After seeming weeks of changes that made PPC’s small little corner of the Internet pretty angry, Google has launched a new tool that seems pretty awesome. Meet the new Auction Insights report. It should be rolled out to your account in the next couple of days (if it isn't in there already). Instead of using the ad preview tool or (heaven forbid) just running a quick test … [Read more...] about Auction Insights from Google: So Much Keyword-Level Data
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Google to Force More Automation Down Our Throats
On June 30th custom alerts will no longer be offered by Google. In a blog post released today, Google announced that enough people have adopted automated rules to justify discontinuing alerts. On June 15th you will not be able to create these alerts anymore and on June 30th they will no longer appear in your account. E-mail notifications will also cease on June … [Read more...] about Google to Force More Automation Down Our Throats
Google Insights for Search for PPC
Google Insights for Search is a popular web trend tool, but it's application to PPC is often overlooked. This post discusses three ways you can use the tool to increase the efficiency of your PPC accounts. Use Google Insights for problem solving and keyword identification Google insights can be used to help troubleshoot when a past performing keyword starts to do poorly, or … [Read more...] about Google Insights for Search for PPC
Google Analytics Test Lab – Series Wrap-Up
We hope you’ve found this month’s Google Analytics Test Lab series helpful. By now, it should be obvious that Analytics is a very complex and powerful tool that can be very beneficial for your own accounts if utilized properly. What’s better is the fact that it’s completely free to use! We’ve covered several Analytics topics this week, including: 10 Google Analytics Hot … [Read more...] about Google Analytics Test Lab – Series Wrap-Up
Google Analytics Test Lab: Drive Your E-Commerce PPC Account
Welcome to the third post in our Google Analytics Test Lab blog series. Today I’ll be walking you through using Google Analytics to get the most of you’re your e-commerce PPC account. If you’re running a PPC account for e-commerce, you likely already understand the importance of dynamic reporting capabilities, so I’ll try not to make this article sound like a sponsored plug … [Read more...] about Google Analytics Test Lab: Drive Your E-Commerce PPC Account
Using Google Analytics for Lead Generation
The best thing about Analytics is also the worst thing about Analytics. If utilized correctly, Analytics can open up a whole new world of possibilities within your accounts. On the other hand, trying to digest all of the different facets and capabilities can be a difficult and time-consuming process. This is why we decided to host the Analytics Test Lab this month in order to … [Read more...] about Using Google Analytics for Lead Generation
Google Analytics Test Lab: Finding New Test Subjects
Day two in the Google Analytics Test Lab is all about deciding what to test on next. Determining the areas in Analytics to use to compare performance and metrics is one thing, but using the interface to find new opportunity for your paid search accounts is a completely different beast. So here’s a look at my favorite three places to find new opportunity in Analytics! Goals … [Read more...] about Google Analytics Test Lab: Finding New Test Subjects
Brad Geddes Presents: How to Identify Google AdWords Quality Score Problems
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Df7Lo7CMQiI&feature=youtu.be Is the quality score of your keywords limiting your account? How can you tell? Where do you start fixing them? In a PPC Hero first-look exclusive, Brad Geddes, voted the most influential person in PPC, teaches you how to extract data from AdWords and manipulate it in Excel to find areas where increasing your … [Read more...] about Brad Geddes Presents: How to Identify Google AdWords Quality Score Problems
Google Analytics Test Lab: Ten Analytics Hot Spots
Welcome to the Google Analytics Test Lab! If you are just setting foot in the Analytics Lab for the first time, this is the place to start. To kick off our series this month, I will take you through your lab’s set up with the top ten areas to gather the best info for your experiment. Google Analytics can be a very powerful tool for Internet marketers – use it wisely! Lab … [Read more...] about Google Analytics Test Lab: Ten Analytics Hot Spots
Google Testing Call Extension Placement
It seems like the past 2 or 3 years we keep hearing “THIS year is the year for mobile." Well it's 2012, and we're definitely seeing increases across the board in mobile traffic in PPC, and Google seems to be supporting this with more features and more testing. After running some tests this week on several mobile devices (Android and iPhone), we are seeing some very interesting … [Read more...] about Google Testing Call Extension Placement
New Series: Google Analytics Test Lab
Are you lost trying to use Google Analytics data to analyze or enhance your PPC accounts? Are you a veteran Analytics user looking for some more advanced tips? If so, this month's blog series is for you. Check back next week as we take you through our Google Analytics Test Lab. Here's what we'll cover: Monday: 10 Hottest Pieces of Information You Can Find in Analytics … [Read more...] about New Series: Google Analytics Test Lab
Google’s New Ad Rotation Settings are the Devil
Yesterday Google announced that they are changing the settings for ad rotation. They currently have three options: optimize for clicks, optimize for conversions and rotate evenly. This change will only affect the third option: rotate. Also, this change is the devil. Okay, so the basics. Beginning next week, any campaigns opted into “rotate” will only rotate for a period of … [Read more...] about Google’s New Ad Rotation Settings are the Devil
