The AdWords Shared Library isn’t the sexiest feature, but it does provide valuable options that can make account management more efficient. In this post I’ll give a description of each of the seven sections while also ranking from most valuable to least. As with any feature, make sure it is right for you and doesn’t interfere with your account goals. 1) Audiences Being … [Read more...] about Ranking The AdWords Shared Library Features
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Overcoming AdWords Trademark And Disapproval Issues
Would you rather have all your ads be disapproved for using a trademark or have a competitor use your trademarked term? Both are major downers that can seriously affect paid search performance. Recently, I dealt with both of these issues, which enhanced my knowledge of the AdWords trademark policy. The key to all trademark issues is the “3rd Party Authorization Request … [Read more...] about Overcoming AdWords Trademark And Disapproval Issues
The People vs. Bing Broad Match
The fundamental principle behind PPC is the keyword match type. It’s literally how we determine when we show our ads on the search engine results page, so understanding this concept is an important step in comprehending PPC as a whole. When I first learned PPC, it was explained to me like so: Exact match must contain the search query exactly. Phrase match requires that the … [Read more...] about The People vs. Bing Broad Match
Understand The Economics Behind Your Client’s Business
Sometimes while working at a PPC Agency, we tend to forget the bigger picture of our clients’ businesses. The beginning of a client/agency relationship often follows this process: Introduction and familiarization with the paid search accounts Nailing down a paid search goal(s) Understanding the business as a whole and how PPC fits in This process is a great start, but … [Read more...] about Understand The Economics Behind Your Client’s Business
The PPC Play Book
There are few things America loves more than Football. With football season approaching, I figured I would release a “PPC playbook” for lead generation. These top “plays” can increase the efficiency of your PPC performance, but always keep in mind that like in football, the same plays do not work for every team. I recommend implementing one play at a time, to measure … [Read more...] about The PPC Play Book
PPC Hero Interviews Brad Geddes
If you are in the paid search industry, chances are that you've heard of world renowned paid search guru, Brad Geddes. Along with being an author, speaker, and marketing consultant, Brad recently launched a new ad testing platform called AdAlysis. Brad was gracious enough to allow PPC Hero an interview. How did you get into paid search and why have you stuck with … [Read more...] about PPC Hero Interviews Brad Geddes
Multi-Channel Attribution – A Story of Ice, Fire & Last Click Attribution Death
Whether we like it or not, multi-channel attribution is part of our digital marketing world - just as Game of Thrones has become part of mine. Understanding where each piece falls in the conversion funnel and how much credit should be given at each step, is crucial in maximizing conversions. We all know this, right? But that doesn’t mean it’s any less confusing! Well today … [Read more...] about Multi-Channel Attribution – A Story of Ice, Fire & Last Click Attribution Death
Segmentation By Keyword Match Type: A Case Study
Keyword match types are an integral part of how you decide to set up your accounts. Typically this decision is a matter of what the account manager prefers. We wanted to dig a little deeper and get some numbers behind different structure breakouts. We took a look at ad group breakouts by match type and ones without by testing different segment types in two AdWords accounts. … [Read more...] about Segmentation By Keyword Match Type: A Case Study
[Webinar Recording] 10 Ways To Outsmart Your PPC Competition
You're doing so many things right in PPC, but your competitors still seem to be gaining an edge on you. Nevermore! It's time to get on your boxing gloves and start fighting with smart strategy and tips your competitors don't know about (yet!). From quality score to ad extentions to conquesting, be ready to be a smarter PPC manager. In the recording below, experts Erin Sagin … [Read more...] about [Webinar Recording] 10 Ways To Outsmart Your PPC Competition
A Guide to AdWords Bid Adjustments
Bid adjustments are a fundamental part of PPC. It’s important that you have a firm grasp of what your bid strategy is and what options you have in terms of actually changing those bids. While there are many bid management software options (Acquisio, Marin, etc.), we’ll go over the native features in the AdWords interface and the pros and cons of each. Manual Bidding If you … [Read more...] about A Guide to AdWords Bid Adjustments
Understanding Causation and Correlation in Paid Search
As account managers we spend much of our time surrounded by data— percentages, rate stats, averages, raw numbers spilling around us like the cascading binary from The Matrix. And through sheer exposure to this sea of numerical information, we develop a foundational understanding of how PPC works. However, the data that surrounds us isn’t comprised only of results. It holds … [Read more...] about Understanding Causation and Correlation in Paid Search
Everything You Need To Know About PPC Ad Extensions
Search ads are no longer just about headlines, description lines and display URLs. Ad Extensions now also play a huge part in the appearance and success of our ads. Take a look at this ad from Walmart I saw the other day. Notice how more than 50% of the space taken up by this ad comes from extensions of various types. Why Are Ad Extensions Important? There’s Lots … [Read more...] about Everything You Need To Know About PPC Ad Extensions
