Google AdWords
Passed The AdWords Search Advertising Exam Again
OK – you could say that getting 8 questions wrong was pretty poor, but in my defence I did have 1 hour 31 minutes left on the clock at the end of the exam, and I would rather get on with some actual work than spend lots of time trying to figure out some badly […]
Brand Keywords
There’s an article worth reading on brand CPCs over at http://searchengineland.com/adwords-brand-cpcs-rising-heres-can-225648 While it’s true that Google push things too far sometimes and want to have their cake and eat it, you can’t afford to ignore the value of brand keywords. Make sure you set realistic bids on them (don’t pay more than they are worth) […]
Google Shopping – Effect Of Price On Performance
What effect does decreasing prices (excluding delivery) have on the performance of Google Shopping campaigns? Here is one example with a fair amount of data :- Of course, this is not definitive proof that you should never offer free delivery, but it is food for thought. If anyone else has any evidence to the contrary, […]
Keyword Research with Google Adwords
There’s a whole host of keyword tools, and you could spend hours and hours testing these to see whether there is enough traffic to justify your choice of keywords. Anytime I’m trying to get an idea of potential traffic for a new client, rather than using Wordtracker, Google’s keyword suggestion tool or other keyword tools […]
AdWords Call Extensions
Apparently if you are using a phone number in an AdWords call extension, there has been a policy update which means that the phone number you put on your ads has to be a phone number that is displayed on the web site featured in your ad. Here is a bit more information:- https://www.en.adwords-community.com/t5/Tracking-Reporting/verifying-phone-numbers/m-p/442227#M18310 According […]
See What PPCNI Did With Fabulous New Ad Copy*
See – we have created new ad copy which shows without shadow of a doubt (with statistical significance no less), that the new ad copy is working better! The slight decrease in CTR can be accounted for with the inclusion of Search Partners and the 2 ads not getting equal impressions on Google Search and/or […]