Ad rotation is one of the forgotten settings. Everyone has a preference, “always rotate indefinitely” or “always optimize by conversions” but the chosen settings often reflect the manager's default preference rather than the settings utility. Rather than a preference, the setting should be used as a tool and subject for further analysis. This article will cover what options … [Read more...] about How To Evaluate Your PPC Ad Rotation Settings
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3 Easy Ways to Optimize Landing Pages With Low Traffic
I'm a big believer in the power of landing pages and conversion rate optimization. But, to run your conventional multivariate or A/B test, you have to have traffic. Lots of it. In fact, just to prove that a new page design improves your conversion rate by just 20%, you need to split test thousands of visitors. The only problem is, for many paid search landing pages, it … [Read more...] about 3 Easy Ways to Optimize Landing Pages With Low Traffic
March Madness Continues: What Excel Tool/Function Rules Them All?
In light of the March Madness season it was thought that we could have some fun and review some of the previous PPC Hero articles on the best ways to utilize Excel in order to more efficiently and effectively manage PPC accounts. First, let's choose the seeds for the respective functions. There are four regions just like in the real tournament for the Excel Tools/Functions … [Read more...] about March Madness Continues: What Excel Tool/Function Rules Them All?
New PPC Account Analysis For Beginners
Looking at an account that is unfamiliar to you can be daunting. There are many things to look at and so many reports to pull. How do you know what’s most important? This post will go through some of the common reports/analysis to pull when inheriting an account. Account Health Checkup / Learn The Lay Of The Land KPIs Key performance indicators (KPIs) are what your client … [Read more...] about New PPC Account Analysis For Beginners
Is Your Website Your Own Worst Enemy?
One of my favorite things is obscure foreign colloquialisms that accurately describe commonplace emotions or actions, that defy English definition. Currently, the Danish word Hygge is all the cozy rage and describes the feeling of warm contentment derived from enjoying the simple pleasures in life. Schadenfreude, the act of taking pleasure from another person's misfortune, … [Read more...] about Is Your Website Your Own Worst Enemy?
3 Ways To Use ROAS In PPC Lead Gen Optimization
“In any PPC campaign, whether eCommerce or lead generation, return is the ultimate indicator of success.” –Matt Umbro Naturally, we all want to be successful. We want to know that the money we are putting into paid search, social, and display—or the investment we are managing on behalf of our clients—is being utilized in the most efficient way. That’s why we love data, why … [Read more...] about 3 Ways To Use ROAS In PPC Lead Gen Optimization
Bing Reporting Features And The Pep Talk You Need This Week
In agency life, you most likely manage multiple accounts. So how do you identify which of those accounts need optimizations in a quick and convenient way? Well, lucky for us Bing Ads has added fuller reporting features to the Accounts Summary page. In addition to providing more performance insight across each of the Bing accounts you manage, you’ll also be able to more swiftly … [Read more...] about Bing Reporting Features And The Pep Talk You Need This Week
Why You Can’t Miss Hero Conf (and How to Convince Your Boss)
If you know you wanna go, and simply need the stats to back it up, visit our website now to Justify Your Trip. Still looking for more? Read on for more details about how Hero Conf is impacting the PPC industry. Hero Conf is shaped mostly by 650+ of our awesome and nerdy friends that join us each year. These folks range in title from Account Analyst to Founder and CEO, PPC … [Read more...] about Why You Can’t Miss Hero Conf (and How to Convince Your Boss)
7 Optimizations You Need to Know for Apple Search Ads
Back in October, Apple emerged in a crowded market and has shown promising early results. Apple launched Search Ads as an “efficient and easy way to help people discover your app on the App Store for iPhone and iPad in the U.S. Adweek reported that Apple Search Ads are benchmarking at a $1.00 CPI with a 50% conversion rate and $0.50 cost per tap. Furthermore, Singular, a mobile … [Read more...] about 7 Optimizations You Need to Know for Apple Search Ads
How To Use Adwords Campaign Drafts And Experiments
Using Google’s Campaign Experiments and Drafts is a great way to test something new with a smaller portion of traffic. Then you can view the results side-by-side before implementing the changes in the original campaign settings. When you are creating a new draft, Google will copy all the existing settings of a campaign and give you a test environment to make changes. When you … [Read more...] about How To Use Adwords Campaign Drafts And Experiments
Should You Choose Bid Modifiers Or Exclusive Campaigns For Your Mobile PPC?
For even the newest face in the digital marketing world, it comes as no surprise the amount of attention mobile has garnered in the past few years. Ours is a rapidly evolving industry – what was once an unexplored frontier has quickly become a staple. It's not to say mobile advancements have become less frequent or noteworthy over time - on the contrary, shifting to reflect the … [Read more...] about Should You Choose Bid Modifiers Or Exclusive Campaigns For Your Mobile PPC?
PPC, KPIs, and the Marketing Funnel
Key performance indicators (KPIs) are essential to our industry. Without them, we’re like a pilot without navigation; we have no idea if what we’re doing is getting us closer to our goal. They’re the barometers of success which show whether or not your client is making money or losing money. KPIs are set based on your client’s primary goal (revenue, leads, etc.). However, not … [Read more...] about PPC, KPIs, and the Marketing Funnel
