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Articles

Articles on advertising.

Answers to what businesses ask us about Google Ads, Meta Ads, leads and choosing an agency, with numbers from the accounts we manage. Written by Victor and Jona, who do the work.

Guide

Marketing for small businesses: how to get more customers

Five things in order, and what to do yourself, what to buy and what to skip.

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Leads

Lead generation for service businesses

Your own leads versus bought ones, the form that qualifies, and why response time matters more than ad tweaks.

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B2B

B2B marketing that brings in leads

Google first, LinkedIn maybe. With numbers from our one B2B account.

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Leads

What does a lead cost in Norway?

Numbers from Google Ads accounts we manage, with and without branded searches, and the caveats that come with them.

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Agencies

Performance-based or fixed fee?

What a fixed fee, hourly rates, a percentage of budget and performance-based pricing each reward, and when performance-based isn’t a fit.

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Strategy

Digital marketing: what to do first

The channels compared, what they cost in Norway, and the order we set them up in for our clients.

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Ecommerce

Google Shopping, made profitable

Often an online store’s best channel, and the mistakes that most often ruin it.

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Creative

What is UGC?

User-generated content in ads: what it is, why it works, and how to get it.

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Meta

Facebook advertising for businesses

What it costs, what the Boost button is missing, and a test setup that works on a small budget.

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Google Ads

Advertising on Google without burning money

How it works, what it costs, and the mistakes that most often eat up the budget.

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Google Ads

What does Google Ads cost in Norway?

Click prices, the math that decides whether it pays off, and what management costs, whether you do it yourself or buy it.

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Measurement

What is a good ROAS?

Breakeven ROAS = 1 / gross margin, and why the same ROAS can be a loss for one business and profitable for another.

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Strategy

Google Ads or Meta Ads?

Google captures demand, Meta creates it. When to start with which, and when you should have both.

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Choosing an agency

How to choose a marketing agency

10 questions that show who does the work and what the agency makes money on. With our own answers.

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Before / after

Before and after Arcads.

The numbers come from our clients’ own ad accounts.

See also: Google Ads agency · Meta Ads agency · Performance marketing agency · What is UGC? · Google Ads agency Oslo

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