After all the preparation, here’s what paid search and social marketers will be doing this week to manage their holiday campaigns and promotions. Ginny Marvin on November 24, 2020 The so-called Cyber Five days — Thanksgiving to Cyber Monday — are nearly upon us. In a year unlike any other, we wondered what marketers have … Continue reading Take a peek into PPC routines during Cyber Five week
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Maximize PPC Performance With These Advanced Test and Learn Ideas
Ashleigh Brown September 17, 2020 Some ‘not so obvious’ advanced test and learn ideas to help you optimise your PPC campaigns and maximise your return on ad spend. For most PPC advertisers, the bulk of A/B testing focuses on ads and landing pages. After all, clicks and conversions are two of the most important metrics … Continue reading Maximize PPC Performance With These Advanced Test and Learn Ideas
PPC Opportunities for SMBs as Costs Fall During COVID-19
Zoe Gadd — May 26, 2020 With more people than ever now based at home, the COVID-19 pandemic has undoubtedly shifted the way in which people are searching online. The online auction could now be considered more lucrative than ever, with more ad space available and more consumers actively searching online. This, in turn, gives … Continue reading PPC Opportunities for SMBs as Costs Fall During COVID-19
Go Beyond Keyword-Only Targeting in Paid Search Marketing
Pauline Jakober — March 10, 2020 Some keywords garner so many clicks, you can quickly drain your budget if you use them. So you (or your marketing team) might resort to the tactic of only running those ads for an hour or two a day. I understand the problem. But limiting the amount of time … Continue reading Go Beyond Keyword-Only Targeting in Paid Search Marketing
How to Layer Audiences & Keywords to Uncover Cheaper Clicks
Mike Emiliani — February 27, 2020 There are more advertisers using PPC platforms than ever before, which can drive up costs per click and make it harder for advertisers with smaller budgets to see quality results. The days of cheap clicks and cheap leads on Facebook Ads and Instagram Ads are coming to a close. … Continue reading How to Layer Audiences & Keywords to Uncover Cheaper Clicks
Paid search marketers can find success with top of funnel campaigns
The key to finding success with these type of campaigns is knowing when to leverage them. Amy Bishop on February 10, 2020 at 1:36 pm Most marketers view the funnel as including the following stages: Awareness, Consideration, Preference, Purchase and Post-purchase (client retention, upsell and advocacy). Paid search is often thought of as being really … Continue reading Paid search marketers can find success with top of funnel campaigns
5 Tips for Better PPC Budgeting in 2020
Michelle Morgan — January 18, 2020 PPC budgeting might not be the sexiest topic, but being a good steward of your budget can have major impacts on your PPC performance. Budget considerations usually go by the wayside when there are lots of other new, trendy topics to focus on, like a new ad format, targeting … Continue reading 5 Tips for Better PPC Budgeting in 2020
Acrimonious PPC Acronyms
Robyn Snyder — December 23, 2019 If you know anything about digital marketing, you know there is no shortage of acronyms. Besides the obvious PPC nickname, Pay-per-click is notorious for acronyms, some of which you may recognize, others of which you may be scratching your head and uttering H-U-H? In what I like to refer … Continue reading Acrimonious PPC Acronyms
7 Tips to Leverage Seasonality in Your Paid Search Campaigns
Derek Andersen — November 25, 2019 Seasonality doesn’t just shape your Starbucks order. For many marketers, seasonality has a big influence on what products and services you’re promoting (and how aggressively), what drives revenue, what messaging resonates with customers, and more. Just look at these industry examples, to name a few: Tax season for accounting … Continue reading 7 Tips to Leverage Seasonality in Your Paid Search Campaigns
Paid Search CPCs Falling Across All Industries
Paid Search CPCs Falling Across All Industries by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, July 31, 2019 The overall cost per click fell from $0.75 to $0.72 quarter over quarter (QoQ), and click-through rates (CTRs) rose from 2.91% to 2.97% during the second quarter in 2019, according to data released this week. Marin Software’s Q2 2019 … Continue reading Paid Search CPCs Falling Across All Industries