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Digital Advertising Education and News
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Search Influence Honored as One of 2025’s Best Women-Owned Businesses by New Orleans CityBusiness
Search Influence is proud to announce that New Orleans CityBusiness has named us one of the 2025 In the Lead: Best Women-Owned Businesses honorees. The special section, profiling recognized companies, will appear in the September 19, 2025, issue of New Orleans CityBusiness. This honor comes alongside our recognition as an …
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Higher Education Advertising Strategies for Centralized vs. Decentralized Teams
Key Insights Team structure drives advertising performance. A centralized marketing team delivers efficiency and consistency, while decentralized teams excel in agility and program-level targeting. Most universities operate in hybrid models. Few are purely centralized or decentralized. Hub-and-spoke and collaborative networks are common, and each impacts paid advertising differently. Aligning strategy …
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Digital Advertising Strategy Checklist: What to Do Before You Spend $1
Key Insights A paid ad campaign is only as effective as the strategy behind it. Even great creative will underperform without a defined goal, audience, and conversion path. Digital ads can increase brand awareness by up to 80%, but only if execution is precise. Relevance, targeting, and optimization unlock that …
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Higher Education Marketing Strategies: Align SEO & Paid Ads for Smarter Results
Key Insights The modern student journey is multi-channel: Your marketing efforts must span search engines, social platforms, and AI tools. SEO builds long-term visibility: SEO is a key strategy for sustaining awareness and reducing overall acquisition costs over time. Digital ads deliver speed and precision: Paid ad placements boost visibility …
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Why Hire a Digital Marketing Agency? Outsource for Faster Growth
Key Insights Hiring a digital marketing agency gives in-house marketers access to a team of experts with specialized skills and knowledge. Companies benefit from advanced marketing techniques without ongoing in-house training and investment in expensive tools. Outsourcing digital marketing to an agency frees up time for businesses and internal teams …
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3 Tips to Choose the Right Attribution Model for GA4
Key Insights It’s essential to choose the right attribution model in GA4 to understand how your marketing efforts contribute to user interactions and conversions (key events). GA4’s default data-driven model offers a dynamic approach to attribution, but marketers beware: this model isn’t ideal for all websites. A knowledgeable digital marketing …
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Search Influence Earns 2024 Google Premier Partner Badge
We’re thrilled to share that Search Influence has been awarded 2024 Google Premier Partner status — for the 9th year in a row! Recognized by the Google Partners Program, this honor places us in the top 3% of digital marketing agencies in the United States, reflecting our commitment to excellence. …
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Rising Online Advertising Costs in 2024: The Election Year Effect
Key Insights With the U.S. presidential election coming up, experts project increased advertising competition and rising digital ad costs throughout 2024. While it may be tempting to slash your marketing budget to save short-term advertising costs, you’ll pay the long-term price of leaving your brand dormant this year. The right …
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Beyond the Hype: Is Geofencing the Right Strategy for Your Brand?
Key Insights While geofencing offers the unique advantage of targeting potential customers within a specific geographic range, it doesn’t guarantee ROI. Geofencing holds the potential to drive impactful results by targeting specific geographic locations, but its effectiveness varies based on a brand’s goals and audience. Geofencing is a potent tool …
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6 Paid Advertising Trends in 2023 to Stay Competitive
Key Insights: AI-generated copy allows marketers to generate effective messaging for their ads quickly and easily. Automation lets marketers focus on testing ad variations and creative elements to determine which ads perform best. Video ads are a powerful way to engage your target audience and drive conversions. TikTok’s video-first allows …
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