Having recently become an account manager, my mind has been buzzing with optimization opportunities, strategy initiatives, and communication styles. With all of the ppc possibilities, where does one start?! Friends and coworkers, who have mastered the transition to account manager, shared their tips and tricks with me. I have compiled their advice here. Here we … [Read more...] about Mastering The Transition To PPC Account Manager
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Programmatic is Good for Your PPC Strategy. Here’s Why!
Programmatic advertising is still a topic that confuses a lot of marketers today. People are afraid to invest in a new channel at the top of funnel that may not drive performance, most don’t know where to start, and let's be honest, it's confusing as hell… I have written quite a bit over the past year about the benefits of programmatic, the fancy stuff it can do, how to … [Read more...] about Programmatic is Good for Your PPC Strategy. Here’s Why!
You may be a potential nightmare PPC client if…
These kinds of posts are always dangerous. I try to avoid them, to be honest, because it's difficult to walk the tightrope of tact and truth. You either end up sounding like a giant jerk that hates everyone, or you fearfully dance around feelings so much that you don't ever really say what is on everyone's mind. The purpose of this post is not simply to gather … [Read more...] about You may be a potential nightmare PPC client if…
It Takes A Village: Keeping Up with the PPC Industry
You have probably heard the phrase “it takes a village to raise a child.” Well, it also takes a village to run a PPC account. The parallels between a baby and an account are numerous. They both can get cranky for absolutely no reason at all. You will go crazy if you do nothing but watch them day in and day out. Throwing money at them doesn’t solve problems. When they are too … [Read more...] about It Takes A Village: Keeping Up with the PPC Industry
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
Yahoo Gemini Guide: Change is a Good Thing
Nearing the end of last year, I wrote A Step-By-Step Guide to Yahoo Gemini. The guide focused on the following main points when it comes to setting up Yahoo Gemini; What Yahoo Gemini can do for you Campaign types Creating a campaign Ad group settings Ad copy Keywords Tracking While the guide still holds true in terms of set-up, Yahoo has released several … [Read more...] about Yahoo Gemini Guide: Change is a Good Thing
4 Audience Targeting Tactics For Facebook App Install Ads
While major strategic considerations will feel familiar, management of App Install Ad Campaigns provides a host of unique obstacles. On one side, the barrier for entry presented to the consumer is considerably lower than even the easiest niches of lead generation or e-commerce. On the other hand, the app install world is a dynamic, crowded environment where commanding a user's … [Read more...] about 4 Audience Targeting Tactics For Facebook App Install Ads
Your Facebook Ads Are Working – Here’s How To Prove It
To online advertisers, it has become very clear that Facebook (more often than not) needs to be a part of every digital strategy. Whether it is brand awareness, dynamic remarketing, or a basic static ad, Facebook Ads can be a key element in driving traffic and increasing conversions. However, if you have ever used Facebook Ads you know that seeing a high return on your efforts … [Read more...] about Your Facebook Ads Are Working – Here’s How To Prove It
Automate Your Budget Projections Using Supermetrics
I don’t know about you, but I am always looking for ways to make my job easier. Anything that makes my day-to-day tasks take a little less time so I can focus more on learning and strategizing PPC is good to me. Recently, I began to utilize Supermetrics, an add on to Google Sheets. Supermetrics can automatically pull in data from across your PPC platforms, (AdWords, Bing, … [Read more...] about Automate Your Budget Projections Using Supermetrics
Finding Seasonality In Your PPC Accounts
Seasonality as a topic is often used as a substitute for holiday talk. As in we expect more sales due to seasonality in the winter holiday months. While helpful this concept can lead you to overlook the variances in performance across the year. This will throw off any forecasting or analysis project you work on. But how do we find these trends? The answer is through basic … [Read more...] about Finding Seasonality In Your PPC Accounts
How To Use Historical AdWords Data To Create Your Own Bid Simulator
Within AdWords, there is a tool called Bid Simulator where you can review potential keyword bids to project what type of performance changes various bid changes would make. The simulator is meant to help guide your bidding by projecting volume and efficiency as you raise your bid. While this is a great tool to get some estimates, Google's algorithm is fairly unknown and … [Read more...] about How To Use Historical AdWords Data To Create Your Own Bid Simulator
How To View Bing Spend In Google Analytics
Using Google Analytics data to track performance and find optimization opportunities is crucial for successful PPC campaigns. Getting Bing data to import into GA is simple with Bing’s auto-tagging. Bing campaign spend, however, does not automatically import into GA. If you are using cost per conversion or ROAS data to analyze performance in GA, you’ll need to get the spend data … [Read more...] about How To View Bing Spend In Google Analytics
