Remarketing allows you to follow users who've previously visited your website as they browse the Web. It continues to be a powerful tool that can help you connect with previous site visitors and drive conversions at low CPAs. However, the more you dive in to remarketing, the more opportunities are available. What remarketing strategies are the best? What should or shouldn't you … [Read more...] about Your Remarketing Hit List: 10 Tips Worth Repeating [New Webinar]
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Excel Tips for Working With Modified Broad Keywords
We’ve mentioned it before, but Excel can be a lifesaver when working in PPC. If you know the right tips and tricks, Excel can not only save time, but help you be more accurate. I always create an Excel file to document any changes, or new campaign structure, that I want to implement in the AdWords Editor. Creating an Excel file with my changes helps me back-up updates I am … [Read more...] about Excel Tips for Working With Modified Broad Keywords
Google Analytics Loses Paid Search Queries: Time to Panic?
So, What Just Happened? On April 9, Google officially rolled out their improved and continued efforts in maintaining the highest level of security for their Chrome users. Announcing they have rolled out SSL encryption for omnibox searches in Chrome browser when users are not signed in to Google. Previously, this security layer was only applied to ‘signed in’ users. Chrome is … [Read more...] about Google Analytics Loses Paid Search Queries: Time to Panic?
Understand User Engagement with Customized Bounce Rate
If you’ve ever wondered how people are interacting with your site after they click an ad, you’ve probably looked at Bounce Rate in Google Analytics. Google defines Bounce Rate as “the percentage of single-page visits (i.e. visits in which the person left your site from the entrance page without interacting with the page).” The problem with this definition is that it does not … [Read more...] about Understand User Engagement with Customized Bounce Rate
Why You’re Looking at CTR All Wrong
A good click-through rate is one of the most fundamentally important parts of any paid search account. It's the primary metric Google uses to judge us, determine our quality scores and set our cost-per-click (CPC) in the auction. However, loads of us still make the mistake of treating every click equally. We're taking a lazy approach with our ads and accepting aggregate data … [Read more...] about Why You’re Looking at CTR All Wrong
Final Championship in Search Marketing Madness!
We have made it to the big game, ladies and gents! Congratulations to Brad Geddes and Search Engine Land for outlasting the entire competition and making it to the Final Championship Round! So, one last time…please vote in the survey below to determine the 2014 Search Marketing Madness Champion. Voting will be open until 5pm on Friday, April 11 and the winner will be announced … [Read more...] about Final Championship in Search Marketing Madness!
No CRO? No Problem: WordStream’s Landing Page Grader
There's a universal truth in PPC– if you have a terrible landing page, you're gonna have a bad time. Your ads could be stellar, your keywords laser-focused, and your bids perfectly calibrated against your competition... and none of it will matter if you can't turn your visitors in to customers. So what's the solution? Conversion Rate Optimization. We've written loads of … [Read more...] about No CRO? No Problem: WordStream’s Landing Page Grader
Which Facebook Objective Is Best For Me?
Before you start any type of advertising, you should ask yourself, “What kind of results do I want for my ads?” While generally this is decided at the business level and part of the optimizations process, Facebook takes matters into their own hands and guarantees that expectations have been predetermined before the first ad is created. The first step to creating an ad on … [Read more...] about Which Facebook Objective Is Best For Me?
Final Four!! Search Marketing Madness Announces Regional Champions
Buzzzzzzzzz.....Its Final Four time! Regional Champs have been set, thanks to you, and the competition is just a mere two rounds from having a final winner (remember, the final winner gets a free registration to this year's Hero Conf). Before we launch head-on into the rivalries, we'd like to congratulate each of the contenders in Search Marketing Madness' Final Four! PPC … [Read more...] about Final Four!! Search Marketing Madness Announces Regional Champions
4 Ways You Haven’t Thought to Use Google Analytics for CRO
So you’ve got great ads and a great click through rate, but you’re just not seeing the conversions you want. At this point, you might want to take a look at your site and come up with some conversion rate optimization (CRO) ideas. Sure, there are great tools out there like Crazy Egg, but there are also some free options to get you started. Google Analytics is a free tool and … [Read more...] about 4 Ways You Haven’t Thought to Use Google Analytics for CRO
New Account Checklist: 5 Things You Should Never Assume
If you inherit an existing account to manage, there can be a tremendous amount of data to sift through, and a lot to learn. It’s easy to get caught up in all the details and miss out on the small, yet important, aspects of the account. When I first began working as an account manager, I was definitely overwhelmed when given a new account. Where was I supposed to begin? Over … [Read more...] about New Account Checklist: 5 Things You Should Never Assume
Search Marketing Madness: Vote for the Elite 8!
We are getting down to the wire in Search Marketing Madness. This is the last round where opponents will be pitted against each other in their own divisions. It's up to you to decide who will make it into the Final Four. Elite 8 will last until 5pm EST this Friday, April 4. Final Four will commence on Monday, April 7th at noon and the Final Championship will begin on Thursday, … [Read more...] about Search Marketing Madness: Vote for the Elite 8!