Given that the average person spends roughly 5 hours a day online and visits over 10 different sites before converting, attribution modeling represents a vital aspect of account success. While identifying the right attribution model for your account can be a somewhat complex task, implementation within separate AdWords conversions will soon become much more … [Read more...] about Google To Introduce Attribution Model Options For Conversions
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AdWords Self-Optimizing Accounts Are Live (And Already Among Us)
AdWords is clearly moving towards higher automation, even if a fully automatic long-lasting optimization is still to come. It is possible to create accounts which automatically react to competitors’ activities and maintain performance for long times without manual activities. Since I created my first campaign (more than 12 years ago) I have always been striving toward better … [Read more...] about AdWords Self-Optimizing Accounts Are Live (And Already Among Us)
The AdWords Script To Create Ads In Bulk
This month I’d like to share a script I originally built 3 years ago to help with ad text optimization in AdWords. It’s intended to make sure all ad groups have enough experiments running, and can also be used to create new ads across many ad groups in bulk. It could also be used to clean up the worst performing ad in each ad group. AdWords Script For Bulk Ad Creation The … [Read more...] about The AdWords Script To Create Ads In Bulk
The Beginner’s Guide To A Full PPC Account Setup For SMB Ecommerce Clients
You hang up the phone and smile. That prospect you've been reeling in just saw the light. They are ready to jump on board. Congratulations, you just won the account! Your hard work has paid off and you can sit back and... Ok, who am I kidding, now is when the real work begins. Unless you work in-house, it is probably likely that you have worked on a full account setup at … [Read more...] about The Beginner’s Guide To A Full PPC Account Setup For SMB Ecommerce Clients
Advanced AdWords Budget Script
For a newer article on this topic visit: Automate And Better Manage Your Budgets With Scripts At the recent HeroConf in London, I had the pleasure of meeting several customers of Optmyzr. One of them told me they had to spend a significant amount of time ensuring that none of the accounts they managed would exceed the monthly budget set by their clients and that got … [Read more...] about Advanced AdWords Budget Script
Image Extensions Now Available For Bing Ads
Image extensions are out of beta, at least for Bing. On 11/16, Bing Ads announced the release of image extensions in search ads on tablets and PCs, at the moment smartphones are out of the equation. No word yet on whether they will be added in the future. Advertisers can upload up to 6 images to an ad group or campaign. Each image can be set with its own landing page … [Read more...] about Image Extensions Now Available For Bing Ads
PPC Account Audit Survival Guide: Part 2
In our previous article, we discussed ways you can audit account performance. In this article, we are going to discuss additional auditing options for campaigns, ad groups, and keywords. Campaigns All Settings At the campaign level, there are other settings you might want to be aware of in case a previous manager had settings that might not be aligned with the account’s … [Read more...] about PPC Account Audit Survival Guide: Part 2
How PPC And CRO Work Together To Provide Great Results
Editors Note: This was post was co-written by CRO Manager, Samantha Kerr, and Account Manager, Kelsey Hadaller. At Hanapin Marketing, we have dedicated roles for Conversion Rate Optimization, PPC Account Management, and routine PPC account tasks. CRO Managers and Account Managers have very different focuses, but find a way to work together to integrate CRO and overall PPC … [Read more...] about How PPC And CRO Work Together To Provide Great Results
How To Build Your Own Emergency Stop Button For AdWords
I recently attended a panel at SMX East where Sophie Newton from BrainLabs had a couple of great suggestions for how to use Scripts during the holidays to ensure PPC success. One of these scripts would act as an emergency stop button for an entire account. If there is an issue with a site, pausing the right elements takes several steps: Find what needs to be … [Read more...] about How To Build Your Own Emergency Stop Button For AdWords
PPC Account Audit Survival Guide: Part 1
There are many reasons why you might want to perform a PPC account audit. You could be taking over an account from another agency, previous manager, or colleague or perhaps you just want to make sure your account set-up is optimal for your company goals. Part 1 of your Audit Survival Guide focuses on features that can be found in the AdWords interface. Over the years Google … [Read more...] about PPC Account Audit Survival Guide: Part 1
Big News for Bing Shopping
This week, Bing Ads announced that a Shopping Campaigns beta will run for a limited number of advertisers, and be extended to all advertisers over the coming months. They are hoping that this new format will make it easier for you to advertise products from Bing Merchant Center and improve the overall management of Product Ads. Also, you will be able to import your Google … [Read more...] about Big News for Bing Shopping
Bidding Strategies: A Pair of Case Studies
Sometimes, I think there is one single mantra that runs through the mind of every PPCer, “Let’s test that.” Ad testing and conversion rate optimization get a lot of the testing hype, but what about bidding strategies? At intervals, experimenting with bidding strategies gets sprinkled into the testing mix, but not enough. How do we spend money in paid search? The answer is … [Read more...] about Bidding Strategies: A Pair of Case Studies