What are free product listings on Google? Google Ads announced last month that unpaid shopping product listings would begin rolling out, featuring non-ad based product listings on Google’s Search and Shopping SERPs. With this update, paid product listings will continue to be served at the top and bottom of Search and Shopping results pages, but unpaid listings … [Read more...] about Google Unpaid Shopping Traffic – Early Results
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Webinar Today! Pitching Programmatic: Get Your CMO On Board
Programmatic advertising has been around for a few years now, however adoption has been slow by managers and businesses. There continues to be a disconnect on how programmatic works, the best approach to choosing your tech, and how to explain why you should be expanding in the channel to your leadership team. This webinar will help you get a better understanding of not only … [Read more...] about Webinar Today! Pitching Programmatic: Get Your CMO On Board
Reduce Ad Copy Mistakes With Ad Content Calendars
When working with paid search campaigns, we sometimes work in a silo and get sudden demands from content or merchandise teams. These requests are usually centered around changing ad copy to reflect upcoming sales, promotions, or sponsored events. As many of you know, ads written under stress and with short turnaround times are far more likely to have mistakes or be misaligned … [Read more...] about Reduce Ad Copy Mistakes With Ad Content Calendars
When To Test Google Ads Portfolio Bidding
Automation is a feature that isn’t going away anytime soon and Google continues to offer additional features. Portfolio bidding has been around for a while, but it’s something I’ve just recently started experimenting with after having a lot of success with automation at the campaign level. In this post, I’ll break down portfolio bidding and 5 scenarios when I tested it. What … [Read more...] about When To Test Google Ads Portfolio Bidding
How To Set Up A Macro In Google Sheets
To Google Sheets! The cloud-based cause of, and solution to, all my work-related problems. It’s time again to bask in the glory of the macro. In my last post, How Excel Macros Save Digital Marketers Time, we discussed the various purposes and implementation methods of macros in Excel. In this post, we’ll be talking about the macro’s cooler, more modern brother, the Google … [Read more...] about How To Set Up A Macro In Google Sheets
3 Ways To Build Customer Loyalty During A Crisis
As we battle the current pandemic that is COVID-19, it’s important for marketers to keep their customers, or potential customers, at the forefront of their decision-making process. This might seem obvious so let me explain. When I say, “keep the customer at the forefront of the decision-making process,” it isn’t just about the “put the customer first” or “the customer … [Read more...] about 3 Ways To Build Customer Loyalty During A Crisis
Scalable Analytics Team Structures: Centralized vs Decentralized
At some point, every digital marketing team has to think through how it does its analytics work. Whether you are in an agency working with clients or in-house directly managing campaigns, analytics eventually reaches a point where it can’t be done by just anyone. The time and analyses needed are too big to be a side project. It’s at this point that you will need to think … [Read more...] about Scalable Analytics Team Structures: Centralized vs Decentralized
Take the Survey: How has COVID-19 impacted your paid media?
We're tracking COVID-19's impact on the paid media industry with our Paid Media Pulse dashboard, a report which shares survey data from agency and in-house marketers across the globe every month. Will you fill out this short survey to help the digital marketing community understand what impact COVID-19 is having on paid media? We want to hear from you. What platforms … [Read more...] about Take the Survey: How has COVID-19 impacted your paid media?
Click Share Vs Impression Share – Which One Should You Care About?
The more aggressive your bids are, the more impression share you own, the more conversions you get. Simple, right? Well, not quite… Let’s start by breaking down what the famous share metrics actually mean! Metric Definitions Here is how Google define these terms: Search Impression Share: Impressions you’ve received on the Search Network divided by the estimated number … [Read more...] about Click Share Vs Impression Share – Which One Should You Care About?
May 2020 Updates to Paid Media Platforms
In this monthly post, we bring you the latest from all of the major platforms. Google Ads What: Hotel ads product updates Details: Google is piloting a commissions (per stay) program allowing Hotel ads partners to pay a commission only if a customer follows through with their stay, automatically adjusting bids to maximize booking value. In the next few weeks, expect the rollout … [Read more...] about May 2020 Updates to Paid Media Platforms
Audit Google Display Placements Like a Boss
Auditing your display campaign is something that when I started out in the PPC world, I had no idea why or what to do. “It’s getting tons of impressions! Why stop the campaign from doing it’s thing? Don't we want to get our brand out there?” Now I’m a seasoned newbie and understand the importance of being diligent on display campaigns and that auditing is my very best friend in … [Read more...] about Audit Google Display Placements Like a Boss
Create Google Display Countdown Ads Using Rules: Getting Creative With Ad Customizers
Have an upcoming product launch? Want to create urgency to purchase with your ads? Look no further! If you’re anything like me, naturally, you have no sense of time (in my personal life). I am pretty prompt professionally thanks to the help of planners, to-do lists, calendars and enough post-it notes that a small tree was probably harmed in the making. I am definitely that … [Read more...] about Create Google Display Countdown Ads Using Rules: Getting Creative With Ad Customizers
