Last week's Hero Conf London event showcased dozens of excellent speakers who all made thought-provoking points. However, the most memorable moments for me were when the speakers gave their best prediction of the future. Sophie Newton of Brainlabs spoke on the future automation of PPC during her opening keynote. Various other speakers then followed up with more … [Read more...] about How AI Is Shaping The Future Of PPC – Hero Conf London Takeaways
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Instagram Shopping Ads: A Simpler Path to Purchase
When was the last time you picked up your phone? Is it in your hand now? As technology grows increasingly more capable, I frequently find myself relying on the luxury of near-instant data retrieval and connectivity. Of course, this is nothing new. According to a recent survey from eMarketer, 84% of smartphone users employ browsers or mobile apps to discover, research, and … [Read more...] about Instagram Shopping Ads: A Simpler Path to Purchase
Embracing The Dark Side Of Negative Keywords
I have been waiting for a long time to tell you about my dark side. I don’t want you to be scared and you don’t have to send a tweet of concern to @JeffAllenUT, but let’s talk about my love of negativity. Negative keywords, that is! In this post we are going to talk about all things negative: What are negative keywords? How can we find negative keywords? How can we … [Read more...] about Embracing The Dark Side Of Negative Keywords
4 AdRoll Optimizations You Wouldn’t Expect To Work (But Do)
As a new AdRoll user, I have been surprised by many of the optimizations AdRoll representatives recommend. Advertisers using AdRoll must learn how to work with the platform’s algorithm in order to maximize impressions and leads. The 4 techniques listed in this post are changes to implement if you want increased traffic and decreased CPCs and CPA. 1) Update Ads … [Read more...] about 4 AdRoll Optimizations You Wouldn’t Expect To Work (But Do)
4 New Pinterest Targeting Options Marketers Should Be Using
Pinterest is growing up and marketers should take note. Pinterest, still in its infancy, is just learning to walk, as the cool-guy teenager, Facebook, reports record profits. Facebook is running at full speed searching for more ways to place ads as they reach max ad capacity. In contrast, Pinterest just released a new conversion pixel as well as the ability to remarket to … [Read more...] about 4 New Pinterest Targeting Options Marketers Should Be Using
Linking Up With LinkedIn: A Beginner’s Guide
Social advertising has quickly become an integral part of a complete digital marketing strategy. In the recent 2016 edition of The State Of PPC, this sentiment is supported by 65% of brands and 83% of agencies who tout social advertising as the most important aspect of the digital marketing industry over the past 12 months. From Facebook to Twitter, Instagram to Snapchat, … [Read more...] about Linking Up With LinkedIn: A Beginner’s Guide
Down The Rabbit Hole – Optimizing Programmatic Campaigns
Programmatic advertising has many definitions including, “automated media buying," “tech assisted buying,” and “ai driven media buying.” To many marketers, programmatic is the holy grail of ad buying. Technology that will find their perfect audience and optimize every part of their campaign. Sounds perfect, right? To a certain extent, this is true. Adtech as an industry is … [Read more...] about Down The Rabbit Hole – Optimizing Programmatic Campaigns
Mobile Display Is The Future…Know Your Ad Types!
3 out of 4 people will access the internet using a mobile phone by the end of 2016. That equates to 2.5 billion people worldwide and is expected to grow by 86% by 2020. If you need more stats read the comprehensive research performed by eMarketer. As devices continue to become more advanced, mobile trends and methods available to advertise follow suit. We certainly … [Read more...] about Mobile Display Is The Future…Know Your Ad Types!
ETAs Ruined My Ad Tests (& How We Can Overcome This)
The release of expanded text ads rocked the world of Google PPC in early 2016. And shortly thereafter Bing joined in on the fun, bringing expanded text ads to so many of us in the PPC world. But some of us got screwed. That’s right, some of us have a bone to pick with these magnanimous platforms that, yes, provided us with a whole new set of messaging characters. And sure, … [Read more...] about ETAs Ruined My Ad Tests (& How We Can Overcome This)
Weird Science: A Lesson In Failed Experiments
Much of what we do day in and day out in PPC is stare at numbers. Beautiful, finite numbers. We know numbers to be objective. If we spend $12,622 and that spend garners 31 conversions, we know the average cost per conversion is $407.16129. If our campaign is limited by budget and we raise our budget, we will no longer be limited by budget. So why, day after day, do I come to … [Read more...] about Weird Science: A Lesson In Failed Experiments
4 World-Class Hero Conf London Keynotes
There are just 11 days remaining until PPC Heroes far and wide meet for London's Only All-PPC Event. From 24-26 October, nearly 300 of our closest friends will join us at etc.venues St Paul's for 40 brand new paid search sessions, 10 unique networking opportunities and 1 incredible experience. We'll also have 4 incredible keynote sessions from industry luminaries and major … [Read more...] about 4 World-Class Hero Conf London Keynotes
How Online Educators Should Be Using The Google Display Network
To use display to its full potential, you need to know your client’s business, audience, and goals. You can use this type of marketing for remarketing, targeting websites, or targeting your online education audience. In this whitepaper, Production Associate Diane Matacale will list two different ways where display could help your lead generated clients obtain the leads they … [Read more...] about How Online Educators Should Be Using The Google Display Network
