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Understanding Search Intent
Search intent is the intention behind a Google search — why is the user searching? Find out more about the types of search intent and how to optimize for them.
GA4 Engagement Metrics: Session Duration & More
Learn about Session Duration in GA4, how the user_engagement event makes it a more useful metric, and how Average Engagement Time per Session is measured.
Intro to GA4 Part 4: Reporting
Check out our crash course on how to get the most out of GA4 reports.
Explore More topics
Marketing analytics is the backbone of digital marketing: uncover and organize data to find out more about audiences, evaluate the efficacy of efforts, identify opportunities for improvement, and inform an overall strategy. Explore our resources and tools to become a better data-driven marketer.
GA4 Tutorials & Resources
Get up to speed with GA4 with our tutorials and articles. We include introductions, features, and how-tos to make GA4 work for you.
GA4 Engagement Metrics: Session Duration & More
Learn about Session Duration in GA4, how the user_engagement event makes it a more useful metric, and how Average Engagement Time per Session is measured.
Intro to GA4 Part 4: Reporting
Check out our crash course on how to get the most out of GA4 reports.
Intro to GA4 Part 3: Navigating the GA4 Interface
Having trouble understanding the GA4 interface? Let’s walk through the platform to demonstrate how to quickly and efficiently find the data you need.
Intro to GA4 Part 2: GA4 vs. Universal Analytics
GA4 is coming — find out the differences between GA4 and Universal Analytics to make the transition a smooth one.
SEO
Search Engine Optimization aims to help search engines and users better understand your website’s content, rank it accordingly, and drive traffic to it. SEO encompasses many processes, including technical fixes, user experience considerations, and content. Learn more about SEO by exploring our resources.
Understanding Search Intent
Search intent is the intention behind a Google search — why is the user searching? Find out more about the types of search intent and how to optimize for them.
Data-Driven Content Ideation: How and Where to Find Content Ideas
Wondering how to find content ideas for your digital marketing strategy? Look to the data. We’ll show you how.
How to Develop an Effective Content Distribution Strategy
Creating content is great, but it’s hard to move the needle without content distribution. Find out how to put together a content distribution strategy.
How Social Media and SEO Work Together
Does social media affect SEO? There’s lots of conflicting information out there on the subject, but we have the facts on how social media and SEO work together.
3 Reasons Your Organic Conversion Rate is Dropping
When it comes to your organic traffic, there are three likely causes of low conversion rates. Find out what they are and how to fix them.
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Paid Media
Targeted paid media drives awareness, website visitors, leads, and revenue. Find out more about search advertising, social media advertising, and more by exploring our resources.
A Test-and-Learn Approach to Social Media Advertising Expansion [recording & recap]
Learn how to deploy a test-and-learn approach to expanding your social media advertising, in this recorded webinar and recap.
Search Ad CTRs by Age
A college student asked, “Do young people click on search ads?” We analyze the likelihood of clicking on ads by age.
5 Tips for Google Grant Accounts Struggling to Hit a 5% CTR
Last year, Google announced a major change to its Ad Grant program, requiring accounts to maintain a 5% click-through rate (CTR). Click-through rate is the ratio of clicks an ad
Make the Most of Your Google Grant Keywords
Recent Changes to Google Grants If you’re already a Google Grant recipient, chances are you’ve noticed some changes in your grant account in the past year. One of the most
No Time? No Problem: A Nonprofit’s Guide to Google Ad Grants
What Should I Know About Google Ads Grants? As of January 2019, Google is processing over 40,000 search queries every second – that’s over 3.5 billion searches per day. This
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Marketing Resources
We’re always happy to share advice, research, and tools that can help your business grow. Check out our latest resources.
Digital Marketing Industry Updates: March 2023
Our experts have compiled a list of the most important and impactful industry updates in digital marketing today. Find out more.
Grow Online Revenue with this Formula
The ingredients necessary to bring more traffic and revenue to an ecommerce website, are all within one tried-and-true formula.
Grab Low-Hanging Fruit with Branch Explorer
Learn what “Low-Hanging Fruit” means within the context of SEO, and use our easy method for finding quick and impactful optimizations for pages.
Communicating the Value of Marketing to Business Leaders
Marketers and company leaders speak in different languages. Bridge the gap with this method for thinking about company goals and marketing goals.
Mozcon 2021: Google Search Console Data, unleashed
SEOs are sitting on a treasure trove of keyword data in Google Search Console (GSC), but Google’s lackluster interface makes it hard to get any value out of it. At
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Business for good
Running a better business means moving away from the status quo. Two Octobers is a certified B Corp™, which means we meet the highest verified standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability. Here are some of the ways we work differently.
Three Vital Resource Connections for Creating a Registered Apprenticeship
Explore the many resources available to businesses when creating a new registered apprenticeship program.
The Case for Apprenticeship in Marketing and Advertising
To address structural inequities in our industry’s talent development, Two Octobers decided to create a digital marketing apprenticeship.
A digital marketing apprentice’s story
How community support pointed Raquel Torres-Miramonte to becoming Two Octobers’ first digital marketing apprentice.
Our Journey to Becoming a B Corp™
Two Octobers became B-Corp certified in July 2020. Learn a little about how we got there.
Marketing, Racism, and Two Octobers
Discussing race in the workplace didn’t come naturally to many Two Octobers team members. But we did, and had some interesting insights.
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Two Octobers Wins Workforce Award
Two Octobers has won the Transformer award from Denver Workforce Services for our digital marketing registered apprenticeship program.
You’re Invited! New webinar series: Mastering Keyword Research With GSC
Our webinar series helps SEOs and digital marketers leverage Google Search Console data to make big improvements in ranking, traffic, and conversions.
Mozcon 2021: Google Search Console Data, unleashed
SEOs are sitting on a treasure trove of keyword data in Google Search Console (GSC), but Google’s lackluster interface makes it hard to get any value out of it. At MozCon Virtual 2021, Two Octobers’ Product Director Noah Learner spoke about how the GSC API can unlock game-changing insights into SEO. The API contains millions
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