All clients are different and value specific metrics more than others. One of the metrics I hear about the most is conversions. As a paid search marketer, I spend my time driving traffic to our desired landing pages, but I can’t force the user to convert. That’s when I go to our trusty CRO department and ask if we can work together to try and get our conversion rate up. Our … [Read more...] about Always Remain Congruent In Your PPC Efforts
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2017: The Year You Launch Your Video Ads
I was reading an article recently about Generation Xers and how they consume content on YouTube and how to best engage with this coveted consumer cohort. The article noted that Gen Xers, who were born between mid-1960 and late 1970s, are predominantly using YouTube for trips down memory lane, for news content and for DIY videos. I am a Gen Xer and I agree with this theory, but … [Read more...] about 2017: The Year You Launch Your Video Ads
How To Improve AdWords Remarketing Performance With Advanced Strategies
Last month, I discussed how to advance your Display strategies with layered targeting, so I thought I would continue the series with how to improve remarketing performance through advanced strategies and layering. Remarketing has been a typical paid advertising strategy for a long time, but over the years, has been reshaped by new ad types, analytics integrations, and … [Read more...] about How To Improve AdWords Remarketing Performance With Advanced Strategies
How To Go From Google ETAs To Bing ETAs
Just a few short months ago, Google announced expanded text ads. At first, there was a little panic in the advertising world. But now that it is rolled out to everyone, marketers are jumping on board and realizing the new norm. Now that expanded text ads have been fully released to all AdWords accounts and the initial shock is over, what now? Bing! Shortly after Google … [Read more...] about How To Go From Google ETAs To Bing ETAs
Are Your Expanded Text Ads Lit?
Dear reader, here is a confession: I am too old to be using slang and I am especially too elderly to be trying so hard to incorporate colloquialisms into a post about Expanded Text Ads. But when Google announced earlier this year they would be ditching the right side ads and would be extending the character lengths for headlines and descriptions, I was ready to make my ads … [Read more...] about Are Your Expanded Text Ads Lit?
Treat Bing Like A Special And Unique Snowflake
When it comes to paid search there is simply no denying that Google is the big man on campus. For many clients, it represents the focal point of strategy while acting as the main driver of their digital marketing efforts. Despite this, savvy account managers do not shy away from capitalizing on the role players that compete within the search marketplace. Often times the … [Read more...] about Treat Bing Like A Special And Unique Snowflake
How Micro Targeting And Micro Messaging Drives Your PPC Forward
My father was in the retail automotive industry for most of his working life. He always preached to me ‘location, location, location.’ Last week during Google’s live summit, a major focus of the presentation was the rise of local searches. My key takeaway from the rise of local based searches is that granularity is key to a successful paid search account. Providing a … [Read more...] about How Micro Targeting And Micro Messaging Drives Your PPC Forward
6 Takeaways From Google’s Performance Summit
On Tuesday, 5/24, Google hosted a Performance Summit event where new features and updates to existing products were shared. One of the key themes of the event was mobile and how we interact with the world through our smartphones and tablets. Many of the updates announced for AdWords and Google Analytics were a direct result of our reliance on our devices and the fact that … [Read more...] about 6 Takeaways From Google’s Performance Summit
How To Get Stellar Results From Facebook And Instagram Remarketing
I am quite sure some PPC specialists are not fully utilizing the Facebook and Instagram advertising platform. A few weeks ago, I had a meeting with one of my clients to ascertain the progress of business. For clarity, I do manage his AdWords account and his company is one of the top retailers in his sector. The client was happy, saying that things were going really well and … [Read more...] about How To Get Stellar Results From Facebook And Instagram Remarketing
The Basics Of Setting Up A Paid Search Campaign
We all have tasks that reside in the Wild West fringes of our calendar, where idealistic intentions cross arms with FOMO. For those that have been asleep for the last couple of years, FOMO is the fear of missing out. When you are a small business owner or just getting started in the world of marketing, that fear of not jumping on the latest trends can result in product … [Read more...] about The Basics Of Setting Up A Paid Search Campaign
Why SMBs Should Not Run AdWords Accounts
The headline may seem like click bait, but rest assured, I fully believe this statement. I’m writing this post because for years, AdWords’ marketing has simplified the management process and claimed that businesses of any size can participate. Though this messaging has tailed off as of late, small businesses are still at a severe disadvantage when trying to run AdWords … [Read more...] about Why SMBs Should Not Run AdWords Accounts
Stay Ahead Of The Competition With These Advanced PPC Tactics
In the early days of PPC, things were pretty straightforward. You ran your campaigns on Google and Overture and you were pretty much done. Perhaps you found a few tier two engines to try, but that was all that you had to keep your eye on. Fast forward to where we are today and it’s an entirely different world that we have to navigate our advertising efforts through. With so … [Read more...] about Stay Ahead Of The Competition With These Advanced PPC Tactics