PPC Rockstars

David Szetela discusses how Facebook advertising and search advertising are synergistic with Michelle Stinson-Ross, the Director of Marketing Operations for Apogee Results. Facebook recently decided to test Search Ads in selected industries in the US and Canada. Facebook first tried Sponsored Results back in 2012 but eventually shut down the product in 2013. They’ll be repurposed News Feed ads featuring a headline, image, copy text and a link in the static image or carousel format that can point users to external websites. Facebook declined to share screenshots as it says the exact design is still evolving. Facebook may expand search ads to more countries based on the test’s performance.

PPC ads come in many shapes and sizes. They also change frequently, which means it’s nearly impossible to provide a truly comprehensive guide for every ad format available. David Szetela welcomes back Aaron Levy from Elite SEM to discuss the major PPC ad formats that are available across Google Ads.  Most of the basic text and shopping formats are also available across Bing Ads. There’s an old adage that our CRO team likes to share. Companies spend $92 of every $100 to bring customers to their site, but only $1 to convert them. Seems off, doesn’t it? Landing page experience is one of the more under-optimized facets of search marketing. It doesn’t fit neatly into a budget, so it’s difficult to find resources. The average search marketer doesn’t have the skillset to design and build a landing page. Powerful development tools like Unbounce and Instapage exist to do the heavy lifting. But without the right starting point in mind, it’s akin to giving a 16-year-old a driving test in a Ferrari.

PPC ads come in many shapes and sizes. They also change frequently, which means it’s nearly impossible to provide a truly comprehensive guide for every ad format available. What follows is an overview of the major PPC ad formats that are available across Google Ads. Most of the basic text and shopping formats are also available across Bing Ads. There’s an old adage that our CRO team likes to share. Companies spend $92 of every $100 to bring customers to their site, but only $1 to convert them. Seems off, doesn’t it? Landing page experience is one of the more under-optimized facets of search marketing. It doesn’t fit neatly into a budget, so it’s difficult to find resources. The average search marketer doesn’t have the skillset to design and build a landing page. Powerful development tools like Unbounce and Instapage exist to do the heavy lifting. But without the right starting point in mind, it’s akin to giving a 16-year-old a driving test in a Ferrari.

Average Position was one of the original metrics in Google Ads when they launched their search advertising product called AdWords. But as search advertising has evolved, what used to be a primary metric for making optimization decisions has lost its usefulness and so Google has announced that it will disappear later this year. Frederick (“Fred”) Vallaeys was one of the first 500 employees at Google where he spent 10 years building AdWords and teaching advertisers how to get the most out of it as the Google AdWords Evangelist. Today he is the Cofounder of Optmyzr, an AdWords tool company focused on unique data insights, One-Click Optimizations™, advanced reporting to make account management more efficient, and Enhanced Scripts™ for AdWords.

Average Position was one of the original metrics in Google Ads when they launched their search advertising product called AdWords. But as search advertising has evolved, what used to be a primary metric for making optimization decisions has lost its usefulness and so Google has announced that it will disappear later this year. Frederick (“Fred”) Vallaeys was one of the first 500 employees at Google where he spent 10 years building AdWords and teaching advertisers how to get the most out of it as the Google AdWords Evangelist. Today he is the Cofounder of Optmyzr, an AdWords tool company focused on unique data insights, One-Click Optimizations™, advanced reporting to make account management more efficient, and Enhanced Scripts™ for AdWords.

5 Common Pieces of Misinformation about Google Ads Their Corrections with Brad Geddes, the Founder of AdAlysis, an automated PPC ad testing and quality score analysis platform, an official AdWords Seminar Leader, and author of Advanced Google AdWords. Google Ads is so complicated that it often leads to incorrect assumptions as to how certain things work. When one authority site writes about one of these features incorrectly, it is often considered true and the misinformation quickly spreads and many marketers end up with poor information. Whenever you see some truly terrible search terms in your account, it’s either a result of Google not understanding your exact match keywords properly or the usage of true broad match. he most understood usage of broad match is when you have search terms that are in two different languages at once. We see in many countries search terms that are in English and Arabic, German and English, etc. When a search term is in multiple languages, the best way to target them is with broad match.

5 Common Pieces of Misinformation about Google Ads Their Corrections with Brad Geddes, the Founder of AdAlysis, an automated PPC ad testing and quality score analysis platform, an official AdWords Seminar Leader, and author of Advanced Google AdWords. Google Ads is so complicated that it often leads to incorrect assumptions as to how certain things work. When one authority site writes about one of these features incorrectly, it is often considered true and the misinformation quickly spreads and many marketers end up with poor information. Whenever you see some truly terrible search terms in your account, it’s either a result of Google not understanding your exact match keywords properly or the usage of true broad match. The most understood usage of broad match is when you have search terms that are in two different languages at once. We see in many countries search terms that are in English and Arabic, German and English, etc. When a search term is in multiple languages, the best way to target them is with broad match. For example, here’s a small sampling of a flower shop’s search terms that are using broad match to capture multi-lingual queries.

Today David is joined by 33 Across founder David Wheeler. While the biggest players in the industry like Google, The Trade Desk and agency programmatic platforms like Xaxis scoop up the majority of the $50 billion now flowing through automated advertising trading platforms, specialist services have emerged to meet marketers’ needs for transparency and impact. The company name refers to the toughest crossword puzzles that can be solved if you decipher a large horizontal word in the middle of the puzzle. According to Wheeler, in many difficult puzzles these are often around 32 or 33 across. “33Across unlocks the puzzle of quality online advertising,” says Wheeler.

Today David is joined by 33 Across founder Eric Wheeler. While the biggest players in the industry like Google, The Trade Desk and agency programmatic platforms like Xaxis scoop up the majority of the $50 billion now flowing through automated advertising trading platforms, specialist services have emerged to meet marketers’ needs for transparency and impact. The company name refers to the toughest crossword puzzles that can be solved if you decipher a large horizontal word in the middle of the puzzle. According to Wheeler, in many difficult puzzles these are often around 32 or 33 across. “33Across unlocks the puzzle of quality online advertising,” says Wheeler.

David Szetela talks about the Microsoft Audience Network with Frances Donegan-Ryan - Bing Ads Global Communications Manager and Learning Strategist - Client Experience Design Delivery - Bing Ads at Microsoft.
The Microsoft Audience Network combines powerful artificial intelligence and the Microsoft Graph digital marketing platforms to find your target audience.
Built on the Bing Ads platform, the goal of the Microsoft Audience Network is to make it easier for advertisers to profile the interests of their customers, Microsoft says. As part of that effort, the platform combines the AI with information from LinkedIn, Bing, and other Microsoft services, to improve targeting.