The amount of new features and updates that have been rolled out in 2019 has been overwhelming. We can all agree on this, but can we agree on which updates are going to have the largest impact on the Paid Social advertising industry? Here is my roundup of the top updates from 2019 across the two major platforms: Facebook and LinkedIn. Facebook Transparency … [Read more...] about Major Social Ad Platform Updates: 2019 Recap
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Mobile A/B Testing: 7 Big Errors and Misconceptions You Need to Avoid
It’s no secret that marketing overall rests largely on data. The same applies to mobile marketing and user acquisition. In this domain, choosing the right product page elements for the App Store and Google Play can make a crucial difference to the success of an app or mobile game. Mobile A/B testing is a tool that helps to make that choice based on data. However, how … [Read more...] about Mobile A/B Testing: 7 Big Errors and Misconceptions You Need to Avoid
Indeed Advertising: How to Get Started
Indeed: Likely a place you think about looking for jobs if you’re in the market. But have you considered advertising on the platform? If you’re looking to start advertising on Indeed for the first time or the first time in a while, here is a bit of an overview to give you a path forward. I started advertising on the platform for the first time a few months ago and was … [Read more...] about Indeed Advertising: How to Get Started
10 Visual Google Ads PPC Reports You Should Use
As data analysts, we often overlook the value of visualizing our PPC data. Lucky for us, the Google Ads Report Editor has made data visualization easier than ever. This handy tool allows your average PPC analyst to become an everyday Bob Ross of data visualization. Custom graphs and charts are an extremely useful problem-solving tool and continue to guide our Google Ads … [Read more...] about 10 Visual Google Ads PPC Reports You Should Use
Quora’s Lead Gen Ads Beta: Ready For Round Two
As advertisers, we are usually drawn to new ad platforms and betas, first and foremost, for the cost savings. Entering a newer platform, like Quora, is generally cheaper than a mature platform, like Google. However, in our latest beta test with Quora, we found that there’s another MAJOR reason to test younger ad platforms and betas within those platforms: The personalized … [Read more...] about Quora’s Lead Gen Ads Beta: Ready For Round Two
New Release! Paid Advertising Trends for Travel and Tourism Marketers
According to eMarketer’s newest estimates as of August 2019, travel is the sixth-largest industry in terms of ad spending in the US this year. Digital ad spending will hit $10.86 billion this year and increase to $13 billion next year. The travel industry is very dependent on search advertising as you’ll see in this report, but continuous testing and optimizing in other … [Read more...] about New Release! Paid Advertising Trends for Travel and Tourism Marketers
Google Ads New Release: Ad Groups for App Campaigns
Google recently rolled out two exciting new features for account mangers working with Google App campaigns. Ad groups and expanded ad fields are now available in Google App campaigns. These updates allow account managers to expand creative testing and gain clearer creative performance insights with improved ad segmentation and expanded ad fields. What's … [Read more...] about Google Ads New Release: Ad Groups for App Campaigns
Optimizing Facebook Ads for Content Engagement: 4 Custom Conversion Ideas
We all know Facebook Pixel. The little snippet of code that is tasked with sending interaction and conversion data back to Facebook Ads algorithm for delivery optimization and tracking. With its set of standard events and the ability to track Custom Conversions, Facebook Pixel is a key element of the Facebook Ads platform.While the standard events cover different scenarios for … [Read more...] about Optimizing Facebook Ads for Content Engagement: 4 Custom Conversion Ideas
Listen, All Marketers Should Be Considering Podcast Ads
According to this year's State of PPC, Podcast ads are a big opportunity for marketers; while over 50% of the U.S. population is listening to podcasts, only 4% of marketers are advertising in the channel. The average performance marketer is going to hesitate to jump into podcast advertising due to conversion attribution limits, relative to Google or Facebook ads. However, … [Read more...] about Listen, All Marketers Should Be Considering Podcast Ads
October Updates to Paid Advertising Platforms
In this monthly post, we bring you the latest from all of the major platforms. Google Ads What: Google rolls out conversions by time reporting Details: Reporting can now be viewed based on the date in which the measured action took place. Impact: Previously, Google Ads prescribed the conversion action to the date of the click. Much like Google Analytics, this update allows an … [Read more...] about October Updates to Paid Advertising Platforms
YouTube For Action Leads Form Ads: Early PPC Results
Hi friends! Today’s thrilling post will be a follow-up piece to a post I wrote some months ago about YouTube Lead Form Ads for PPC. I highly recommend giving that a read if you’re looking to test/expand into YouTube Lead Form Ads, as there are some components, such as the webhook solution, which requires a lot of time and energy to get set-up properly. It would be best to … [Read more...] about YouTube For Action Leads Form Ads: Early PPC Results
Solve Attribution Woes: Adjust Your Settings & Expectations for a More Comprehensive Marketing Strategy
Very rarely in my PPC life do I bring up the subject of attribution with clients, colleagues, or industry friends without seeing a look of pain cross a face that may have been perfectly congenial a moment ago. Much teeth-sucking and drink sipping ensues when the difficult topic of attribution enters the discussion. We all fear we aren't properly attributing our conversions … [Read more...] about Solve Attribution Woes: Adjust Your Settings & Expectations for a More Comprehensive Marketing Strategy