Competition is a necessary evil in the business world. If you're not constantly watching what your competitors are doing, you can quickly find yourself out of luck. This is why competitor analysis is such a critical part of an effective PPC campaign. By understanding your competition's strategy, you can better optimize your own campaign and avoid costly mistakes. This blog post … [Read more...] about Tips for an Effective Competitor Landing Page Analysis
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Changes to BMM keywords – What we have seen so far and tips for 2022
An introduction to BMM keyword changes For those that aren’t aware, in February 2021, Google Ads began the phase-out of broad match modifier (BMM) keywords – pushing the removal of these from accounts and expanding the targeting capabilities of phrase match to facilitate the losses. Moving forward to July 2021, the change had completely been rolled out, and BMM keywords … [Read more...] about Changes to BMM keywords – What we have seen so far and tips for 2022
How Automation Hurts Rank, And How to Fix It
Imagine you are offered an opportunity to have control of all the creative, copy, and budget in your Google Ads account (or your paid media platform of choice) put in the hands of an anonymous six-year-old user. Each day, you are allowed to tell them whether they should or should not spend money, how valuable a conversion is, and nothing else. This is billed as a massive gain … [Read more...] about How Automation Hurts Rank, And How to Fix It
Ad Fraud is Still a Massive Concern Amongst Advertisers in 2022
Check out PPC Hero’s Ultimate Guide to How to Detect Click Fraud Advertisers spend $455 billion in online advertising per year and $42 billion of it lost due to ad fraud in 2019, according to Juniper Research. In addition, the Wall Street Journal reported that 28% of all web traffic likely comes from “non-human” bots. Why hasn’t ad fraud been stopped yet? In … [Read more...] about Ad Fraud is Still a Massive Concern Amongst Advertisers in 2022
Use Customer Lifetime Value to Find More of Your Best Customers
With new privacy rules continually changing the landscape of third-party data, brands are increasingly becoming more focused on understanding their current customers in order to make more sophisticated marketing decisions. One approach to this is utilizing customer lifetime value (LTV) to segment your best customers and ultimately find more of them. In this article, we’ll … [Read more...] about Use Customer Lifetime Value to Find More of Your Best Customers
Three Key Facebook Metrics to Understand Ad Performance
My fellow digital marketers - before we talk about Facebook performance metrics, please complete this short survey. Question: Why do you create new Facebook ads?A. Out of pure habit.B. Our creative team never has enough work to do.C. Because ABT - “Always Be Testing” - amiright?D. It’s in the contract! We promised our client X new ad creatives per month!E. We let our … [Read more...] about Three Key Facebook Metrics to Understand Ad Performance
Secure Your pass to Hero Conf with an Exclusive Discount for Readers!
What started as a simple desire to help our community, has now morphed into an industry-recognized training and networking event. In 2008, our team started the PPC Hero Blog, now Hero Blog, with the sole intention of becoming a trusted source of valuable and actionable content. Now, after over a decade, that intention grew exponentially to become Hero Conf, an annual … [Read more...] about Secure Your pass to Hero Conf with an Exclusive Discount for Readers!
Amazon Sponsored Products: Advanced Practices for 2022
Source: Wicked Monday on Unsplash Without a doubt, listing your products on Amazon is one of the best ways to sell online and build a thriving eCommerce business, or simply build up the Ecommerce side of your brand. To get the best possible results, you not only need an amazing product selection, but you also need to manage and optimize your pages. But you … [Read more...] about Amazon Sponsored Products: Advanced Practices for 2022
Retail Media Is Paid Search, Right?
TLDR: Yes and no. It’s complicated. Retail media as we know it is a vital component of digital commerce, and definitely has its roots in paid search. However, they are two distinct facets of marketing, each with its own pros and cons, best practices, and impacts on user experience. What is Retail Media and How Does it Compare to Paid Search? Retail media is when … [Read more...] about Retail Media Is Paid Search, Right?
Web Accessibility and Compliance: Essential for Users, Good for SEO
The real-world impact of inaccessible channels and content is devastating for millions of people. Lack of equal access to information fosters extreme isolation. It silences far too many people, and yet the majority of site developers, content creators, and SEOs fail to do the basics to make their websites accessible. In the early ‘90s, brands were FORCED to install … [Read more...] about Web Accessibility and Compliance: Essential for Users, Good for SEO
Six Best Practices in Programmatic Advertising to Increase Brand Reputation
Traditional, conventional display marketing is out; programmatic advertising is in. Certainly, the evidence from digital ad spend points that way, and it makes sense. It’s an even more effective tool that lets you accomplish your advertising goals without breaking the bank. Programmatic advertising, after all, works by putting hyper-specific data about your target … [Read more...] about Six Best Practices in Programmatic Advertising to Increase Brand Reputation
Top Five Techniques You Need to know as a Paid Social Expert in 2022
As a digital marketer, harnessing the power of paid social campaigns – and measuring the results – is critical. You’re likely pressed by questions like, “What am I going to get from this?” or, “How much more revenue is this initiative going to provide?” The list goes on. Well, I’m here to help! Join me as together we work to unpack all things paid social. This seminar … [Read more...] about Top Five Techniques You Need to know as a Paid Social Expert in 2022
