Determining the overall success of a Display campaign can be difficult. While we can tell whether or not it's been a success for us in the limited context of our own accounts, we're often left stumbling in the dark when it comes to our performance versus the competition. Luckily, Google has provided us with a new tool to examine just how we stack up to the competition in the … [Read more...] about Benchmark Your Display Campaigns with Google’s New Tool
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10 Social Media Ads that Help Nurture Buyer Decisions
Social media is omnipresent and companies without a solid social media presence and advertising strategy should focus on establishing one sooner rather than later. Nevertheless, before just blindly jumping onto the social media bandwagon, it is important to understand your goals and the type of advertising you want to do for your brand. Social media allows you to reach a wide … [Read more...] about 10 Social Media Ads that Help Nurture Buyer Decisions
The Total Guide to Product Listing Ads
You’ve asked for it, and here it is: The Total Guide To Product Listing Ads. We have a feeling this product will continue to expand and get cool, new features since it’s doing so well for our eCommerce accounts. But, there is so little information out there about how to set these up and make them work for you right now. We took it upon ourselves to put everything we know about … [Read more...] about The Total Guide to Product Listing Ads
Google Will Be Well-Served to Serve Once
Today's post comes from PPC Hero Ally Justin Sous. Justin is a paid search consultant specializing in PPC and local SEO. You can connect with him on Twitter @JustinSous, Google+, or contact him via his website. -- It’s no secret that more and more small businesses are showing up on the web to capitalize on advertising opportunities, including Pay Per Click. After all, with … [Read more...] about Google Will Be Well-Served to Serve Once
The Total Guide to Product Listing Ads: Part 5, Targeting Strategies
You’ve asked for it, and here it is: The Total Guide To Product Listing Ads. We have a feeling this product will continue to expand and get cool, new features since it’s doing so well for our eCommerce accounts. But, there is so little information out there about how to set these up and make them work for you right now. We took it upon ourselves to put everything we know about … [Read more...] about The Total Guide to Product Listing Ads: Part 5, Targeting Strategies
The Total Guide to Product Listing Ads: Part 4, How to optimize your PLA campaign in AdWords
You’ve asked for it, and here it is: The Total Guide To Product Listing Ads. We have a feeling this product will continue to expand and get cool, new features since it’s doing so well for our eCommerce accounts. But, there is so little information out there about how to set these up and make them work for you right now. We took it upon ourselves to put everything we know about … [Read more...] about The Total Guide to Product Listing Ads: Part 4, How to optimize your PLA campaign in AdWords
The Total Guide to Product Listing Ads: Part 3, How to optimize your PLA campaign in your data feed
You've asked for it, and here it is: The Total Guide To Product Listing Ads. We have a feeling this product will continue to expand and get cool, new features since it's doing so well for our eCommerce accounts. But, there is so little information out there about how to set these up and make them work for you right now. We took it upon ourselves to put everything we know about … [Read more...] about The Total Guide to Product Listing Ads: Part 3, How to optimize your PLA campaign in your data feed
Use Google’s Auction Insights to Find Your Competitors’ Mistakes
Auction insights is a feature that Google launched in May of 2012 and it is incredible. It lets you see who is participating in the same auctions as you along with their impression share and some other fun metrics. I was so awe-struck by the all-encompassing awesomeness of the feature that it took me until recently how to figure out a way to use it in new and exciting ways. … [Read more...] about Use Google’s Auction Insights to Find Your Competitors’ Mistakes
Bing Ads Gets Sassy With Enhanced Campaigns
We all figured it was coming, and it was just officially announced on the Bing Ads blog. Bing Ads will be supporting Enhanced Campaigns soon. (mind = blown) The blog article spends a lot of time going over the difference in Google's "Legacy" campaigns and new "Enhanced" campaigns. My guess is that if you care about Bing Ads supporting Enhanced Campaigns, then you know what … [Read more...] about Bing Ads Gets Sassy With Enhanced Campaigns
The Total Guide To Product Listing Ads: Part 1, Setting Up Your Data Feed
You've asked for it, and here it is: The Total Guide To Product Listing Ads. We have a feeling this product will continue to expand and get cool, new features since it's doing so well for our eCommerce accounts. But, there is so little information out there about how to set these up and make them work for you right now. We took it upon ourselves to put everything we know about … [Read more...] about The Total Guide To Product Listing Ads: Part 1, Setting Up Your Data Feed
What Some Facebook Ads Actually Get Right
I’ve spent a lot of time in this column deconstructing either bad Facebook ads, or good Facebook ads that could be made a lot better. And I’d like to think that’s helpful, but at some point the question comes up: so are there any Facebook ads you like? And in answer, I’m showcasing three ads that I’ve come across which I think do a fine job of capturing the viewers attention … [Read more...] about What Some Facebook Ads Actually Get Right
Google AdWords Picks the Final Four Champion
Okay, so it's not AdWords directly who's picking the winner, but I put together a new statistic to rank each and every team in the NCAA Men's Tournament by some of the metrics that matter in PPC: namely search volume and cost per click. It's as if the RPI was replaced by a Google Pricing Index (a totally made up statistic created solely for the purposes of this exercise). … [Read more...] about Google AdWords Picks the Final Four Champion