So you’ve got great ads and a great click through rate, but you’re just not seeing the conversions you want. At this point, you might want to take a look at your site and come up with some conversion rate optimization (CRO) ideas. Sure, there are great tools out there like Crazy Egg, but there are also some free options to get you started. Google Analytics is a free tool and … [Read more...] about 4 Ways You Haven’t Thought to Use Google Analytics for CRO
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Understanding Your Keyword Performance Better with Google’s Search Funnel Reports
I’ve always taken a bottom line approach to evaluating keyword performance. I want to know how much was spent on clicks, how many conversions those clicks generated, and if my keywords are profitable and performing to client or in-house goals. I base optimizations on these bottom line metrics and decide whether to pause certain keywords. What I have recently come to … [Read more...] about Understanding Your Keyword Performance Better with Google’s Search Funnel Reports
4 Google Analytics Reports Every PPC Manager Should Use
It’s important to utilize Google Analytics when running an AdWords campaign. Google Analytics allows you to understand how the traffic your paid search campaign generates behaves when it reaches your website. This is crucial in improving and understanding conversion rates. Google Analytics provides lots of different reports and tools to help you do this. Below I have listed 4 … [Read more...] about 4 Google Analytics Reports Every PPC Manager Should Use
Google Trends: Why You Can’t Ignore The Wave Of Change Anymore
As PPC Heroes, we like to think we’ve got all sorts of magic stuffed up our sleeves. Truth be told, there are plenty of approaches we use that may be less common to the outside world. That’s why this week’s *Series Topic* is just that: Underutilized Reports. This week we’ll go over reports we use in AdWords, Bing, Facebook, and Analytics that we find to be particularly useful … [Read more...] about Google Trends: Why You Can’t Ignore The Wave Of Change Anymore
A Peek Behind the Curtain: Consumer Ratings Added to Google Ads
When someone is searching for a product or service, feedback and reviews from others can be invaluable in helping them determine what to choose. There are usually a ton of options, and savvy consumers want to ensure they are making the best decision. Advertisers have long used feedback and ratings from consumers to enhance their message, and set their product or company apart … [Read more...] about A Peek Behind the Curtain: Consumer Ratings Added to Google Ads
Google Is Getting Strict With Unique Product Identifiers
Google has made several releases and updates to Google Shopping over the last few weeks. In February, Shopping campaigns were made available to all Product Listing Ads and this last week, AdWords API was opened up for Shopping campaigns as well. With all this new availability for Shopping campaigns, we should also begin to see an increase in quality enforcement from Google, … [Read more...] about Google Is Getting Strict With Unique Product Identifiers
Learn More About The Competition With New Features in Google’s Auction Insights
When it comes to competitor analysis, there is no such thing as too much information. During our monthly training day this month, we had a discussion about competitor analysis and how (most) clients show an interest in what their competitors are doing. One tool that is used to measure performance against competitors is Auction insights reports in AdWords. While this report is … [Read more...] about Learn More About The Competition With New Features in Google’s Auction Insights
Google Announces Attribution Modeling in AdWords
Google has just released the Search Funnels Attribution Modeling Tool in AdWords. This tool allows you to identify campaigns, ad groups, or keywords that are assisting conversions or are a part of the conversion process. While this tool has been available in Analytics for quite some time, it's a new feature in AdWords. Where To Find It You can find this by navigating to Tools … [Read more...] about Google Announces Attribution Modeling in AdWords
Are You Wasting Spend on Google Shopping?
Google Shopping is the next generation of PLAs. Offering a more retail centric advertising model, advertisers can easily segment their product feeds by categories and labels. This is all well and good but what do you do when performance is lacking? Do these new campaign types require new tactics or can you treat them like your other AdWords campaigns? The Account The account … [Read more...] about Are You Wasting Spend on Google Shopping?
Google Changes Naming Conventions for Conversion Tracking
Changes are coming to conversion tracking in AdWords. Throughout this month, AdWords will begin rolling out updates to the conversion naming convention, as well as the way they are counted. If you are managing a Google account, you may have gotten an email alerting you of the upcoming enhancements. These changes are to help you better track different types of conversions and … [Read more...] about Google Changes Naming Conventions for Conversion Tracking
Google AdWords Is Getting A (Tiny) Makeover
For some, the news that AdWords is getting a redesign might not come as a surprise. Several accounts have been switched over to the new design for weeks or even months. For others, whose accounts have not yet made the switch, you're now in on the secret: Google has officially announced that their gradual redesign is finally going to reach all of Google AdWords. Though the … [Read more...] about Google AdWords Is Getting A (Tiny) Makeover
Google to Receive More Insight from Muted Ads
Targeting a relevant audience is essential for PPC ads. Whether in the Search or Display Network, considerable time and attention is taken to ensure you are reaching an appropriate audience. A while back, Google introduced a new method to help determine uninterested viewers. In July 2012, Google ushered in a new tool to mute certain ads on the Display Network, using a small [x] … [Read more...] about Google to Receive More Insight from Muted Ads
