On May 13, Google Ads announced a new tool in the UI called Performance Planner. The Performance Planner helps advertisers optimize campaigns by suggesting an "ideal plan" by "spreading spend in the most effective way among campaigns in the plan." Performance Planner is easy to use and certainly helpful, but it should be used with caution. What Does Performance Planner … [Read more...] about Guide To Google Ads Performance Planner
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Expand Your Advertising Efforts with Native
Are you looking to expand your advertising efforts, and aren’t sure where to turn? Native, in combination with your PPC efforts, may be the way to boost your funnel and supercharge your ROI. Native advertising is an excellent indicator of brand awareness because it cuts through the noise and plays a strong role of planting the seed with your audience. A wonderful segway into … [Read more...] about Expand Your Advertising Efforts with Native
6 New Jobs Posted on the PPC Hero Job Board
6 new jobs have been posted to PPC Hero's Job Board, including new positions open at Adfix, Rentpath, Rebag, and the Nebo Agency. Here's a brief look at some of the positions available: Adfix Remote, DE Role: Google Ads Specialist (Remote) Adfix is looking for the next Google Ads superstar that will boost our client’s revenue and ROAS. The successful applicant will receive on … [Read more...] about 6 New Jobs Posted on the PPC Hero Job Board
Brand Attention: The metric you are not thinking about
Every day we roll into our office, open our accounts and face new challenges to move the needle for our clients. We do all the things that we have been taught, learned by mistake, and processes that typically have always worked. But what happens beyond that? Our metrics are looking strong, but the client is concerned that they are not growing in the way they have expected. … [Read more...] about Brand Attention: The metric you are not thinking about
Apply or Dismiss Automatic Google Ad Recommendations
Ever since Google rolled out the Optimization Score, all accounts are full of notifications and recommended changes that may improve your account score. These recommendations range from keyword suggestions, targeting changes, ad suggestions, and automated smart bidding strategies. Should you apply or dismiss these recommended changes? In an account, you might see a score like … [Read more...] about Apply or Dismiss Automatic Google Ad Recommendations
Adjusting Between E-Commerce and Lead Generation
After four years of being an Account Manager, I still feel the pressure of switching my mindset from the thinking of an E-Commerce account to a Lead Generation account and vise versa. While they are the same in many ways, there are several differentiations between the two. Should you be scared if you have only had e-commerce accounts and your boss calls and says that you are … [Read more...] about Adjusting Between E-Commerce and Lead Generation
Google Recommendations: Are they Helping or Hurting my Paid Search Strategy?
Let’s face it. There are plenty of rabbit holes to dig into when going through your Google Ads account. Collecting data, recognizing the trends for optimization and other paid search strategy efforts often do not come as quickly as we’d like. The problem? As digital marketers, time is not always on our side. We are expected to bring in results in a timely manner but some … [Read more...] about Google Recommendations: Are they Helping or Hurting my Paid Search Strategy?
Tips to Lower Rising Cost Per Click
As the paid search industry migrated towards a more automated environment advertisers were met with a spike in cost per click (CPC). Coming out of 2018 Merkle reports a higher rate of click growth than rise in CPC. Advertisers worked over the past year to harness automation and understand how to reap the benefits without inflating costs. Below are a few proven tips to help … [Read more...] about Tips to Lower Rising Cost Per Click
Scroll, Scale, Save: Using SEO Data for Smarter Search Query Analysis
This guest post is brought to you by Kim Jones, PPC Team Lead at Seer Interactive. Coming to Hero Conf 2019? So is our EVP of Digital, Larry Waddell, and he’ll bringing you a way to do smarter Search Query Analyses during his 10-minute lunchtime talk on April 23rd. After his chat, we’ll have a handful of Seer data strategists on site to help you DIY. But in order to … [Read more...] about Scroll, Scale, Save: Using SEO Data for Smarter Search Query Analysis
Diagnose High CPL In PPC Search
Cost per leads (or cost per sale, cost per acquisition) is what you as an account manager are optimizing towards. You and your client have a set goal of what you think you can hit to remain profitable. You may also find yourself in a position where you are not hitting your CPL threshold and it is higher than you and your client approve. So how do you diagnose what the problem … [Read more...] about Diagnose High CPL In PPC Search
PPC Conversion Tracking
Did you know that nearly 70% of all PPC traffic isn’t properly tracked? Shocking, right? Actually, I made that up. But could you imagine if that was true? It’s thoughts like that which keep me up at night. Now that I may or may not have your undivided attention, I would like to take a moment to talk about the always important, yet often frustrating, conversion tracking. To be … [Read more...] about PPC Conversion Tracking
Measuring the Success of TrueView YouTube Ads
Scenario 1: Rob ran a 15-second TrueView ad for 30 days with the goal of increasing website traffic. The campaign yielded 5 conversions, with a 45% view rate. Rob deemed the campaign a success. Scenario 2: Rob ran a 30-second TrueView ad for 30 days with the goal of increasing brand consideration. The campaign yielded 5 conversions, with a 45% view rate. Rob deemed the … [Read more...] about Measuring the Success of TrueView YouTube Ads