Search Query Reports (SQRs) can be overwhelming. Downloading all of your keywords and scouring through the data associated with EVERY word in the hopes of stumbling upon one or two significant findings that MIGHT incrementally improve your account seem overwhelming and not worth the time. There’s gotta be a better way, right? The simple key: pivot tables. In this new live … [Read more...] about [New Webinar!] How To Run An Effective Search Query Report In Less Than 15 Minutes
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Can You Be Squeezing More Out Of Your Brand Campaign?
One of the first lessons you are taught as a PPC professional is to separate your brand and non-brand keyword campaigns. Not only will your ad be more relevant to searchers, but your cost-per-click (CPC) will most likely be lower because the keywords have high quality scores. Additionally, if users are searching for your brand, they are more likely to convert. However, creating … [Read more...] about Can You Be Squeezing More Out Of Your Brand Campaign?
Be In The Know About Upcoming Improvements To AdWords Automated Bidding
Last week, Google announced Smart Bidding for AdWords and DoubleClick Search as the new name for automated bidding. Smart Bidding is considered auction-time bidding since bids are decided on an auction by auction basis. If you are using any of the bidding strategies listed below, you are already taking advantage of Smart Bidding. Target CPA Target ROAS Enhanced … [Read more...] about Be In The Know About Upcoming Improvements To AdWords Automated Bidding
On Demand Webinar: How To Run An Effective Search Query Report In Less Than 15 Minutes
More about this Webinar Search Query Reports (SQRs) can be overwhelming. Downloading all of your keywords and scouring through the data associated with EVERY word in the hopes of stumbling upon one or two significant findings that MIGHT incrementally improve your account seem overwhelming and not worth the time. There’s gotta be a better way, right? The simple key: pivot … [Read more...] about On Demand Webinar: How To Run An Effective Search Query Report In Less Than 15 Minutes
Mobile Price Extensions Rolling Out In AdWords
Google seems to be celebrating an unofficial “Christmas in July” this year. On Monday, the official AdWords blog announced another new addition to the mobile marketer’s tool chest: the long-awaited price extensions! As more and more users turn to mobile for research and purchase decision help, the need to qualify clicks grows ever more significant. Google’s new price extensions … [Read more...] about Mobile Price Extensions Rolling Out In AdWords
How I Cut Costs By 20% Using Monthly Bid Schedules
I recently found myself in a situation that most PPC-ers will experience at some point. I needed to decrease spend in order to hit a cost-per-lead goal and I did not know where to start. Of course, I asked myself one important question, “Where do I decrease spend in the account in a way that least impacts conversions?” In an account that’s relatively new or in an account … [Read more...] about How I Cut Costs By 20% Using Monthly Bid Schedules
The 4 Personality Types You Deal With In Paid Search
By now we all know the 4 personality types: Analytical Driver Amiable Expressive Even though we know them, how much time do we spend deciding which type the person we are talking to is? Probably not much. If we did, the way we deal with them would probably be different. A lot of the time we like to treat people the way we would like to be treated. When it comes to … [Read more...] about The 4 Personality Types You Deal With In Paid Search
The Coolest AdWords Feature You Aren’t Using
Update - We've created 3 location business data templates that you can download for use in your account. Download here. What if I were to tell you that AdWords gives you the ability to customize ads at scale? And I'm not just talking about ensuring that the user search query matches the ad headline, otherwise known as Dynamic Keyword Insertion (DKI). I'm talking about the … [Read more...] about The Coolest AdWords Feature You Aren’t Using
Don’t Be Afraid To Create Your Own Metrics To Judge Success
Return on ad spend (ROAS), cost per lead (CPL), and click-through rate (CTR) are some of the go-to metrics for clients in order to gauge paid search success. I'm sure there are more you can think of, but the majority of the statistics used to gauge success are already listed in the AdWords platform for you to visualize. What I am here to tell you is that there are other metrics … [Read more...] about Don’t Be Afraid To Create Your Own Metrics To Judge Success
Get Your PPC Reporting Right
Reporting can be a tedious part of a client relationship. Either you spend too much time building custom reports or your client spends too much time reading between the lines. However, through considerate planning and automation, you can regain control of your calendar and reinvest that time in creating the perfect dog memes. There are a few stages to creating a … [Read more...] about Get Your PPC Reporting Right
Easy-To-Build Pivot Tables For Quick SQRs
Search Query Reports (SQRs) can be overwhelming. Downloading all of your keywords and scouring through the data associated with EVERY word in the hopes of stumbling upon one or two significant findings that MIGHT incrementally improve your account seems: Overwhelming - because where do you start? Not worth the time. How often are you really going to find something … [Read more...] about Easy-To-Build Pivot Tables For Quick SQRs
Why RLSA Efforts Should Have Their Own Campaigns
With Customer Match beginning to explode in the RLSA world, advertisers are getting excited about Search Network retargeting capabilities. And rightfully so, as we've seen fantastic performance with the email list targeting now available in Google Adwords. We've used email lists in a multitude of ways. We've also seen great performance from regular remarketing lists on the … [Read more...] about Why RLSA Efforts Should Have Their Own Campaigns
