When it comes to PPC advertising, I’ve never heard of a business that isn’t interested in what their competitors are doing. Your client might come to you and request a competitive analysis, and you might be wondering where the heck to start. Don’t worry, I’ll walk you through what to look at, how to make the comparisons, and what tools to use. Choosing Competitors I … [Read more...] about Cut Throat PPC: A Guide To Competitive Analysis
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Win the Mobile Bid Battle with 3 Easy Excel Reports
Of all the issues we deal with in PPC, the question of what to do with mobile traffic seems to come up more often than the rest. In many ways, it's the next big problem we have to face (alongside attribution in general)- is there any value to this traffic? If so, how do we properly account for its value? And what role does it play in our marketing efforts as a whole? While … [Read more...] about Win the Mobile Bid Battle with 3 Easy Excel Reports
Getting Your Shopping Campaigns Holiday Ready
Product Listing Ads are now found within Google Shopping campaigns. Unlike text ads, these ads show photos of products, along with prices and product names right on the search results page when people search for items on Google. Product Listings are a crucial piece of online sales for Ecommerce accounts during this time, so make sure your accounts are ready. Google has … [Read more...] about Getting Your Shopping Campaigns Holiday Ready
3 Quick Tips To Simplify Your Bid Optimizations
When beginning a new relationship with a PPC account, be it established or built from scratch, one of the most important things to manage is your bidding. How will you wrangle your new keyword friends and get them to perform to the best of their ability? Google is always happy to provide you with plenty of tools and suggestions for what to do, but the options can be … [Read more...] about 3 Quick Tips To Simplify Your Bid Optimizations
Keyword Bidding Strategies That Will Give You the Most Bang for Your Buck [Webinar Slide Presentation]
Paid search bids are among the core building blocks to a successful account. Because they are one of the many fluid parts of day-to-day performance, it is integral that we understand what bidding strategies are most suited for, for our individual needs. In the slide presentation, you will learn distinct strategies that are most applicable to account types, as well as the … [Read more...] about Keyword Bidding Strategies That Will Give You the Most Bang for Your Buck [Webinar Slide Presentation]
Morning Clicks: Multiple AdWords Log-Ins Now Allowed and More
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. It was announced this week that Google launched Managed Service for Running Docker-Based Applications on its Cloud Platform. [Tech … [Read more...] about Morning Clicks: Multiple AdWords Log-Ins Now Allowed and More
5 Ways Exit Overlays (Pop-ups) Can Supercharge Your PPC Campaigns
Second chances are rare in search marketing. Typically, landing pages only have 6 seconds to get the point across. And unless you’re a big brand with a healthy retargeting spend, chances are you aren’t reeling in all abandoning users. Luckily, a new technology called exit-intent exists to help marketers re-engage abandoning visitors with a last-second offer. And for … [Read more...] about 5 Ways Exit Overlays (Pop-ups) Can Supercharge Your PPC Campaigns
New Reporting for Dynamic Sitelinks Coming to AdWords
In late July, Google announced the launch of "Dynamic Sitelinks". This announcement means that ads are eligible to have automated sitelinks on them where Google sees fit. Previously, only those with access to the "labs tab" were able to find data when automated sitelinks were available. This information was found under "annotations" in the labs tab. This labs tab was brought … [Read more...] about New Reporting for Dynamic Sitelinks Coming to AdWords
Get Your PPC Campaigns Ready For The Holiday Season
Are you ready and prepared for the holidays? Is your agency well aware of the key days for shopping and already preparing your season specific ads to boost your sales? Here are some tips to get ready and succeed this holiday season. Key Online Shopping Days Know the key dates for 2014 holiday shopping: Review Last Year's Holiday Performance You’ll want to start your … [Read more...] about Get Your PPC Campaigns Ready For The Holiday Season
A Process for Setting PPC Goals
While the topic and importance of PPC goal setting is not new among fellow PPC Hero bloggers, the purpose of this post is to cover my style and approach to goal setting with clients. The first time I meet with a client I have a list of questions. While most of the questions vary, I always ask about goals. I have learned to phrase this question in a deliberate way, because it … [Read more...] about A Process for Setting PPC Goals
Keyword Bidding Strategies That Will Give You the Most Bang for Your Buck [New Webinar!]
Paid search bids are among the core building blocks to a successful account. Because they are one of the many fluid parts of day-to-day performance, it is integral that we understand what bidding strategies are most suited for, for our individual needs. This live webinar, will teach you distinct strategies that are most applicable to account types, as well as the details of … [Read more...] about Keyword Bidding Strategies That Will Give You the Most Bang for Your Buck [New Webinar!]
PPC Ad Rep Survival Guide
When I was first getting into the search marketing industry, I was weary of the ad representatives from Google and Bing who would reach out to me regarding my clients’ accounts. Having little to no experience with them, I didn’t always believe that their recommendations had my clients’ best interests at heart, and often disregarded their presence. However, managing PPC for a … [Read more...] about PPC Ad Rep Survival Guide
