PPC is more than campaigns, ad groups, keywords, and bids. Behind most accounts, there is a person running the operation. A person who can be forgetful, who may have had a bad day, who may have slept less than they should have but nevertheless they love what they do and give it 100%. PPC isn’t about being a super human but being on top of your accounts and tasks, even on those … [Read more...] about 6 Organizational Tips For Today’s PPC Specialist
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The 3 Step Guide For Expanding Your Account Through DSA And Shopping Queries
Over the years, we've written many articles about the importance of Dynamic Search Ads (DSAs) and Shopping ads as a means to find new keywords to implement in your Search Network text ad campaigns. Both DSA and Shopping campaigns act as ongoing keyword research tools as you look to expand your account. That's great and all, but how do we go about extracting DSA and Shopping … [Read more...] about The 3 Step Guide For Expanding Your Account Through DSA And Shopping Queries
Expanded Text Ads And Other Bing Ads Editor Updates
As you may remember, Bing announced in June that it would soon be supporting Expanded Text Ads in its advertising platform, mirroring the latest ad format from Google. Bing has been quick to keep its promise, launching the ETA pilot early this week for Bing Ads users. According to Program Manager Jamie Chung, all accounts are eligible to apply for pilot access by filling out … [Read more...] about Expanded Text Ads And Other Bing Ads Editor Updates
Adwords Event Recap: Device-Specific Bid Adjustments
On Tuesday, August 9, Google invited users to an on-air hangout centered around new device-specific bid adjustments. For those who missed this broadcast from Product Expert Sally Chung and Product Manager Leo Sei, you can watch it here and check out PPC Hero’s recap and reactions below. Hangout On Air Device-specific bid adjustments, first announced on July 26, 2016, now … [Read more...] about Adwords Event Recap: Device-Specific Bid Adjustments
It’s Not Enough To Be Relevant – Your Landing Page Has To Be Dedicated
You spend months testing ad copy and optimizing bids to ensure that your ads are not only visible or relevant, but effective. It’s not about impressions. It’s not even about clicks. The end goal, the cherry on top, is the conversion. That conversion occurs on the landing page. So how do you choose the page that sends your visitors into conversion land? Do you base your … [Read more...] about It’s Not Enough To Be Relevant – Your Landing Page Has To Be Dedicated
Reach The Right Users With Gmail Ads
When it comes to advertising, the goal is always to be in the right place, at the right time, in front of the right person. Being PPC specialists, we know that isn’t always the case and that’s why we measure click-through rate, conversion rate, and any data that we can get our hands on to simply determine the effectiveness of our advertising. That is also why we look to have … [Read more...] about Reach The Right Users With Gmail Ads
What Is In-Image Advertising?
As a PPC marketer, I have to admit that most of the initiatives I take on behalf of my clients are usually related to achieving some sort of a direct response. That response may be a lead, a sale, or some other designated action. However, I'm having more conversations that revolve around exposing their brand to a larger audience that they might not be capturing through their … [Read more...] about What Is In-Image Advertising?
Bidding Farewell to Adwords Converted Clicks: Don’t Panic
The PPC world was recently informed by Google that the “Converted Clicks” metric in AdWords will soon be retired within the platform. In its stead will remain the now-customizable “Conversions” metric, which is generally capable of delivering the same information after a few minor adjustments. Although the platform change should have little to no negative impact for members … [Read more...] about Bidding Farewell to Adwords Converted Clicks: Don’t Panic
Leveraging Analytics For Remarketing: Picking The Ripest Fruit
Remarketing represents the low hanging fruit of the digital marketing world. This cliche or some analogous iteration is parroted throughout the paid search community to no end. It's a safe assumption that this mentality has either been repeated or embraced by nearly every account manager, myself included. And while the frequency becomes repetitive, its prevalence is well … [Read more...] about Leveraging Analytics For Remarketing: Picking The Ripest Fruit
Mobile Price Extensions Rolling Out In AdWords
Google seems to be celebrating an unofficial “Christmas in July” this year. On Monday, the official AdWords blog announced another new addition to the mobile marketer’s tool chest: the long-awaited price extensions! As more and more users turn to mobile for research and purchase decision help, the need to qualify clicks grows ever more significant. Google’s new price extensions … [Read more...] about Mobile Price Extensions Rolling Out In AdWords
The 2016 Top 25 Most Influential PPC Experts
The time has come again Heroes! After a month of voting, rigorous research and data analysis, we are excited to announce the wildly anticipated list of the Top 25 Most Influential PPC Experts for 2016. We release our newest edition of the Top 25 every summer—it’s a nice way to honor some of the hardest workers in our tight-knit community. We also included the Top Rising … [Read more...] about The 2016 Top 25 Most Influential PPC Experts
Where You Should Focus Your Facebook Brand Awareness Efforts
When you launch a new product you often need to build awareness. Many types of marketing channels, both organic and paid, can serve a purpose in generating awareness, but social platforms (generally) and Facebook (specifically) are tailor made to spread content from person to person. It can, however, be hard to measure how well you are building your brand and generating … [Read more...] about Where You Should Focus Your Facebook Brand Awareness Efforts
