There are only two certain things in life: death and Google Ads updates. Google makes updates to its ads platform on a monthly basis and most of these are small changes or new features types to test out. However, every year or so Google loves to rock the boat with removing or adding a new bid strategy. Don’t worry, you haven’t missed any big news recently! However, given … [Read more...] about Three Basic Categories of Google Ads Bidding
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What are PPC KPIs and how do you choose them?
When I was new to paid search I kept hearing about KPIs and whether or not they were being met. However, I don’t recall someone sitting down and talking me through the process of picking out KPI’s for each campaign objective. KPI’s are often briefly discussed when creating strategies while tactics are more heavily prioritized. The opposite should be true. KPI’s should … [Read more...] about What are PPC KPIs and how do you choose them?
Tips for Building Expansion Proposals
When things are going well it can be difficult to get the creative juices flowing and come up with your next brilliant move to expand your business’s marketing plan. Today, I’ll outline a few things that “past you” can do to make “future you” look like a genius with minimal effort. Keep track of your tangents Meetings can be an excellent petri dish for brainstorming. … [Read more...] about Tips for Building Expansion Proposals
June 2020 Updates to Paid Media Platforms
In this monthly post, we bring you the latest from all of the major platforms. Google Ads What: Resources For Managing Campaigns through COVID-19 Details: Google has created a centralized space for their resources in managing paid ad campaigns in the mix of global pandemic. This page is chock-full of resources and tips on strategy for each network, platform, and … [Read more...] about June 2020 Updates to Paid Media Platforms
Competitor Strategies for Lead Generation – A Case Study
As a result of COVID-19, many brands have been competing aggressively to drive the most leads possible in Google Search. I was recently approached by a brand team who was getting pressure from upper management to do just that in March. The team had a new responsibility of bringing in ? of their business’ revenue by increasing sales form submissions, which garner leads with high … [Read more...] about Competitor Strategies for Lead Generation – A Case Study
How To Maximize eCommerce Revenue When Demand Skyrockets
There is no doubt the recent stay-at-home orders have impacted businesses in a big way. Some businesses have experienced significant revenue loss, while some eCommerce companies are seeing record revenue months. The current pandemic has changed search behavior as more people shift to buying online. Many eCommerce businesses have experienced an increase in conversion rate … [Read more...] about How To Maximize eCommerce Revenue When Demand Skyrockets
Sustaining Client Relationships When Marketing Budgets Are Low [3 Tips]
As we all know, the COVID season has been a trying time for all, and during these times everyone needs someone they can trust. Agency clients are no exception. As a result of COVID-19, it has been commonplace for brands to decrease their paid media budget or cut all advertising budget as a whole. Many brands have even gone through hard times on their teams, including pay cuts … [Read more...] about Sustaining Client Relationships When Marketing Budgets Are Low [3 Tips]
3 Forecasting Strategies For PPC Data Anomalies
COVID-19 is impacting every area of our lives. Working for an agency, or within a marketing department, I imagine it impacted your client’s marketing budgets (or your own) for the immediate future and most likely, for the rest of the year and into next year. I have a client that was severely affected by COVID-19 in an extremely positive way - they could not keep up … [Read more...] about 3 Forecasting Strategies For PPC Data Anomalies
How Data Science Can Improve PPC Performance
As machine learning and automation gain more of a stronghold in digital marketing, we need a way to analyse all the data we obtain. Data science does this by turning theories into tangible evidence. One data science term you might come across is big data. It refers to large and complex data sets used to identify trends and patterns that can help businesses make better, more … [Read more...] about How Data Science Can Improve PPC Performance
When Surprisingly Good Performance Leads To Tough Questions About The Value Of PPC
These past few weeks have prompted many firsts for even the most seasoned digital advertisers. Be it challenging questions from clients/bosses, head-scratchers within accounts, new working conditions, etc - our day-to-day PPC activities have been turned upside down. While there is a ton of content on the “do’s and don’ts” of advertising during this pandemic, I haven’t noticed … [Read more...] about When Surprisingly Good Performance Leads To Tough Questions About The Value Of PPC
Paving Our Way Towards Automated Bidding
Google has made it clear that automation is in our future and that it is better to learn how to utilize these tools now and learn how to use them in our accounts. I am going to describe how one of our accounts had tried automation several times before, but we never saw long-lasting results. Our team decided to brainstorm that we were moving towards a world where manual bidding … [Read more...] about Paving Our Way Towards Automated Bidding
4 Google Ads Automated Rules To Try
Lately, I have been embracing automation more and more. Used correctly, automation works as your sidekick in fine-tuning your campaigns. Automated rules, scripts, and third-party tools should be used in addition to your normal everyday management. Today I want to review the Google Ads automated rules available to advertisers. In particular, I’m going to share four rules that … [Read more...] about 4 Google Ads Automated Rules To Try
