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PPC Client Account Revenue Pressures
All businesses want to make money - it is the point of business. With every initiative a business launches, it does so with the purpose to drive revenue. And every year, it hopes to drive even more revenue. Year over year growth is imperative for a business to be sustainable. As account managers, we are held accountable for revenue growth goals from digital marketing. And with … [Read more...] about PPC Client Account Revenue Pressures
The #1 Way to Take Your PPC Strategy from Average to Expert
While doing a Google search for lists of common characteristics in highly effective PPC specialists, I noticed there is one trait in particular that often gets overlooked, which should be considered foundational. This is curiosity for human behavior. While your campaigns should be proactive, decisive, and organized, remember that data comes from real interactions and being … [Read more...] about The #1 Way to Take Your PPC Strategy from Average to Expert
Paid Search Competitor Strategy – A Negative Keyword Twist
Running a competitor campaign can be controversial in the world of paid search. It could potentially lower your quality score because you are bidding on search terms that are not in your ad copy and is most likely not on your landing page. For some industries, consumers have strong loyalty towards brands and if they are searching for a brand by name the chances of converting on … [Read more...] about Paid Search Competitor Strategy – A Negative Keyword Twist
Getting a Little Help with Your Bids – ECPC vs CPA Bidding
We’ve received a few requests to cover the difference between enhanced cost-per-click and CPA bidding. Both use Google Ads data, which there is quite a lot of, to better spend your budget and hit your goals. But what makes them different? Beyond standard CPC bidding, Google Ads lets you choose two advanced options, enhanced cost-per-click and CPA bidding. Both options use … [Read more...] about Getting a Little Help with Your Bids – ECPC vs CPA Bidding
The Newest Amazon Sponsored Products Features of 2019
Amazon is continuing to improve their platform as they take more and more of the digital advertising market share. Coming in hot in January, Amazon has released a number of new Sponsored Products features across all Amazon advertising accounts. These new features, which include bidding strategies, placement multipliers, and new targeting options, introduce an additional layer … [Read more...] about The Newest Amazon Sponsored Products Features of 2019
Curate Your Audience to Get Better Results from Your Digital Campaigns
Knowing your audience is an important part of your marketing strategy. You need to know and understand who you need to target to reach your goals and objectives. Effectively targeting your potential users can lead to decreased costs through personalized content and messaging, user segmentation, and better-qualified leads. Of course, the first step is to find who to target and … [Read more...] about Curate Your Audience to Get Better Results from Your Digital Campaigns
3 Strategies To Consider When Thinking About Bidding
We all have to start somewhere. Whether we’re launching a new campaign, launching our first campaign, or taking a look at one that has been running for a while, we need to put into focus one of the key portions of the Google auction place, the bid. I’ll outline 3 different strategies and when to best utilize them. There are millions of different situations and caveats so … [Read more...] about 3 Strategies To Consider When Thinking About Bidding
PPC Divination: Forecasting Uncertainty in Excel
You’ve heard it before. Whether it’s a new idea you’re gearing up to pitch, or a request handed down to you from upper management. "Show me numbers!" Thus, you have carefully examined and prepared data that show exactly what has happened in your accounts to-date, what’s worked and what hasn’t, and you are equipped to recommend next steps for future success. You know your … [Read more...] about PPC Divination: Forecasting Uncertainty in Excel
What To Do If Your Black Friday Flopped
While most of America was stuffing their face with Turkey, digital marketers around the world anxiously awaited the ensuing cyber selling free-for-all. Good performance on Black Friday and Cyber Monday can set an account up for record numbers during the holiday season. On the other hand, underwhelming numbers can lead to account uncertainty and a less-than-solid client … [Read more...] about What To Do If Your Black Friday Flopped
Optimizing Amazon Ads During the Holiday Madness
Picture this: it’s the holiday season and you are up to your eyeballs in optimizations with your Amazon Ads. You are not really sure what other strategies will deliver and how to really go about optimizing to best benefit your company or brand - not to mention what your competitors are doing. Whether you’re dealing with finding the perfect keywords, tailoring ads, or optimizing … [Read more...] about Optimizing Amazon Ads During the Holiday Madness
Quora Ads: How to Reach Your Target Audience at Key Moments
Quora is a unique, high-intent advertising platform, ideally suited to reach customers as they evaluate and research a product or service. People come to Quora to ask questions, and to read and share insightful answers. This includes people looking for reliable information about your company, products, competitors, and industry. This provides advertisers the opportunity to … [Read more...] about Quora Ads: How to Reach Your Target Audience at Key Moments
