Sitting down to write a blog today, I felt totally frazzled and unable to focus on any of the amazing account work I've been doing or any of the cool features that have been released lately. Of course I'm an over-analyzer, so I thought about what the contributing factors to this could be. Have I eaten too much junk food today? Did I not get enough sleep last night? No, I just … [Read more...] about 5 Ways PPC Accounts Are Like Toddlers
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Tricks For Running AdWords Scripts In Multiple Accounts
In theory, AdWords Scripts can be a big time saver by automating tedious optimizations like maintaining an alpha-beta account structure and SKAGs, or running complex reports like those that calculate account level Quality Score. But what I found in practice when using Scripts is that any time saved can easily be eaten up by the tasks involved with maintaining the code across … [Read more...] about Tricks For Running AdWords Scripts In Multiple Accounts
Understanding Budget’s Role In PPC Account Performance
Starting off on the right foot with a new PPC account is crucial to the health and performance of efforts moving forward. If the account is set up inappropriately or misaligned with the goals of the business, it can have lingering effects and set you back quite a bit. Also, poor performance from the start will have a bad first impression with the big bosses or clients and could … [Read more...] about Understanding Budget’s Role In PPC Account Performance
Reassess How Your Facebook Campaigns Are Structured
How old are your Facebook campaigns? I have a Facebook account that has just recently turned three years old. Over its first three years, creative has been updated, ad testing concluded, and new ad types added, but the account structure has been left alone. However, a lot has changed in the last year in Facebook. What Has Changed? Ad Sets – Also considered the ad … [Read more...] about Reassess How Your Facebook Campaigns Are Structured
Why The Purchase Funnel is Important For Your Campaign Structure
We all know the typical structure for campaign build outs. Usually we segment by product type, theme, or category. Our keyword lists are filled to the brim of purchase-intent phrases such as “buy __” or “order ___ online”. This strategy is great and all, but those who are still in the top of the funnel are a bit neglected. With a full-funnel PPC strategy, we can increase our … [Read more...] about Why The Purchase Funnel is Important For Your Campaign Structure
The Hierarchy of PPC Account Realization
There are many aspects of PPC account management but few frameworks for explaining them. Often times account management is portrayed as a bundle of tasks, which may or may not be needed for a specific account. This lack of a clear explanation leaves it open ended as to where tasks fall in relation to one another. Most have probably heard of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. If … [Read more...] about The Hierarchy of PPC Account Realization
[New Webinar with Kissmetrics!] Analyzing Your Key Metrics: 7 Areas You Must Examine for PPC Account Success
When you are in the trenches of your account day in and day out, it’s hard to see what’s really going on sometimes. Without regularly auditing your PPC account, you never know if you are missing out on opportunities or leaking money. With hundreds or thousands of dollars (or more) at stake, that’s a risk you don’t want to take. In this webinar on Thursday, April 16th at 1pm … [Read more...] about [New Webinar with Kissmetrics!] Analyzing Your Key Metrics: 7 Areas You Must Examine for PPC Account Success
Why A Dedicated Analyst Is Beneficial To Your Accounts
How does your agency manage accounts? If you’re in house, is it just you performing analysis, or do you have assistance? Here is the breakdown of the Paid Search department at Hanapin when I was hired: Account Manager (AM) – manages and takes ownership of the accounts and conducts weekly client calls Production Specialist (PS) – works on the accounts behind the scenes – … [Read more...] about Why A Dedicated Analyst Is Beneficial To Your Accounts
How Do You Structure Your Ad Groups?
By now everyone has heard the general consensus on common ad group setup practices. An ad group should have a limited number of keywords, be related to one another, and be relevant to the ads and landing pages. Each one of these items is important but leaves ambiguity in the actual implementation. If you spend any time thinking about these you’ll arrive at more questions than … [Read more...] about How Do You Structure Your Ad Groups?
Structure Your Way To Google Shopping Success
If you are running AdWords Shopping campaigns do any of these questions apply to you? Do you look at your current campaigns and feel dread as you can’t remember which product or brand is where? Are you spending too much time doing routine tasks because your Shopping campaign layout is confusing? Are you unsure of how to best structure your Shopping campaigns based upon … [Read more...] about Structure Your Way To Google Shopping Success
7 Areas Where Your PPC Account Is Broken
Sometimes in the weeds of your own PPC account, it’s hard to see what’s really going on. Regularly auditing your account can help prevent you from slowly bleeding money or missing out on opportunities for growth or new features. However, regular audits can be hard to do when you are the only one in your account day in and day out. As a Sr. Digital Specialist I spend about … [Read more...] about 7 Areas Where Your PPC Account Is Broken
Don’t Forget The Basics! Audit Your Account – A New Case Study
As an Account Analyst, Account Managers usually come to me with some sort of problem. Sometimes it’s “I’d like to brainstorm strategy” and other times it’s “we need to improve ROAS as quickly as possible.” Not being the Account Manager gives me a fresh set of eyes on an account. I found in the past that when I was struggling with a problem on my own account, it was mainly … [Read more...] about Don’t Forget The Basics! Audit Your Account – A New Case Study
