Trends change. And do so at the most inconvenient times. When it comes to your website after you’ve finally hit a sweet spot of performance and usability, here comes a new trend that renders your site outdated. You’ve decided that now it’s time to make a change and redesign your entire site. Whether it’s a few page layouts or updating so that it’s responsive across multiple … [Read more...] about 3 Steps To Guide Your Client Through A Website Redesign
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Painless Promotions Management In AdWords
Promotions come and go. They can provide big boosts in sales and interest but short turnarounds and odd hours can make them hectic to manage. Thankfully, there are a few ways you can streamline the process to lessen the burden. Labels Labels make organization easy. They are easy to create, modify and apply to any part of your account. They can also serve as reminders or … [Read more...] about Painless Promotions Management In AdWords
How To Determine Your Next CRO Test – Part 1
Have you ever struggled with determining what your next conversion rate optimization (CRO) test should be? Coming up with landing page tests can be difficult, especially if you have a wide range of pages that can be optimized. Maybe you aren’t sure which page to test, what part of the page to focus on or maybe you have a handful of testing ideas but you aren’t sure which test … [Read more...] about How To Determine Your Next CRO Test – Part 1
New Ad Extensions In Town – Check Out Bing’s Latest
There’s no better time than at the start of a new year to get your PPC accounts in order. One of the biggest things that I do during this time is audit all of my accounts and make sure I’m taking advantage of all features. As you know, in the PPC world it’s easy to miss out on adding new features to your accounts. This year, Bing is going to be high on my priority list, as … [Read more...] about New Ad Extensions In Town – Check Out Bing’s Latest
10 Simple Predictions For The Ever-Evolving World Of Pay Per Click In 2016
This year has been a dynamic one in the world of paid search as many platforms have released a number of updates and new features. For most retailers, a new and exciting change was the ability to have a Black Friday and a Cyber Monday structured data as an ad extension. On the other hand, Bing has also made an array of changes to their advertising platform in 2015, with the … [Read more...] about 10 Simple Predictions For The Ever-Evolving World Of Pay Per Click In 2016
It’s Time For PPC To Stop Ignoring Client Management
An Incomplete PPC Cinderella Story There once was a young girl who lived in a quaint Bavarian cottage with her step-mother and two step-sisters. This young girl was a hard-working, kind girl who loved all and hated none. She did much of the hard work that was customarily required in a household, yet, sadly her step-sisters took credit for everything. They would sit in bed all … [Read more...] about It’s Time For PPC To Stop Ignoring Client Management
How To Onboard New Clients In 4 Steps
I spend a ton of time leading the onboarding of new clients. Onboarding new clients can be both exciting and scary at the same time. Adding a new client and the revenue that’s associated with it is always the fun part. However, reality sets in pretty quickly. Questions like: Who's going to manage the account? How complex is the client's business? Is PPC meeting … [Read more...] about How To Onboard New Clients In 4 Steps
Meeting User Expectations: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
For those of you who missed our flash webinar a couple of months ago, today’s post will focus on meeting user expectations. As CRO manager, one of my main focuses is making sure users aren’t left confused or wondering where they are when they land on a page. We’ll look at a handful of examples today and discuss how the user expectations are or are not met. To do so, we’ll be … [Read more...] about Meeting User Expectations: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
Tips For Being More Strategic With Your Clients
A few weeks back I wrote about the consultative approach and how it can be used to manage PPC accounts more strategically. Our key stakeholders expect us to be a strategic business partner who proactively pushes their business forward through the use of paid search. What they don’t want is a reactive partner who’s just ‘awaiting orders’ before proceeding ahead with tasks and … [Read more...] about Tips For Being More Strategic With Your Clients
Image Extensions Now Available For Bing Ads
Image extensions are out of beta, at least for Bing. On 11/16, Bing Ads announced the release of image extensions in search ads on tablets and PCs, at the moment smartphones are out of the equation. No word yet on whether they will be added in the future. Advertisers can upload up to 6 images to an ad group or campaign. Each image can be set with its own landing page … [Read more...] about Image Extensions Now Available For Bing Ads
How To Optimize For Velocity
You may as well not call, you know you are going right to voicemail. But you do anyway because this is your job..... or maybe more is riding on it and this is your company. You are calling back the leads from your PPC campaign, and every single one of them has lost interest. Are they avoiding you? Have they gone with a competitor? You are frustrated and feel like … [Read more...] about How To Optimize For Velocity
Image Extensions Now Available In Bing Ads
Amongst a holiday season of innovation and addition in the PPC world, Bing Ads recently announced the reincarnation of image extensions in search ads. Although previously introduced and eventually discontinued within AdWords, Bing Ads will now offer advertisers the ability to increase clicks and grab attention via complimentary images. Image Ad Extensions within Bing … [Read more...] about Image Extensions Now Available In Bing Ads