As an Account Analyst, a frequent request we get is to troubleshoot Google Analytics. Sometimes it’s a very specific request, like “can you see why our sessions don’t match our AdWords clicks?” and other times it’s a generic “can you make sure GA is set up correctly?”. In this post, we’ll go through some reasons why your data might not be accurate due to the account set up and … [Read more...] about Troubleshooting Google Analytics Tracking
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Seven insights hiding in Google’s new Christmas shopping research
Earlier this month Google released a set of eye-popping statistics about the Christmas shopping season. It was hard for me to miss, I kind of work for Google, but if you’ve never seen that article I think you should take a look. As we get farther into the shopping season, it can start to feel like the season is close to wrapping up. Based on Google’s data, though, that couldn’t … [Read more...] about Seven insights hiding in Google’s new Christmas shopping research
Stop Using Google’s First Page Estimates to Set Your Bids
Within the Google Interface there’s a super helpful piece of information called the First Page Bid Estimate. This metric tells you, based on both quality score and competition for the exact match of your keyword (even for broad and phrase keywords), an approximation of where you should set your bid to ensure that you win as many auctions as possible to appear on the first page … [Read more...] about Stop Using Google’s First Page Estimates to Set Your Bids
A 180 of Google Analytics 360
A perk of most paid search management platforms is the level of data we are able to obtain without having to go far. As an individual that has focused on a variety of marketing efforts, spanning from paid and organic to print and media, I've spent my fair share of time poking around in analytics platforms. For the past year I've had the opportunity to work with a company … [Read more...] about A 180 of Google Analytics 360
6 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do In Google Sheets
Google Sheets is a versatile tool for PPC marketers. Whether you’re using it build reports for your clients, analyze data, or other miscellaneous PPC tasks, getting familiar with some of the lesser known functions can be beneficial. Here are the features we’ll cover in this post: Import Sitemaps Currency Conversions Sparklines Import from other workbooks Check for … [Read more...] about 6 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do In Google Sheets
How Often Does Google Search Match to Demographics?
Google publicly rolled out demographic targeting for search in the fall of 2016. This feature allows advertisers to segment data and adjust bids based on gender and age estimates of users. The one downside is the “undetermined segment.” This segment can make up a large proportion of the traffic. This can make some advertisers wary of the demographic information, “do we really … [Read more...] about How Often Does Google Search Match to Demographics?
Google Introduces Parallel Tracking to Speed Up Landing Pages
As we all know, the longer it takes to load a page, the lower the conversion rate will be. One of the bigger time sucks for a landing page load is the tracking redirects. The tracking loads before the page and if the tracking is loading slowly there is a much higher chance the customer bounces. This is a futuristic catch-22 where you need the tracking in place to gather … [Read more...] about Google Introduces Parallel Tracking to Speed Up Landing Pages
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
Using Google Sheets as a Script Controller
Today we’re going to use Google Sheets as a control center of sorts for AdWords Scripts. The Sheets interface allows users to make adjustments via a spreadsheet rather than through the code itself. This method not only makes changes easier to implement but empowers less technical users to harness the power of scripts. In this article, we’ll cover an example use case then go … [Read more...] about Using Google Sheets as a Script Controller
Leverage Google Shopping for a Blowout Holiday Season
It’s never too early to start thinking about your holiday shopping strategy. Even months before the holidays, you need to start looking at your traffic from last year, pitching budgets, and analyzing your data to make sure your performance improves this year. And, as the industry is always changing, we have some new guidelines and products to introduce to you as you prep for … [Read more...] about Leverage Google Shopping for a Blowout Holiday Season
Google Target Outranking Share Bid Strategy Success
A major focus over at the Google headquarters in 2017 has been to increase automated bid offering within the AdWords platform. They have refined existing methods and added new capabilities. Approached with a unique situation earlier in the year, our client team decided to place our personal experiences and hesitancy with machine learning aside and give it a whirl. The … [Read more...] about Google Target Outranking Share Bid Strategy Success
The Great Rollover: Google Pushes Universal App Campaigns
Earlier this month, Google notified AdWords customers that all app install campaigns will be migrated to Universal App Campaigns (UAC). On October 16, new app install campaigns created in AdWords will begin running on UAC. And on November 15 of this year, existing app promo campaigns for search, display and YouTube will stop running. So what are UACs, and why does Google … [Read more...] about The Great Rollover: Google Pushes Universal App Campaigns
