Have you been wondering what has typically been happening when a user clicks your display ad and doesn't convert? The data is now available to you. Google recently launched a new Display Targeting report in Google Analytics. This report can be found in the Google Analytics interface in the "Acquisition" category under "AdWords". As advertisers know, the Display Network … [Read more...] about Google Analytics Now Offers Display Targeting Reports
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Project Your Ad Spend During Back To School Season
"Back to School" week continues as Hayley provides formulas that you should consider using to determine your visibility and spend during this important time of the year. If you haven't yet, read Amanda's post on "4 Steps To Back To School Success." Back to school means increased consumer shopping. Your target audience will be in the market to purchase and may not be … [Read more...] about Project Your Ad Spend During Back To School Season
Take Advantage of AdWords Audiences With RLSA Campaigns
Are you taking advantage of the Audiences tab in AdWords? If not, why not? This tab gives you the option to add audiences (groups of users who have visited your site) to your existing search campaigns and bid differently for them. This technique is known as Remarketing List For Search Ads (RLSA’s). Your bidding strategy can become increasingly targeted enabling you to move from … [Read more...] about Take Advantage of AdWords Audiences With RLSA Campaigns
4 Steps To Back To School Success
It's time again for series week at PPC Hero! This week's theme is "Back to School." Even though it's only July, school will be starting back up soon. Our authors will be sharing tips and insights for running productive Back To School campaigns while also speaking to how account managers can most effectively discuss strategy with clients. We'll also hit on the education … [Read more...] about 4 Steps To Back To School Success
New Google Revenue Report: Does Slipping Mobile Outweigh Overall Growth?
At first glance, the financial data in Google’s latest quarterly financial summary look positive for the king of online advertising. “Google had a great quarter with revenue up 22% year on year, at $16.0 billion”, said Patrick Pichette, CFO of Google. “We are moving forward with great product momentum and are excited to continue providing amazing user experiences, with a view … [Read more...] about New Google Revenue Report: Does Slipping Mobile Outweigh Overall Growth?
A Guide to AdWords Bid Adjustments
Bid adjustments are a fundamental part of PPC. It’s important that you have a firm grasp of what your bid strategy is and what options you have in terms of actually changing those bids. While there are many bid management software options (Acquisio, Marin, etc.), we’ll go over the native features in the AdWords interface and the pros and cons of each. Manual Bidding If you … [Read more...] about A Guide to AdWords Bid Adjustments
How to Track Facebook Conversions in 5 Easy Steps
As Facebook advertising continues to expand targeting options and more money is being invested in Social PPC, it’s important to know which ads are actually driving conversions. Below we will cover how to setup Facebook conversion tracking and how to use that data to optimize for conversions. How Does Facebook Conversion Tracking Work? The Facebook conversion pixel allows … [Read more...] about How to Track Facebook Conversions in 5 Easy Steps
Why You Should Do Dynamic Retargeting on Facebook
You’re an ecommerce advertiser and you’re allocating significant media spend towards driving potential buyers to your website through Search, Display and Social. But you keep hearing that even when visitors land on your website, 70% of them are abandoning their online shopping carts. How do you take advantage of all that great traffic to fast track the path to purchase? If … [Read more...] about Why You Should Do Dynamic Retargeting on Facebook
Understanding Causation and Correlation in Paid Search
As account managers we spend much of our time surrounded by data— percentages, rate stats, averages, raw numbers spilling around us like the cascading binary from The Matrix. And through sheer exposure to this sea of numerical information, we develop a foundational understanding of how PPC works. However, the data that surrounds us isn’t comprised only of results. It holds … [Read more...] about Understanding Causation and Correlation in Paid Search
Morning Clicks: Google Puts Focus on Shopping Campaigns, Twitter Releases New Tool for Analytics, and More
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. Not too long ago, Google announced the launching of My Business, this week they announced that you can link My Business to your AdWords account. … [Read more...] about Morning Clicks: Google Puts Focus on Shopping Campaigns, Twitter Releases New Tool for Analytics, and More
Google Introduces Bulk Changes in Shopping Campaigns
Hey you. Yeah, you! It’d behoove you to upgrade your PLA campaigns to Google Shopping campaigns. Why? Because Google is retiring the legacy PLA format in under eight weeks. According to Google, the early returns are in on the Shopping campaigns: “Advertisers who’ve upgraded like Farfetch, US Mattress, LiBoutique and ValuePetSupplies are seeing great success thanks to the … [Read more...] about Google Introduces Bulk Changes in Shopping Campaigns
Talk Is Cheap, But Long Tail Keywords Are Not – The Power of Seeds
Long tail keywords have a low cost per click (CPC). That is what we’re commonly told, but it is not always true. In an effort to lower keyword cost per clicks, you consulted all of the best internet marketing blogs and they all said the same thing – add additional terms to your current seed keywords to transform them into long tail keywords. A seed keyword is a one or two … [Read more...] about Talk Is Cheap, But Long Tail Keywords Are Not – The Power of Seeds
