Digital Strategy
How To Use Bounce Rate Data To Design Your Web User Experience
WATCH READ In this video, I’m speaking to Vanderbilt University’s Masters of Marketing Class about web design and digital marketing. I am a big believer in using Bounce Rate to drive design decisions on your website. I explain my methodology. Paul Hickey, Founder / CEO / Lead Strategist at Data Driven Design, LLC and founder of…
Read MoreWhat Are Google Ads Match Types?
WATCH READ If your business is interested in running Google Ads (the full product where you bid on keywords – not Smart Campaigns / Adwords Express), match types are arguably the most important thing you need to know about. This video explains. Paul Hickey, Founder / CEO / Lead Strategist at Data Driven Design, LLC and…
Read MoreWhat Is A Routing Number In Google Ads?
WATCH READ I’ve spoken and written at length about how great of a job Google Adwords Express (also known as Google Smart Campaigns) has done at generating phone call leads for businesses. In this video, I talk with Vanderbilt’s Masters of Marketing Class about routing numbers and why they exist. Paul Hickey, Founder / CEO…
Read MoreWhy Google Ads is Overpriced
WATCH READ Many marketers don’t really know this, but Google Ads is super overpriced, and has been for several years. The bidding structure of the full Ads product causes a myriad of scenarios where it very rarely makes sense for any small business to participate in traditional Google Ads. Paul Hickey, Founder / CEO /…
Read MoreHow To Generate Phone Call Leads Using Google Adwords Express
WATCH READ In this Data Driven Academy appearance at Vanderbilt University Masters of Marketing class, I teach students how to use Google Ads Smart Campaigns (aka Google Adwords Express) to generate phone call leads for small businesses. This is something all small business owners should be aware of. Paul Hickey, Founder / CEO / Lead…
Read MoreHow & Why Data Driven Design Got Started
WATCH READ When Data Driven Design got named a top 25 voice company by Keri Roberts of Top 25 Today, I got a chance to sit down and tell the story of how Data Driven Design got started. Paul Hickey, Founder / CEO / Lead Strategist at Data Driven Design, LLC and founder of WooCommerceUniversity.com, The Voice…
Read MoreWhat Are Google Ad Extensions?
WATCH READ Why do some Google Ads take up more space than others? Specifically, the ones that have extra links below the main link. These are called Google Ad Extensions. This video explains more about what they are and how to implement them in your Google Ad Campaigns. Paul Hickey, Founder / CEO / Lead…
Read MoreWhat Is The Difference Between Google Adwords, Google Shopping and Social Media Advertising?
WATCH READ It’s sometimes hard to understand that the different aspects of the Google Search Engine results pages come from different areas. For example, when you search for products, those results are generated from Google Shopping feeds, in which you have to set up a Google Merchant Center account. Google Ads come from paid advertising…
Read MoreHow To Use Google Adwords Express Data To Make Marketing Projections
WATCH READ Small Business owners can get a ton of data about their target audience without even running ads. Google Adwords Express, also known as Google Smart Campaigns, is a great way of projecting real data about how many people within a specific geographic radius or even group of separate cities, are interested in any…
Read MoreWhy Facebook Messenger Conversations Should Count As Conversions
WATCH READ Too many eCommerce merchants and businesses looking to sell their products online, or invest in Facebook Ads or other digital media have the immediate expectation of online sales. It just doesn’t happen that way. Customers need more information before they buy products, especially from businesses they don’t have a relationship with. The data…
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