The digital marketing landscape has undergone a seismic shift over the past decade. Once dominated by a singular focus on keyword targeting, the world of PPC advertising now thrives on a more nuanced understanding of audience behaviour and intent. This evolution mirrors the growing complexity of consumer journeys, where decision-making spans multiple … [Read more...] about Beyond Keywords: How to Build Winning Campaigns with Audience Targeting and First-Party Data
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How to Master Performance Max for Microsoft Advertising
If you work in digital marketing, there’s no doubt you’ve heard the term "Performance Max" countless times over the last few years. When layered on top of your existing advertising strategy, Performance Max can drive incremental conversions to your business and boost advertisers’ overall ROI. In fact, when combining Performance Max and search campaigns, advertisers are … [Read more...] about How to Master Performance Max for Microsoft Advertising
How Automation will Reshape the Role of the PPC Manager in 2025
The role of the PPC manager in 2025 will be markedly different from when I first stepped into it back in 2006. At that time, nearly everything was manual. Conversion tracking, as we know it today, was almost non-existent. While some rudimentary forms of tracking were available in-app, they lacked the integration and precision modern systems offer. Automation, which now drives … [Read more...] about How Automation will Reshape the Role of the PPC Manager in 2025
4 Google Ads Custom Columns I Use Everyday
How many custom columns are you using in your Google Ads accounts? If you’re looking for some additional insights into how your Google Ads account is performing, here are some custom columns that can help. Especially if you’re not a novice search marketer, these custom columns can help you understand performance a bit easier and get some direction on where to make … [Read more...] about 4 Google Ads Custom Columns I Use Everyday
How Top of Funnel Paid Search Advertising Can Be Effective
Imagine a world where you could appear at the top of the SERP as soon as someone has an issue your product or service can solve. Historically PPC has been pitched to businesses as a lower funnel and solely a conversion-driving strategy. It still is. It’s great at doing that, but can PPC successfully drive awareness? The answer, in many cases, is that it can… What is … [Read more...] about How Top of Funnel Paid Search Advertising Can Be Effective
How to safely use Broad Match keywords
For years, PPC marketers have avoided Broad Match keywords. They are notorious for matching irrelevant search terms alongside relevant ones. This imprecision stems from Close Variant matching, which includes matching a searcher's intent, synonyms, plurals, or misspellings. While Broad Match keywords can extend your reach well beyond that of Phrase or Exact Match keywords, the … [Read more...] about How to safely use Broad Match keywords
Apple Search Ads: Past, Present, and Future
Every good search marketer is always looking for alternative channels to get better results for clients. Most of us tend to stick to the top two or three options — Google Ads or Meta, or perhaps we'll add LinkedIn or Microsoft into the mix. These channels are often already overly saturated, and it’s always useful to look at other options. Any alternative to the mainstream is … [Read more...] about Apple Search Ads: Past, Present, and Future
Building Links to Your Website Using PPC
Building links - the act of getting other websites to link to yours in order to increase search engine visibility and get referral traffic - can generally fall into two methodologies: PPC - in particular Google Search Ads - can be a useful tool for organic link building. The high-level process for using Google Ads to build links runs as follows: I’ll now break down … [Read more...] about Building Links to Your Website Using PPC
How to run branding campaigns with a performance mindset
In the world of digital marketing (especially when you are working at an agency), a recurring challenge is how to convince clients of the value of branding campaigns when they are primarily focused on performance metrics. When operating on a limited budget, the majority of it will go towards performance campaigns. If you do get the chance to run branding campaigns, you … [Read more...] about How to run branding campaigns with a performance mindset
How to set up and optimize end-to-end lead gen funnel tracking (with no CRM required)
Spend all your time working with Google Ads lead gen campaigns, it's easy to forget there’s another half of a sales process that takes place with every form submission and phone call. However, what makes the difference between hitting targets and missing quotas, is the ability to optimize for sales, not leads. Strategically, it’s an easy win - let’s track, report and … [Read more...] about How to set up and optimize end-to-end lead gen funnel tracking (with no CRM required)
6 Retargeting Strategies to Boost Your Campaigns
Retargeting capitalizes on the principle that not every visitor who encounters your brand or product will convert on their first visit. By re-engaging users who have previously interacted with your site or ads, retargeting helps bridge the gap between initial interest and final conversion. This retargeting strategy is not just about keeping your brand top-of-mind but about … [Read more...] about 6 Retargeting Strategies to Boost Your Campaigns
The Ultimate Guide to Retail Media Network Advertising
Retail media networks represent a dynamic and rapidly evolving segment of the advertising industry. At their core, these networks are advertising infrastructures that allow brands to place ads on a retailer’s digital properties, such as websites, mobile apps, and other online platforms. This form of advertising leverages the digital footprint and consumer data of retail giants … [Read more...] about The Ultimate Guide to Retail Media Network Advertising
