AdWords update: automated call extensions

Google announced that starting on February 6, 2017 AdWords call extensions will be automated. What are call extensions? Call extensions allow advertisers to add a phone number on their ads, giving the possibility to potential customers to call the business directly by...

Why Smart Bidding for AdWords Might Not be the Smart Choice

Machine learning has become more and more integrated with the tools we use every day for personal and business purposes, from music recommendation apps to sales analytics software. And as of earlier this year, machine learning has also entered the search marketing...

Keeping Your PPC Budgeting Strategy On Track

It’s no surprise that novice digital advertisers often experience their first bumps in the road when it comes to PPC budgeting. Every company will have unique goals for their PPC campaigns. They will also have unique budgeting needs or constraints. As a result, there...

5 Ideas for Boosting Landing Page Conversion in 2017

Optimizing landing page conversions is an ongoing process for any good advertiser. It is also one of the most critical metrics that you can focus on to foster successful PPC campaigns. While the year is winding down, now is the best time to start gearing up your...

5 Ideas for Boosting Landing Page Conversions in 2024

Optimizing landing page conversions is an ongoing process for any good advertiser. It is also one of the most critical metrics that you can focus on to foster successful PPC campaigns. While the year is winding down, now is the best time to start gearing up your...

AdWords new feature: message extensions

Google is releasing a new ad extension: message extension. What are message extensions? Message extensions allow users to connect with your business through messaging. How do message extensions work? When users tap the texting icon in your ad from their mobiles, their...

Getting More Out of Cross-Device Attribution Reports on AdWords

  The buyer’s path to conversion isn’t always straight and narrow. According to Google, as many as 60% of buyers start their purchasing journey on one device and finish on another. Tracking your prospective customers throughout their journey and understanding how...

Using Expanded Text Ads Effectively

Earlier this year, AdWords introduced expanded text ads. With more space for ad text and some changes to ad format, the introduction of expanded text ads represents a significant change to the way advertisers will write ad copy. Google has announced that by January...

AdWords new expanded ads performance

With new expanded ads being live in AdWords accounts since 26th July, I decided now is a good time two months after to start analyzing results and see how they perform. Several people have tried to analyze the performance of expanded ads at an early stage (only a few...

Google releases campaign groups in AdWords

Earlier this month Google released a new feature that makes it easier for advertisers to monitor the performance of their campaigns against their advertising goals: campaign groups. What are campaign groups? Campaign groups allow advertisers to aggregate data from...

9 Creative Ways to Make Your PPC Ads Even Better

The basics of creating PPC ads isn’t hard to learn. But developing AdWords campaigns that make the most of your ad spend can require practice and a little ingenuity. Experimenting with creative ways to make your ads resonate better with your audience can increase...

5 Steps to Help You Survive A PPC Disaster

PPC campaigns can be a great boon to your business, but that doesn’t mean that they are entirely foolproof. There are many ways for your PPC campaigns to take a turn for the worse, and a single PPC disaster might waste your budget, turn off prospective customers, or...

AdWords new expanded ads are now live!

  It happened sooner than expected while no account manager was really aware of it: you have now the ability to create new expanded ads in AdWords. How to create new expanded ads? As you probably know already, those new expanded ads contain: Two 30 characters...

5 Remarketing Audience Mistakes You Should Avoid

Leveraging remarketing campaigns can be an excellent way to boost your conversion rate, increase search traffic for your brand, and reduce shopping cart abandonment. Instead of having only a single interaction to convince browsers to convert, by utilizing remarketing...

Price extensions for mobile ads: AdWords new feature

Google has just released new ad extensions: price extensions. What are price extensions? They are new extensions that advertisers can use in their AdWords mobile ads. It allows them to easily and quickly show prices for different services or products. What are the...

Google Adwords Campaign Settings: What You Need to Know

  Just getting started with your AdWords campaigns? AdWords offers its users a wide array of settings to adjust, giving them a large amount of control over their campaigns. Campaign settings can feel overwhelming at first, but they are an important part of...

5 PPC Features for AdWords to Try in 2016

The year is halfway through, but there’s still plenty of time to boost your PPC performance in 2016. If your campaigns feel stale or aren’t getting you the results you need to build your business, it might be time to try some of the powerful but often under-used...

AdWords Editor new version

A few weeks ago, Google released a brand new version of the AdWords Editor interface (version 11.4), and along with it some new features that will make the life of AdWords users easier. New “Add campaign button” One very interesting new feature is that you...

Is Removing Desktop Sidebar Ads a Good Decision by Google?

Earlier this year, Google rolled out a significant change to how search ads are displayed for desktop browsers. The removal of sidebar ads from desktop search results has many advertisers wondering if their AdWords campaigns will be negatively affected moving forward....

How the AdWords Redesign Impacts Your PPC Campaigns

If you’ve been following news about AdWords, you might have heard that Google recently rolled out a whole new look for their AdWords dashboard. But the latest Adwords redesign can mean more than just a slick new interface for you to enjoy. The updated platform might...

6 Tips for Improving Call Rates for Google AdWords

Getting potential customers to reach out to your company with a phone call can be a critical step in the sales process. If you’re running call-only ad campaigns or want to boost the number of call conversions you get from your existing PPC campaigns, improving...

How to Target Mobile PPC in Google Adwords

If you had any doubts about the value of advertising to mobile device users, it’s time to start believing in mobile PPC. Tablets, smartphones and other mobile devices have become indispensable assets for both businesses and consumers. Traffic through mobile devices is...

When Does Pay Per Click Advertising Not Work?

Not many advertising agencies that manage paid search like to write about this. But there are times when paid search doesn’t work. The trick is knowing why paid search is failing your business. In some cases it’s because of tremendous competition and low...

How to Choose a Google AdWords Management Agency

There are many factors to consider when hiring an agency to manage your paid search campaigns. Here are a few things to consider: Who will be managing my campaign? how much experience do they have? Can I speak with them before I sign up? You don’t want the most...