When it comes to using paid media to promote an e-commerce business, catalogs and product feeds are the star of the show. The purpose of catalogs and product feeds is to upload the inventory information of an online store to the advertising platform and use it for dynamic retargeting with the ad information and creative being pulled from the product information uploaded or … [Read more...] about 4 Tips For Facebook Catalog Sales Campaigns Efficiency
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April 2020 Updates to Paid Media Platforms
In this monthly post, we bring you the latest from all of the major platforms. Google Ads What: Google Shopping to incorporate free product listings -- rolling out now. Details: The Google Shopping tab will now feature primarily free listings. The main SERP in addition to a select few top and bottom of page results will remain paid. Impact: While a significant number of paid … [Read more...] about April 2020 Updates to Paid Media Platforms
Ten Takeaways from the 2020 PPC Hero Summit
Yesterday, over 4,500 of your digital marketing peers were signed up for the 2020 PPC Hero Summit, including myself! I had dozens of takeaways and want to share just ten that stood out most to me. Accessibility and Personalization are the "sleeper trends" we should be paying attention to as digital marketers. Purna, from Microsoft Ads, said that over 1 billion people … [Read more...] about Ten Takeaways from the 2020 PPC Hero Summit
How Learning Python Can Improve Your PPC Campaigns
Python has a major focus in SEO but what about PPC? The two disciplines are often treated as polar opposites but they share common goals and adding a bit of Python to a PPC campaign can do wonders for improving conversions, CTR, and time spent. But before we have a look at how Python can boost your PPC performance, we need to outline what the language is all about. What … [Read more...] about How Learning Python Can Improve Your PPC Campaigns
Programmatic Guide: Google Display & Video 360
If you’re interested in expanding your digital marketing efforts in 2020, programmatic display is a great option to increase branded traffic. According to the 2019 State of PPC Survey, 55% of marketers say that their PPC Budget is bigger than the previous year, but only 27% denote programmatic as part of their current marketing mix. Expanding to new platforms can be … [Read more...] about Programmatic Guide: Google Display & Video 360
10 Visual Google Ads PPC Reports You Should Use
As data analysts, we often overlook the value of visualizing our PPC data. Lucky for us, the Google Ads Report Editor has made data visualization easier than ever. This handy tool allows your average PPC analyst to become an everyday Bob Ross of data visualization. Custom graphs and charts are an extremely useful problem-solving tool and continue to guide our Google Ads … [Read more...] about 10 Visual Google Ads PPC Reports You Should Use
Facebook Targeting: Lookalikes vs. Your Intuition
Ever since Facebook first launched its advertising platform, being able to target users based on demographics, interests, etc. was one of its key strengths over Google. Over time through politics, privacy issues, and countless other items, Facebook has pulled many of those interesting targeting categories away. With the prioritization of campaign-level budgets, we're able … [Read more...] about Facebook Targeting: Lookalikes vs. Your Intuition
August Updates to Paid Advertising Platforms
In this monthly post, we bring you the latest from all of the major platforms. Google Ads What: Google Ads releases phrase match and broad match modifiers Details: Last year, Google Ads started allowing exact match keywords to match to close variants. To keep advertisers from needing to build exhaustive keyword lists, Google Ads is extending close variant matching to phrase … [Read more...] about August Updates to Paid Advertising Platforms
How I Lowered Brand CPA By 90% While Increasing Conversions
At this point, keyword targeting can seem a little antiquated and probably the most univocal part of account management. I tend to view keywords as more supplemental to a mixed bag of strategies, campaign types, audience targeting, and more. However, while they may seem straightforward on the surface, we must still remain vigilant as match type evolution can cause some … [Read more...] about How I Lowered Brand CPA By 90% While Increasing Conversions
Tips to Lower Rising Cost Per Click
As the paid search industry migrated towards a more automated environment advertisers were met with a spike in cost per click (CPC). Coming out of 2018 Merkle reports a higher rate of click growth than rise in CPC. Advertisers worked over the past year to harness automation and understand how to reap the benefits without inflating costs. Below are a few proven tips to help … [Read more...] about Tips to Lower Rising Cost Per Click
3 Reasons to Run Responsive Display Ads + New Features
Display ads can either fill white space like subpar motel art, or they can be a powerful means of discovering or reaching your target audience. Google’s rollout of the Responsive display ad format (RDAs) in 2018 was an effort to give advertisers more creative options, as well as increase the reach and value of display advertising. If you are late to the party or have been … [Read more...] about 3 Reasons to Run Responsive Display Ads + New Features
How to Make Your Excel Skills Superhero Worthy
Excel is a crucial tool for any PPC marketer. Between building accounts, analyzing data, and applying macros, Excel saves you valuable time and makes your job just a little bit easier. That's why it's important to continually brush up on your skills and make sure you use Excel to your full advantage. Here's two resources that can help you do that! The first one is to download … [Read more...] about How to Make Your Excel Skills Superhero Worthy
