Who doesn’t love a good sale? You see a commercial, receive a mail-flyer, or an email and it immediately catches your attention when something is said to be “on-sale”. While these methods are still going strong, coupons and promotions in the digital realm are as well. Personally, I am more apt to view and research a product that has any type of sale language than I am a product … [Read more...] about Are Coupons and Promotions Worth Your Time?
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Why You Should Test Target ROAS Bidding for Shopping Campaigns
For many Ecommerce businesses, AdWords shopping campaigns can make up a large share of PPC traffic, and often a significant proportion of overall revenue. The importance of these campaigns can sometimes provoke paralysis on the part of digital marketing managers; it’s easy to adopt the attitude of “if it’s not broke, don’t fix it” when the prospect of even a small dip in … [Read more...] about Why You Should Test Target ROAS Bidding for Shopping Campaigns
Spend Smarter: Identifying Account Opportunities
Budgeting can be a tricky thing. Oftentimes we run into one of the following situations: Performance has been steady, but we’re limited in what we can spend. Wow we want to grow the account. The client comes to us asking if we could spend more, if so, how much more? What will the outcome be? The client comes to us saying that they have additional $X to spend, but their … [Read more...] about Spend Smarter: Identifying Account Opportunities
How to Supercharge Your Google Shopping Ads
Running a successful Google Shopping campaign isn’t rocket science, but there’s definitely an art to it. Whenever I get asked to audit an account, the same issues or areas for improvement come up time and time again. So, I’ve put together this article to tackle some of those common problems and help you get the most out of your Google Shopping ad campaigns. The first thing to … [Read more...] about How to Supercharge Your Google Shopping Ads
The Lowdown on Display Select Keywords
When you think of keyword research or keyword optimizations, your mind automatically thinks about Paid Search. An underutilized way to use keywords is also to include keywords in your Display campaigns. This is called Display Select Keywords and they are an efficient way to expand targeting options on the Google Display Network (GDN) based on search intent and likely hood to … [Read more...] about The Lowdown on Display Select Keywords
AdWords Interface Updating By End of 2018
As I write this, Sarah McLachlan’s “I Will Remember You” is quietly playing in the background, as Google just announced big “Changes” coming our way. By the end of 2018, the old AdWords interface will be replaced by the new AdWords Experience. This is the end of an era and I say “Bring on the Wonder”. For the few who may not have noticed the ‘Try the Faster AdWords’ button in … [Read more...] about AdWords Interface Updating By End of 2018
Ultimate Guide to Paid Search Acronyms & Terminology
Whether you’re new to the game or a seasoned account manager, PPC terms and acronyms can be difficult to digest at times. The sheer volume of terms, acronyms and technicality is enough to make even the boldest of individuals cry. The folks here at PPC Hero believe it is important to provide our readers with as much information possible, so we’ve decided to compile a … [Read more...] about Ultimate Guide to Paid Search Acronyms & Terminology
How to Visualize Last Year’s PPC Data – and Learn From It
As a PPC professional, you hold yourself accountable for developing smart strategies and delivering optimized results. It’s critical to know how your Google AdWords campaigns performed last year and what you can do differently this year to improve. With all the reports available, it should be easy, right? Sadly, there’s a catch. But Orbiter PPC Data Visualizations can … [Read more...] about How to Visualize Last Year’s PPC Data – and Learn From It
4 Ways to Connect Your Paid Search & Shopping Campaign Efforts
Paid Search and Shopping campaigns in Google AdWords are sometimes looked at as separate entities and in other circumstances users don't even realize the difference in targeting tactics between the two. They do run quite a bit differently on the same network, which can cause confusion. Sometimes, as online advertisers, we get questions such as, “which keywords are we targeting … [Read more...] about 4 Ways to Connect Your Paid Search & Shopping Campaign Efforts
Top 3 AdWords Updates of 2017
Google had a lot of AdWords updates in 2017, and there were several that had a huge impact on how can we optimize and change our strategy. For some runner-up examples, custom intent for display, smart display including life events, sharing negative lists across accounts, view-through conversions for Gmail Ads, and much more. This post could have easily been 5 or even 10 top … [Read more...] about Top 3 AdWords Updates of 2017
The Ultimate Guide to PPC Marketing
What is PPC? Introduction by Roger Cooney "PPC" - which stands for Pay-Per-Click - is a digital marketing channel whereby an advertiser pays only after their advertisements are clicked, sending either a visit to their website or a piece of data of value. Historically, the term PPC has been used interchangeably with Search Engine Marketing (SEM) and Search Engine … [Read more...] about The Ultimate Guide to PPC Marketing
A Closer Look at AdWords Smart Bidding
Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Christmas, Hanukah, Festivus; the list of sale opportunities doesn’t end at this point of the year. If you’re managing an eCommerce account right now, time management is fast becoming your most utilized skill. But, what if I told you there was a way to free up some time by giving into our machine overlords? Moving from manual bidding to trusting … [Read more...] about A Closer Look at AdWords Smart Bidding