In this industry, if you blink you might miss something important. And it has never been more the case than with the rollout of various new ad formats and ad reports (or the quiet closing down of formats you may have found useful in the past, with the launch of Google Ad's new UI.) Quarter 2-3 of 2018 has felt, to me, like an avalanche of such changes rolling down the hill. … [Read more...] about The Top 4 Google Ad Format Updates: Less Transparent Reports and More Options than Ever Before
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Shopping Feed Tips to Gain Major Brand Visibility
Brands are finally figuring out that they have to be everywhere. Having a presence on everything from Google shopping to Amazon, you’re probably quickly realizing that having quality feed management and optimization is of the utmost importance. But according to recent research, 42% of marketers are NOT using feed management software! We’re here to answer all of your questions – … [Read more...] about Shopping Feed Tips to Gain Major Brand Visibility
Why You Should Test Target ROAS Bidding for Shopping Campaigns
For many Ecommerce businesses, AdWords shopping campaigns can make up a large share of PPC traffic, and often a significant proportion of overall revenue. The importance of these campaigns can sometimes provoke paralysis on the part of digital marketing managers; it’s easy to adopt the attitude of “if it’s not broke, don’t fix it” when the prospect of even a small dip in … [Read more...] about Why You Should Test Target ROAS Bidding for Shopping Campaigns
GMC Import Tool Now Available for Bing Shopping Campaigns
Starting this week, it will be easier than ever to get Product Ads that are running in Google AdWords, onto Bing. The Google Merchant Center (GMC) Import tool will help you: Save time by reducing the need to maintain two separate feeds for Bing Ads and Google AdWords. Import product offers more easily from GMC to Bing Merchant Center (BMC). Keep product offers fresher … [Read more...] about GMC Import Tool Now Available for Bing Shopping Campaigns
Important Google AdWords Updates + CRO 101
We are only 2 weeks away from the PPC Hero Summit - a free online event offering top-notch PPC training and valuable discussions on trends and updates. Last week, we dove a little deeper into the first two sessions of the Summit. Today, we'll talk about 2 more! Important 2018 Google AdWords Updates (12pm-12:20pm) In this session, #PCCChat Founder and Hanapin expert, Matt … [Read more...] about Important Google AdWords Updates + CRO 101
4 Ways to Connect Your Paid Search & Shopping Campaign Efforts
Paid Search and Shopping campaigns in Google AdWords are sometimes looked at as separate entities and in other circumstances users don't even realize the difference in targeting tactics between the two. They do run quite a bit differently on the same network, which can cause confusion. Sometimes, as online advertisers, we get questions such as, “which keywords are we targeting … [Read more...] about 4 Ways to Connect Your Paid Search & Shopping Campaign Efforts
Troubleshooting Google Analytics Tracking
As an Account Analyst, a frequent request we get is to troubleshoot Google Analytics. Sometimes it’s a very specific request, like “can you see why our sessions don’t match our AdWords clicks?” and other times it’s a generic “can you make sure GA is set up correctly?”. In this post, we’ll go through some reasons why your data might not be accurate due to the account set up and … [Read more...] about Troubleshooting Google Analytics Tracking
How To Better Organize Your Shopping Campaigns: Brand vs Non-Brand Segmentation
When I first pondered the notion of branded and non-branded Shopping campaigns I was a little skeptical. I wouldn’t necessarily describe myself as a perfectionist, or even a control freak; however, I’ll take a thorough initiative where I’m in the driver’s seat 10 times out of 10. Shopping campaigns, in general, are somewhat out of our complete control, so adding another level … [Read more...] about How To Better Organize Your Shopping Campaigns: Brand vs Non-Brand Segmentation
How To Better Organize Your Shopping Campaigns: A Tiered PLA Structure
There are multiple approaches and strategies to organizing Shopping campaigns for PPC. All of these will vary greatly depending on the brand, the number of products, the price of products, the type of products, feed organization, and the list keeps going. However, I have narrowed account-wide Shopping structures down to two options. Again, these aren’t the only two options, but … [Read more...] about How To Better Organize Your Shopping Campaigns: A Tiered PLA Structure
PPC Audience Targeting From Google To Social
It's easy to get comfortable with Google AdWords and never branch out into the paid social world. Agencies and in-house teams that have been around since the introduction of AdWords in 2000 are often skeptical of branching into the other ad platforms, including Pinterest, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. However, that's where the growth opportunities lie. It's becoming less … [Read more...] about PPC Audience Targeting From Google To Social
Liveblogging Google Marketing Next 2017
We're excited to be liveblogging the Google Marketing Next 2017 event as updates to AdWords, Analytics, and DoubleClick are announced. Follow along to read our live reactions to these announcements. (TL;DR? Announcements Summary at the end) -- With the 5-min countdown, Google is highlighting a lot of Travel, Shopping, and Mobile stats. Foreshadowing the announcements to … [Read more...] about Liveblogging Google Marketing Next 2017
A Guide To Bing Ads Shopping Campaigns
With product ads continuing to see growth year-over-year, it’s vital that advertisers utilize Shopping campaigns now more than ever. Not only do they drive additional revenue but they boost a brand’s presence on the search results page. Last week, I had the privilege to speak on a webinar about Bing Shopping with Rachel Rogowin from Microsoft that can be found here. Today, I … [Read more...] about A Guide To Bing Ads Shopping Campaigns