Testing is an important part of running a successful marketing campaign. Strike that – testing is an integral part of a successful campaign. Assuming anything can lead you to miss entire insights and opportunities for optimization. That’s why you read article after article, watch webinars and speakers, and study up on how to best test your content and targeting. As a lover … [Read more...] about The Tale Of 2 Landing Pages: An Ecomm Fable
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These AdWords Scripts Will Help Manage Shopping Ads
Last week I had the pleasure of returning to Portland, Oregon, site of the last US-based Hero Conf. Some of the locals had heard my talk on Shopping Ads and invited me back to cover the same topic at SEMpdx. They told me this would not be an audience of PPC newbies and since I’d already covered the basics of Shopping Ads, I decided to combine this topic with my perennial … [Read more...] about These AdWords Scripts Will Help Manage Shopping Ads
Build Lower Maintenance PPC Campaigns With These 4 Tips
Working at an agency, you quickly realize how important it is to prioritize. Finding the balance between client communication, routine account optimizations, and strategy development is crucial to an Account Manager’s success. By spending a little more time in the beginning on new campaign builds, you can save time in the long run. Segment Ad Groups By Match Type In my … [Read more...] about Build Lower Maintenance PPC Campaigns With These 4 Tips
Excel Macros – The Unsung Hero Of PPC
Show me a PPC professional, and I’ll show you an avid Excel user (most of the time). We tend to be wizards at formula writing, concatenating, and calculating cell length. Templates are pretty easy to set up (utilize formulas and simply dump in the data when you’re ready), but this process can get a bit messy depending on what you’re trying to accomplish. Enter the Macro. … [Read more...] about Excel Macros – The Unsung Hero Of PPC
An inside look at how we identify key trends and gaps – PPC Hero Live Summit session!
H. Stanely Judd once said “A good plan is like a road map: it shows the final destination and usually the best way to get there” – a statement that rings true to those of us in paid search advertising. There has been plenty of coverage in the PPC community on how to best approach our accounts. There are tutorials on estimating budgets, lively discussions on the best campaign … [Read more...] about An inside look at how we identify key trends and gaps – PPC Hero Live Summit session!
Use Custom Metrics To Visualize The Impact Of No Sidebar Ads
Many sidebar ad thoughts have been bouncing around the PPC Industry as of late. Our own Kayla Kurtz wrote about her sidebar ads conspiracy while Matt Umbro spoke to what the announcement means for advertisers. Now that Google has had the new layout of no side ads and 4 top ads (in highly competitive auctions) set up for a couple weeks, how do you know if your account has … [Read more...] about Use Custom Metrics To Visualize The Impact Of No Sidebar Ads
How To Evaluate Your Ad Extensions
Ad extensions are touted as an important component of any PPC account. The AdWords system even rates your ads based on the use of ad extensions. Beyond the “use them or suffer” reasoning, extensions offer a great way to differentiate your ads or are simply a way to take up more real estate in the search results. Despite their visibility, there remains a constant doubt to the … [Read more...] about How To Evaluate Your Ad Extensions
Fix Your Remarketing Campaign In 5 Steps
Contrary to what you may hear, remarketing is not a magic bullet and it won’t automatically work wonders for your account. As with anything else in your PPC accounts, test it! Today, we’ll go through 5 areas to walk through while troubleshooting a poor performing remarketing campaign. 1: Who Are You Remarketing To? The audience you are targeting is the most important part … [Read more...] about Fix Your Remarketing Campaign In 5 Steps
When Should You Create New Campaigns?
There are many reasons why it makes sense to create new campaigns and other times when it is not a good idea. If your account is budget constrained, you may want to consider additional ad groups instead of campaigns. The one exception is you always want different campaigns for different networks. Search, Display and Remarketing have different performance statistics and spending … [Read more...] about When Should You Create New Campaigns?
How To Create Better Ad Extensions At The Ad Group Level
It's hard to believe that ad extensions have been around since 2009. When the new ad formats were introduced, there were only 4 extensions. Furthermore, these extensions were only available at the campaign level. Since then, both Google and Bing have released, tested, and retired at least 20 extensions over the years. What was once simply an "add-on" feature to your text … [Read more...] about How To Create Better Ad Extensions At The Ad Group Level
6 Simple Physical Store Tactics To Boost Your Black Friday PPC Sales This Season
Black Friday sales have existed long before ecommerce was recognized. For over 50 years, stores have tried and tested ways to ensure they make the most out of the valuable footfalls, even without the luxury of measurability that PPC provides. Though many online advertisers are sharpening their toolkits to prepare for the weekend, too often, I find that ecommerce marketers … [Read more...] about 6 Simple Physical Store Tactics To Boost Your Black Friday PPC Sales This Season
8 Ridiculously Easy Tactics You Can Implement Today For Better Client Relations
As account managers, doing the actual PPC work is only part of our job. While the tactical side is imperative, we must also effectively communicate with clients in order to produce better results and mutually grow accounts. The combination of great work and stellar client relations yields happy clients. In this post, we'll look at 8 easy to implement tactics that you can employ … [Read more...] about 8 Ridiculously Easy Tactics You Can Implement Today For Better Client Relations
