A short while ago Google added some additional options in the campaign settings of your Adwords account. Since some of these settings and options can be confusing for experienced advertisers as well as newbies, I'll go over these settings and give some recommendations on which ones you should opt in or out for. (click picture to enlarge) Device Platform Settings: Desk and … [Read more...] about What To Do With Your Device Platform Settings within Your Google Adwords Campaigns
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Want Better Reporting for the Google AdWords Search Partner Network? You Got It!
The most recent addition to the Google AdWords distribution is the Search Partner Network. AdWords ads have appeared on these sites for a while but advertisers were not given the option to choose this distribution. Now, you can opt-in or opt-out of this network distribution. And AdWords just inserted additional report features that will help better monitor/manage your … [Read more...] about Want Better Reporting for the Google AdWords Search Partner Network? You Got It!
Why Trademarked Names Are Allowed in Google Display URL
A PPC Hero subscriber brought this to my attention the other day. He said that the name of his client's company was trademarked, and they filed this trademark with Google so no competitors could display their trademarked term in any PPC advertisements. However, he noticed that one of his competitors did have the name of the trademarked company in their display URL. I contacted … [Read more...] about Why Trademarked Names Are Allowed in Google Display URL
Improve Your Content Network Campaigns with Demographic Bidding in Google
Demographic targeting is a relatively new feature for Google. It's the process of targeting your PPC ads and keywords to a specific age range and gender type. The purpose of demographic targeting is to really drill down on your target audience by writing extremely specific ads to a very specific audience, which in theory will help qualify your traffic and ultimately increase … [Read more...] about Improve Your Content Network Campaigns with Demographic Bidding in Google
Utilize the Google Search Partner Network to Increase Your PPC Performance
We often discuss the search network and content network distribution within Google AdWords. However, we have not explored AdWords' third distribution channel: Google Search Partners. Today, we will discuss the these Google Search Partners are, how they effect your PPC campaign, and how can you monitor/manage them effectively. First, let's figure out what these Search Partners … [Read more...] about Utilize the Google Search Partner Network to Increase Your PPC Performance
Google Confirms Conversion Rates Have No Effect on Quality Score
According to the Google Adwords Agency Blog, your account conversion rate does not affect your account Quality score. While some of you may already know this, apparently there are many others that don't. And some of these people are actually implementing conversion codes on their site to track easy conversions just to try and increase their Quality Score. Some advertisers … [Read more...] about Google Confirms Conversion Rates Have No Effect on Quality Score
Is Google’s Automatic Match Expanding For The Holidays?
You may remember a few months ago when Joe wrote about Google’s Automatic Matching feature. Well, there are rumblings (or grumblings) around the blogosphere this week that Google may be expanding the controversial feature just in time for the holiday season! Our friends at SEO Roundtable are referencing some rumors in the Search Engine Watch Forums that speak of Google … [Read more...] about Is Google’s Automatic Match Expanding For The Holidays?
Ask PPC Hero! How to Get a Dedicated Google or Yahoo! Representative
Occasionally we here at PPC Hero will get questions from readers regarding all sorts of subjects. We recently received a question about how to get a dedicated Google or Yahoo! representative to help assist in the management of your PPC campaigns. In the question she asks: Often, you refer to contacting your Google or Yahoo rep about a problem. How do you get a rep? I have not … [Read more...] about Ask PPC Hero! How to Get a Dedicated Google or Yahoo! Representative
Exploring Google’s New Search-Based Keyword Tool
If you subscribe to Google's Adword's blog you probably saw this recent announcement. Google has launched a new keyword research tool, simply called the Search-Based Keyword Tool. At first, I thought this tool was just a revision or upgrade to the keyword tool already included in our Adwords accounts. But this new tool does a few new things and their worth a mention. The … [Read more...] about Exploring Google’s New Search-Based Keyword Tool
How Can You Expand Your PCC Reach? Target Blog RSS Feeds With Google AdWords!
Recently, Google AdWords announced that they have expanded their placement targeting to include RSS feeds for blogs that have opted into the AdSense network. Today, I thought we'd cover how you can find this new information within your AdWords account. First, why would you specifically target RSS (really simple syndication) feeds for blogs? RSS feed placements allow you to … [Read more...] about How Can You Expand Your PCC Reach? Target Blog RSS Feeds With Google AdWords!
Has the Google AdWords Landing Page Quality Score Changed? Find Out!
Whenever we are reading through the dozens upon dozens of blogs that we subscribe to, we are always on the the lookout for anything pertaining to the Google AdWords Quality Score. Anyone who reads PPC Hero can attest to the fact that we love to discuss the AdWords Quality Score. So, whenever we see a post about this topic our interest is automatically piqued! On Tuesday, we … [Read more...] about Has the Google AdWords Landing Page Quality Score Changed? Find Out!
New Custom Reporting Feature in Google Analytics – Now in Beta
Some of you may have noticed a new ‘custom reporting' feature while analyzing your Google analytics data. The new custom reporting feature allows advertisers to create a custom report with the metrics you want to see. The report is virtually unlimited to what you can do. If you don't have the new custom reporting feature already you can contact your Google representative and … [Read more...] about New Custom Reporting Feature in Google Analytics – Now in Beta