Keeping up to date with the latest news is a good way to stay competitive in a fast-paced industry like marketing, but getting one step ahead allows you to not just stay competitive but get an early advantage over your competitors. Predicting the future is a nearly impossible task, but analyzing trends and current events gives us a window into some of what is likely to happen in the coming months and years. Changes to the way email marketing is done, an increased expectation of privacy and security, and more widespread applications of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning will change the landscape of digital advertising.

For a long time, we’ve debated the value of running Google ad campaigns for small businesses. Marketers across the world of agencies have very differing opinions on the form of advertising. Is it only primed for enterprises with large budgets? Is it only valuable for ecommerce? Let’s take a look at these questions and many more surrounding AdWords.