A Beginner’s Guide toPay-Per-Click Advertising

February 6, 2018

In 2015, U.S. companies spent over $180 billion in advertising. Of that, $58 billion was in digital. Pay-Per-Click advertising (or PPC) is by far the most frequently used method of digital advertising. This guide will help develop a basic understanding of how a PPC campaign is structured and how each level works together to create an optimized marketing channel.

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