How To: PPC
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Search Engine Land mentorship program partnerships announced
The mentorship program includes three PPC and three SEO mentorship...
User experience is the difference between mediocre and next-level search marketing
A positive user experience is the now and the future of helping your target audiences get things done while meeting your marketing...
Key trends in PPC, reporting and analytics in 2021 and beyond
With COVID shifting consumer behavior in 2020, use these trends from speakers at SMX Report to find equilibrium in...
Microsoft Advertising now offers Filter Link Extensions
Filter Link Extensions give advertisers more visibility and the opportunity to tell customers more about their business...
Why PPC automation wrecks some search marketers
PPC automation is not “PPC on autopilot” so you need to keep monitoring the machines to avoid mediocre...
What’s changed in Google Ads Locations reporting and why you need a custom report
Simplified locations reporting misses the nuance of user location — here's what you need to do to get that data, too....
Two things you need to turn PPC campaigns into winners
How account blueprints can drive flawless execution of your PPC...
How technology is changing what it means to be an effective (search) marketer
Tools and tech to help improve analysis, decision making, and strategic...
8 ways retailers can move surplus inventory during COVID-19
While these strategies are particularly valuable now, they can be applied any time surplus inventory is an...
Expert testing strategies for both low and high volume PPC accounts
Testing takes strategy no matter the account size, but low and high volume accounts have different needs. Amalia Fowler and Aaron Levy discussed...
Tips to be more productive in Google Ads, Bing Ads interfaces
Julie Friedman Bacchini and Ted Ives shared their advice at SMX...
How keyword match types work after the new close match variants change
Here's a free Google Ads script that delivers a detailed report on the impact of Google's inclusion of "same meaning" queries in exact match...
Avoid the 8 most common pitfalls of automated bidding
With more and more PPC tasks becoming automated, it’s important to understand the limitations of automation. Here are eight of the most common...
How to use IF functions to speak to different audiences
If you have several remarketing audiences created, contributor Joe Martinez explains how to use IF functions to advertise to each user group...
How to create the perfect ad with audience targeting
Reaching specific types of consumers throughout their purchase journeys is a challenge, but contributor Christi Olson shows us how to capture...
The growing importance of remarketing audiences in Google paid search management
With the explosive growth of click share coming from remarketing audiences, contributor Andy Taylor feels it’s important to consider both...
How to take advantage of strategic PPC audience targeting
Contributor Amy Bishop shows us how to use audiences within paid search campaigns to target and convert prospects more...
6 AdWords strategies businesses can use to make love, not war on Valentine’s Day
Give the gift of Adwords love this Valentine's Day by using these six tactics from Contributor Todd Saunders to boost your PPC...
Supercharge your email marketing with Google AdWords
Columnist Todd Saunders explains how to use AdWords Customer Match to nurture your email marketing leads at various stages in the...
The nitty-gritty paid search account health check: Part 2
In Part 2 of her two-part series, columnist Amy Bishop continues sharing tips that will help you uncover optimization opportunities within your...