10 Tips On How To Rock A Small PPC Budget

10 Tips On How To Rock A Small PPC Budget

Many advertisers have a tight budget for pay-per-click (PPC) advertising, making it challenging to maximize results. One of the first questions that often looms large is, “How much should we spend?” It’s a pivotal question, one that sets the stage for the entire PPC strategy. Read on for tips to get started or further optimize … Read more

How to Manage Your Entire Marketing Budget [Free Budget Planner Templates]

How to Manage Your Entire Marketing Budget [Free Budget Planner Templates]

The words “marketing budget” might strike fear into the heart of any marketing leader, but it’s non-negotiable when creating a marketing strategy for your company. In fact, when budgeting season rolls around, I hunker down. I know that the budget I set affects what my team can accomplish and our value to the company. Without … Read more

How a Bottom-Up Budget Can Transform Your Company From Bottom to Top

How a Bottom-Up Budget Can Transform Your Company From Bottom to Top

The first time I managed a marketing budget, I was handed a dollar figure and asked to accomplish X, Y, and Z with it. The following year, I was asked to do more with a slightly smaller budget. Sound familiar? While this top-down approach is common, it isn’t the only way to budget. The opposite … Read more

20 Free & Paid Small Business Tools for Any Budget

20 Free & Paid Small Business Tools for Any Budget

Free and paid tools for small businesses save time, streamline operations, and, importantly, save money. From my experience running a small business, I know it doesn’t always feel productive to invest time and money into a new tool, but the advantages far outweigh the disadvantages. I know how overwhelming it can be to choose the … Read more

Ad Expert Phoenix Ha on How to Make Creative Ads without Breaking Your Budget

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Phoenix Ha made a viral TikTok ad by accident. Actually, it wasn’t supposed to be an ad at all. She jumped out of the pool during an afternoon swim and ran to the fridge to grab a boozy popsicle. Without thinking, she started filming a review of the popsicle, praising the surprisingly pleasant taste, consistency, … Read more

Marketing Budget: How Much Should Your Team Spend in 2024? [By Industry]

Marketing Budget: How Much Should Your Team Spend in 2024? [By Industry]

Our most recent State of Marketing Report tells us that marketers are pretty confident when deciding where to invest their budget in 2024. We’re looking at 57% who feel somewhat confident, and 26% who are very confident their budget plans will maximize ROI for their business. I want you to feel confident in your spending … Read more

Google Answers A Crawl Budget Issue Question

Google Answers A Crawl Budget Issue Question

Someone on Reddit posted a question about their “crawl budget” issue and asked if a large number of 301 redirects to 410 error responses were causing Googlebot to exhaust their crawl budget. Google’s John Mueller offered a reason to explain why the Redditor may be experiencing a lackluster crawl pattern and clarified a point about … Read more

How To Secure And Defend Your SEO Budget For Executive Buy-In

How To Secure And Defend Your SEO Budget For Executive Buy-In

In an increasingly difficult economy, do you know how to prove the value of your SEO and remain efficient, while maintaining the SEO budgets you need to succeed? Will Critchlow, CEO of SearchPilot, joins me on the SEJShow to examine actionable strategies to doing more with less and maintaining the freedom to test, all while … Read more

How to Run a Marketing Campaign on a Tight Budget [Expert Tips & Free Tools]

How to Run a Marketing Campaign on a Tight Budget [Expert Tips & Free Tools]

Many of us have been there with the cup of noodles diet when money is tight.  Sometimes, marketing teams also run into tight budgets. But that doesn’t mean you should stop your operations. There are still clever ways to run lean marketing campaigns. In this post, we’ll highlight budget-friendly marketing campaign tips straight from experts. … Read more

How to Avoid Search Budget Cannibalization For A Better Share Of Spend

How to Avoid Search Budget Cannibalization For A Better Share Of Spend

In my 18+ years in search marketing, one thing I’ve seen continuously is shared budgets. When I ask the advertiser why, I always get a similar answer: “We have a set limited budget, and this is the best way for us to fund everything.” That is a response I get from mom-and-pop operations and SMBs, … Read more

Secure Your 2024 SEO Budget With These Tips For Executive Buy-in

Secure Your 2024 SEO Budget With These Tips For Executive Buy-in

In today’s tough economic times, many teams are feeling squeezed by budget constraints and high expectations from within. SEO professionals are under more pressure than ever to deliver results with fewer resources. So, how can you communicate the worth of your SEO work to senior leadership and get the budgets you need? Using insights gleaned … Read more

How to optimize your marketing budget: Do more with less

How to optimize your marketing budget: Do more with less

With an economic downturn looming, it’s not surprising around 75% of CMOs report being asked to do more with less in a Gartner survey. Marketers are finding it increasingly difficult to set the right budget, optimize it and keep the leads flowing. Managing social media and other marketing channels in this economy can be challenging. … Read more

The Best Free Business Budget Templates

The Best Free Business Budget Templates

Business budgets are a source of truth for your income and expenses. That includes all the money you spend — from A/B testing your marketing campaigns to your monthly office rent. While organizing the numbers may sound difficult, using a business budget template makes the process simple. Plus, there are thousands of business budget templates … Read more

How To Thrive in Turbulent Times: Actionable Strategies For Securing Your SEO Budget

How To Thrive in Turbulent Times: Actionable Strategies For Securing Your SEO Budget

As businesses grapple with inflation, layoffs, and budget cuts, you may be under more pressure than ever to deliver tangible SEO results with limited resources.  And in today’s challenging economic climate, you may find yourself having to tirelessly defend your budget and prove your value to stakeholders. Your senior executives want to make sure they’re … Read more

How SMEs Can Improve Marketing Efficiency within Budget

Marketing is a vital element of any SME’s operation—especially if you’re just starting out. Marketing is a way to get your name out there, reel in new customers, convert browsers to buyers, and build a core of loyal customers who will sustain your business through thick and thin. All in all, marketing is worth doing—and … Read more

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