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The Art of Crafting Successful Facebook Ads #Semrushchat

Do you want to spice up your advertising game and make your ads more effective? During the most recent #Semrushchat, we collected a list of actionable techniques for crafting successful Facebook ads and ensuring you spend your advertising budget wisely.

Maria KalyadinaNov 06, 2017

General SEO

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Semantic HTML5 for Content Writers — The Essential Guide

Google and Bing love Semantic HTML5, so it is great for SEO! This article provides a simple guide to the essential semantic HTML5 tags that content writers and copywriters should be using. Your competitors probably do not even come close to best practices, so correct use of semantic HTML5 tags in your content will give you the opportunity to be one step ahead in 2018 and beyond.

Jason BarnardNov 01, 2017

Analytics

7 min read

5 Hidden Google Analytics Reporting Features You Should Be Using

I will cover 5 potentially unknown features in Google Analytics, how to use them, examples, and my personal opinion on their limitations. This won’t be a completely comprehensive post but is meant to open the door for discussion or potential use cases.

Katie CunninghamOct 20, 2017

Content

7 min read

7 Secrets To Increasing Your Lead Conversion with Content Marketing

Want to boost your lead conversion with content marketing? Here are some tips on how to turn your content marketing effort into an effective lead generation program.

Sudeep BanerjeeOct 17, 2017

6 Most Common Errors of Google Merchant Center Account and Their Fixes

Paid Advertising

5 min read

6 Most Common Errors of Google Merchant Center Account and Their Fixes

Google is the leading search engine with over 40,000 search queries every second on average, which translates to over 3.5 billion searches per day. Product sellers and ecommerce companies need to avoid errors in their Google Merchant Center account. Find out how to avoid 6 of them in this article.

Harsh NaikOct 13, 2017

General Marketing

4 min read

How to Set Up a LinkedIn Lead Gen Campaign in 8 Steps

Since LinkedIn is still evolving from an advertising perspective, creation and setup of Lead Gen campaigns for the first time can be overwhelming for beginners. However, this step by step guide will help you set up your LinkedIn Lead Gen campaigns with ease.

Nishan SinghSep 22, 2017

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Semrush Copilot: Your AI Assistant for Faster SEO Insights

Semrush Copilot helps you save time in common SEO analysis and planning. It does this by automatically analyzing several key Semrush tools and reports to offer actionable recommendations and present a prioritized list of SEO activities.

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Learn how to do a competitive analysis and compare your brand against your competitors.

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Knowing your options is important so you can visualize how your ad will look, and how easily people will be able to see the ad.

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What Is Ecommerce? How It Works & Getting Started

Ecommerce is selling products and/or services online via websites and apps instead of in physical stores.

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What Is Marketing? [Simple Definition, Purpose, & Types]

Marketing is all the activities your brand uses to reach your target audience and turn them into buyers.

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How to Make an Ad, Step by Step

A great ad doesn’t bombard audiences’ in their newsfeed, it conveys a clear brand message, offers value, and earns users’ attention.

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Social Media

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How to Find YouTube Influencers

Need help finding influencers on YouTube for a partnership campaign? Follow these steps.

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10 Small Business Trends for 2025

Learn the top small business trends for 2025 to stay ahead of the competition and keep employees happy.

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Which Companies Spend the Most on Digital Advertising? [Study]

Learn what companies spend the most on advertising across 12 separate industries—and how you can gather competitive ad intel for your own niche.

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Average CPM for Display Ads: Benchmarks by Industry [Study]

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Advertising Trends: The Most Popular Types of Digital Ads [Study]

By partnering with AdClarity, we’ve investigated ad types, ad channels and ad spend so you can plan and strategize with the kind of competitive edge that other players don’t have in your industry.

Luke HarselOct 10, 2023

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