Welcome to this month’s series week on PPC Hero! We’ll be focusing on all things eCommerce, letting you know how to fine-tune your campaigns and where opportunity lies. So sit back and learn strategies for boosting your sales and ROI. Google is retiring PLAs (Product Listing Ads) in August and accounts running them will be upgraded to Google Shopping campaigns. Google … [Read more...] about Still on PLAs? How to Migrate to Google Shopping
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3 Assumptions Every Great PPC Account Manager Makes
They say, “don’t make assumptions”, but who are they to tell you how to live your life? Contrary to the expression, making assumptions can make you a better account manager, maybe even a great one. Now I can’t condone every assumption you might have. Here are 3 big ones that will always point you in the right direction. Your Clients Don’t Review Your Reports In Detail This one … [Read more...] about 3 Assumptions Every Great PPC Account Manager Makes
What ‘Budget’ Means in PPC & Why You Should Divulge It to Prospective Agencies
In certain circles it can be considered rude to talk about money. It may not even matter the circle; there are plenty of circumstances where it’s either awkward or impolite to bring up matters of the all-mighty dollar no matter who you’re speaking with. Your paid search agency partnership is not one of those circles or circumstances. There. I said it! Don’t worry, I’m going … [Read more...] about What ‘Budget’ Means in PPC & Why You Should Divulge It to Prospective Agencies
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
One Million Ways to Define a Conversion: The A-Z Guide
Did you know that there are currently twenty-seven different columns containing the term "Conversion" in the AdWords interface? Were you also aware that they all have a different definition? I don't blame you if you're having a hard time keeping track of it all– with that many columns, it's enough to make your head spin. So to keep your brains intact, we've compiled some of … [Read more...] about One Million Ways to Define a Conversion: The A-Z Guide
Are You Being Fooled By Search Partners?
This week our blog series is taking a look at the most expensive “set it and forget it” mistakes. While search partners is not necessarily expensive, its distortion of common metrics may mislead you. By recognizing search partner performance and how it affects your metrics you can then adjust accordingly. Search partners are one of the largest causes of data discrepancies in … [Read more...] about Are You Being Fooled By Search Partners?
How To Find and Easily Exploit PPC Advertising Opportunities In Foreign Languages and Global Markets
If there is one thing Google is good at, it’s making money. This is good news for you and me because Googles primary business is advertising, or helping businesses find and reach customers, so they invest very heavily in figuring out ways to get more people to advertise and existing advertisers to spend more money. They recently announced a whole bunch of new products within … [Read more...] about How To Find and Easily Exploit PPC Advertising Opportunities In Foreign Languages and Global Markets
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
How To Find eCommerce Success With Dynamic Search Ads
I’ve written about Dynamic Search Ads in the past. I told you about how you can set them up and gave some basic best practices for how to optimize them. When I wrote this article, I was only using them in one of my accounts that was basically a lead generation account. I was just using the “all pages” target while constantly adding negative keywords. This worked great, and I am … [Read more...] about How To Find eCommerce Success With Dynamic Search Ads
Non-Converting Cost %: Illuminating Trends in Your Account
I'd like to start off this post with a big hat tip to Kevin Klein, a fellow account manager at Hanapin, for his thoughts, feedback, and assistance. All of which were all essential for bringing this post together. Now back to your regularly scheduled programming. “Taken out of context, I must seem so strange.” – Ani DiFranco Early this month we stressed the importance of … [Read more...] about Non-Converting Cost %: Illuminating Trends in Your Account
Small Changes That Make Bing Faster
Sometimes, it is as easy as asking. Bing Ads listened to feedback from its users and added some additional features to their campaign tab, which should be live across the Bing Ads interface. While these changes will not change the world of paid search, they will make some of the little things easier and faster. What is new? The key word to remember is faster and faster means … [Read more...] about Small Changes That Make Bing Faster
