In this monthly post, we bring you the latest from all of the major platforms. General What: California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) goes live Details: On January 1st, 2020 CCPA went into effect representing a major milestone in data privacy legislation within the United States. Impact: For brands that properly prepped for GDPR, there were likely minimal alterations to make. … [Read more...] about January Updates to Paid Advertising Platforms
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How to Scale Tags: Example Google Analytics Properties via GTM
My Dilemma: I am one person. Google does not automate GAUIDs, Google provides wonderful tools that depending on what “Scale” means to you. That are not very efficient at “Scale!” Are you smiling in agreement, good, ice is broken so let's do this thing. Friendly reminder I am big fan of not re-inventing the wheel, I am big fan of studying wheel's and attempting to … [Read more...] about How to Scale Tags: Example Google Analytics Properties via GTM
Google Ads Target CPA Bidding: Benefits & Drawbacks
Target CPA bidding is Google’s fully automated bid setting that allows account managers to set a target cost per acquisition for their campaigns. Google considers historical account conversion data and user-specific contextual data to set an auction bid with the goal of achieving the campaign manager’s desired CPA. Target CPA Settings Target CPA eliminates many variables … [Read more...] about Google Ads Target CPA Bidding: Benefits & Drawbacks
5 Reasons to Use Amazon DSP for 2020 and Beyond
Advertising on Amazon seems like a no-brainer to many B2C advertisers. Amazon is full of high intent users who are ready to buy. In addition to advertising on Amazon, Amazon launched their Demand Side Platform (DSP) last year - and it has helped evolve the way marketers think about and implement programmatic advertising. The usage of Amazon DSP helps businesses gain … [Read more...] about 5 Reasons to Use Amazon DSP for 2020 and Beyond
[Hero Academy Video] How and When to Use Negative Keywords
In PPC, you eventually get limited on what you can do with your keywords, and it is inevitable that your ads will show for searches that aren’t related to what you are advertising. Since you likely don’t want to waste spend, what do you do to prevent your ads from showing for these searches? You use negative keywords. Negative keywords are the keywords you add into your … [Read more...] about [Hero Academy Video] How and When to Use Negative Keywords
Be a Better Marketer in 2020
You’re a paid advertising professional. It would make sense for you to attend an event where every single session is focused on making you a better marketer – not selling to you. Does a conference like that exist? Welcome to Hero Conf. At Hero Conf, we have 4 times the PPC tracks as SMX or Pubcon. We guarantee you’ll get actionable content that you can start implementing … [Read more...] about Be a Better Marketer in 2020
How Ecommerce Brands Can Benefit From A Growing IoT Market
There are many qualities essential for being consistently successful as an ecommerce seller, but one that holds an increasingly-key position is adaptability. If you look around, you can find some small brick-and-mortar stores in advantageous positions that haven’t significantly changed in decades — no such luck for their online rivals. When all you have is a digital presence, … [Read more...] about How Ecommerce Brands Can Benefit From A Growing IoT Market
[Updated] The Beginner’s Guide To Setting Up A Google Ads Account
Are you set up to run successful campaigns? Our updated guide is designed to not only walk you through set up but ensure you have the necessary assets in place to run successful Google Ads campaigns. Here are the main topics this guide covers: Account set up basicsCreating a keyword listCampaign & ad group structure and best practicesAd and ad extension … [Read more...] about [Updated] The Beginner’s Guide To Setting Up A Google Ads Account
The Beginner’s Guide To Setting Up A Google Ads Account
01/22/2020 Want to know how to st up Google Ads? Diving into the world of PPC Advertising can be intimidating. As PPC Hero bloggers we know this and have put together a helpful, “Beginners Guide to Setting Up a Google Ads Account.” The Google platform is typically the first engine we recommend testing when new to PPC advertising. The guide is designed to not only … [Read more...] about The Beginner’s Guide To Setting Up A Google Ads Account
New Release! Paid Advertising Trends for Ecommerce Marketers
We are always looking for more ways we can provide valuable info and insights to the digital marketing community. In our quest, we've been developing industry specific reports over the last few months that pull together paid media trends across a number of platforms - Google, Bing, Facebook, Amazon, etc. In our newest report, we focus on ecommerce. The report covers trends … [Read more...] about New Release! Paid Advertising Trends for Ecommerce Marketers
Google Ads Trademark Policies: What You Need To Know
Google Ads trademark issues can cause delays to your campaign if you are trying to run on trademarked terms and also cause issues when other advertisers are violating your trademarked terms. You will likely encounter the first issue as an agency, running ads on behalf of your clients. If a client creates a new account on your behalf, versus granting access to the current … [Read more...] about Google Ads Trademark Policies: What You Need To Know
5 Essential Facebook Ads Audiences for 2020
Happy Q1 advertisers! The start of a new year and a new decade is truly a busy time where we all finalize 2020 budgets, assess the damage from 2019, and rethink our strategies across the board. We keep the winners rolling, sunset the losers, and get ready to pitch a flurry of new ideas to our clients. As someone who loves working within the ever-so-buggy Facebook, I’d like to … [Read more...] about 5 Essential Facebook Ads Audiences for 2020
