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
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The Total Guide to Google Shopping Ads: Part 2, How to Set Up Your Shopping Campaign
You've asked for it, and here it is: The Total Guide To Shopping Ads. We took it upon ourselves to put everything we know about Shopping campaigns into one, six part guide. We'll be posting twice a week until all six parts are posted, so keep your eyes peeled! Part 1: Setting Up Your Data Feed Part 2: How to Set Up Your Shopping Campaign Part 3: How To Optimize Your PLA … [Read more...] about The Total Guide to Google Shopping Ads: Part 2, How to Set Up Your Shopping Campaign
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
Hero Conf Guest Posts: We Have a Winner!
Well, judging our Hero Conf guest post scholarship event turned out to be a lot harder than we expected it to be. We had so many excellent entries, it was difficult to narrow down the finalist, let alone the overall winner. But it had to be done, and in the end the votes among the PPC experts in our offices ended up aligning perfectly with the post that also had the most page … [Read more...] about Hero Conf Guest Posts: We Have a Winner!
Make It Count! How To Avoid Common PPC Ad Testing Mistakes
One of our favourite talking points in the PPC industry when it comes to testing is deciding when we have enough data to judge our results accurately. On the face of it, this should be a fairly straightforward process, albeit with a little bit of maths involved, however it rarely seems to be as simple as it seems. For the past couple of weeks I've been working heavily on … [Read more...] about Make It Count! How To Avoid Common PPC Ad Testing Mistakes
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
Going Beyond the Basics with PPC Keyword Research
For this month’s series PPC Hero decided to go back to the basics, but with a twist. We’ll be tackling all of the standard best practices for bids, ads, and keywords. But we’ll also share some of our personal insights about what works, what doesn’t, and what you can apply to your own accounts. When it comes to keyword research everyone in PPC seems to have their own … [Read more...] about Going Beyond the Basics with PPC Keyword Research
Finalist: Labeling Your Search Funnel
Editorial note: This guest post is a finalist in our Hero Conf scholarship event. Bruno Giosa is a paid search manager with Eotica in Brazil. Lately there is a lot of talk about search funnels, how do they work, how to incorporate them and how to better use the new columns recently added by Google Adwords to understand how our keywords work along that funnel. It is not an easy … [Read more...] about Finalist: Labeling Your Search Funnel
Bid Management: From Basic To Advanced
For this month's series PPC Hero decided to go back to the basics, but with a twist. We'll be tackling all of the standard best practices for bids, ads, and keywords. But we'll also share some of our personal insights about what works, what doesn't, and what you can apply to your own accounts. One of the first things you learn about PPC is bid management. It's built into the … [Read more...] about Bid Management: From Basic To Advanced
Starting PPC For eCommerce Sites: A Beginner’s Handbook Part 1
In part 1, we'll cover Advertising Platforms, eCommerce Tracking, and Keyword Research. You’ve come up with the perfect eCommerce site. Maybe you got in on a great wholesale deal for miniature furniture for dollhouses. Maybe you spin your own yarn out of your angora bunny’s hair and it’s selling like proverbial hot cakes. But, you seem to have reached your limit for growth … [Read more...] about Starting PPC For eCommerce Sites: A Beginner’s Handbook Part 1
Easily Increase Sales With Assisted Impressions & Clicks
Google has recently added search funnel data as a column in the AdWords interface. This data allows you to modify bids based on an impact a keyword has on both direct conversions (which have always been counting in the conversions column) and indirectly through a click that eventually led to a conversion through a different keyword or even an ad that got an impression from a … [Read more...] about Easily Increase Sales With Assisted Impressions & Clicks
4 Targeting Strategies For Product Listing Ads
One of the coolest features about Product Listing Ads is that you can target your ads by whatever you want. Instead of using keywords, these ads use targets. Every time I talk to other marketers, they all seem to target a little differently. So, I thought today I've cover 4 targeting strategies for PLA's. Because, like Daryl from The Walking Dead, we all need to be super great … [Read more...] about 4 Targeting Strategies For Product Listing Ads
