So, What Just Happened? On April 9, Google officially rolled out their improved and continued efforts in maintaining the highest level of security for their Chrome users. Announcing they have rolled out SSL encryption for omnibox searches in Chrome browser when users are not signed in to Google. Previously, this security layer was only applied to ‘signed in’ users. Chrome is … [Read more...] about Google Analytics Loses Paid Search Queries: Time to Panic?
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5 Quick Wins On An Established Paid Search Account
When you first launch an AdWords account, there is so much optimization to do. Realistically you could spend hours a day analyzing data and making changes that will have a dramatic impact on your account based upon the analysis you have done. As time goes on and you have moved into an optimization routine, dramatic optimization becomes harder to do. However with the continuous … [Read more...] about 5 Quick Wins On An Established Paid Search Account
Google’s New Campaign Type: Search with Display Select
Google has announced it’s replacing the default ‘Search & Display Networks’ campaign setting with a new and improved setting called “Search with Display Select.” This new default setting provides “improved signals and methods of predicting when and where your ads are likely to perform best, and sets a higher bar for when to show them”. According to initial tests, Google … [Read more...] about Google’s New Campaign Type: Search with Display Select
Create Enticing Display Ads With Google’s Ready Creatives
Every week brings something new from Google or Bing regarding their advertising platforms. There have been quite a lot of changes over the months especially in the search engine side. This week was stolen by display when Google unveiled Ready Creatives at the IAB (Interactive Advertising Bureau) MIXX Conference. What is it? Google’s Ready Creatives add further enhancements to … [Read more...] about Create Enticing Display Ads With Google’s Ready Creatives
Case Study: 78% Lower CPAs With Dynamic Remarketing
In the final part of our September 'dynamic' series we're going to look at dynamic remarketing and how it has fared for us so far. We've already looked at Dynamic Search Ads, Dynamic Keyword Insertion, Using AdWords Scripts, and Bing's Dynamic Parameters. ----- Back in August we took a dive into some of the most recent feature changes in Google AdWords. The one that most … [Read more...] about Case Study: 78% Lower CPAs With Dynamic Remarketing
Creating Dynamic Ads with Scripts
Consistent ad testing is one of the best practices in paid search. As account managers we are always trying to get that extra edge. What if that is not enough though and you want to update your ads even more frequently to include relevant and timely information? This is where dynamic ads come into play. Today we are going to cover how a little knowledge of scripts can help you … [Read more...] about Creating Dynamic Ads with Scripts
The Total Guide to Product Listing Ads: Part 4, How to optimize your PLA campaign in AdWords
You’ve asked for it, and here it is: The Total Guide To Product Listing Ads. We have a feeling this product will continue to expand and get cool, new features since it’s doing so well for our eCommerce accounts. But, there is so little information out there about how to set these up and make them work for you right now. We took it upon ourselves to put everything we know about … [Read more...] about The Total Guide to Product Listing Ads: Part 4, How to optimize your PLA campaign in AdWords
10 Changes to make to Your AdWords Search Campaign that will Boost Your CTR
Have the text ads in your AdWords campaigns got to a point where they need a click-through rate (CTR) boost without you making any immediate changes to your CPC bids? You know that increasing your text ads Click Through Rate (CTR) would not only lead to increased traffic, but would ultimately result in improved Quality Scores and a higher Ad Rank. You might also not want to … [Read more...] about 10 Changes to make to Your AdWords Search Campaign that will Boost Your CTR
adCenter Search Partner Quality: Why You Might Be Wasting Money
November was going great for my account. Leads in adCenter had doubled in the last month and since the CPC is much lower than AdWords, our cost per leads was significantly below goal. It seemed too good to be true... and it was. About half way through the month, the client reached out to tell me something very strange was happening with their Bing leads. When the sales team … [Read more...] about adCenter Search Partner Quality: Why You Might Be Wasting Money
Ads in the Wild: Keeping it Social with Nostalgia
Is there anything quite as “social” as nostalgia? Proust may have had a very private trigger for his memories of time lost, but most of the time, we tend to trip nostalgic based on shared cultural memories -- stuff that evokes the way things were “back in the day.” What could be more inherently social than that? And since I wrote last week’s column about the importance of … [Read more...] about Ads in the Wild: Keeping it Social with Nostalgia
Secrets to Paid Search Success
Today we have a guest post from one of our PPC Hero allies! Ken Robbins is the President and Founder of Response Mine Interactive, an online marketing company dedicated to the idea that data and testing should drive marketing decisions and media optimization. —————- Search is like no other marketing channel. People are literally telling you what they want. In fact, all of … [Read more...] about Secrets to Paid Search Success
Creating Killer Ads Using Bing Dynamic Text
Last week Bryan wrote a great post about the changes Google is making in the way they display ads, so I thought it would be a good idea to call out the unique way Bing lets you insert dynamic text, and how you can use this to help you create killer ads. What is dynamic text? Dynamic text is a word or phrase that is inserted into your ad using a variable. After a search … [Read more...] about Creating Killer Ads Using Bing Dynamic Text
