogleMarketingMarketing AutomationoptimizationPaid AdvertisingPaid MediaPay-Per-Click (PPC)Search Engine MarketingSEM

Google Updates Responsive Display Ads 2019 The early 2019 refresh of Responsive Display Ads in Google Ads is a move toward making Display Ad creation more efficient, allowing videos as well ... » Continue

3 Tips for How to Write an Effective Landing Page

by on April 25, 2019 · Advertisingcompetitive intelligenceDesignDigital MarketingEcommerce Website TipsInternet Marketing StrategyInternet Marketing Toolslanding page testinglanding pagesMarketingPaid AdvertisingPay-Per-Click (PPC)post-click marketingppcPsychologySearch Engine Marketingsearch marketing strategySEMStrategy

Have you ever wondered how to write an effective landing page? Or perhaps how you can make your landing pages even more effective? I know, I have too. I did ... » Continue

Is the Retiring of Average Position for Paid Search Good?

by on April 3, 2019 · AdwordsPaid AdvertisingPay-Per-Click (PPC)Pay-Per-Click (PPC)Search Engine MarketingSEMUncategorized

Soon, average position for paid search will be retired in the Google Ads interface in favor of some different competitive metrics. But is this a good thing? It is being ... » Continue

Micro-Segmentation Hurts Paid Search Campaign Performance

by on March 6, 2019 · AdvertisingAdwordsInternet Marketing StrategyKeywordsMarketing AutomationPaid AdvertisingPaid MediaPay-Per-Click (PPC)Search Engine MarketingSEM

Micro-Segmentation of PPC Campaigns Can Hurt Paid Campaign Performance Tightly-themed ad groups has been a best practice for running successful Google Ads paid search campaigns for a long time. The more ... » Continue

Anvil Receives Top 10 Best SEM Company Award for December 2017

by on December 1, 2017 · AwardSEM

Anvil is honored to be recognized by PromotionWorld as one of the Top 10 Best SEM Companies in December 2017! The Top 10 SEM Company award initiative is aimed to list the ... » Continue

SEM Agencies: Vertical Specialization Can Only Take You So Far

by on January 27, 2011 · SEMUncategorized

As search engine marketing (SEM) has evolved, there’s been a recent trend of SEM agencies specializing in particular industry verticals (tourism for example).  Although this model sounds great in theory ... » Continue