As AdWords advertisers, we tend to obsess over the big wins. Everyone is looking for that special hack that will cut costs and deliver incredible results. So, when someone has a big win, we celebrate it. We write case studies about it. Everyone tries to find a way to make someone else's breakthrough work for them. The thing is, though, while many AdWords accounts have … [Read more...] about How To Get Big Wins In Your AdWords Account
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New PPC Account Analysis For Beginners
Looking at an account that is unfamiliar to you can be daunting. There are many things to look at and so many reports to pull. How do you know what’s most important? This post will go through some of the common reports/analysis to pull when inheriting an account. Account Health Checkup / Learn The Lay Of The Land KPIs Key performance indicators (KPIs) are what your client … [Read more...] about New PPC Account Analysis For Beginners
AdWords Text Ads Automatically Changing To Responsive Ads On GDN
If you are running standard text ads or Expanded Text Ads in AdWords Display campaigns, there is a possibility that these ads have been or will be automatically updated to responsive ads. While Google did not release an official announcement, the below alert is displayed on support page on text ads on the Display Network. Advertisers are not able to opt out of this … [Read more...] about AdWords Text Ads Automatically Changing To Responsive Ads On GDN
PPC Video Campaign Targeting Methods You Shouldn’t Forget
YouTube campaigns have always made deeper targeting available to the advertisers. I loved video campaigns from the beginning because I could target by age, gender, parental status, household income, and more. But while those layered targets are great, it’s not enough for me. I’m greedy like the Little Mermaid. “I want to be where the people are.” Don’t laugh. She’s got the … [Read more...] about PPC Video Campaign Targeting Methods You Shouldn’t Forget
How To Use Adwords Campaign Drafts And Experiments
Using Google’s Campaign Experiments and Drafts is a great way to test something new with a smaller portion of traffic. Then you can view the results side-by-side before implementing the changes in the original campaign settings. When you are creating a new draft, Google will copy all the existing settings of a campaign and give you a test environment to make changes. When you … [Read more...] about How To Use Adwords Campaign Drafts And Experiments
2017: The Year You Launch Your Video Ads
I was reading an article recently about Generation Xers and how they consume content on YouTube and how to best engage with this coveted consumer cohort. The article noted that Gen Xers, who were born between mid-1960 and late 1970s, are predominantly using YouTube for trips down memory lane, for news content and for DIY videos. I am a Gen Xer and I agree with this theory, but … [Read more...] about 2017: The Year You Launch Your Video Ads
60% Better CTR With Google DSK Campaigns And Other Real World Results
Years ago Google introduced a product that paired low-funnel high-intent sites with contextual keywords. This GDN product was retired, only to be re-released this year in the form of beta, DSK Campaigns. What is Google offering in this campaign type? DSK stands for Display Select Keywords, meaning you only target the most promising keywords and when you take the Content … [Read more...] about 60% Better CTR With Google DSK Campaigns And Other Real World Results
The Latest In Video: AdWords Scripts Available For YouTube
December may be the month for ecommerce PPC-ers to shine, but AdWords is not limiting the focus to only Shopping this holiday season. On Tuesday, the engine announced on the Official AdWords Blog that support for Scripts will soon be extended to include Video campaigns. Initially, this includes TrueView and six-second bumper ads on YouTube, with eventual expansion to YouTube … [Read more...] about The Latest In Video: AdWords Scripts Available For YouTube
Using Google Analytics To Power AdWords Campaigns
All too often we tend to think of Google Analytics and Google AdWords separately, when in reality, we need to be using them together. The amount of information that can be gathered from both platforms could lead to “analysis paralysis” but, when used correctly, you can optimize your campaigns to perform that much better. Lately, I have been writing about Display advertising. … [Read more...] about Using Google Analytics To Power AdWords Campaigns
Coming Soon – New Cross-Device Reports And Benchmarks
Over the years, mobile traffic has continued to increase, which has made it increasingly difficult to track customers as they cross over from one device to another. The traditional marketing funnel that used to be awareness, consideration, and then purchase has almost become obsolete. No longer is the buying cycle a linear path. In fact, it's become necessary to identify the … [Read more...] about Coming Soon – New Cross-Device Reports And Benchmarks
Reach The Right Users With Gmail Ads
When it comes to advertising, the goal is always to be in the right place, at the right time, in front of the right person. Being PPC specialists, we know that isn’t always the case and that’s why we measure click-through rate, conversion rate, and any data that we can get our hands on to simply determine the effectiveness of our advertising. That is also why we look to have … [Read more...] about Reach The Right Users With Gmail Ads
Leveraging Analytics For Remarketing: Picking The Ripest Fruit
Remarketing represents the low hanging fruit of the digital marketing world. This cliche or some analogous iteration is parroted throughout the paid search community to no end. It's a safe assumption that this mentality has either been repeated or embraced by nearly every account manager, myself included. And while the frequency becomes repetitive, its prevalence is well … [Read more...] about Leveraging Analytics For Remarketing: Picking The Ripest Fruit
