Google Shopping is a powerful way to drive sales to an e-commerce store. Typically this channel has a lower level of competition simply because of the volume of work that's involved in creating and maintaining the product data. This means that, for the meantime, advertising in Google Shopping is pure gold! Today we're going to take a look at a variety of techniques and best … [Read more...] about Maximize Your Performance In Google Shopping
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Don’t Forget The Basics! Audit Your Account – A New Case Study
As an Account Analyst, Account Managers usually come to me with some sort of problem. Sometimes it’s “I’d like to brainstorm strategy” and other times it’s “we need to improve ROAS as quickly as possible.” Not being the Account Manager gives me a fresh set of eyes on an account. I found in the past that when I was struggling with a problem on my own account, it was mainly … [Read more...] about Don’t Forget The Basics! Audit Your Account – A New Case Study
Volume or Return? – Where to Focus PPC Performance for Your Business
As Hanapin’s Senior Digital Advisor, I have the distinct pleasure of helping new brands partner with our team on a daily basis. One of the key questions we ask day one is: “What’s the most important metric or goal for this/these account(s)?” Occasionally we’ll get very specific KPIs from the prospect at this point (i.e. conversion rate, CPA). More often than not, however, … [Read more...] about Volume or Return? – Where to Focus PPC Performance for Your Business
True or False: My PPC Goals Are Realistic
Please select the multiple-choice answer that best describes your paid search goal: (A.) I want to increase conversion and/or revenue volume. (B.) I want to decrease cost-per-conversion and/or increase return on ad spend. (C.) I want to increase spend. (D.) I want both A and B. (E.) None of these goals describe me. (F.) I am goal-less. Goals are important. Without goals, … [Read more...] about True or False: My PPC Goals Are Realistic
The Real Performance We’ve Seen With Ad Customizers
What are they again? Although the conversations about ad customizers began a few months ago, some folks are still learning just what they are and just how they work. Ad customizers are another opportunity created by Google to better connect your potential clients and customers with the most relevant information about your business. They allow you to dynamically insert … [Read more...] about The Real Performance We’ve Seen With Ad Customizers
Implement Bing Universal Event Tracking Or Be Left In The Dust
Back in November I put together my predictions for Bing PPC in 2015. While we’re still early in 2015, some of the predictions are already in motion including: Firefox utilizing Yahoo search More complete attribution Audience targeting In order to take advantage of many of the new Bing Ads features, first you must be using the new Universal Event Tracking (UET). What is … [Read more...] about Implement Bing Universal Event Tracking Or Be Left In The Dust
Use Google Analytics Custom Reports To Make Your PPC Life Easier
Do you ever get frustrated with Google Analytics reporting for not having exactly what you want? I know the feeling. You want a column for cost and for each type of goal you have set up, but these don’t come in your standard reports in the interface. Or maybe you’re just ready to step up your analytics game to the next level (and subsequently expose your inner analytics … [Read more...] about Use Google Analytics Custom Reports To Make Your PPC Life Easier
How To Find Out If It’s Seasonality Or Something Else
The holiday season has a reputation for housing much joy. Roaring fires, turkeys or hams roasting in the oven, the company of loved ones, and whatever comforting liquid with which you prefer to fill your glass. It’s all very idyllic, to the point where it’s been immortalized in song as “the most wonderful time of the year.” A song that probably was written in blissful … [Read more...] about How To Find Out If It’s Seasonality Or Something Else
Are Long Tailed Keywords The Answer to Keyword Optimization?
Which is more important, the ad or the keyword? This is one of those “Which came first, the chicken or the egg?” type questions. Both are unavoidable requirements of PPC creation. I can write the most compelling ad that the world has ever seen, but without the keyword, it will just sit in AdWords with a warning. Even though the answer to the question is both, I find … [Read more...] about Are Long Tailed Keywords The Answer to Keyword Optimization?
Effective Google Analytics AdWords Data Integration
A huge topic in 2014 - ‘more data’ for AdWords users has been answered by Enhanced Google Analytics! Throughout 2014, Google Analytics (GA) has been rolling out more integrated AdWords data, giving online marketers more insight into performance and behavioral features to analyze, report and base decisions. GA has added the below AdWords features integrations. I’ll be … [Read more...] about Effective Google Analytics AdWords Data Integration
2015 Prediction: The Year of Bid and Budget Automation
2014 is winding down and I’ve begun contemplating the future of PPC. I believe 2015 will be the ‘year of bid and budget automation’. As the business of PPC grows in complexity and the amount of levers that need to be monitored and pulled within accounts increases, it's not only a need, but also a necessity to automate these two critical areas. After all, if budgets are not … [Read more...] about 2015 Prediction: The Year of Bid and Budget Automation
Liveblogging Google’s Event “Join us as we click through AdWords in 2014”
We're liveblogging Google's livestream event as AdWords product managers look back at 2014 highlights and success stories. One of the key points of this event is to better help advertisers "with everything you need to connect to your customers" as 2015 approaches. Google states that the presentation will conclude "with an announcement you won't want to miss." Follow our … [Read more...] about Liveblogging Google’s Event “Join us as we click through AdWords in 2014”
