The Annoying Consequences of an Awesome System Frank Sinton | Media Buying | | | Technology is a wonderful thing. When used properly, it can make our lives easier by automating mundane processes, tracking important data, and intelligently matching those who want with those who have. Unfortunately, it also makes things easier for unethical, greedy scammers to ply their trade. In particular, the use of bots—bits of software that run automated tasks at high volumes—has found root in nearly every online scenario you can think of. Videogamers use bots to unfairly... | Google Adds Estimated Total Conversions to Track Cross-Device Purchases in AdWords Lisa Raehsler | Media Buying | | | Over the next few weeks, Google AdWords will roll out a major reporting update to conversion tracking called Estimated Total Conversions. This feature provides estimates of conversions that take multiple devices to complete and adds this data to the conversion reporting we see today. Following the launch of enhanced campaigns this year, search advertisers have combined mobile and desktops with the ability to further modify bids by mobile and other targeting factors. One gap in reporting... | Google Web Designer for HTML5 Ads Launches in Public Beta Jennifer Slegg | Display Advertising | | | Google has announced the launch of the Google Web Designer, which was released as a public beta. Advertisers first heard about the tool in June and that it would be integrated with DoubleClick Studio and AdMob. The tool enables advertisers to create HTML 5 advertisements for both mobile and desktop. Part of the reason for this tool was because HTML 5 advertisements are expected to overtake Flash ads within the next two years, and there currently isn't a common tool that advertisers... | Over 50 Percent of Unique Email Opens Now Mobile Yuyu Chen | Ad Industry Metrics | | | As smartphone and tablet usage continues to grow, mobile devices have become an indispensable part of email marketing strategy. Nearly half of subscribers only opened emails on a mobile device, compared to 23 percent on desktop-only and webmail-only, respectively, according to Experian Marketing Services' (EMS) Quarterly Email Benchmark Study Q2 2013. Their report reveals that merely one percent of unique opens went to the non-mobile group (other), in which subscribers used both... | The New Online Advertising is Rich in Scientific Method Tessa Wegert | Media Buying | | | If you've seen iOS 7, the new iPhone operating system from Apple, you know that it's a menagerie of visual effects. Fake zooms, slide animations, and parallax - the sense that the icons are floating on the screen - all combine to create an experience straight out of a 3D Sci Fi movie. The volume and intensity of visual bells and whistles is actually causing some users to report feelings of motion sickness and nausea, but could it also be indicative of a trend? Do scientific theories... | Total Cost of Ownership Needed to Grasp Relationship ROI As advertising shifts from big splashes toward ongoing conversations, we need a TCO approach to better understand relationship ROI. Gary Stein | Strategies | Print version 5 PPC Iterations You Ignore at Your Peril Andrew Goodman shares five typical PPC tactics you can't afford to ignore and suggestions on how you'll have to iterate once you get them running. Andrew Goodman | Paid Search | Print version Personas: The Magic Behind the Mirror Personas are complex creatures, like your customers. Learn to create personas that are truly effective in helping you develop your content marketing and persuasive strategy. Bryan Eisenberg | Analyzing Customer Data | Print version Website Analytics for SEO: Introduction for Beginners Marketers new to analytics for SEO must understand which signals and metrics may have the greatest impact on their business. Crispin Sheridan | Actionable Analysis | Print version Twitter Pulls Trigger on $1B IPO Plans Twitter’s IPO is expected to be among the largest of tech firms this year, though its business is but a fraction the size of the Silicon Valley giants it competes against for eyeballs, timeshare and ad spend. Matt Kapko | Social Media | Print version SEO in a Keyword Data-Less Landscape Consider these data sources that can be leveraged to fill the void. Guest | SEO | Print version Fandango Literally Wants to Make Fans Scream Just in time for Halloween, a Twitter and Instagram initiative helps the brand push its new horror film hub. 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