Previously in AdWords you could set bid strategies that focused on conversions at the campaign level, as seen below: Now, AdWords allows you to focus your bidding strategies on certain types of conversions that are more valuable to your company. What Does This Mean For You? Let's say for example your site is tracking sales and free catalog sign-ups. If you were … [Read more...] about Now Available: Bid Optimization For High Valued Conversions
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Write Better Ads For Your Mobile Audience
This week we’ve been writing about why we perform tasks certain ways in our PPC accounts. Today I’ll look at why it’s pivotal to write mobile specific ads. I’ve found a lack of mobile specific ads to be one of the top errors in many accounts. Setting aside your opinion on profitability of mobile traffic, if you are going to target smart phones, then you need to write mobile … [Read more...] about Write Better Ads For Your Mobile Audience
Morning Clicks: Clueless Corporations, Beautiful Excel, and More
Morning Clicks is your mid-week roundup of digital advertising news and notes. We're your one-stop shop for the most relevant and important news in the PPC world. Grab your cup of joe and come see us every Wednesday morning. Hey, alright! Google finally introduced website click-to-call conversion tracking. [PPC Hero, Inside AdWords] It's a prudent marketer who learns from … [Read more...] about Morning Clicks: Clueless Corporations, Beautiful Excel, and More
Why Do We Test PPC Ads?
Novels have been written regarding the art of ad testing. Whether it involves the creation of persona-based ad copy or a re-evaluation of your core testing metrics, there are countless posts educating us on how to make the most of our ads. But while there might be a lot of information out there about how we should test our ads, there aren’t many that try to explain why. This … [Read more...] about Why Do We Test PPC Ads?
The Real Impact of AdWords Close Variant Changes
Last week AdWords announced it would be removing the option to select whether we include or exclude close variants in our campaign settings. The justification is that those typing in search queries aren't perfect spellers. The intent behind a misspelled and correctly spelled keyword is the same. This is the same logic Google uses to tell us Tablet and Desktop are the same thing … [Read more...] about The Real Impact of AdWords Close Variant Changes
Quality vs. Quantity of PPC Conversions: A Case Study
As pay per click professionals we’re faced with the age-old dilemma of balancing how many leads we produce for our clients vs. the quality of those leads. In many instances, we must sacrifice quality of lead in order to produce quantity and vice versa. The question that seems to come up in discussions with my colleagues is what to focus on first, quality or quantity? Today I … [Read more...] about Quality vs. Quantity of PPC Conversions: A Case Study
Morning Clicks: Bing Opportunites Tool Upgraded, AdWords Puts Focus on Shopping Campaigns
Morning Clicks is your mid-week roundup of digital advertising news and notes. We're your one-stop shop for the most relevant and important news in the PPC world. Grab your cup of joe and come see us every Wednesday morning. The new and improved look for Bing Ads came with updates to the opportunities tab with advice on what to change in your Bing account. [Search Engine … [Read more...] about Morning Clicks: Bing Opportunites Tool Upgraded, AdWords Puts Focus on Shopping Campaigns
Ad Scheduling Available on Facebook
Last week it was announced that ad scheduling would be available in the Facebook interface. It works the same way ad scheduling works in Google AdWords. How Do You Set It Up? If you go to the power editor for your Facebook ads and enter the "ad sets" tab, under the budgeting and ad set dates sections you can now find an "Ad Scheduling" section. Here you must select "Run ads … [Read more...] about Ad Scheduling Available on Facebook
AdWords Implements Shopping Campaigns Upgrade Tool
Have you upgraded your Product Listing Ads over to Shopping Campaigns yet? The due date is coming quickly, as Google has explained that by the end of August Product Listing Ads will be no more, and Shopping Campaigns will officially take over. Don't hit that panic button yet! AdWords has made it easy for advertisers to make the switch to Shopping Campaigns by launching … [Read more...] about AdWords Implements Shopping Campaigns Upgrade Tool
What I Learned During My First Year in PPC
My 1-year anniversary at Hanapin is this month, and what a year it’s been! From the ten-week training program, to getting my first client, to my first on-site client presentation, it has been a rollercoaster. I’ve been reflecting a lot lately on everything I’ve learned (which has been a lot). Not only the ins and outs of PPC, but soft skills like internal and client … [Read more...] about What I Learned During My First Year in PPC
5 Strategies For Dealing With Restricted PPC Budgets
We’ve all seen it: the little orange text saying, “limited by budget” next to your campaign. The red alert that Google uses to say, “hey, you’re limiting your campaigns!” Unfortunately, we can’t always choose when we can open budget up, and we aren’t always able to expand budgets even when performance is great. These 5 strategies will help you make the most of these … [Read more...] about 5 Strategies For Dealing With Restricted PPC Budgets
6 Tactics For Writing Better PPC Blogs
New PPC blog posts go live every day. Many blogs consistently produce great content, while others miss the boat (hopefully we provide the former :) ). After reading, writing, and editing 100s of posts during my career, I’ve identified six tactics to help you become a better PPC blogger. It’s important to note that the majority of these tactics can also be utilized for any … [Read more...] about 6 Tactics For Writing Better PPC Blogs
