The Paid Search Podcast | A Weekly Podcast About Google Ads and Online Marketing

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Link:
About Performance Max campaigns - https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/10724817

Show Notes:
We are excited about the results we've seen so far with Performance Max campaigns and the potential it has to tie Google Ads together across the Google Ads ecosystem, so in this episode, we're digging into Performance Max.

(4:55) What’s going on with Performance Max in Google Ads?

(12:08) Performance Max campaigns explained

(21:40) How much control do you have in a Performance Max campaign?

(24:55) What is an audience in Google Ads Performance Max campaign?

(33:34) What ad assets do you use with Performance Max?

(37:00) How Performance Max works with search campaigns

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Show Notes:
In this episode, we're digging through our inbox for another listener Q&A. This time we're covering when to make changes to a Google Ads account, how often to use experiments, getting rid of long, unwanted search terms, improving position metrics, changing the budget on a target CPA bidding campaign, and converting a SKAG campaign.   

(4:06) When to make changes to an account? Is there a statistical percentage you should wait for? 

(9:28) How often do you use Experiments in testing new settings, bid strategies, ads, etc?
 
(15:31) How do you get rid of long, unwanted search terms? Do you worry about them if they have 0 clicks?
 
(25:48) Is there a way to improve the position metrics for max conversion bidding strategy?

(35:14) Will changing the budget on a target CPA bidding campaign restart the learning phase?

(41:45) How do you convert a SKAG campaign into a theme-focused campaign?

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Links:
About the Google tag - https://support.google.com/tagmanager/answer/11994839

Simplifying measurement with the Google tag - https://blog.google/products/ads-commerce/simplify-measurement-with-google-tag/ 

Show Notes:
Chris recently came across a couple of articles about the new Google tag that discuss some of the exciting changes you can take advantage of for tracking conversions. In this episode, he and Jason discuss where Google tag is available, how to set it up, and what features you can expect.

(7:40) The importance of setting up conversions on new Google Ads accounts

(11:05) What is changing with the new Google Tag?

(14:17) Where is the New Google Tag available

(18:42) Automatic event detection is coming with new Google tag

(20:20) Cross domain traffic is coming with the new Google Tag

(23:44) User-provided data is coming with the new Google Tag

(28:33) Combining tags with the new Google Tag

(33:45) Centralized sitewide tagging with the new Google Tag

(35:56) Setting up conversions is easy with the new Google Tag 

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Show Notes:
Google Ads has changed a lot in 2022, so in this episode, we're taking a look at some surprises we've discovered regarding broad keywords, max conversion bidding, performance max, and remarketing. It's a good snapshot of how interesting and dynamic the Alphabet ecosystem is and an indicator of how much further we have to go to get in front of the right person at the right time.

(5:16) The state of Google Ads

(11:00) Have you seen broad keywords with 10/10 quality scores?

(25:23) Results we’re seeing with max conversion bidding

(34:02) How to get more volume with Performance Max (multiple campaigns?)

(44:42) Remarketing is powerful

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Show Notes:
New advertisers often ask how they can get to the top of Google Ads, but is that really what's best for their account? In this episode, Jason and Chris explain what it takes to get the top position in Google Ads and talk through common mistakes and pitfalls you'll likely encounter.

(4:00) Why do advertisers want to be in the top position on Google Ads?

(7:18) Determining which keywords to show up number one on Google Ads

(13:04) How the Google Ads auction impacts your ad position (understanding Ad Rank)

(19:02) How to find your ad position in Google Ads

(23:41) How showing up in the top position in Google Ads affects your budget and impression share

(29:07) Real-world Google Ads management for the number 1 position - where you can go wrong

(37:23) Running out of budget when you show number 1 in Google Ads (low impression share)

(44:13) Focusing too much on quality score in Google Ads

(49:51) Is the absolute top percentage 100% of the time possible in Google Ads?

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Links:
5 ways to use Quality Score to improve your performance - https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/6167130

Show Notes:
Quality score is very mysterious because so many factors surround it. However, Chris recently found a Google Help article that gave him some interesting insight on how to think about Quality Score - as a general indicator of which areas to focus on to improve ad quality, rather than a score to be optimized. In this episode, we discuss 3 different ways you can improve your Quality Score in Google Ads.

(6:02) How often should you optimize for quality score?

(13:56) How to make ads more relevant to keywords in Google Ads

(24:19) How to improve your clickthrough rate in Google Ads (to help improve quality score)

(31:56) Can too specific ad copy (aka prequalifying the click) lead to a lower quality score?

(36:05) How to make your landing page better to get higher quality scores in Google Ads

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Show Notes:
There are a lot of distractions in Google Ads but in this episode, Chris and Jason discuss prioritizing what you should do first when managing a Google Ads campaign. 

(8:20) The first rule of Google Ads management - Bids and Budget

(24:04) The second rule of Google Ads management - Quality of Traffic

(38:16) The two third rules of Google Ads management - Segments

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Show Notes:
We are both big fans of running experiments in Google Ads, so in this episode we’re taking a look at six interesting experiments you can try right now.

(7:04) Why we like running experiments in Google Ads

(12:37) Running an experiment in Google Ads to test bidding strategy

(21:07) Ad variation experiments in Google Ads

(30:56) Running an all broad keyword experiment campaign in Google Ads

(38:10) Testing a huge increase in bids with an experiment in Google Ads

(44:12) Testing landing page performance in Google Ads with an experiment

(47:15) Testing Small ideas with Google Ads experiments

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Show Notes:
In this episode, we're going deep on a topic always up for debate - bidding strategies in Google Ads. While there not be one single "best" strategy, there may be a best for you. We're taking a look at five different strategies and diving into when you should use them and when to try something else.

(4:19) The current state of bid strategies in Google Ads

(10:24) Maximize clicks bidding strategy in Google Ads

(21:01) Maximize conversions bidding strategy in Google Ads

(33:26) Maximize conversion value bidding strategy in Google Ads

(39:19) Target impression share bidding strategy in Google Ads

(45:54) Manual bidding strategy in Google Ads

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Show Notes:
The good news is your broad keywords are working amazingly; the bad news is that you don't know what to do next. This is the toughest “things are working” situation in Google Ads to figure out, so that's what we're tackling in this episode. 

(4:24) Sometimes broad keywords work amazing in Google Ads

(11:21) Options for an entirely broad account

(28:30) Options for adding phrase and exact and the pros and cons of each

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