Introduction to Smart Bidding with Google Ads

“Smart Bidding” is a subset of Google’s “Automated Bidding,” which is a machine-learning feature. Smart bidding focuses on Google Ad conversions, whereas Automated Bidding is broader, including functionality to increase the value of impressions and clicks, which would typically be earlier in the customer conversion path (also known as a sales funnel).

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EVERY STEP of Commercial FILMMAKING Explained: in 10min

In this video, director Mark Bone provides a comprehensive breakdown of the commercial filmmaking process, illustrating how months of planning and the work of hundreds of people culminate in a single 30-second advertisement.

The Pitching Phase

  • The Client & Agency: The process begins when a client seeking to sell a product approaches an advertising
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Why Super Bowl 2023’s Commercials Will Be the Booziest in 33 Years | WSJ

For the past 33 years, Anheuser-Busch InBev was the only company permitted to advertise alcohol at the Super Bowl. But this year things are different.… Read the rest

How Food Commercials Are Made

This video explores the complex, high-tech, and expensive world of food commercials, specifically focusing on the production of a Burger King test shoot at Steve Giralt’s studio, The Garage.

The production process involves several specialized roles and techniques:

The Food Stylist

  • Preparation: Food stylists use real food but treat it to maintain its
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YouTube Reach Planner for Media Purchase Forecasting

“Ad reach” is an estimate of the number of people within a location target, based on signed-in users.

“Reach Planner” is a Google Ads tool designed to help advertisers plan their reach-based video campaigns across YouTube and video partner sites and apps.

Reach Planner’s data is based on Google’s Unique Reach methodology, validated with … Read the rest

The Four Fundamentals of Database Marketing

The subject of databases and database marketing usually does not inspire the imagination of most people, at least not in the same way as, say, finding long-lost buried treasure.

However, as an apt comparison, effective use of databases is analogous to finding buried treasure – it’s just hidden within your own business.

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Pay-for-Performance Quest for Client Partners

P4P PARTNER QUEST

You produce a high quality product/service. Your customers/clients love you. You just need more of them.

You’re seeking a pay-for-performance (P4P) marketing service to provide as many new leads, or actual customers and clients, as you can get.

Maybe your business is doing great and you want to get to the … Read the rest

How Much Should Leads Cost?

How much should leads cost for your business?

What if you could set your own price?

With an emphasis on video advertising, we create real-time leads specifically for your business and we get paid only from the sales you make.

As you might suspect, this type of marketing partnership does not work for all … Read the rest

Future-Proof Your Marketing: Advertising in a Cookieless World

The use of browser cookies and ad tracking, in general, are fundamental to our web experience. Ad tracking provides two important advantages within the advertising landscape:

  1. Ad tracking facilitates better-targeted ads to consumers (meaning that consumers should see ads that are more relevant).
  2. Ad tracking provides feedback to the advertisers on the effectiveness
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