At this point, keyword targeting can seem a little antiquated and probably the most univocal part of account management. I tend to view keywords as more supplemental to a mixed bag of strategies, campaign types, audience targeting, and more. However, while they may seem straightforward on the surface, we must still remain vigilant as match […]
Should you still be implementing SKAGs in your PPC account? According to Hanapin’s Emma Franks, this answer is no. To find out the reasons behind this check out her post on Unbounce, Why SKAGs Are No Longer a PPC Best Practice (and How to Respond). Read more at PPCHero.com Source link
You may have a client, or you may be a client, asking the question, should we spend more on branded or non-branded terms? Like anything in PPC, it depends on the industry, the type of product/service, what your competitors are doing, how your PPC account is currently set up, etc. Having worked with a variety
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May 9, 2018 In an account I work in, we decided to test restructuring their campaigns on three different locations. All of their campaigns are location based so performance vastly different from one to another. We tested two location campaigns that were consistently struggling to meet lead goal against one location campaign that was easily
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April 19, 2018 Avoiding keyword and targeting overlap is a difficult process even when working within the constraints of a single account. Success hinges on Search Query Analysis, and issues are likely if any of these 4 Red Flags Of Ineffective PPC Account Structure are present. The process becomes much more complicated when working on
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March 12, 2018 One of my first accounts as an account manager was a grant account. It felt like a low-pressure way to get my feet wet in account management. However, as soon as I got the account, Google change their grant account policies. In early January, AdWords released policy updates for grant account management.
The hardest step to take is the first one. PPC account analysis is the same way. A request for an account analysis sends me into analysis paralysis. The necessity of an account deep dive can manifest for a variety of reasons. Before you succumb to analysis paralysis, read through these simple account analysis steps to
There are two ways that we lose impression share in our campaigns: because of rank and because of budget. (Check out the PPC Hero Article about Maximizing Impression Share: How to Use Adwords Competitive Metrics if you want a better understanding of impression share). Losing impression share due to budget is somewhat easy to mitigate
What is PPC? PPC (pay-per-click) marketing is a form of online advertising in which advertisers accrue costs when users click their ads. Advertisers bid on the perceived value of a click in relation to the keywords, platforms, and audience type in which it originates. The Basics of PPC PPC is used for all types of
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November 8, 2017 When I first pondered the notion of branded and non-branded Shopping campaigns I was a little skeptical. I wouldn’t necessarily describe myself as a perfectionist, or even a control freak; however, I’ll take a thorough initiative where I’m in the driver’s seat 10 times out of 10. Shopping campaigns, in general, are
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