In May of 2020 I discussed the need to relaunch PPC for the travel industry and in September of this year I discussed how the industry has changed and how PPC strategy needs to pivot accordingly. As we enter the holiday season, the busiest travel time of the year pre-COVID, the travel industry continues to evolve - and struggle. More people are searching and in the end, more … [Read more...] about The Holiday Landscape for Travel: Make Every PPC Dollar Count
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Digital Marketing in a VUCA World: Is it Time to Emerge from Plato’s Cave?
Wow, there is so much you can learn from the data. So much you can do with digital marketing. We can track 70% of the user journey, can’t we? This is the average, indicated by leading digital marketers in our survey. But what about un-trackable offline actions? What about the data lost through privacy protection and ad blocking? And finally, what about data that is … [Read more...] about Digital Marketing in a VUCA World: Is it Time to Emerge from Plato’s Cave?
5 Tips for Creating Accurate Projections
For whatever reason, marketers, particularly digital marketers, hate projections. When it comes to literally anything else, data is our bread and butter. So what is it about future performance that causes us such unease? Past performance is set in stone - it tells us cold, hard facts. From past performance data we can easily (or not so easily) determine next steps and … [Read more...] about 5 Tips for Creating Accurate Projections
How To Create State-of-the-Art Campaign Proposals
Chances are if you’re reading this post, you’re either an agency gal (or guy!) like myself, or you are tasked with presenting strategy and ad mockups to either your boss or clients. Diane Anselmo wrote a wonderful article, What Clients Want. In this article, she touched on the consultative approach. This, my friends, is what separates a good agency from an … [Read more...] about How To Create State-of-the-Art Campaign Proposals
Running Smart Shopping Alongside Regular Shopping [Test Results]
Hello there, my loyal followers! In this blog post I’ll walk you through my experiences with Google’s Smart Shopping campaigns and why I’ve recently become a fan of them. To start, according to Google, smart shopping campaigns will, “Simplify your campaign management, maximize your conversion value, and expand your reach…” This campaign subtype combines standard shopping … [Read more...] about Running Smart Shopping Alongside Regular Shopping [Test Results]
Ecommerce Ad Updates You Should Know As We Approach Q4
2020 has presented many firsts and challenges for various PPCers. Specifically, on the eCommerce side, brands have experienced quite a bit of growth as people have leaned heavier on purchasing online. I recently wrote about “When Surprisingly Good Performance Leads To Tough Questions About The Value Of PPC”, covering how COVID has impacted our overall approach. It’s clear that … [Read more...] about Ecommerce Ad Updates You Should Know As We Approach Q4
How to Build a Winning Native Advertising Strategy
The Case for Native Native is eating the advertising world. Over the past five years, we have seen spending on Native more than double, becoming an increasingly important component of brands’ digital display strategy. What’s driving this growth? Over-personalisation, disruptive ads, and poor targeting. Consumers are increasingly using ad blockers in response, as they … [Read more...] about How to Build a Winning Native Advertising Strategy
PPC Account Transitions: 4 Parts Of A Smooth Handoff
Whether you are leaving your job or just transitioning to another role in your company, having a solid transition plan determines whether a transition goes smoothly or becomes a complete train-wreck, leaving your team confused and annoyed. If you’re like most of us, you don’t want the latter to happen, so you better keep reading to find out how to make your transition effective … [Read more...] about PPC Account Transitions: 4 Parts Of A Smooth Handoff
4 Organizational Tools For Managing Digital Marketing Teams
We all know organization is a necessary skill when managing campaigns across different channels with various objectives, but do you have an efficient system in place? If you’re new to digital marketing, here are 6 quick organizational tips to follow. If you’re looking for how to keep yourself and your team organized despite a multitude of deadlines, below is a list of … [Read more...] about 4 Organizational Tools For Managing Digital Marketing Teams
The Travel Industry Landscape in 2020: How PPC Strategy Evolves
May of 2020 brought a surge in travel searches, forcing the travel industry to reevaluate going dark, or staying dark, as the pandemic raged on. As I wrote in my blog, Travel Searches Are Surging: Time To Relaunch PPC in May, a mixture of restlessness, hope, and business needs led to an increase in travel-related searches over the month of April. As the pandemic has continued, … [Read more...] about The Travel Industry Landscape in 2020: How PPC Strategy Evolves
How to Validate Marketing Tags and Pixels
Introduction Proper web tracking and measurement are vital to advertising. Accurate data helps optimize and report on campaign performance. The technical details can become overwhelming and seem like too much to handle. You may be tempted to sit back and hope that tracking comes through correctly rather than proactively checking it. In this article, we will cover how to … [Read more...] about How to Validate Marketing Tags and Pixels
How A Conversion Action Sets Funnel Drove A 160% Increase in Revenue
Conversion Action Sets are one of the greatest in the evolution of Google products, and I’m surprised at the seeming lack of adoption across the industry. For this lover of B2B Marketing, my client’s funnels have never looked better and it’s because I can tightly control what lead types I want to generate from campaigns and I can control the cost through automated … [Read more...] about How A Conversion Action Sets Funnel Drove A 160% Increase in Revenue