How to Build a Better PPC Spend Tracker
Whether you are on the agency or client side, two of the most important aspects of PPC management are budget management and identifying significant performance fluctuations in real-time (e.g. spend doubled from the prior day unexpectedly). Unfortunately, there aren’t many out-of-the-box options that help monitor budgets and performance fluctuations. In this article we will be […]
How to use Google In-Market Audiences for Search
While the concept of RLSA campaigns (Remarketing Lists for Search Audiences), Customer Match, and Similar Audiences have been key SEM strategies for some time now, Google has recently introduced the ability to use existing in-market audiences for search. These audiences were traditionally only available for GDN campaigns. This gives paid search marketers the opportunity to […]
3 Advanced SEM Targeting Strategies
Strategic targeting in a campaign can have many impactful benefits: increased site traffic, increased conversion rates, improved efficiency and higher return on investment. Monitoring bidding and conversion volume can only go so far to improve efficiency. Below we will discuss three targeting techniques and how they can play an integral role in increasing your return […]
Putting Mobile-First: A Guide to Google’s Mobile-First Indexing in 2019
Today, consumers are putting mobile first. Increasingly (and habitually), more of us are turning to our smartphones during moments of need – to ask a question, find a solution, reach a local business, and even to book travel or search for a new home. According to Google, 96 percent of smartphone owners today use their […]
The 2019 SEM Agency Guide: How to Choose the Right SEM Partner
The 2019 Guide to Choosing the Right SEM Partner Choosing the wrong SEM partner can cost you significant time, money and effort. And choosing a partner isn’t easy; even if you’ve received a referral from a friend or colleague, you’ll still be wondering whether that agency can meet the specific needs of your business. Agencies […]
Starting Fresh: Rethinking PPC Ad Copy Testing Pt. 2
In one of our previous articles, we discussed two approaches to ad copy testing; impression split testing and optimize for conversion rotation testing. To summarize, impression split testing is done to deliver the same number of impressions to each ad in the test. This is done to allow each ad to have an even opportunity […]
