Aside from poor performance, being too reactive is my primary concern in client/PPC manager relationships. I want to initiate conversations and present new ideas to my clients. I welcome client ideas and suggestions but they should expect that I will...
Breaking: Upcoming Changes to AdWords’ Policies
Google has sent a mass e-mail to advertisers stating they are going to be changing their advertising policies in September. Do not fret too much as Google explains the new policies to be “more user-friendly.” Google lists the three main...
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Three Next-Level Strategies for Ecommerce PPC [Webinar Recording]
You’ve heard of the dozens of PPC tools at your disposal to target your customer at the perfect point in the buying cycle – are you ready to take your ecommerce plan to the next level? Are Google’s Shopping Campaigns...
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Assessing the Impact of Image Extensions
Google first announced image extensions in beta in June 2013, providing an exciting opportunity for advertisers to include visual content directly in text ads. Playing off Product Listing Ads (PLAs), which have produced great click-thru and conversion rates for many advertisers,...
Excel PPC Heat Mapping 101
Spreadsheets are hard. For the uninitiated, diving in to an Excel file can be a daunting task. Make it easier on yourself with conditional formatting!
Mobile Site Call Conversions Now Available in AdWords
Increase your pay-per-click management efficiency by utilizing Google's new mobile call-to-click conversion tracking right in the interface.
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New Webinar with Google! Three Next-Level Strategies for Ecommerce PPC
You’ve heard of the dozens of PPC tools at your disposal to target your customer at the perfect point in the buying cycle – are you ready to take your ecommerce plan to the next level? Are Google’s Shopping Campaigns...
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Roundtable: Four Uncommon Ways to Nail Competitor Research
In our monthly Roundtable posts, we strive to gather a variety of opinions about a single, debate-worthy topic. With that in mind, it’s hard to think of a better topic for such a venue than competitor research. Everyone has their own...
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Google AdWords Conversion Tracking Briefly Broken
It’s Monday Morning. You’re about to do your PPC statistical Analysis after the weekend, and you see an extremely low conversion count. What did you do wrong? The answer could be nothing, as it appears that there was an error in...
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One Million Ways to Define a Conversion: The A-Z Guide
Did you know that there are currently twenty-seven different columns containing the term "Conversion" in the AdWords interface? Were you also aware that they all have a different definition?
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Yes or no? Reasons for Restructuring Your PPC Account
Deciding to restructure an account is one of the toughest decisions a paid search manager has to make. We often inherit accounts that were not built employing best practices, making account management an overly cumbersome and hard to manage process...
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Guide to Google AdWords – Beginner Edition
So you’ve taken the plunge into PPC. Welcome to the club! There is a lot that goes on in PPC. And it changes quite frequently, however the fundamental principles of it do not. This guide will get you started on...
