We are releasing a new, free resource: The Complete Guide To PPC Naming Conventions. Below is a quick summary of its contents. In this guide, PPC Hero author Vasco Vasconcelos covers: What to consider to add to your naming convention before launching new campaignsWhat is a parameter, a field, a separator, and an anchorGuidelines and best practicesBasic structure for you … [Read more...] about PPC Naming Conventions Guide [New Resource]
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The Complete Guide To PPC Naming Conventions
Naming Conventions is by far my biggest pet peeve as a digital marketer. There is nothing worse than working with an existing structure that is confusing, disorganized, and underperforming because of it. Naming conventions is an important topic, especially in big accounts or if you are running cross-channel campaigns because it lays the foundation of how your reports and … [Read more...] about The Complete Guide To PPC Naming Conventions
The Makeup Of An Effective PPC Report
If you do PPC, the odds are that you probably look at a million reports a day. You might look at reports from each channel interface, competitor reports, or big picture overall performance reports. A good report allows you to aggregate all of the important data, visualize performance in an easily digestible way, and draw insights that help you determine your strategy based on … [Read more...] about The Makeup Of An Effective PPC Report
What are PPC KPIs and how do you choose them?
When I was new to paid search I kept hearing about KPIs and whether or not they were being met. However, I don’t recall someone sitting down and talking me through the process of picking out KPI’s for each campaign objective. KPI’s are often briefly discussed when creating strategies while tactics are more heavily prioritized. The opposite should be true. KPI’s should … [Read more...] about What are PPC KPIs and how do you choose them?
The Top 25 Most Influential PPC Experts of 2020
Paid Media Marketers - the time has come! We are releasing the latest edition of The Top 25 Most Influential PPC Experts. A few quick notes before you check out the list: There is a complex formula for calculating influence in our industry. (You can read more about the methodology below the list.) Our scoring methodology only takes account of what someone has done within … [Read more...] about The Top 25 Most Influential PPC Experts of 2020
3 Forecasting Strategies For PPC Data Anomalies
COVID-19 is impacting every area of our lives. Working for an agency, or within a marketing department, I imagine it impacted your client’s marketing budgets (or your own) for the immediate future and most likely, for the rest of the year and into next year. I have a client that was severely affected by COVID-19 in an extremely positive way - they could not keep up … [Read more...] about 3 Forecasting Strategies For PPC Data Anomalies
How To Merge PPC Data Across Platforms
“Data data everywhere, nor any report to view” Data comes in all shapes and sizes, from multiple platforms and in various formats. When it comes time to build a report or run an analysis, it oftentimes is very cumbersome to merge data sources. This post will describe common methods of PPC data aggregation. Combining Data In Google Sheets Perhaps the simplest method of … [Read more...] about How To Merge PPC Data Across Platforms
How Data Science Can Improve PPC Performance
As machine learning and automation gain more of a stronghold in digital marketing, we need a way to analyse all the data we obtain. Data science does this by turning theories into tangible evidence. One data science term you might come across is big data. It refers to large and complex data sets used to identify trends and patterns that can help businesses make better, more … [Read more...] about How Data Science Can Improve PPC Performance
PPC News: Keeping Pace with the Industry
The digital marketing landscape is constantly changing. Being a good digital marketer means keeping tabs on these changes so you're marketing strategy can keep up too. This blog will cover some of the best places across the internet to find the brightest minds and most up-to-date news of the PPC industry. And hey, you’ve already made it here, which means you’re doing great so … [Read more...] about PPC News: Keeping Pace with the Industry
When Surprisingly Good Performance Leads To Tough Questions About The Value Of PPC
These past few weeks have prompted many firsts for even the most seasoned digital advertisers. Be it challenging questions from clients/bosses, head-scratchers within accounts, new working conditions, etc - our day-to-day PPC activities have been turned upside down. While there is a ton of content on the “do’s and don’ts” of advertising during this pandemic, I haven’t noticed … [Read more...] about When Surprisingly Good Performance Leads To Tough Questions About The Value Of PPC
How To Eliminate Wasted PPC Spend
As we all know, times are crazy right now. Whether you have had to pull back spend drastically, or your business is thriving during these uncertain times, avoiding wasted spend is a main priority for almost everyone. I am going to walk through some tips I have learned while working in Digital Marketing that will help find and eliminate wasted spend in your accounts. … [Read more...] about How To Eliminate Wasted PPC Spend
PPC RSAs: Do They Live Up to The Hype?
Oh, hello! Thanks for stopping by to read this blog of mine. All the cool kids are doing it, right? Now, I’m going to dive into the performance of Responsive Search Ads (RSAs) and see if they live up to the expectations set for them when Google initially rolled this new ad type out back in early 2018. First, if you’re unfamiliar with RSAs I’d recommend checking out this blog … [Read more...] about PPC RSAs: Do They Live Up to The Hype?
