To truly maximize your Google Ads budget, you need to focus on more than just your ad copy and targeting – your Google Ads account structure plays a critical role in your advertising efficiency. Yet, with Google Ads' complex layers and settings, it can be overwhelming to navigate its intricacies. This comprehensive step by step guide will dissect the Google Ads account … [Read more...] about The Ultimate Guide to Your Google Ads Account Structure
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5 PPC Scripts I Use To Make My Life Easier
If you’re a paid search practitioner, you know how important it is to be efficient and proactive with your campaigns. As the world of paid search gets more competitive, and consumer behavior changes, advertisers need tools to help them automate tasks, discover actionable insights, and optimize their campaigns in real time. That’s where PPC scripts come in. What are PPC … [Read more...] about 5 PPC Scripts I Use To Make My Life Easier
10 Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting In PPC
I’ve been working at a digital marketing agency for nine years, the last three focusing specifically on PPC. I still have plenty to learn, but over that time I’ve picked up a lot about this industry. My goal here is to provide some early lessons, so you don’t have to make the same mistakes I did! 1. Learn About The Business First If you don’t understand the company you’re … [Read more...] about 10 Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting In PPC
The Ultimate Campaign Quality Assurance Checklist for 2024
Quality assurance is a large part of running PPC initiatives. When new campaigns are built for an account, it is of utmost importance to to conduct a thorough quality assurance (QA) process to ensure that everything is set up for success. Below is a comprehensive guide to all the boxes you need to tick before setting your campaigns live. Campaign Settings Quality … [Read more...] about The Ultimate Campaign Quality Assurance Checklist for 2024
12 ways Google Ads uses Dark Patterns to manipulate your decision-making for *their* benefit, not yours
The goal is not to stoke fear or play to your emotions. Instead I simply seek to point out some of the different ways Google Ads may be using dark patterns to mislead you or impeding your ability to make the best possible decisions for your business. Hopefully, this will help ensure business owners don’t unnecessarily waste their hard-earned money! What are dark patterns? … [Read more...] about 12 ways Google Ads uses Dark Patterns to manipulate your decision-making for *their* benefit, not yours
Localized Digital Advertising: Killer Strategies to Maximize Your ROI
The marketplace is increasingly global. Businesses are continually looking to expand their reach beyond their nearest borders. While targeting an international audience can be tempting, the key to unlocking substantial growth and maximizing return on investment (ROI) often lies in localization. Localized digital advertising involves tailoring marketing efforts to specific … [Read more...] about Localized Digital Advertising: Killer Strategies to Maximize Your ROI
6 Retargeting Strategies to Boost Your Campaigns
Retargeting capitalizes on the principle that not every visitor who encounters your brand or product will convert on their first visit. By re-engaging users who have previously interacted with your site or ads, retargeting helps bridge the gap between initial interest and final conversion. This retargeting strategy is not just about keeping your brand top-of-mind but about … [Read more...] about 6 Retargeting Strategies to Boost Your Campaigns
How to Run Effective Meta Ads for Software as a Service (Saas)
Software as a Service (SaaS) companies know the importance of running ads to get trial signups, demos, and paid subscriptions. Despite this, most of them reserve their ad budgets for LinkedIn and Google. Meta is usually an afterthought when, in fact, it should be one of the primary repositories of budget. Some top SaaS companies, like Hubspot, Stripe, and Adobe, take Meta … [Read more...] about How to Run Effective Meta Ads for Software as a Service (Saas)
Meta Ads in 2024: The Best Targeting is No Targeting
Many business owners have experienced running Meta ads without any tangible results, despite the platform sometimes suggesting it picked up transactions. Nevertheless, I am here to tell you to trust the algorithm! With the wrong signals, Meta can waste your hard-earned spend. However, there are plenty of opportunities for clients to get great results by following a simple … [Read more...] about Meta Ads in 2024: The Best Targeting is No Targeting
PPC Trends to Watch in (the second half of) 2024
For all the fears of industry collapse, PPC remains in rude health. Arguably it has never been healthier, with a projected $190 billion set to be spent on search advertising in 2024. After years of same-old, same-old the sector the introduction of AI and other recent technological advancements means it's more important than ever to keep an eye trained on market movements. … [Read more...] about PPC Trends to Watch in (the second half of) 2024
Reducing Your Dependency on Google Traffic – Part II: Generative AI
In part one of this in-depth look at how marketers and brands can minimise their traffic dependency on Google search, Ann Stanley of Anicca Digital explored the opportunities offered by social search. In the second part she examines the ways in which generative AI - typically presented as a threat - can offer solutions as well. Generative AI and its impact on … [Read more...] about Reducing Your Dependency on Google Traffic – Part II: Generative AI
Running Performance Max Against Brand is a Waste
If you’re like the majority of Google Ads advertisers, you’re running Performance Max campaigns. You’re also likely wasting a ton of money on it. Google makes it challenging to exclude branded keywords from Performance Max, while claiming the brand terms that do show up in these campaigns are incremental. At our PPC agency, Taikun, where we manage tens of millions in Google … [Read more...] about Running Performance Max Against Brand is a Waste
