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
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Using Basecamp for Effective Paid Search Management
We all know how critical it is to be an organized account manager. When setting up paid search projects clear communication, task management, and guidance are necessary for the success of a project. A good account manager needs to be able to act as a conductor and orchestrate the tasks though the duration of the client relationship. Fortunately, there are tools in the market … [Read more...] about Using Basecamp for Effective Paid Search Management
Easy Ways To Measure The Value of Branded Campaigns
It's a common occurrence for clients to question the value of brand campaigns. From their perspective they often see a brand campaign as being spend that cannibalizes conversions from the organic listings. We have covered many times on PPC Hero why brand campaigns are important, so I won’t get into selling the importance of the branded campaign. I will cover how you can measure … [Read more...] about Easy Ways To Measure The Value of Branded Campaigns
Using Google Analytics for AdWords Conversion Tracking
Everyone accepts the tenet that conversions matter. Any successful marketing campaign needs some form of conversion tracking, whether they are sales, leads, or e-mail sign-ups. Most often accounts default to utilizing the AdWords conversion code. This simple to implement code automatically fires anytime someone reaches a certain stage of the customer cycle. However, there are … [Read more...] about Using Google Analytics for AdWords Conversion Tracking
Strategies For Targeting Top Of Funnel Keywords
One of the features of PPC I love the most is how specific it can be. For example, if a user is searching for “donut shop k cups,” you can tailor your ad to speak to this product while sending the person to a landing page containing “donut shop k cups.” However, not every search is this specific. A large percentage of searches are root terms, also known as top of funnel … [Read more...] about Strategies For Targeting Top Of Funnel Keywords
How Does AdWords Work? An Overview Of Google’s PPC Advertising Platform
When a user performs a search for a product or service, Google scans millions of websites to provide relevant, organic search results. With Google AdWords, an online advertising platform, a business can get great visibility even if their listing is not found within the organic search results. An AdWords account is comprised of Campaigns, Ad Groups, Ads, and Keywords. All … [Read more...] about How Does AdWords Work? An Overview Of Google’s PPC Advertising Platform
Gain Insight Into User Intent With These Two Analytics Reports
PPC Hero series week rolls on as we focus today on two key Google Analytics report. Make sure to check out all posts this week, including Carrie's take on location extensions, Jacob's view of the destination URL report, and Kayla's look at how to use client service reports to improve retention. In paid search our first goal is to get people to the website. What happens after … [Read more...] about Gain Insight Into User Intent With These Two Analytics Reports
Ranking The AdWords Shared Library Features
The AdWords Shared Library isn’t the sexiest feature, but it does provide valuable options that can make account management more efficient. In this post I’ll give a description of each of the seven sections while also ranking from most valuable to least. As with any feature, make sure it is right for you and doesn’t interfere with your account goals. 1) Audiences Being … [Read more...] about Ranking The AdWords Shared Library Features
Morning Clicks: Facebook becoming a Threat to YouTube? Twitter Becoming a Store?
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. Google's new AdWords policy will finally be in effect this month. What differences will we see? [Search Engine Land] Speaking of difference-makers … [Read more...] about Morning Clicks: Facebook becoming a Threat to YouTube? Twitter Becoming a Store?
4 Benefits of an AdWords My Client Center (MCC)
Despite somewhat firm beliefs that agencies encompass a special fairy dust of some sort that makes them “better” at PPC – we don’t. Certainly expertise and experience contribute to this perception and definitely set some agencies apart from one another, but there’s not a magic switch. What agencies do that individual advertisers may overlook is utilize the basic tools available … [Read more...] about 4 Benefits of an AdWords My Client Center (MCC)
PPC Hero Interviews Brad Geddes
If you are in the paid search industry, chances are that you've heard of world renowned paid search guru, Brad Geddes. Along with being an author, speaker, and marketing consultant, Brad recently launched a new ad testing platform called AdAlysis. Brad was gracious enough to allow PPC Hero an interview. How did you get into paid search and why have you stuck with … [Read more...] about PPC Hero Interviews Brad Geddes
3 Scripts For More Effective Google Shopping Reporting
A few month’s ago I wrote about the power of AdWords scripts reporting. The reporting functionality in scripts allows you to access the API data tables. Not only is reporting faster and more efficient but allows access to additional metrics. Reporting is less technically demanding so even if you don’t have a lot of experience coding, this method is very accessible to … [Read more...] about 3 Scripts For More Effective Google Shopping Reporting