We all have tasks that reside in the Wild West fringes of our calendar, where idealistic intentions cross arms with FOMO. For those that have been asleep for the last couple of years, FOMO is the fear of missing out. When you are a small business owner or just getting started in the world of marketing, that fear of not jumping on the latest trends can result in product … [Read more...] about The Basics Of Setting Up A Paid Search Campaign
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Use Customer Feedback To Optimize Your PPC Campaign
Customer feedback gives marketers and business owners the insights to improve their product or service. It also gives PPC strategists the opportunity to improve the performance of their biddable media campaigns. To this end, seller and product ratings are a great way to help you improve your conversion rate and boost your quality scores. This blog post will look at how to … [Read more...] about Use Customer Feedback To Optimize Your PPC Campaign
5 Things Ruining Your Shopping Feed
Shopping campaigns have not just made a splash in paid search advertising, they’ve changed the tides entirely. Three years ago we were focusing on how we would bid on a keyword so that our ad with product extensions would appear. Just reflect on those first beautiful Product Listing Ads, when competition was so much lower and things were simple: But those days … [Read more...] about 5 Things Ruining Your Shopping Feed
10 Simple Predictions For The Ever-Evolving World Of Pay Per Click In 2016
This year has been a dynamic one in the world of paid search as many platforms have released a number of updates and new features. For most retailers, a new and exciting change was the ability to have a Black Friday and a Cyber Monday structured data as an ad extension. On the other hand, Bing has also made an array of changes to their advertising platform in 2015, with the … [Read more...] about 10 Simple Predictions For The Ever-Evolving World Of Pay Per Click In 2016
Smart Keyword Mining And Growth Is Still Important
Strong campaigns start with a solid foundation of keywords. In order to build the right set of keywords you need to work with your client. If you can gain a fundamental understanding of consumer search behavior you will set the stage for growing the keywords in the account. Most searchers perform multiple if not 10 or more searches prior to conversion. How the consumer … [Read more...] about Smart Keyword Mining And Growth Is Still Important
There Is No Perfect Keyword
Whenever you first heard of PPC, it was most likely followed by “it is so great because of how targeted it is.” Of course, that is part of the appeal. It means no worries about attempting to reverse engineer organic listings or the paranoia that an algorithm is out to get you. At face value it is simple compared to other channels - you choose the keywords, you set bids, and you … [Read more...] about There Is No Perfect Keyword
8 Good Reasons To Bid On Your Pure Brand Keywords
Editor’s Note: This article is a part of our Hero Conf London Guest Post Giveaway. Based on a combination of pageviews, shares and editorial review from the PPC Hero writing staff, a winner will be chosen from the finalists we post throughout the week. Today’s post comes to us from Anthony Pearce (@PearceAnthony), PPC Lead at Swoon Editions. Anyone working in PPC will, at … [Read more...] about 8 Good Reasons To Bid On Your Pure Brand Keywords
5 ROI-Improving Campaign Types You’ve Never Tried
One common thing I hear from clients during the onboarding process when they've just come from another agency or freelancer managing their accounts is that they didn't feel they were being innovative enough. My favorite type of client totally gets how most things in PPC need to be tested before it can be determined if it was a success or not. The are super happy to allow … [Read more...] about 5 ROI-Improving Campaign Types You’ve Never Tried
My 2015 Google Shopping Wishlist
In 2012, Google Shopping went from a free offering (Product Search) to a paid solution (Google Shopping/Product Listing Ads) for ecommerce websites. One of my clients has seen a 92% increase in revenue for Google Shopping when comparing May 2012 to May 2015 Google Shopping numbers (total site revenue rose 26%). With that kind of growth, I would be nuts if I didn’t have a … [Read more...] about My 2015 Google Shopping Wishlist
4 Insanely Easy-To-Implement Features For Ecommerce Retailers
Occupying additional paid search real estate is paramount when trying to stand out from the competition. Everything from ad extensions to Shopping ads, to various aesthetics when writing ad copy comes into play. Along these lines, I've put together a list of 4 lesser used techniques which help to take up more real estate. These techniques include: Review Extensions Google … [Read more...] about 4 Insanely Easy-To-Implement Features For Ecommerce Retailers
Review Extensions: AdWords’ Mythical Monster
There was once an ad extension that promised to improve your account health with better relevance, trust, and even engagement. Review extensions had rolled out, and all you had to do was complete a form such as this and all would fall into place. But it didn’t happen that easily, did it? No. In fact, there many out there still trying to get review extensions approved, … [Read more...] about Review Extensions: AdWords’ Mythical Monster
Shopping Campaigns: How Does Bing Really Stack Up To Google?
Product Listing Ads have absolutely revolutionized how shoppers research and ultimately purchase products online. What started as an exclusive set of ads in the search engine results page has become a must have for any e-commerce advertiser. Google and Bing have both launched Shopping campaigns, which offer specialized segmentation and biding strategies for your PLAs. If you … [Read more...] about Shopping Campaigns: How Does Bing Really Stack Up To Google?
