Reporting. As digital marketers, we know we have to pull reports and make sure goals are being met. It makes our clients happy, it makes our bosses happy. It's easy to fall down the rabbit hole of metrics and analytics...before you know it, 2 hours have flown by and you don't remember why you logged on in the first place. We know its an essential function in the PPC world, but … [Read more...] about Why We Report: Turn Reporting Into Action [New Webinar]
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Steering An Automated Ship: How to Avoid Bidding Pitfalls [Webinar Recording]
Back in February, Acquisio and Hanapin experts did a live webinar on Acquisio's new Bid and Budget Management feature. As a follow-up, this webinar revisits the Bid and Management feature with insights on new case studies and the benefits of having both an automated system and a "Captain" to guide the technology. It explores new questions like: Why does it matter to have … [Read more...] about Steering An Automated Ship: How to Avoid Bidding Pitfalls [Webinar Recording]
Paid Search With Other Marketing Channels: When To Take Credit?
My job is paid search and because of that, it is often easy to believe that paid search works separate from other marketing initiatives. In my perfect paid search centric world, paid search is not affected by other channels good or bad. If something goes amazing, that’s me. If something goes bad in an account, that blame is unfortunately on me too. This keeps things simple: I … [Read more...] about Paid Search With Other Marketing Channels: When To Take Credit?
The 4 Big CRO Lessons I Learned at OptiCon
Last week I flew west to San Francisco to attend the very first OptiCon. OptiCon is Optimizely’s brand new conversion rate optimization conference. Experts from many different companies took the stage to talk about their work and shed a little light on improving CRO services. Despite the varied industries and methodologies, at the heart of each presentation were a few key … [Read more...] about The 4 Big CRO Lessons I Learned at OptiCon
Google’s Keyword Planner Just Got Awesome Today
I’ve always thought of the Keyword Planner like a super eager intern. They bring you all kinds of stuff it worked really hard on for you, but it’s just not as useful to you as they were hoping it would be. Sure, I kept going back for the nuggets of useful information available, but I always wanted more. Well, that little intern just graduated and is ready to do more in-depth … [Read more...] about Google’s Keyword Planner Just Got Awesome Today
Take Control of Your SEM for the EDU Marketplace: Free Toolkit!
School's almost out - are your SEO and PPC campaigns ready? Education is one of the most competitive verticals in online advertising. Colleges and universities face unique challenges when it comes to advertising online. Your SEO and PPC campaigns can help to alleviate some of the competition. You can optimize your efforts through cost per enrollment tracking, remarketing and … [Read more...] about Take Control of Your SEM for the EDU Marketplace: Free Toolkit!
7 New Bing Ads Features – Including Product Ads!
Now that all the hype around the big Google announcement is starting to die down, I thought we should also take a moment to reflect on a few new features that Bing released this month. Some of the features are just minor tweaks like sorting campaigns by budget, but others like “Product Ads” and “No More Charging for Forwarding Numbers” could really impact your Bing PPC program. … [Read more...] about 7 New Bing Ads Features – Including Product Ads!
Ready, Set, Hero Conf Networking!
Hero Conf is only days away and if you're not registered yet, you better hurry, seats are filling up fast! Not only does Hero Conf give you the best PPC content, it also strives to give you stand-out entertainment and networking opportunities. Rub elbows with the biggest names and brands in PPC, enjoy spectacular entertainment like the Bar Takeover powered by Bing, and walk … [Read more...] about Ready, Set, Hero Conf Networking!
Step Inside AdWords’ Latest Updates with UI Tools, App Ads, and More
For the last week, speculation has run wild through the PPC industry about the contents of the April 22nd "Step Inside AdWords" presentation. Today, Jerry Dischler, Paul Feng and the Google AdWords team put our fears to rest by announcing several new updates to the advertising platform. Updates that, on the whole, didn't live up to the hype. First and foremost: we still have … [Read more...] about Step Inside AdWords’ Latest Updates with UI Tools, App Ads, and More
Transcript: Our AdWords Announcement Liveblog – App Ads, Estimated Conversions, and Buzzword Bingo
Join us today at 11:45 AM EST for coverage of Google's AdWords event. In the event announcement, the AdWords team promised to unveil over 10 new products, features, and research studies that have been in the works over the last year. In particular, they stressed the user (and advertiser) multi-screen experience, in-app advertising, and targeting improvements that "let … [Read more...] about Transcript: Our AdWords Announcement Liveblog – App Ads, Estimated Conversions, and Buzzword Bingo
The Rest of the Story: Converting Leads to Sales
Over the last few months, I have been working with my lead generation clients to help improve their click to lead rates. As we rolled out new landing pages and saw lead volume increase significantly, I started to ask the question: Are we just driving up the quantity of leads, or are we also improving the quality of those leads, which in return, will be more likely to convert … [Read more...] about The Rest of the Story: Converting Leads to Sales
How To Use Google Analytics For Better Bid Adjustments
Since the move to enhanced campaigns last year, Google has provided us with a new way of targeting through bid adjustments. We are now able to move further on from inputting the maximum cost per click at keyword level and are able to specify our bid for specific users who are worth more to us. For example, if we see users in a particular town spending more on our site, we are … [Read more...] about How To Use Google Analytics For Better Bid Adjustments
