Everyone accepts the tenet that conversions matter. Any successful marketing campaign needs some form of conversion tracking, whether they are sales, leads, or e-mail sign-ups. Most often accounts default to utilizing the AdWords conversion code. This simple to implement code automatically fires anytime someone reaches a certain stage of the customer cycle. However, there are … [Read more...] about Using Google Analytics for AdWords Conversion Tracking
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Strategies For Targeting Top Of Funnel Keywords
One of the features of PPC I love the most is how specific it can be. For example, if a user is searching for “donut shop k cups,” you can tailor your ad to speak to this product while sending the person to a landing page containing “donut shop k cups.” However, not every search is this specific. A large percentage of searches are root terms, also known as top of funnel … [Read more...] about Strategies For Targeting Top Of Funnel Keywords
How Does AdWords Work? An Overview Of Google’s PPC Advertising Platform
When a user performs a search for a product or service, Google scans millions of websites to provide relevant, organic search results. With Google AdWords, an online advertising platform, a business can get great visibility even if their listing is not found within the organic search results. An AdWords account is comprised of Campaigns, Ad Groups, Ads, and Keywords. All … [Read more...] about How Does AdWords Work? An Overview Of Google’s PPC Advertising Platform
Gain Insight Into User Intent With These Two Analytics Reports
PPC Hero series week rolls on as we focus today on two key Google Analytics report. Make sure to check out all posts this week, including Carrie's take on location extensions, Jacob's view of the destination URL report, and Kayla's look at how to use client service reports to improve retention. In paid search our first goal is to get people to the website. What happens after … [Read more...] about Gain Insight Into User Intent With These Two Analytics Reports
Ranking The AdWords Shared Library Features
The AdWords Shared Library isn’t the sexiest feature, but it does provide valuable options that can make account management more efficient. In this post I’ll give a description of each of the seven sections while also ranking from most valuable to least. As with any feature, make sure it is right for you and doesn’t interfere with your account goals. 1) Audiences Being … [Read more...] about Ranking The AdWords Shared Library Features
Morning Clicks: Facebook becoming a Threat to YouTube? Twitter Becoming a Store?
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. Google's new AdWords policy will finally be in effect this month. What differences will we see? [Search Engine Land] Speaking of difference-makers … [Read more...] about Morning Clicks: Facebook becoming a Threat to YouTube? Twitter Becoming a Store?
4 Benefits of an AdWords My Client Center (MCC)
Despite somewhat firm beliefs that agencies encompass a special fairy dust of some sort that makes them “better” at PPC – we don’t. Certainly expertise and experience contribute to this perception and definitely set some agencies apart from one another, but there’s not a magic switch. What agencies do that individual advertisers may overlook is utilize the basic tools available … [Read more...] about 4 Benefits of an AdWords My Client Center (MCC)
PPC Hero Interviews Brad Geddes
If you are in the paid search industry, chances are that you've heard of world renowned paid search guru, Brad Geddes. Along with being an author, speaker, and marketing consultant, Brad recently launched a new ad testing platform called AdAlysis. Brad was gracious enough to allow PPC Hero an interview. How did you get into paid search and why have you stuck with … [Read more...] about PPC Hero Interviews Brad Geddes
3 Scripts For More Effective Google Shopping Reporting
A few month’s ago I wrote about the power of AdWords scripts reporting. The reporting functionality in scripts allows you to access the API data tables. Not only is reporting faster and more efficient but allows access to additional metrics. Reporting is less technically demanding so even if you don’t have a lot of experience coding, this method is very accessible to … [Read more...] about 3 Scripts For More Effective Google Shopping Reporting
Back To School PPC: Get In The Bus Driver’s Seat
This week we’ve been discussing the Back To School season, arguably the biggest thing to hit e-comm since the winter holidays! There are many details to consider when approaching your first Back To School campaign, or when simply evaluating when and how to set this year’s BTS efforts live. Today we’ll cover the first steps of not only knowing your own traffic, but also … [Read more...] about Back To School PPC: Get In The Bus Driver’s Seat
Do Your Campaigns Target “Search & Display Networks”?
Segmenting search and display campaigns is a basic best practice that we are taught as PPC fledglings. However, I am guilty of having a campaign or two that targets both “Search & Display Networks”. I can give you a list of excuses. The campaign is hitting goals, it doesn’t spend much or there have been other parts of the account that demand my focus. But if you are like … [Read more...] about Do Your Campaigns Target “Search & Display Networks”?
What You’re Missing in the Bing Report Center
As part of this month's PPC Hero series, we're diving in to the little known, oft-neglected, and unknown reports that you can use to turbocharge your PPC performance. I don't know about you, but "little known", "oft-neglected", and "unknown" definitely sounds like the Bing Report Center to me. But I'll caution you: ignore this resource at your peril. You can make up for 99% of … [Read more...] about What You’re Missing in the Bing Report Center
