This article is a reference guide to the targeting options available on Twitter today. Understanding the difference in the targeting options, as well as, how Twitter categorizes users in these buckets will help you sharpen your Twitter advertising knowledge and skills. Interests Interest targeting makes for a great place to start when initially putting your Twitter Ads into … [Read more...] about New to Twitter Ads? Get the Scoop on Targeting Options
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Why Every PPC Specialist Should Experience Client Facing Roles
As PPCer’s, our best asset is being able to drive trackable advertising performance for companies and clients. We learn our industry, adapt to changes, hone our skills and expand our knowledge of the array of tactics to deliver the best results. We learn processes, “hacks” and ways that work for us across a multitude of clients. However, what I have learned over the years is … [Read more...] about Why Every PPC Specialist Should Experience Client Facing Roles
5 Tips to Write a Winning Hero Conf Speaker Pitch
As some of you know already, I am gearing up to present at Hero Conf London in just a few short weeks. Reflecting on my experience writing pitches for Hero Conf (both successfully and unsuccessfully), I thought it might be useful to share what I’ve learned along the way. Whether you are fixing to secure your own spot at Hero Conf in Austin this Spring, or aiming for a different … [Read more...] about 5 Tips to Write a Winning Hero Conf Speaker Pitch
The Five Ad Creation Methods You Should Be Testing
Google recently rolled out new best practice recommendations for optimizing search Ads within Ad Groups. The new recommendations move away from traditional A/B Ad testing and instead focus on Google’s algorithm to determine which ad copy performs the best. Google now recommends a minimum of 5 Ads per Ad Group to give the algorithm enough data to properly determine a … [Read more...] about The Five Ad Creation Methods You Should Be Testing
The Ultimate Guide to Google Ads Quality Score 2024
A comprehensive explainer guide to Google's Quality Score Everyone is familiar with the Quality Score available for individual keywords in your Google Ads account – this is the visible keyword-level Quality Score. What a lot of people fail to recognize, is that there is more at play here than meets the eye. Most of the time, you can’t solve a Quality Score issue with just … [Read more...] about The Ultimate Guide to Google Ads Quality Score 2024
Landing Page Testing: Go Big? Or Small?
The CRO arena has been moving and shaking since its early beginnings; constantly challenging itself to adapt and optimize (Convenient, right? Optimizers optimizing their own industry?). Lately, there has been a lot of buzz surrounding testing; specifically, how big should we test? Some clients want to move hard and fast testing radical changes very frequently while other … [Read more...] about Landing Page Testing: Go Big? Or Small?
Mastering The Transition To PPC Account Manager
Having recently become an account manager, my mind has been buzzing with optimization opportunities, strategy initiatives, and communication styles. With all of the ppc possibilities, where does one start?! Friends and coworkers, who have mastered the transition to account manager, shared their tips and tricks with me. I have compiled their advice here. Here we … [Read more...] about Mastering The Transition To PPC Account Manager
Be A Negative Nancy In Your Ad Accounts
Our instinct as marketers can be to chase what’s working and max out performance everywhere possible. When our optimizations are going swimmingly and we see conversion volume is growing and CPA is shrinking like a kid in a Rick Moranis film, we get to pat ourselves on the back and push more budget, energy and time into our top performers. This is not a bad instinct, but I want … [Read more...] about Be A Negative Nancy In Your Ad Accounts
The Art of Client Communication
Client communication can feel like a battle, a war that never ends, a constant struggle to feel like you have control of the relationship and of the account. There’s an ancient Chinese military strategy book that is considered the ultimate combat guide, The Art of War, written by military general Sun Tzu. When thinking of client communication, I thought of this novel and how it … [Read more...] about The Art of Client Communication
Facebook Custom Audience Targeting Updates
Almost a year ago I wrote about the ability to build remarketing audiences in Facebook without a user having to actually leave Facebook and visit a site. It’s a unique way to try and “meet” people where they are and learn something about them. It’s also a pretty powerful technique for filtering out your best potential customers and then later remarketing to them a more specific … [Read more...] about Facebook Custom Audience Targeting Updates
Adapting to the Upcoming AdWords Ad Updates
Another day, another AdWords update to juggle. Quite frankly, it's all part of the routine as a digital marketer. While some updates initiate major strategic alterations such as expanded text ads or the seemingly forever ago removal of the right-hand rail, the vast majority are minor structural changes. With this in mind, AdWords announced two upcoming features designed to … [Read more...] about Adapting to the Upcoming AdWords Ad Updates
You may be a potential nightmare PPC client if…
These kinds of posts are always dangerous. I try to avoid them, to be honest, because it's difficult to walk the tightrope of tact and truth. You either end up sounding like a giant jerk that hates everyone, or you fearfully dance around feelings so much that you don't ever really say what is on everyone's mind. The purpose of this post is not simply to gather … [Read more...] about You may be a potential nightmare PPC client if…