Search & ROI: Make The Most Of This Evolving Relationship
Paid search has made it easier than ever to demonstrate the value of advertising, allowing us to rethink our methods for measuring ROI.
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New AdWords “Conversions For Optimization” Setting Puts Focus On Key Actions
Google is rolling out a new Conversions for Optimization setting in AdWords over the next couple of weeks that isolates a conversion action for reporting and bid automation. With the Conversions for Optimization setting enabled, you’ll now be able to set bid strategies for specific conversion…
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Tips For A Successful PPC Account Takeover
When you’re taking on an existing account, perform these important checks to ensure you start off on the right track.
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Google Launches Ability To Track “Website Call Conversions” In AdWords
Today, Google launched a what’s likely to become a popular new feature for many AdWords advertisers. Website call conversions allow advertisers to track calls that occur after a user arrives on a web site from an ad click. A code snippet dynamically inserts a Google forwarding number on the…
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5 Steps To Adjust To Google’s Latest Change To AdWords Matching Behavior
Matching behavior for phrase and exact match keywords is changing in AdWords. What do you need to know about close keyword variations?
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Farewell ‘Pure’ Exact Match, AdWords Will Soon Require All Campaigns To Use Close Variants
Today Google has announced that in late September, AdWords advertisers will no longer have the ability to de-select close variants. All campaigns will now include these variants, something that advertisers could previously opt out of. The way close var…
Quickly Find The Facts Behind Account Fluctuations With New Bing Ads “Top Movers” Report
Seen some abnormal activity in your Bing Ads account lately? Instead of having to get out your detective’s cap, corn-cob pipe, magnifying glass and sleuthing through handfuls of reports, Bing’s new Top Movers Report may offer a faster solution. Launched today, the Top Movers report was…
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These 10 Analytics Reports Will Improve Your AdWords Results
I recently hosted a Hangout for the Google Partners community about how Google Analytics (GA) and AdWords can work together to help improve PPC results. With the speed at which new features get added, it’s easy to overlook one or two cool capabilities so here’s a roundup of 10 of my favorite…
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As PLAs Come To An End, AdWords Rolls Out New Shopping Campaigns Upgrade Tool
With Product Listing Ad campaigns coming to an end this month, Adwords has launched a new tool to help users upgrade their PLA campaigns to Shopping campaigns in what it claims is just a, “…matter of clicks.” According to the announcement: Google offered the following screen shot…
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Music Is Google’s Latest Ad Test In The Knowledge Panel
Search Google for bands or musicians from Katy Perry to Cat Stevens, and you’ll now see ads appearing in the Knowledge Panel. The ads are Google’s latest effort to test new ad formats and monetize the prominent real estate of the Knowledge Panel. It should also be noted that the ads…
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Google Settles Shareholder Suit, Will Set Aside $250M To Disrupt Rogue Online Drug Ads
Google will create a $250 million internal program to battle rogue online pharmacies as part of a deal to end a shareholder lawsuit, Reuters reported today. The litigation was sparked by Google’s $500 million settlement in 2011 with the U.S. Justice Department, which alleged that the search…
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Mobile Search Spend Share In UK And Australia Outpaces US
Mobile spend and click share in three of the most mature paid search markets – the U.S., UK and Australia – increased significantly over the past year. The share of paid search spend allocated to mobile paid search spend in the UK and Australia continued to outpace that of the U.S. The new data,…
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Why You Can’t Hide From Mobile PPC
“Mobile is coming.” This Game of Thrones-esque quote has been thrown around a lot this past year, serving as an ominous warning of our mobile-dominated future. However, I’d argue that it’s time to stop talking about mobile in the future tense and bring it to the present: for…
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For More Accurate Shipping Rates In Google Shopping, Merchant Center Gets Shipping Configuration Tool
Google launched new features today to help merchants customize the shipping rates that display in Google Shopping. The shipping configuration tool is now available in Google Merchant Center, and a new shipping label attribute can be used in product fee…
Despite Crackdowns, Tech Support Ads In Search Are Still Cause For Consumer Confusion
Just last month, six international tech support scam operators were ordered to pay more than $5.1 million as a result of charges filed by the Federal Trade Commission in 2012. The scammers typically posed as representatives of major technology companie…
In PPC, Low CTR = Low Profits
In my column today, I’ll be talking about a PPC strategy that I first presented at SMX Advanced. Hopefully, it will convince you that pursuing a low click-through rate (CTR) is generally a losing bet. A few years ago, the low CTR strategy might have worked out very well for you — in…
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New Bing Ads Interface Begins Rolling Out Today: What To Expect
Starting today, some customers will begin to see the new Bing Ads user interface announced last week. All customers will have the new look in the coming weeks. The new interface design is cleaner with fewer competing colors and a bigger report canvas. …
Use Contextual Data To Gain A Competitive Search Marketing Advantage
Marketers have been dreaming about the possibilities of contextual data for decades, and as consumers have become more mobile and their behavior more quantifiable, it has only stoked those flames further. What’s The Big Deal About Contextual Data? Contextual data provides an opportunity for…
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Bing Ads Is Getting A Slick New Look That Will Feel Familiar
Bing is unveiling a new look that will start showing up in the web interface next week. The new design makes trend graphs immediately visible, has simplified navigation and generally looks a lot like Google AdWords. That’s by design, of course. The Bing Ads team has been making a point of…
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Ratings Come To Google Product Listing Ads In The US
Spotted in a test back in May, product ratings and reviews are officially rolling out on Google Product Listing Ads as of today — just weeks ahead of the full transition to Shopping Campaigns. Available in the U.S. only for now, consumers will begin to see the 5-star rating system appear on…
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