Many sidebar ad thoughts have been bouncing around the PPC Industry as of late. Our own Kayla Kurtz wrote about her sidebar ads conspiracy while Matt Umbro spoke to what the announcement means for advertisers. Now that Google has had the new layout of no side ads and 4 top ads (in highly competitive auctions) set up for a couple weeks, how do you know if your account has … [Read more...] about Use Custom Metrics To Visualize The Impact Of No Sidebar Ads
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A Sensationalist’s Survival Guide To PPC Marketing
01Editor's Note - Today, we present the second submission in our Hero Conf Guest Blog Post Giveaway. The winner receives a free conference pass to Hero Conf Philadelphia. Today's post is from Gil Hong, PPC Account Manager at SEER Interactive. Let’s just face it, the PPC industry can be a scary place.You have competitors lurking around every ad position, clients/bosses that … [Read more...] about A Sensationalist’s Survival Guide To PPC Marketing
When Efficiency Becomes The Enemy
Here’s the situation: a poorly managed account lands in your lap. You crack your knuckles and go to work, grabbing all of that sweet low-hanging fruit along the way. You sit back, prop your feet on your desk and watch the conversions roll in. You improve account performance. You cut CPA in half. You double your leads. All of this is fantastic, so what is the catch? Budget. … [Read more...] about When Efficiency Becomes The Enemy
3 Easy Ways To Be Proactive On New PPC Accounts
Editor's Note - Today, we present the first of two submissions to our Hero Conf Guest Blog Post Giveaway. The winner receives a free conference pass to Hero Conf Philadelphia. Our first post is from Joe Martinez, Senior Manager, Paid Media & Community at Granular. In this ever-changing world of digital marketing, it can be difficult to stay ahead of the game. There are, … [Read more...] about 3 Easy Ways To Be Proactive On New PPC Accounts
Sidebar Ads – My Conspiracy Theory
The best, and sometimes worst, thing about paid search is that while everything changes…it all stays the same. I’m specifically talking about the ever-dynamic world that is Google AdWords. There are always small tweaks and adjustments, and usually, the wide-sweeping changes are few and far between. The latest and greatest of these changes has been the removal of sidebar … [Read more...] about Sidebar Ads – My Conspiracy Theory
AdWords Self-Optimizing Accounts Are Live (And Already Among Us)
AdWords is clearly moving towards higher automation, even if a fully automatic long-lasting optimization is still to come. It is possible to create accounts which automatically react to competitors’ activities and maintain performance for long times without manual activities. Since I created my first campaign (more than 12 years ago) I have always been striving toward better … [Read more...] about AdWords Self-Optimizing Accounts Are Live (And Already Among Us)
The Launch Of The Bing Network And What It Means
Last Tuesday, Microsoft announced the launch of the Bing Network, marking the long coming end of the Yahoo Bing Network. Despite the fact that Bing Ads continues to serve ads on a considerable percentage of Yahoo search results, Stephen Sirich, GM of Bing Ads, mentioned Yahoo just once in his post announcing the Bing Network and it substantively pertained to account … [Read more...] about The Launch Of The Bing Network And What It Means
What The AdWords Sidebar Announcement Means For You
The paid search industry was abuzz on Friday, as news that Google would be removing sidebar ads and adding a fourth paid ad above the organic listings was announced. In addition, up to three ads will continue showing below the organic listings while Shopping ads will remain unaffected (for now). Naturally, paid search specialists were taken by surprise at this announcement … [Read more...] about What The AdWords Sidebar Announcement Means For You
5 Things Ruining Your Shopping Feed
Shopping campaigns have not just made a splash in paid search advertising, they’ve changed the tides entirely. Three years ago we were focusing on how we would bid on a keyword so that our ad with product extensions would appear. Just reflect on those first beautiful Product Listing Ads, when competition was so much lower and things were simple: But those days … [Read more...] about 5 Things Ruining Your Shopping Feed
The AdWords Script To Create Ads In Bulk
This month I’d like to share a script I originally built 3 years ago to help with ad text optimization in AdWords. It’s intended to make sure all ad groups have enough experiments running, and can also be used to create new ads across many ad groups in bulk. It could also be used to clean up the worst performing ad in each ad group. AdWords Script For Bulk Ad Creation The … [Read more...] about The AdWords Script To Create Ads In Bulk
Live Summit Confirmation
Alright! You are now registered for the PPC Hero Summit! You'll get a confirmation via email with an invite about a week before the Summit, so don't worry if you don't see it right away. Contact us here with any questions leading up to the event. Share this event with a friend or add it to your calendar: Tweet Copy Link Explore more from the ppc agency of … [Read more...] about Live Summit Confirmation
Show Returning Visitors Extra Love Through RLSA
In light of Valentine's Day, love is in the air and the PPC world is not exempt. We love to see those green deltas when comparing week-over-week or month-over-month performance. We love to see more clicks, more conversions, and more revenue. We also love when all of the above happens effortlessly. Unfortunately, we can’t magically make account performance blossom but we can … [Read more...] about Show Returning Visitors Extra Love Through RLSA
