By now, you’ve probably heard of Gmail ads, or even tested them, as they’ve been around for several years. My early experiences with Gmail ads were a bit of a struggle, but as the product evolved there have definitely been some changes that have helped lead me to success with this ad unit. The biggest challenge with Gmail ads over traditional search is ensuring that you’re … [Read more...] about How To Make Gmail Ads More Effective – Tips And Strategies For Success
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How To Get Big Wins In Your AdWords Account
As AdWords advertisers, we tend to obsess over the big wins. Everyone is looking for that special hack that will cut costs and deliver incredible results. So, when someone has a big win, we celebrate it. We write case studies about it. Everyone tries to find a way to make someone else's breakthrough work for them. The thing is, though, while many AdWords accounts have … [Read more...] about How To Get Big Wins In Your AdWords Account
3 AdWords Features You Are Underutilizing
Few industries evolve, adapt, and integrate new tech quicker than paid search. Capitalizing on this dynamic environment is a significant aspect of the daily challenges account managers face. Whether the news comes from Inside AdWords or via a Google Representative's beta deck, the announcement of upcoming changes typically triggers a flurry of excitement and preparation. … [Read more...] about 3 AdWords Features You Are Underutilizing
How To Evaluate Your PPC Ad Rotation Settings
Ad rotation is one of the forgotten settings. Everyone has a preference, “always rotate indefinitely” or “always optimize by conversions” but the chosen settings often reflect the manager's default preference rather than the settings utility. Rather than a preference, the setting should be used as a tool and subject for further analysis. This article will cover what options … [Read more...] about How To Evaluate Your PPC Ad Rotation Settings
March Madness Continues: What Excel Tool/Function Rules Them All?
In light of the March Madness season it was thought that we could have some fun and review some of the previous PPC Hero articles on the best ways to utilize Excel in order to more efficiently and effectively manage PPC accounts. First, let's choose the seeds for the respective functions. There are four regions just like in the real tournament for the Excel Tools/Functions … [Read more...] about March Madness Continues: What Excel Tool/Function Rules Them All?
Facebook Mid-Roll Ads Might Need A Re-Roll?
Facebook has begun to test mid-roll advertisements in select publisher’s videos in an effort to grow revenue from all the videos being posted to the site. As an advertiser, I want nothing more than to test out the new opportunity and would not hesitate to recommend the new ad format to any client that advertised on Facebook. However, as a Facebook user, I feel there is room for … [Read more...] about Facebook Mid-Roll Ads Might Need A Re-Roll?
How to Scale Facebook Ads with Automation
This post is part of the Hero Conf Los Angeles Speaker Blog Series. Sahil Jain will join 50+ PPC experts sharing their paid search and social expertise at the World’s Largest All-PPC Event, April 18-20 in Los Angeles, CA. Like what you read? Find out more about Hero Conf. Facebook, and its extended network, provides incredible reach for marketers to find, engage with, and … [Read more...] about How to Scale Facebook Ads with Automation
AdWords Text Ads Automatically Changing To Responsive Ads On GDN
If you are running standard text ads or Expanded Text Ads in AdWords Display campaigns, there is a possibility that these ads have been or will be automatically updated to responsive ads. While Google did not release an official announcement, the below alert is displayed on support page on text ads on the Display Network. Advertisers are not able to opt out of this … [Read more...] about AdWords Text Ads Automatically Changing To Responsive Ads On GDN
How To Use Adwords Campaign Drafts And Experiments
Using Google’s Campaign Experiments and Drafts is a great way to test something new with a smaller portion of traffic. Then you can view the results side-by-side before implementing the changes in the original campaign settings. When you are creating a new draft, Google will copy all the existing settings of a campaign and give you a test environment to make changes. When you … [Read more...] about How To Use Adwords Campaign Drafts And Experiments
Facebook Now Offering Mid-Roll Ads for Advertisers
It's hard to miss the video first initiative being made by almost every platform and advertiser, right now. We have seen a trend of interactive usage between cable and network television to visit websites and Facebook, participate in polls and watch additional content, to brands skipping cable all together and offering live content on Facebook, YouTube and other social media … [Read more...] about Facebook Now Offering Mid-Roll Ads for Advertisers
Facebook vs Twitter Video Ads: Comparing Views and Engagement Rates
If you haven’t started integrated video ads into your social media strategy then it’s time to start. Whether you’re in B2C or B2B, 2017 is shaping up to be all about video marketing. Video marketing can appear as complex because of the various platform offerings, across a growing range of devices, and the amount of work and time required to produced one video. At the same … [Read more...] about Facebook vs Twitter Video Ads: Comparing Views and Engagement Rates
3 Ways Facebook Automation Can Help You Manage Ads
Automation. It’s being discussed everywhere from self-driving cars to Bing’s Associate Account Manager in a Box. While some fear it and others welcome it, it’s already been around us in the digital marketing space for a while. If you’ve created automated PPC reports, used automated bidding rules, or ever relied on things like targeted CPA, you’ve been utilizing pieces of … [Read more...] about 3 Ways Facebook Automation Can Help You Manage Ads