Before we all became digitally savvy using multi-devices in an online world, one of the key methods of effective marketing was direct mail. Sending letters, brochures, and pamphlets with your marketing messages directly to consumers’ doors was the norm. The benefit of this form of marketing was that you could ensure the right person was receiving the right message at the right … [Read more...] about Understanding The Shift Toward People Based Marketing
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Love Your In-House PPC Employee? Pay Them More
Let's get the elephant out of the room right now. I'm an agency writing about in-house and I'm NOT trying to talk you into switching to agency. Period. There are pros and cons to using an agency or staying in-house for your PPC. The purpose of this article is not to try to talk you into one or the other. I'm writing this post to the business owner or VP or manager who … [Read more...] about Love Your In-House PPC Employee? Pay Them More
When Are Flexible Bidding Strategies Right For You?
Flexible bidding strategies are ways to automate rules around specific areas of your campaigns, ad groups, and keywords. These bidding strategies can help you improve conversion rates, boost keyword performance, and/or improve your return on ad spend. In the past, you had to choose between manual or automation, but now you have the flexibility to blend automation with manual … [Read more...] about When Are Flexible Bidding Strategies Right For You?
PPC Hero Interviews Search Engine Land Author, Ginny Marvin
If you are reading about PPC updates on Search Engine Land or Marketing Land, chances are the author is Ginny Marvin. Ginny is the paid media reporter for Third Door Media and breaks all the latest paid search news. She has been in marketing for more than 15 years and has held in-house and agency positions. Ginny is one of our top industry heroes and has graciously agreed to an … [Read more...] about PPC Hero Interviews Search Engine Land Author, Ginny Marvin
Google’s Inclusion Of Buy Button A Game Changer For Retailers
Last week news broke regarding Google’s plan to include buy buttons for mobile devices. These buttons would allow searchers to directly purchase a product from the search engine results page (SERP). This change is a significant departure, as users are no longer required to follow this process: Leave the SERP --------> Go to the retailer’s site ------> Complete the … [Read more...] about Google’s Inclusion Of Buy Button A Game Changer For Retailers
How Mobilegeddon Impacts Paid Search
By now you’ve most likely heard of Google’s latest SEO algorithm update, aptly nicknamed Mobilegeddon by the SEM industry. Website mobile-friendliness will now be a ranking signal within the organic results. This update shouldn’t come as a surprise as Google has been putting more emphasis on mobile over the last few years. The fascinating part is what this update means for the … [Read more...] about How Mobilegeddon Impacts Paid Search
6 Tips To Grow A Small Business Account Without Tanking ROI
The beauty of digital advertising is that any size company can get their feet wet. Only have $500 to spend on advertising? No problem! Have no idea where to start with this AdWords stuff? That’s not really an issue with AdWords Express! This has naturally led to a lot of small businesses jumping online and seeing if they can turn a profit with PPC. In my experience, there are a … [Read more...] about 6 Tips To Grow A Small Business Account Without Tanking ROI
Year-Over-Year Performance is Rarely “Apples-to-Apples”
People love to talk year-over-year performance – both the good and the bad. Every six months (or so), we will do an account review for our clients. A lot of the time, if there is year-over-year data, we use it! And why not? How do we know that we are doing well if we have nothing to compare performance? However, the problem with year-over-year performance is that a lot can … [Read more...] about Year-Over-Year Performance is Rarely “Apples-to-Apples”
7 Questions You Should Be Asking About New AdWords URLs
Changes to AdWords are nothing new coming out of the Google camp, but it’s a pretty mixed bag with positive and not so positive changes. So, when you heard about new AdWords URLs, you were probably scratching your head and trying to figure the whole thing out. Well, scratch no longer (really, you’ll get a blister)—we’ve got you covered! Did you hear about Google taking away … [Read more...] about 7 Questions You Should Be Asking About New AdWords URLs
How Bing Ads Tablet Bid Modifiers Helped Reduce CPA by 47%
The PPC industry is always evolving and changing. One of the biggest changes to impact the PPC community was the roll-out of AdWords enhanced campaigns and Bing Ads compatibility with AdWords enhanced campaigns. While some great features have been made available by enhanced campaigns, one of the biggest pain points for ppc managers was, and continues to be, the lack of control … [Read more...] about How Bing Ads Tablet Bid Modifiers Helped Reduce CPA by 47%
Win the Mobile Bid Battle with 3 Easy Excel Reports
Of all the issues we deal with in PPC, the question of what to do with mobile traffic seems to come up more often than the rest. In many ways, it's the next big problem we have to face (alongside attribution in general)- is there any value to this traffic? If so, how do we properly account for its value? And what role does it play in our marketing efforts as a whole? While … [Read more...] about Win the Mobile Bid Battle with 3 Easy Excel Reports
Audit Your PPC Account in 20 Minutes Using AdWords Segments
PPC accounts can be complex and typically contain various layers of networks, targeting, devices, locations, settings and much more. As your account grows, the opportunity for wasted spend and/or unseen opportunities for growth increases. Performing regular PPC account audits can help you stay on top of these findings and in the end, save you money. However, a full-blown audit … [Read more...] about Audit Your PPC Account in 20 Minutes Using AdWords Segments
