Last week, I presented a Bing updates webinar in partnership with Purna Virji, Senior Manager of Global Engagement at Microsoft. There were so many new features to be excited about that I had to share with our entire PPC Hero community as well. Here’s what we talked about: New Automated Bidding Strategies In addition to eCPC bidding, Bing has added a few more options to their … [Read more...] about New Features In Bing Ads To Get Excited About
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AdWords Grant Policy Changes
In case you haven’t heard the news, there are new policies in effect that will govern the use of Adwords grant money. These new policies went into effect on January 1st and effect all accounts that use grant money. There are several changes that happened which everyone needs to be prepared for. I will go into those changes and some tips to deal with them but it seems like … [Read more...] about AdWords Grant Policy Changes
Top 3 AdWords Updates of 2017
Google had a lot of AdWords updates in 2017, and there were several that had a huge impact on how can we optimize and change our strategy. For some runner-up examples, custom intent for display, smart display including life events, sharing negative lists across accounts, view-through conversions for Gmail Ads, and much more. This post could have easily been 5 or even 10 top … [Read more...] about Top 3 AdWords Updates of 2017
How to Jump Start Your PPC Account for Next Year
As we are closing down the year, this is a great time to go through and audit your account to prepare for the next year. In the last few months, everyone is trying to achieve year-end goals, take advantage of seasonal traffic, and to plan out their paid search strategy for January. While pushing towards the end of the year finish line, sometimes the everyday maintenance takes … [Read more...] about How to Jump Start Your PPC Account for Next Year
Seven insights hiding in Google’s new Christmas shopping research
Earlier this month Google released a set of eye-popping statistics about the Christmas shopping season. It was hard for me to miss, I kind of work for Google, but if you’ve never seen that article I think you should take a look. As we get farther into the shopping season, it can start to feel like the season is close to wrapping up. Based on Google’s data, though, that couldn’t … [Read more...] about Seven insights hiding in Google’s new Christmas shopping research
A Reminder About Work-Life Balance
Do you ever find yourself hanging out with friends, eating dinner with family, or doing something other than work and get an itch to check performance on your accounts? Now I’m not saying there is anything wrong with that but I don’t think anyone will really understand if you slink off to make some bid changes while everyone else is having fun. It can be a stressful time of … [Read more...] about A Reminder About Work-Life Balance
How to work with Sensitive Data Accounts
What do you do when you are told by the ever-present Google that you can’t use remarketing lists or other audiences in your paid search strategies? You work with out a strategy and suggest that remarketing could help engage users who have been on your site but did not convert the first time around. You get the tag placed, the list is built, and then Google disables your list … [Read more...] about How to work with Sensitive Data Accounts
5 Geocentric Tips to Invigorate Your Local PPC Ads
I've been working with local business clients for years, and I can't say that the challenges of geotargeting PPC ads haven't evolved over time. It isn't as easy as the classic David's Pizza TV Commercial, though we all wish it could be that fun (with great dance moves included.) As Google changed from "Google Places" to "Google My Business", making good use of those location … [Read more...] about 5 Geocentric Tips to Invigorate Your Local PPC Ads
The End of 2 Ads per Ad Group: Optimized Rotation Means More Ad Variety & Volume
The industry continues to buzz about Google’s recent announcement to simplify ad rotation settings from four options to just two: "Optimize" and "Rotate Indefinitely". These changes are to take place later this month. You may think to yourself, "Sure, that's neat but I'll continue to rotate indefinitely. I have my A/B testing routine down pat. I've been doing it this way for … [Read more...] about The End of 2 Ads per Ad Group: Optimized Rotation Means More Ad Variety & Volume
A PPC Account Manager’s Checklist
Whether you’re the most novice paid advertiser or a seasoned vet, the question “what do I do now” has likely come up numerous times. Maybe you feel that you’ve done all you can do and are stuck. Maybe you’ve been so busy driving strategy that daily/weekly account maintenance has fallen by the wayside. Maybe you’re working through the learning curves of managing your first PPC … [Read more...] about A PPC Account Manager’s Checklist
Guide to URL Tracking In Google Analytics
8/12/2020 What is URL Tracking? URL tracking is the process of adding unique identifiers to your final URLs. If you aren’t tagging your URLs for tracking in either Google Analytics or your analytics platform of choice, you are losing out on helpful information. When you manage pay-per-click campaigns in conjunction with other online marketing efforts, it is extremely … [Read more...] about Guide to URL Tracking In Google Analytics
Goodbye For Good Standard Text Ads
Last week, Bing Ads officially announced that on July 31st, 2017, it will end support for creating new and editing existing standard text ads. To help with the transition to expanded text ads, Bing Ads recently made changes to easily convert standard text ads (STA) to expanded text ads (ETA) via the Bing Ads Web UI and Bing Ads Editor. Since the launch of ETAs, there has been … [Read more...] about Goodbye For Good Standard Text Ads
