Intent-based keyword research: Let Google be your guide
Contributor Jacob Baadsgaard takes a look at why intent is an important part of keyword research and explains how to use Google to guide your SEM and...
Jacob Baadsgaard
Jacob is passionate entrepreneur on a mission to grow businesses using PPC & CRO. As the Founder & CEO of Disruptive Advertising, Jacob has developed an award-winning and world-class organization that has now helped over 2,000 businesses grow their online revenue. Connect with him on Twitter.
No search volume? No problem! 3 ways to improve low-traffic AdWords campaigns
Contributor Jacob Baadsgaard thinks you need to get scrappy and find ways to make the most of traffic you have access to instead of trying to adhere...
Get inside your customer’s head: A guide to writing irresistible calls to action
Contributor Jacob Baadsgaard looks at common search motivations and different types of calls to action you can use to motivate people so they can't...
What the ROAS? A practical guide to improving return on ad spend
Contributor Jacob Baadsgaard shows how ROAS, or return on ad spend, can be used to show the effectiveness of advertising campaigns and whether they...
How to reverse-engineer your online advertising strategy
In PPC, we often talk about eye-catching ad copy -- but columnist Jacob Baadsgaard suggests that, rather than focusing on different ways to catch...
Which PPC metrics matter? Lessons from half a million keywords
Columnist Jacob Baadsgaard shares insights from a study looking into how various paid search metrics correlate with return on investment...
How to steal the competition’s best keywords: A 3-step guide
Why invest so much into keyword research when your competitors have already done the work? Columnist Jacob Baadsgaard explains how to use competitive...
Quality score in 2017: Should you care?
Contributor Jacob Baadsgaard dispels the notion that a great quality score automatically leads to great conversion rates and suggests how to best...
Site optimization or traffic optimization: Which delivers better results?
Knowing where to invest in online marketing is crucial for search marketers with limited budgets and resources. Columnist Jacob Baadsgaard explores...
How to bring your potential customers back with retargeting
The vast majority of visitors to your website probably aren't ready to buy yet. But columnist Jacob Baadsgaard argues that with the right retargeting...
Micro-wins: The true secret to AdWords success
The PPC world is rife with stories of quick wins, hacks and tricks that lead to big gains in paid search performance -- but columnist Jacob...
Keyword tiering: A systematic way to juggle your AdWords priorities
Columnist Jacob Baadsgaard explains how assigning paid search keywords into different tiers based on performance allows search marketers to quickly...
Paid search analytics: What treasures are hiding in your data?
Setting up paid search analytics may be straightforward, but columnist Jacob Baadsgaard shows that if you aren't using your data effectively, you may...
Should you bother rewriting your ads?
Rewriting and testing your ad copy may not be the most glamorous way to improve your paid search campaigns, but columnist Jacob Baadsgaard points out...
Local search: It’s all about mobile
More and more, people are searching for local options on mobile devices -- and columnist Jacob Baadsgaard points out that if your business isn't...
Are your paid search ads making the right impression?
Impression share may not be the ultimate measure of paid search success, but columnist Jacob Baadsgaard shows how tracking this metric can lead to...
How to use your buyer personas to build your 2017 search marketing budget
You've done your research and created buyer personas -- now what? Columnist Jacob Baadsgaard explains how to place financial value on your personas...
Boost your conversion rate by 45% today… no, really!
Columnist Jacob Baadsgaard makes the case that proper conversion tracking in your AdWords accounts can provide better and more helpful insights for...
Are there PPC monsters lurking inside your paid search account?
Are your paid search campaigns looking a bit scary? Columnist Jacob Baadsgaard describes how to vanquish the monsters that may be wreaking havoc on...
Bidding on the competition: Is it really worth it?
Bidding on your competitors' brand terms could yield positive results, but columnist Jacob Baadsgaard warns that it might cause problems in the long...
