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<title>Andrey Belokrylov: blog</title><link>https://belokrylovo.com/blog/</link>
<description>Marketing in Russia, explained for international companies.</description><language>en</language>
<item><title>Ad Labeling in Russia (erid) and the 2026 Language Law</title><link>https://belokrylovo.com/blog/ad-labeling-in-russia-erid-and-language-law/</link><guid>https://belokrylovo.com/blog/ad-labeling-in-russia-erid-and-language-law/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0300</pubDate><description>Which online ads in Russia need an erid, who reports them, what the March 2026 language law requires from foreign brands, and a pre-launch checklist.</description></item>
<item><title>Advertising in Russia Without Google and Meta: 2026 Map</title><link>https://belokrylovo.com/blog/advertising-in-russia-without-google-and-meta-platform-map/</link><guid>https://belokrylovo.com/blog/advertising-in-russia-without-google-and-meta-platform-map/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0300</pubDate><description>Where paid reach lives in Russia now: Yandex Direct, VK Ads, Telegram Ads, Avito, the marketplaces, Dzen and bloggers. What each does and what it needs.</description></item>
<item><title>Bids in Yandex Direct: the Auction and Conversion Forecast</title><link>https://belokrylovo.com/blog/bids-in-yandex-direct-auction-and-conversion-forecast/</link><guid>https://belokrylovo.com/blog/bids-in-yandex-direct-auction-and-conversion-forecast/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0300</pubDate><description>Why a literal keyword match does not guarantee an impression, why autotargeting needs its own bid, how to price micro-conversions, when to split by city.</description></item>
<item><title>Campaign Structure in Yandex Direct: Five Decisions</title><link>https://belokrylovo.com/blog/campaign-structure-in-yandex-direct/</link><guid>https://belokrylovo.com/blog/campaign-structure-in-yandex-direct/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0300</pubDate><description>Why attributes belong in the campaign name, when short keywords need their own campaign, how Master campaigns starve neighbours, how to name groups by demand.</description></item>
<item><title>Cleaning a Russian Keyword Set: Word Forms and Limits</title><link>https://belokrylovo.com/blog/cleaning-a-russian-keyword-set/</link><guid>https://belokrylovo.com/blog/cleaning-a-russian-keyword-set/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0300</pubDate><description>Closing the synonym corridor before launch, fixing word forms instead of duplicating keywords, living inside the negative keyword limit.</description></item>
<item><title>Cleaning Placements in the Yandex Ad Network</title><link>https://belokrylovo.com/blog/cleaning-placements-in-the-yandex-ad-network/</link><guid>https://belokrylovo.com/blog/cleaning-placements-in-the-yandex-ad-network/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0300</pubDate><description>Why the network misses, how to build a placement whitelist from site metadata, what to exclude in advance, and how to size a retargeting audience.</description></item>
<item><title>Click Fraud in the Yandex Advertising Network: 4 Scenarios</title><link>https://belokrylovo.com/blog/click-fraud-in-the-yandex-advertising-network/</link><guid>https://belokrylovo.com/blog/click-fraud-in-the-yandex-advertising-network/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0300</pubDate><description>Expensive clicks with no leads, cheap leads that never answer, inflated search volume, aggressive mobile formats: how to spot each and what to do.</description></item>
<item><title>How to Advertise on Yandex From Outside Russia: A 2026 Guide</title><link>https://belokrylovo.com/blog/how-to-advertise-on-yandex-from-outside-russia/</link><guid>https://belokrylovo.com/blog/how-to-advertise-on-yandex-from-outside-russia/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0300</pubDate><description>What a foreign company needs to run Yandex Ads: the account, a Russian landing page, keywords in Russian, ad labeling, Metrica goals and a test budget.</description></item>
<item><title>How to Enter the Russian Market in 2026: Marketing Checklist</title><link>https://belokrylovo.com/blog/how-to-enter-the-russian-market-marketing-checklist/</link><guid>https://belokrylovo.com/blog/how-to-enter-the-russian-market-marketing-checklist/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0300</pubDate><description>Demand check, buyer interviews, positioning for Russians, the landing page, channels in order, compliance, a test budget: the marketing side of entering Russia.</description></item>
<item><title>Negative Keywords in Yandex Direct: a System, Not a List</title><link>https://belokrylovo.com/blog/negative-keywords-in-yandex-direct/</link><guid>https://belokrylovo.com/blog/negative-keywords-in-yandex-direct/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0300</pubDate><description>Why a blacklist loses to a whitelist, how Russian morphology breaks imported lists, where the expensive junk hides, and a five-step route for this week.</description></item>
<item><title>Pay Per Conversion in Yandex Direct: Who It Actually Suits</title><link>https://belokrylovo.com/blog/pay-per-conversion-in-yandex-direct/</link><guid>https://belokrylovo.com/blog/pay-per-conversion-in-yandex-direct/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0300</pubDate><description>Why a bid cannot steer cost per lead on search, where pay per conversion is the only direct lever, what it costs in volume, and where volume comes from.</description></item>
<item><title>Yandex Ads vs Google Ads: 9 Differences That Matter</title><link>https://belokrylovo.com/blog/yandex-ads-vs-google-ads/</link><guid>https://belokrylovo.com/blog/yandex-ads-vs-google-ads/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0300</pubDate><description>Keyword operators, structure, the ad network, moderation, labeling, analytics, bidding, regions and payment: where Yandex Direct differs from Google Ads.</description></item>
<item><title>Yandex Autotargeting and Competitor Brands: Use and Risk</title><link>https://belokrylovo.com/blog/yandex-autotargeting-and-competitor-brands/</link><guid>https://belokrylovo.com/blog/yandex-autotargeting-and-competitor-brands/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0300</pubDate><description>Autotargeting picks the audience from the meaning of your ad, so weak copy brings a weak audience. Plus the two risks of bidding on competitor brands.</description></item>
<item><title>Yandex Direct Automated Strategies: Train Them, Don&#x27;t Fight</title><link>https://belokrylovo.com/blog/yandex-direct-automated-bidding-strategies/</link><guid>https://belokrylovo.com/blog/yandex-direct-automated-bidding-strategies/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0300</pubDate><description>Why pulling one campaign from a portfolio resets everyone&#x27;s learning, what to feed a thin algorithm, the micro-conversion trap, and where manual still wins.</description></item>
<item><title>Yandex Direct Keyword Operators: Quotes and Brackets</title><link>https://belokrylovo.com/blog/yandex-direct-keyword-operators/</link><guid>https://belokrylovo.com/blog/yandex-direct-keyword-operators/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0300</pubDate><description>Yandex has no match type dropdown, it has operators. What each does, why per-word brackets are the strongest lever, and why literal precision costs demand.</description></item>
<item><title>Yandex Metrica vs Google Analytics When Selling in Russia</title><link>https://belokrylovo.com/blog/yandex-metrica-vs-google-analytics/</link><guid>https://belokrylovo.com/blog/yandex-metrica-vs-google-analytics/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0300</pubDate><description>Why Yandex Direct optimizes only toward Metrica goals, what Metrica adds (session replay, heatmaps, form analytics), and how to run both without confusion.</description></item>
<item><title>Yandex Wordstat: What It Shows and What It Hides</title><link>https://belokrylovo.com/blog/yandex-wordstat-what-it-shows-and-hides/</link><guid>https://belokrylovo.com/blog/yandex-wordstat-what-it-shows-and-hides/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0300</pubDate><description>Why Wordstat volume is a relative signal and not a forecast, how one month misleads, where the long tail goes, and which sources close the gaps.</description></item>
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