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?
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Do Standing Desks Really Improve Your Work Experience?
When I started in Paid Search 4 years ago I was in for a shock. Not because I didn’t know anything about Paid Search (which I didn’t) or that I was working in an office for the first time in my life (I was in outside sales for 18 years). It was all the sitting I was doing. At least 8 hours a day. Don’t get me wrong. I got up to use the restroom, go to lunch and occasionally … [Read more...] about Do Standing Desks Really Improve Your Work Experience?
How I Cut Costs By 20% Using Monthly Bid Schedules
I recently found myself in a situation that most PPC-ers will experience at some point. I needed to decrease spend in order to hit a cost-per-lead goal and I did not know where to start. Of course, I asked myself one important question, “Where do I decrease spend in the account in a way that least impacts conversions?” In an account that’s relatively new or in an account … [Read more...] about How I Cut Costs By 20% Using Monthly Bid Schedules
Treat Bing Like A Special And Unique Snowflake
When it comes to paid search there is simply no denying that Google is the big man on campus. For many clients, it represents the focal point of strategy while acting as the main driver of their digital marketing efforts. Despite this, savvy account managers do not shy away from capitalizing on the role players that compete within the search marketplace. Often times the … [Read more...] about Treat Bing Like A Special And Unique Snowflake
No Conversions? No Problem. Optimizing When Conversions Are Few And Far Between
PPC is all about optimization. We’re constantly thinking “how can I improve performance? What are my KPIs and goals? What’s the next step?” However, there are instances where the client isn’t tracking conversions (in the traditional sense, anyway) or conversions just don’t happen all that often. In these situations, we have to get creative in how we think about performance and … [Read more...] about No Conversions? No Problem. Optimizing When Conversions Are Few And Far Between
The Coolest AdWords Feature You Aren’t Using
Update - We've created 3 location business data templates that you can download for use in your account. Download here. What if I were to tell you that AdWords gives you the ability to customize ads at scale? And I'm not just talking about ensuring that the user search query matches the ad headline, otherwise known as Dynamic Keyword Insertion (DKI). I'm talking about the … [Read more...] about The Coolest AdWords Feature You Aren’t Using
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You're All Set! You're now registered for Hanapin and Unbounce's webinar, Better Results, Less Money: The Power of Location Marketing. Check your email now for a link to join the webinar. Know of a fellow PPC fan who would also love this webinar? or Email It » Other Resources You Might Like: 3 Ways To Improve Your Bing Ads Reporting Skills Creating … [Read more...] about Webinar confirmation
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
Webinar Confirmation: Better Results, Less Money: The Power of Location Marketing
You're All Set! You're now registered for Hanapin and Unbounce's webinar, Better Results, Less Money: The Power of Location Marketing. Check your email now for a link to join the webinar. Know of a fellow PPC fan who would also love this webinar? or Email It » Other Resources You Might Like: 3 Ways To Improve Your Bing Ads Reporting Skills Creating … [Read more...] about Webinar Confirmation: Better Results, Less Money: The Power of Location Marketing
Webinar Confirmation: Keeping Your Sanity with PPC Reporting
You're All Set! You're now registered for Hanapin and NinjaCat's webinar, Keeping Your Sanity with PPC Reporting: Hacks For Structure and Analysis. Check your email now for a link to join the webinar. Know of a fellow PPC fan who would also love this webinar? or Email It » Other Resources You Might Like: 3 Ways To Improve Your Bing Ads Reporting … [Read more...] about Webinar Confirmation: Keeping Your Sanity with PPC Reporting
Top 3 Bing Ads Improvements That Have Happened This Month
In case you haven't been following, Bing Ads has released new features throughout the month of May. Today's post will cover the top 3 improvements. 1) Bing UET Tag Helper A troubleshooting Chrome extension can now quickly check if Universal Event Tracking (UET) tags are set up correctly without having to wait for validation in the UI. To help advertisers confirm their UET … [Read more...] about Top 3 Bing Ads Improvements That Have Happened This Month
Easy-To-Build Pivot Tables For Quick SQRs
Search Query Reports (SQRs) can be overwhelming. Downloading all of your keywords and scouring through the data associated with EVERY word in the hopes of stumbling upon one or two significant findings that MIGHT incrementally improve your account seems: Overwhelming - because where do you start? Not worth the time. How often are you really going to find something … [Read more...] about Easy-To-Build Pivot Tables For Quick SQRs
