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
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5 Common Excel Issues And How To Fix
Excel, while a fabulous tool for PPC, is not without its occasional hang-ups. In this post, we’ll go through some common problems, and how to fix them. To kick things off, it may be helpful to review Excel errors and what they mean. The Error The Meaning The Fix #NAME? Excel doesn’t recognize text in a formula Ensure your formulas are typed correctly, and that any text … [Read more...] about 5 Common Excel Issues And How To Fix
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
Google To Release New Shopping And Travel Features
Well, we have all survived another Amazon #PrimeDay! Whether or not you found a great deal on Tuesday, Google has ensured that no PPC-er left the event empty-handed. According to their official blog, several upcoming changes to Shopping and travel-related ads can be expected in the near future. A New Kind Of Shopping Experience The first Shopping update relates to SERPs, … [Read more...] about Google To Release New Shopping And Travel Features
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?
The Art Of Paid Search Promotional Copy
Most businesses have a love/hate relationship with promotions. Often a promotion implies that you as the seller are offering some good or service at a more convenient rate for the buyer, even if it causes you a dip in profit. Whether it’s a discount on the cost of your product, perhaps a free trial, or simply a package deal on your usual offer, promos mean 2 things: … [Read more...] about The Art Of Paid Search Promotional Copy
How Dynamic Keyword Insertion Helped Increase Impression Share By 36%
Ad creative is the talk of the PPC town. Especially with the release of Expanded Text Ads in AdWords and Bing, it just goes to show you that ads are one of, if not “the”, most important areas to make an impact on your PPC performance. One oldie but goodie type of ad creative that has stood the test of time for improving ad to keyword relevancy is Dynamic Keyword Insertion … [Read more...] about How Dynamic Keyword Insertion Helped Increase Impression Share By 36%
Behold The Hidden Feature Of Custom Labels
Some weeks ago, Kirk Williams wrote an article about custom labels and how to not use them, or better said, discussing the incremental value of using custom labels for structuring your campaigns. He compared to structuring via your originating product type and brand structure. I totally agree on his points, especially if you are running in complex account structures that … [Read more...] about Behold The Hidden Feature Of Custom Labels
Don’t Be Afraid To Create Your Own Metrics To Judge Success
Return on ad spend (ROAS), cost per lead (CPL), and click-through rate (CTR) are some of the go-to metrics for clients in order to gauge paid search success. I'm sure there are more you can think of, but the majority of the statistics used to gauge success are already listed in the AdWords platform for you to visualize. What I am here to tell you is that there are other metrics … [Read more...] about Don’t Be Afraid To Create Your Own Metrics To Judge Success
Summertime Sadness – How To Adjust For Seasonality In PPC
As we approach the summer months, many businesses are either ramping up or pulling back on PPC and other marketing efforts. It is crucial that as the agency, we fully understand seasonality and the underlying business cycles that drive these decisions. This insight helps us determine strategy and tactics to get the highest impact possible out of paid efforts. Today, we’ll go … [Read more...] about Summertime Sadness – How To Adjust For Seasonality In PPC
How To Measure Sitelink Extensions Performance
There is no question that including extensions with your ads can boost performance. Including ad extensions can help you provide more relevant information for the searcher and improve your ad performance. Plus as my coworker, Diane Anselmo, always says; “Extensions give you additional real estate with your ad and best of all... it is free (at least pre-click)!” Today, I want … [Read more...] about How To Measure Sitelink Extensions Performance
