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Directive Launches First Comprehensive Database for Search Marketing

AUSTIN, TEXAS (November 18, 2019) – Directive, a leading enterprise search marketing agency, launched the first database for search marketing,
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3 Conversion Rate Optimization Tips to Boost Sales

Three. It only takes three conversion rate optimization tips to advance your team’s sales. In today’s digital landscape, it’s often
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Yours in Marketing – Joel Harrison: ABM in B2B Marketing and Growing through Thought Leadershi‪p‬
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Yours in Marketing – Geoff Atkinson: How to Become a Structured Data Maste‪r‬
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15 Data-Driven Landing Pages Built to Convert

With consumers making purchasing decisions online, one of the most critical factors that affect where they buy from is their
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Yours in Marketing – Seth Avergon: How to Be a Top 1% Markete‪r‬
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Untapped Opportunity – Lookalike Audiences for LinkedIn, Facebook and Google Ads

One of the significant challenges within paid advertising is prospecting while staying within your cost-per-lead (CPL) or cost-per-action(CPA) target. Your total
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PPC Agency Pricing Models & Costs: How Much Should You Be Paying?

As a search marketing agency, one of the first things most clients ask us about our services is, “What is
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Yours in Marketing – Mike Carroll: Combining Sales and Marketing, Creative Alchemy, and Growth Hackin‪g‬
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Yours in Marketing – Rachael Pilcher: B2B Copywriting, Branding, and SNACK‪S‬
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SEO Reputation Management: 8 Tactics to Manage Your Brand

When a user searches for a specific person or company in Google, what comes up? Depending on the environment of
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Fresh Content Marketing Strategies That Turn Traffic into ROI

There has never been a better time to utilize content marketing to drive business, create high-quality marketing initiatives, and provide
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Yours in Marketing – Brandon Dove and Jeff Zinn: Future of Web Design and Dev Meets SE‪O‬
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Yours in Marketing – Steve Toth: SEO, In-House Marketing, and MOF‪U‬
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Top PPC Leaders Explain How To Adapt To Changes in PPC Industry

In the crowded space of today’s digital marketing world, paid search marketing has become a vital tactic to drive results,
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Yours in Marketing – Benjamin Shapiro: Martech, Brand Dev, and Lessons for Young Marketer‪s‬
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Directive Ranks in Top 500 on the 2019 Inc. 5000

With a Three-Year Revenue Growth of 965 Percent, the Search Marketing Agency is Honored Directive, a leading search marketing agency
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Yours in Marketing – Hal Werner: Content Strategy, Data-Centered Content, and T-Shaped Marketin‪g‬
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Yours in Marketing – Yam Regev: Content Marketing, Growing Your Career, and the #1 Skill Marketers Should Buil‪d‬
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The Importance of Video to Marketing Teams

Time. As marketers, it seems as if we don’t have a lot of it. To save time and provide a
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