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Our 2026 Predictions for PPC
PPC continues to be one of the most powerful tools in digital marketing, with over 65% of small businesses using it in 2025, and Google Ads leading the way globally. However, as platforms, technology, and consumer behaviour continue to evolve, keeping up is becoming increasingly challenging. Adapting early to new trends and tools can make the difference between wasted spend and strong performance. In this blog, we share our predictions for PPC marketing strategies in 2026 and explain how staying ahead can help keep your campaigns effective and competitive. Evolution of PPC Platforms In 2026, we expect to see continued…
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Are Developers OK With Their Work Being Stolen?
Short answer: No — not really.But the picture is more complicated than that. Across the UK tech sector, a growing debate is taking place around AI scraping, AI training data ethics, and developer copyright. Large language models and AI coding tools are trained on vast amounts of publicly available code, raising serious questions about consent, licensing, and intellectual property. Modern AI coding tools are trained on enormous datasets that include public GitHub repositories, open-source projects, coding forums and technical documentation. This process, often referred to as AI code scraping, allows models to learn patterns, syntax, and best practices. From a…
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Web Development Glossary
When ordering website development, you may encounter terminology that is not entirely clear to you. At TFA, we bring years of expertise as a leading web development agency, and we’re excited to extend our knowledge to you! Our web development glossary aims to demystify essential terms and concepts in the field, giving you a better handle on some of the specifics of web development. You can also check out Digital Marketing Glossary. What is CMS? A CMS (Content Management System) is a software application that allows users to create, manage, and modify digital content without requiring specialised technical knowledge. Essentially,…
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What are the Most Important Marketing Metrics?
The measurement of metrics within digital marketing has changed the game and given marketers a clearer idea of how well campaigns are performing. Previously, with print and OOH campaigns, for example, there would be no direct feedback on how well a campaign performed. With digital marketing campaigns, we can observe how campaigns perform and update them in real time! However, when working on marketing campaigns, it can become all too common to get controlled by analysing all of the data available to us instead of using the data to make incremental improvements to the campaigns. In this article, we will…
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SEO vs PPC: Which is best?
When you’re thinking about building your marketing strategy and researching the available options, you’ll encounter the terms SEO and PPC… but what do they mean? What are the differences? Which should you choose? In this blog, we will discuss the pros and cons of both, so you can make an informed decision when looking for marketing support. What is SEO? SEO, which stands for Search Engine Optimisation, is the process of optimising a website to rank higher in search engine results pages (SERPs) for specific keywords and phrases. SEO aims to increase organic traffic to a website by improving its…
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Expert Website Designs That Win
Every business should have a website. No excuses. In contrast, there are one or two alternatives for those who do not want to put effort into a website, such as a Facebook page, nothing more essential nor better for your business than having a great website. It is something you have complete control over, that can be whatever you want it to be, but you can provide a substantially more informative, rich and engaging prospect experience and leverage the power of search engine traffic (e.g. from Google). You cannot do this with a Facebook or LinkedIn page. If it’s worth…
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Free Tools to Drive your Sales Leads
SaaS and how it has changed the way we pay for software. Largely, gone are the days when you paid for a software license; it came in a nice box with a manual, and you owned it forever. Most software developers now prefer a cloud-based “Software as a Service”, or “SaaS”, model, meaning you pay for the software monthly or annually, and what you pay is based on the features you choose and how many people use it. The downsides to this are that you never really own it, the costs can change at any time, there may be service…
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Harnessing web-based advertising for sales and enquiries
Internet advertising, often aggregated together under the term “PPC”, can be a powerhouse opportunity for anyone wanting virtually instantaneous product sales or service enquiries. At the same, it is a minefield, so how you determine where your budget is best spent and avoid the common, beginners’ scenario of it disappearing down a plughole with nothing to show?
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Understanding PPC Advertising – What It Is & How It Works
Drawing people to your business, is becoming more critical than ever. And one sure-fire route to getting you front and centre in front of your customer is through PPC advertising.
