During a recent dive into an auction insights report for one of my clients, I noticed that one of our top paid search competitors was declining in impression share. Our Search dominance was prevailing and I proudly looked down on the competitor <10% stat. I was excited to share the news with my client, but then I got to wondering what the heck the competitor in question was … [Read more...] about Become A PPC Sleuth – Fun Ways To Gain Competitor Insights
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The PPC Newsflash: Why You Should Care About the Amazon Advertising Rebrand
On Wednesday, September 4th, Amazon aimed to minimize confusion by launching Amazon Advertising, a combination of all the parts of the ad business – Amazon Media Group, Amazon Marketing Services, and Amazon Ad Platform. Amazon is listening to its advertisers, and this news gives us all hope that the platform will continue to evolve to be the digital marketer’s dream advertising … [Read more...] about The PPC Newsflash: Why You Should Care About the Amazon Advertising Rebrand
How to Utilize Different Match Types in Paid Search
With Pay Per Click, keywords are the foundation of our industry. By knowing how the different type of keywords work and how to utilize these match types, you will be able to reduce some unwanted clicks and some wasted spend. We are going to list out the available match types and real-life Search Query Report (SQR) example and why you might want to incorporate this type of … [Read more...] about How to Utilize Different Match Types in Paid Search
What it Means to Provide Value as a Digital Marketer
Value. It’s a concept that we all understand in theory, and we have all certainly faced this question in our professional lives: “What value do you bring?”. It can be a tricky question to answer, and to even begin to answer it we first must have an understand of this word “value”. This is the cliché part where I include a Merriam-Webster definition of “value” Source It’s a … [Read more...] about What it Means to Provide Value as a Digital Marketer
The Missing Ingredient to Your PPC Strategy: Non-Branded Campaigns
You may have a client, or you may be a client, asking the question, should we spend more on branded or non-branded terms? Like anything in PPC, it depends on the industry, the type of product/service, what your competitors are doing, how your PPC account is currently set up, etc. Having worked with a variety of clients, I have seen a wide range of strategies. Two opposing … [Read more...] about The Missing Ingredient to Your PPC Strategy: Non-Branded Campaigns
Is AI the Secret to Google Ads Success?
We all know that Google Ads is like one big boxing match. Everyone is battling it out for conversions across all platforms, trying to keep their heads on straight as they juggle restrictions and challenges across the board. If only there was a better way... AI might be the solution to all of your problems - the bridge between platforms that will make your PPC life … [Read more...] about Is AI the Secret to Google Ads Success?
What Advertisers Can Learn From Facebook’s Rough Quarter
Facebook made headlines again last week, albeit not in a way that the tech company would have wanted to. On Thursday, July 23, Facebook posted the largest single day decline in stock price in the history of the US stock market, posting a market capitalization loss of ~$119 billion. This sharp loss was a response to a disappointing quarterly report, which showed that users in … [Read more...] about What Advertisers Can Learn From Facebook’s Rough Quarter
Leveraging Custom Intent Audiences on YouTube
In the middle of March, Google announced they would be extending custom intent audiences to YouTube and also launched TrueView ads with more prominent calls to action. This is a potential big win for anyone currently advertising or thinking of advertising on YouTube. In my experience, it has always been a bit more difficult to drive action with YouTube for a variety of … [Read more...] about Leveraging Custom Intent Audiences on YouTube
Google Adds New Tools to Highlight Physical Store Locations
Buying in-store is still a big deal for shoppers, and Google has announced a few cool new tools to let physical retailers target those shoppers heading to the stores. These initiatives are coming on the heels of research reporting nearly 80% of shoppers are willing to buy in-store when the items are available immediately. Google is expanding affiliate location extensions, … [Read more...] about Google Adds New Tools to Highlight Physical Store Locations
Easy Steps to Complete a Competitor Analysis
Always wish you could have one eye on the competition? Don’t we all. We all want to always stay one step ahead of the competition, and that’s where we want to share our expertise with you. By utilizing auction insights, you can better identify what you want to target and use the data to decide what your audience is doing and how you can be the best of the best. In this … [Read more...] about Easy Steps to Complete a Competitor Analysis
How to Drive Calls that Actually Convert
Did you know that call tracking can provide you with incredibly rich data to help you better visualize and understand your users' journey to conversion...and help you more successfully cater to their needs? We know it can be hard to prove the value of the tool. Our experts are here to explain how gaining call tracking data can help you close the gap in your customer journey … [Read more...] about How to Drive Calls that Actually Convert
Competitive Device Trends: An In-Depth Analysis
Competitor analysis is something clients and bosses love. Over the years, we have gotten better at formatting and presenting auction insights data, but it was lacking in both device specific data as well as recommendations. In this new templated report we pull in the best of both worlds - device analysis and auction insights competitor data. In this post we’ll walk through what … [Read more...] about Competitive Device Trends: An In-Depth Analysis
