Change. Change is good. Change is inevitable. Change is change. I think it’s funny how even though it’s a completely normal facet of life it can sneak up on the best of us. Lately, I’ve been reconsidering some of my best practices. Trying to take a step back and consider “is this still the best?” Today I’ll share how my experience and views have changed since I started PPC last … [Read more...] about How are Your Best Practices Holding Up In 2019?
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5 Examples of Ads & Landing Pages That Have Perfected Post-Click Optimization
More than 96% of ad clicks don’t convert, and that’s largely in part because too many digital marketers don’t focus enough on post-click optimization. They focus primarily on pre-click strategies instead, which results in non-converting clicks. Dedicating more time to optimize the post-click experience can drastically change the outcome of your campaigns by turning ad clicks … [Read more...] about 5 Examples of Ads & Landing Pages That Have Perfected Post-Click Optimization
No computer science skills are needed to build scripts OR great landing pages
This blog post is part of a weekly series to tell you more about the sessions at the PPC Hero Summit, a free online seminar for digital marketers on Wednesday, March 6th. If paid media is a part of your job, this event is for you. Register here. There's often a misconception in marketing that you need to be super technical or have a programming degree to build scripts. … [Read more...] about No computer science skills are needed to build scripts OR great landing pages
New from LinkedIn: 2018 Year In Review
LinkedIn Ads is a great way for advertisers to reach professionals with robust targeting specific to career and business audiences. B2B advertisers especially love LinkedIn because it enables them to adequately target decision-makers in ways that aren't available on other social platforms. In an effort to keep up with the emerging ways in which users interact with content, … [Read more...] about New from LinkedIn: 2018 Year In Review
Measuring the Success of TrueView YouTube Ads
Scenario 1: Rob ran a 15-second TrueView ad for 30 days with the goal of increasing website traffic. The campaign yielded 5 conversions, with a 45% view rate. Rob deemed the campaign a success. Scenario 2: Rob ran a 30-second TrueView ad for 30 days with the goal of increasing brand consideration. The campaign yielded 5 conversions, with a 45% view rate. Rob deemed the … [Read more...] about Measuring the Success of TrueView YouTube Ads
Getting a Little Help with Your Bids – ECPC vs CPA Bidding
We’ve received a few requests to cover the difference between enhanced cost-per-click and CPA bidding. Both use Google Ads data, which there is quite a lot of, to better spend your budget and hit your goals. But what makes them different? Beyond standard CPC bidding, Google Ads lets you choose two advanced options, enhanced cost-per-click and CPA bidding. Both options use … [Read more...] about Getting a Little Help with Your Bids – ECPC vs CPA Bidding
First Page Search Bids: Should You Go All In?
The number of insight-driven tools Google and Bing have given us over the years has grown. As someone who loves to assess risks ad nauseam, bid simulator metrics have been a real treat for me. But I have found that the standard options they offer don’t always jive with how I like to plan. When looking at keywords that are living below the first page, I want to understand the … [Read more...] about First Page Search Bids: Should You Go All In?
Juggling B2B & B2C: C Where You Need to B
Many companies have B2C and B2B offerings; in some cases their digital marketing efforts will coincide and in other cases they won’t. Often times B2C and B2B efforts could collide. I have a client that is a company with both B2B and B2C divisions, with two separate ad accounts. Budgets, conversions, goals, and KPIs are vastly different for each. The difficulty lies in the … [Read more...] about Juggling B2B & B2C: C Where You Need to B
Announcement! The 2019 PPC Hero Summit is March 6th
The 2019 PPC Hero Summit is a half-day free seminar for digital marketers that features 8 sessions with the writers and digital experts behind PPC Hero, in partnership with Optmyzr, Mobile Monkey, Adstage, and Unbounce. If paid advertising is a part of your job, then this is an event for you! The Summit features popular marketing speakers including Jeff Allen, Larry Kim, … [Read more...] about Announcement! The 2019 PPC Hero Summit is March 6th
The Newest Amazon Sponsored Products Features of 2019
Amazon is continuing to improve their platform as they take more and more of the digital advertising market share. Coming in hot in January, Amazon has released a number of new Sponsored Products features across all Amazon advertising accounts. These new features, which include bidding strategies, placement multipliers, and new targeting options, introduce an additional layer … [Read more...] about The Newest Amazon Sponsored Products Features of 2019
Exploring RollWorks for ABM and B2B Marketing
A primary challenge of ABM and B2B marketing is often not the number of leads, but more so the quality of these prospects. Generation of leads often begins with search where a self-qualified audience provides a predictable and valuable return. For many industry niches, top terms are limited in available impressions which means efforts and budget must be effectively distributed … [Read more...] about Exploring RollWorks for ABM and B2B Marketing
Next-Level Audience Targeting for your 2019 Marketing Plan
It's the frosty time of year when hot takes start flying. What new goodies will 2019 will bring for marketers? On this end, I am resolved to ditch high cost leads on Search (to the best of my ability) and discontinue spending budgets on "good enough" social ad audiences. Personally, I have already declared 2019 the year Account Based Marketing (ABM) by way of crafting several … [Read more...] about Next-Level Audience Targeting for your 2019 Marketing Plan
