Competitor Insights data is very valuable to a PPC advertiser, but it isn’t always the easiest to collect and manipulate. This blog will give you a quick way to access this data for easy takeaways. Current Methods for Analysis Google Ads Interface This is the most straightforward method – just pop into the interface, select the campaigns you want, then navigate to Auction … [Read more...] about Using Google Data Studio for Auction Insights Reporting
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How Google Determines Which Ads To Serve
Before I had ever heard of Pay-Per-Click or Paid Search, I was completely unaware of how it was determined which ads or search results would appear on a page. Now, over four years later, I have a solid understanding of how search results are populated, ads are shown, how display ads follow me around, and so much more. It’s the wonderful world of Digital Marketing led by Google, … [Read more...] about How Google Determines Which Ads To Serve
An Overview On Pinterest Audience Targeting
It is getting harder and harder to ignore Pinterest, especially if you’re in the ecommerce business. Pinterest has been growing steadily every year and user engagement is skyrocketing thanks to Pinterest’s devotion to user feedback that has led to consistent innovation and improvement of the platform. Pinterest’s interface for ads has also steadily improved, offering refined … [Read more...] about An Overview On Pinterest Audience Targeting
What Happened When We Paused PPC Brand Campaigns
Over the years, many companies have debated whether you should or should not bid on your own brand keywords. Some articles suggest you should not waste your money and others believe it is a no-brainer. In this article, we are going to show you exactly what happened after we paused the Brand campaigns. In a previous article Why Brand Ad Campaigns are Important, I discussed the … [Read more...] about What Happened When We Paused PPC Brand Campaigns
How an EU Commission Ruling Can Mean 20 Percent Lower CPCs for Your Google Shopping Accounts
This post is shared with you from Stefan Stopper, Account Strategist at Smarter Ecommerce (@smec), and speaker at Hero Conf London. In June 2017, the EU Commission sentenced Google to pay a fine of 2.4 billion euros. Now, up to 5% of Google’s daily revenue is at stake if they fail to make their Google Shopping channel more competitive. Google is taking aggressive measures to … [Read more...] about How an EU Commission Ruling Can Mean 20 Percent Lower CPCs for Your Google Shopping Accounts
How Much Should I Spend: Aligning PPC Budgets to Goals
“How much money should we spend on PPC this year?” “How many sales can we get with X amount of budget?” “We are looking at expanding into ____ platform, how much budget should we allocate?” In the five years I’ve worked at Hanapin, these types of questions from clients are becoming more and more common. Budget recommendations and planning are not so straightforward as they … [Read more...] about How Much Should I Spend: Aligning PPC Budgets to Goals
Become A PPC Sleuth – Fun Ways To Gain Competitor Insights
During a recent dive into an auction insights report for one of my clients, I noticed that one of our top paid search competitors was declining in impression share. Our Search dominance was prevailing and I proudly looked down on the competitor <10% stat. I was excited to share the news with my client, but then I got to wondering what the heck the competitor in question was … [Read more...] about Become A PPC Sleuth – Fun Ways To Gain Competitor Insights
The PPC Newsflash: Why You Should Care About the Amazon Advertising Rebrand
On Wednesday, September 4th, Amazon aimed to minimize confusion by launching Amazon Advertising, a combination of all the parts of the ad business – Amazon Media Group, Amazon Marketing Services, and Amazon Ad Platform. Amazon is listening to its advertisers, and this news gives us all hope that the platform will continue to evolve to be the digital marketer’s dream advertising … [Read more...] about The PPC Newsflash: Why You Should Care About the Amazon Advertising Rebrand
How to Utilize Different Match Types in Paid Search
With Pay Per Click, keywords are the foundation of our industry. By knowing how the different type of keywords work and how to utilize these match types, you will be able to reduce some unwanted clicks and some wasted spend. We are going to list out the available match types and real-life Search Query Report (SQR) example and why you might want to incorporate this type of … [Read more...] about How to Utilize Different Match Types in Paid Search
What it Means to Provide Value as a Digital Marketer
Value. It’s a concept that we all understand in theory, and we have all certainly faced this question in our professional lives: “What value do you bring?”. It can be a tricky question to answer, and to even begin to answer it we first must have an understand of this word “value”. This is the cliché part where I include a Merriam-Webster definition of “value” Source It’s a … [Read more...] about What it Means to Provide Value as a Digital Marketer
The Missing Ingredient to Your PPC Strategy: Non-Branded Campaigns
You may have a client, or you may be a client, asking the question, should we spend more on branded or non-branded terms? Like anything in PPC, it depends on the industry, the type of product/service, what your competitors are doing, how your PPC account is currently set up, etc. Having worked with a variety of clients, I have seen a wide range of strategies. Two opposing … [Read more...] about The Missing Ingredient to Your PPC Strategy: Non-Branded Campaigns
Is AI the Secret to Google Ads Success?
We all know that Google Ads is like one big boxing match. Everyone is battling it out for conversions across all platforms, trying to keep their heads on straight as they juggle restrictions and challenges across the board. If only there was a better way... AI might be the solution to all of your problems - the bridge between platforms that will make your PPC life … [Read more...] about Is AI the Secret to Google Ads Success?
