In PPC, your job doesn't stop with acquiring traffic. Traffic needs to end up doing something of value or otherwise you've wasted money and no one wants to do that! You know that every marketing campaign needs a dedicated landing page, but maybe you're dealing with a less-than-great website (and there's no option to change it at the moment) or you're running into some road … [Read more...] about [New Webinar with Unbounce!] Fail-Safe Ways to Convert Your Leads
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Do Your Campaigns Target “Search & Display Networks”?
Segmenting search and display campaigns is a basic best practice that we are taught as PPC fledglings. However, I am guilty of having a campaign or two that targets both “Search & Display Networks”. I can give you a list of excuses. The campaign is hitting goals, it doesn’t spend much or there have been other parts of the account that demand my focus. But if you are like … [Read more...] about Do Your Campaigns Target “Search & Display Networks”?
Assessing the Impact of Image Extensions
Google first announced image extensions in beta in June 2013, providing an exciting opportunity for advertisers to include visual content directly in text ads. Playing off Product Listing Ads (PLAs), which have produced great click-thru and conversion rates for many advertisers, image extensions allow for three visuals to show at the top of text ads. These ads not only look … [Read more...] about Assessing the Impact of Image Extensions
Google and Search Engine Land Team Up to Produce: AdWords Best Practices Series
Do you want to learn more about the best practices when dealing with Google AdWords? Well, start taking notes. Google and Search Engine Land have worked together in order to give you the opportunity to read up on the latest edition of best practices in the industry by introducing AdWords Best Practices. AdWords Best Practices will be coming up with new modules each month, and … [Read more...] about Google and Search Engine Land Team Up to Produce: AdWords Best Practices Series
[New Webinar!] Seven Secrets To Beating Competitors on Google and Bing
New webinar with: Let's face it, paid search is a war. The competition on Google and Bing is fierce, and search marketers are looking for any advantage to drive more quality conversions for less. But while everyone tracks clicks and online conversions to optimize campaigns and bidding, many ignore the single best way to beat competitors: tracking phone calls. When you don't … [Read more...] about [New Webinar!] Seven Secrets To Beating Competitors on Google and Bing
Mobile Site Call Conversions Now Available in AdWords
Attention PPC Account Managers everywhere! Gone are the days of tediously navigating external API’s in order to access your mobile call performance data. Click-to-call conversions are now tracked right in AdWords. This function has actually been available for a couple of weeks, but has flown under the radar. Earlier this week, our own Rachael Law wrote about the importance of … [Read more...] about Mobile Site Call Conversions Now Available in AdWords
Morning Clicks: Bing Releases New Device Targeting, Auto Tagging, Google Makes Mobile Ad Changes, 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. Bing released some big news this past week. They decided Google had it right all along, and now plan to release what Google AdWords describes as … [Read more...] about Morning Clicks: Bing Releases New Device Targeting, Auto Tagging, Google Makes Mobile Ad Changes, and more
Optimize Bids By Weather Using AdWords Scripts
It’s that time of year... drums please, summer summertime!” The time of year when the sun is shinning one minute and the next minute, rain is ruining your summer BBQ plans. If you have a product or service that is directly affected by the weather, this post is for you! The AdWords bid by weather script is simple to set up and allows you to optimize bids automatically based on … [Read more...] about Optimize Bids By Weather Using AdWords Scripts
How to Form a Remarketing Strategy
On average, only 2% of users convert on their first site visit, making it crucial in today’s competitive landscape that you have a solid remarketing strategy in place. Thanks to Google, remarketing is now really easy to set up and implement. At a basic level, you can add the remarketing code to your website and easily show ads to anyone who has visited your website. If you want … [Read more...] about How to Form a Remarketing Strategy
How To Do Keyword Research for Ecommerce Accounts
Ecommerce accounts are a beast all their own. Many PPC Account Managers deal strictly with one type of account, so if you get thrown an ecommerce account for the first time, you may be a little lost about where to start for keyword research. There are a lot of awesome ecommerce tools out there, like shopping campaigns, dynamic ads, etc. Sometimes, keywords can become a second … [Read more...] about How To Do Keyword Research for Ecommerce Accounts
Bing: Simplified Device Targeting is Coming
Bing has officially announced that they are making the switch to what Google AdWords refers to as "Enhanced Campaigns". It appears that Bing has employed the "if you can't beat 'em, join 'em" approach here, considering in April 2013 Bing explained why they would not be switching over to "enhanced campaigns". Presumably, the ability to run AdWords campaigns in Bing Ads with … [Read more...] about Bing: Simplified Device Targeting is Coming
Morning Clicks: Google Under Scrutiny, Vanishing Conversions, 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. Ever written ads for an 11-year-old? Might be time to dust off the ol' ad copy handbook and see what it says about targeting children. [Advertising … [Read more...] about Morning Clicks: Google Under Scrutiny, Vanishing Conversions, and More
