This week, Bing Ads announced that a Shopping Campaigns beta will run for a limited number of advertisers, and be extended to all advertisers over the coming months. They are hoping that this new format will make it easier for you to advertise products from Bing Merchant Center and improve the overall management of Product Ads. Also, you will be able to import your Google … [Read more...] about Big News for Bing Shopping
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Segmenting Top And Poor Product Performers – A Google Shopping Case Study
There are many different ways to structure Google Shopping campaigns. When beginning, I prefer to break out campaigns and/or ad groups by product types. Unless there is a reason otherwise, I’ll generally set bids at the product group level instead of the individual SKU, allowing the data to dictate which products convert better for the more generic queries. For example, a query … [Read more...] about Segmenting Top And Poor Product Performers – A Google Shopping Case Study
Important URL Updates Coming To Bing Ads
Bing Ads is working to ensure that campaign management is both seamless and efficient between itself and Google AdWords. Bing will be adopting Upgraded URLs that will be supported when migrating campaigns from AdWords. Bing Ads Timelines You Need To Know Supporting Import of Upgraded URLs from AdWords by early May 2015 Availability of Upgraded URLs in Bing Ads by the end … [Read more...] about Important URL Updates Coming To Bing Ads
AdWords Call-Only Campaigns – Who Should Use Them?
On February 20th, 2015, Google announced Call-only campaigns, though the option to only receive phone calls on mobile has been around since soon after the introduction of call extensions in January of 2010. The phone call only option for call extensions changed the manner in which ads from those campaigns appeared on mobile phones. Instead of clicking an ad to go to the … [Read more...] about AdWords Call-Only Campaigns – Who Should Use Them?
10 Reasons Hero Conf is the Can’t Miss Conference of the Year!
PPC Heroes know that spring means Hero Conf 2015 is just around the corner. It also means time is running out for your to join an extraordinary lineup of speakers, sponsors and industry pros for two-and-a-half days of exciting content, incredible networking and non-stop fun. It’s all happening April 27-29 in downtown Portland, OR. Still need a little extra help in getting … [Read more...] about 10 Reasons Hero Conf is the Can’t Miss Conference of the Year!
Step-By-Step Excel Reporting – A Video Tutorial
The video below explains the step-by-step on how to go about reporting in Excel. This process works if your account is structured in an organized manner at campaign level. For example: Location_Program campaign level structuring. Before watching the video download, check out campaign level statistics with a filter on impressions as seen below: Once you have this data … [Read more...] about Step-By-Step Excel Reporting – A Video Tutorial
Utilize These 4 Ad Extensions Above All Else
Paid Search Marketers are always looking for a way to boost overall click thru rates within their accounts. While many metrics play a role in overall performance, higher click thru rates mean more traffic, which potentially leads to more conversions, leads or whatever you deem as a success within your account. Not only do higher click thru rates lead to more successful actions, … [Read more...] about Utilize These 4 Ad Extensions Above All Else
How I Increased Leads For My Client In A Niche Industry
All too frequently in business-to-business accounts garnering leads is challenging. The marketplace is small and competitive and the business transactions are large and handled based on relationships, however, there is still a strong case for pay-per-click in these industries. Pay-per-click fits in to the marketing mix for several reasons. 1. Some companies do not have an … [Read more...] about How I Increased Leads For My Client In A Niche Industry
How To Communicate Effectively With Clients Using A PPC Timeline
Managing pay-per-click accounts for large clients is multifaceted. A successful account manager communicates with the client, coordinates work tasks for the internal team, and prioritizes which tasks are going to make the greatest impact on account performance. PPC tasks frequently overlap, are contingent on supplementary tasks, or are so capacious in scope that more than … [Read more...] about How To Communicate Effectively With Clients Using A PPC Timeline
NEW Hero Conf Agency Growth Workshops: Q&A with Pat East and Jeff Allen
Interested in attending a Hero Conf Agency Growth Workshop? Check out what Hanapin Marketing’s CEO, Pat East and President, Jeff Allen have to say about what you’ll gain from attending the workshop and what they are most looking forward to about Hero Conf. What types of businesses should attend the Agency Growth Workshop? Pat: This is for agencies that want to grow by … [Read more...] about NEW Hero Conf Agency Growth Workshops: Q&A with Pat East and Jeff Allen
Should You Localize Your PPC Campaigns?
A local PPC strategy is not only for franchise businesses. For businesses that depend on in-store purchases, like restaurants and furniture stores, geotargeting is part of the campaign from the onset. However, occasionally setting up local PPC campaigns can be a valid and beneficial tactic for a standard PPC account as well. This post will cover just a couple of reasons why … [Read more...] about Should You Localize Your PPC Campaigns?
Take A Walk Down The Conversion Path With Google Analytics
Google AdWords attributes each conversion back to the campaign that was last clicked before conversion. Even though you see that a conversion has occurred, you don’t get the whole story. It’s like reading the last page of a novel. You get the end result, but miss all the fun stuff in between the beginning and the end. This post will go through different uses for the Top … [Read more...] about Take A Walk Down The Conversion Path With Google Analytics