Last week AdWords announced it would be removing the option to select whether we include or exclude close variants in our campaign settings. The justification is that those typing in search queries aren't perfect spellers. The intent behind a misspelled and correctly spelled keyword is the same. This is the same logic Google uses to tell us Tablet and Desktop are the same thing … [Read more...] about The Real Impact of AdWords Close Variant Changes
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Everything You Need To Know About PPC Ad Extensions
Search ads are no longer just about headlines, description lines and display URLs. Ad Extensions now also play a huge part in the appearance and success of our ads. Take a look at this ad from Walmart I saw the other day. Notice how more than 50% of the space taken up by this ad comes from extensions of various types. Why Are Ad Extensions Important? There’s Lots … [Read more...] about Everything You Need To Know About PPC Ad Extensions
Write and Schedule Your Holiday Ads Now – Save Time Later
Two of the most underutilized but effective AdWords features are labels and ad scheduling. What makes these features especially tremendous is their usefulness for writing holiday ads in July, and then scheduling for Q4. The holiday season is busy enough for PPC Specialists. Save yourself the stress of time-sensitive tasks by writing and scheduling your ads now. Writing … [Read more...] about Write and Schedule Your Holiday Ads Now – Save Time Later
8 PPC Hacks You Should Be Using
Let’s face it: we could all use a little help. Today, I’m showcasing 8 PPC hacks that can help your campaigns flourish. You may know of a few of these already, but even if just one is new to you—you could really rake in the benefits! Ad Hacks Using Dynamic Keyword Insertion (DKI) or Dynamic Search Ads (DSA) will give you extra character space While the official limit on … [Read more...] about 8 PPC Hacks You Should Be Using
Excel PPC Heat Mapping 101
Spreadsheets are hard. For the uninitiated, diving in to an AdWords or Bing-generated Excel file can be an incredibly daunting task. With the number of potential rows and columns in play, you might have to dig through hundreds, thousands, or even millions of cells to find actionable insights in these reports. I mean, you can... but why would you want to? There's an easier way … [Read more...] about Excel PPC Heat Mapping 101
Time is Money: PPC Shortcuts For The Busy Account Manager
I’ve found that people who work in PPC love to work efficiently. We love creative problem solving, but aren’t always particularly fond of spending time doing the more nitty gritty tasks that come along with the job. Time wasting is not for us. Anything that can save us a few minutes so we can get back to higher level strategy and other tasks for our accounts is greeted with … [Read more...] about Time is Money: PPC Shortcuts For The Busy Account Manager
Sweat The Small Stuff: PPC Mistakes You Don’t Know You’re Making
Let’s face it, in the flurry of the tasks and strategy involved in PPC, we’ve all made mistakes, many of them avoidable (and some of them huge). That’s okay, PPC Hero is here to help you catch them before they happen! Let’s walk through some easy to make mistakes and give you some pointers in avoiding (or fixing) them! This is by no means an exhaustive list of things that … [Read more...] about Sweat The Small Stuff: PPC Mistakes You Don’t Know You’re Making
The 10 Monthly Tasks Every Account Manager Should Be Doing
As Account Managers, it’s easy to get wrapped up in big projects, campaign buildouts, etc. and forget about smaller tasks that are essential to maintaining account health. Here we’ll go through some basic tasks and a few more advanced ones that you can (and should!) be doing to improve account performance. THE BASICS Search Query Reports It’s worthwhile to take a peek at … [Read more...] about The 10 Monthly Tasks Every Account Manager Should Be Doing
Dynamic Data and Presentation Pizzazz With Excel PowerMap
When it comes to analyzing and optimizing search advertising campaigns, Microsoft Excel is one of the most powerful tools available, and can be found pinned to just about every search marketer’s taskbar or even home screen. When it comes to visualizing certain complex datasets, however, traditional Excel displays such as graphs, conditional formatting tricks and even pivot … [Read more...] about Dynamic Data and Presentation Pizzazz With Excel PowerMap
Step Inside AdWords’ Latest Updates with UI Tools, App Ads, and More
For the last week, speculation has run wild through the PPC industry about the contents of the April 22nd "Step Inside AdWords" presentation. Today, Jerry Dischler, Paul Feng and the Google AdWords team put our fears to rest by announcing several new updates to the advertising platform. Updates that, on the whole, didn't live up to the hype. First and foremost: we still have … [Read more...] about Step Inside AdWords’ Latest Updates with UI Tools, App Ads, and More
Transcript: Our AdWords Announcement Liveblog – App Ads, Estimated Conversions, and Buzzword Bingo
Join us today at 11:45 AM EST for coverage of Google's AdWords event. In the event announcement, the AdWords team promised to unveil over 10 new products, features, and research studies that have been in the works over the last year. In particular, they stressed the user (and advertiser) multi-screen experience, in-app advertising, and targeting improvements that "let … [Read more...] about Transcript: Our AdWords Announcement Liveblog – App Ads, Estimated Conversions, and Buzzword Bingo
How Your Average CPC is Lying to You
"Averages lie." I had a few statistics courses back in college with a professor who was fond of saying that. Seems like he might've gotten that turn of phrase from someone else, now that I think about it. This is problematic for us– as PPC professionals, we work with averages on a daily basis. No average has a larger impact on your bottom line than the average cost you're … [Read more...] about How Your Average CPC is Lying to You
