Marketing Alternatives to Pay-Per-Click Advertising

If you know a thing or two about digital and online marketing, you have probably heard of “Pay-Per-Click Advertising.” To give you a summary, Pay-Per-Click is a fairly common method of online advertising; Using this marketing strategy, advertisers pay every time a user clicks their online ad. PPC advertising can take various forms such as: […]

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Bing Ads are Now Called Microsoft Ads

It was just about this time last year when we were greeted with the news that Google was rebranding their advertising platform from Google Adwords to the more succinctly named Google Ads. The higher-ups at the tech giant made the call to rebrand their advertising offerings in an effort to reflect their shifting priorities, and […]

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Landing Page Best Practices: the DOs and DON’Ts

Landing pages have never been more critical to your business than they are today. Your potential customers’ attention span is short and they have dozens of listings to scroll through and choose from, so you’ve got to maximize your chance with them. If they’re looking for a service and your landing page doesn’t strike the […]

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Slow PPC Traffic? Spring into Action!

Spring is just around the corner. With the winter weather coming to an end, it’s the perfect time for your customers to prepare their HVAC system to transition to the warmer months. But it’s not just your customer who needs to gear up for the spring. Be advised that the Google and Bing Pay-Per-Click (PPC) […]

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Get Your Business Found with Location Extensions

Google, Bing, and other search engines are constantly looking for better ways to target and convert local users. One of the best methods they’ve discovered using location extensions within their ads. This allows users to see your name, address, and phone number (NAP), increasing phone calls, in-store visits, map searches, and conversion rates. We’ve written […]

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5 PPC & SEO Ideas for the Holidays

The holiday season can mean big business and it’s coming fast. But while spending rises, so does the competition. Do you have a strategy in place for your PPC and SEO holiday campaigns? In addition to searches for “Thanksgiving recipes” and “best Christmas gifts for dad,” people will also be searching for electricians, plumbers, and other […]

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Best Digital Marketing Tools & Resources for 2017 (Updated)

As we head into the new year, it’s important to take a look back at the past in order to prepare for the future. If your New Year’s resolution for your business is to get more leads and gain exposure, VitalStorm can help you self-reflect and improve. Contact us to discuss how you can increase […]

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How to Say It: Copywriting Tips

Writing is seduction. – Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft You don’t have to be a “writer” to write good sales copy. In fact, it’s more formulaic than you might think. Yes, lots of creative thinking goes into memorable and award-winning ads, but if your goal is to simply increase sales, then […]

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Why Landing Pages Are Better Than Websites for Online Advertising

A landing page is a separate page from your website, designed with a specific goal in mind — to get leads. Landing pages are used for paid advertising, most commonly for pay-per-click (PPC) and Facebook/Social ads. While the term “landing page” is often used to refer to any web page that you “land” on, in digital […]

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Expanded Text Ads (ETA) | Google AdWords and Bing Update 2016

Update your old ads now! Standard Text Ads disappear on January 31, 2017. Google announced a lot of new updates at its annual Performance Summit in San Francisco earlier this year. There was a lot of focus on mobile (up to about 60% of all search queries), but the most frightening and exciting change was […]

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