What’s A Good PPC Account Structure, Anyway?
Is there an ideal way to structure an AdWords account, or is every case special? Contributor Sam Owen explores the issue.
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Why AdWords Dynamic Search Ads Work Better Than You Think
I have a confession: I used to hate Dynamic Search Ads. I’m sure some of you still do. For my part, I had used them unsuccessfully in a couple of accounts and decided they were no good. It wasn’t until a few months ago, when I saw this awesome presentation from Matt Umbro at SMX […]
3 Key PPC Metrics Are Lying To You. Find Out How
When it comes to PPC, metrics are everything. We consume ourselves in pouring over numbers and analyzing our accounts down to the smallest detail. However, it turns out we are being misled by the data we rely on the most. We’re too quick to take our figures at face value without thinking about what we’re […]
Prepare Your PPC Plans For The Search Engines’ Inevitable Pivots
Last week, Google announced some panic-inducing security enhancements, essentially removing search queries in referring URLs for PPC clicks. Plenty has already been written about this topic and, without getting into it too much, I think it’s a bit of a storm in a teacup. Larry Kim summed it up well last Thursday: It’s pretty much […]
Unicorn Accounts Don’t Use DKI & 9 Other PPC Lessons From SMX West
Freshly back from the excitement of SMX West in beautiful San Jose and full to the brim with insightful PPC notes (if Evernote can technically get full to the brim), I’ve set about compiling a list of my top PPC-related takeaways from the event. The following are the ten that most caught my imagination. 1. […]
6 Tasks To Automate In AdWords Without Scripts Or Tools
When we think about automation in PPC, our minds tend to jump to expensive tools like Marin, Kenshoo and Acquisio or advanced algorithms and Google Scripts. However, you shouldn’t let the word “automation” scare you into forgetting the simple things that make it great: speed and consistency. Today, I’m going to take you through six […]
How To Understand And Optimize AdWords Search Partners Data
Here at Hanapin, we have a monthly training day. We shut down the office and all the account managers spend the morning researching and learning new tricks and techniques, which we teach to each other later in the afternoon. This month, we spent some time diving into the exciting world of Google Search Partners, and […]
When Should You Overhaul Your PPC Account Structure?
Let’s start by looking at a hypothetical scenario: You’ve just been put in charge of a PPC account — either in-house or as part of an agency shakeup. It’s an account with a lot of history, and it is hitting goals, but… After a few days spent familiarizing yourself with this account, you come to […]
Case Study: How Should You Be Using RLSAs?
If you were paying attention, you might recall that Google launched Remarketing Lists for Search Ads (RLSAs) at the end of June this year. Now that we’ve had a few months of experimenting with how to best make use of this feature, we’ve managed to come to some interesting preliminary conclusions. First, let’s revisit a couple […]