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How do you improve your perfect PPC account? Simultaneous positional testing

A well known and much discussed component of producing effective paid search campaign management is testing, with the ultimate aim of improving the performance of keywords towards a better ROI or a lower CPA.

There are a number of approaches to this that can be effective, though in my opinion we find there’s one specifically that provides real value for our clients.

by Luke Boudour 10 May 2013 09:38am 0 comments

How to let the weather control your AdWords campaign

Google AdWords managers can now make use of a unique platform that will control when your adverts are displayed depending on the weather.

WeatherFIT is a cloud-based piece of software that delivers AdWords adverts based on real-time localised climatic conditions.

The PPC tool retrofits to existing AdWords accounts and uses real-time data from the Met Office to control which adverts are shown based on the weather.

Adverts will only show if they meet the weather criteria you set.

by Simon Hawtin 04 March 2013 10:41am 4 comments

What do Google's new AdWords Enhanced Campaigns mean for marketers?

Yesterday evening Google published a blog post that unveiled Enhanced Campaigns - one of the biggest changes to AdWords in years.

It means that advertisers will be able to target people based on the time of day, their location and the device they are using.

The idea is to simplify AdWords by allowing users to manage their campaigns in one place, but it also means that advertisers no longer have the ability to run mobile-only campaigns.

To find out more about the new Enhanced Campaigns, I asked several search experts for their views...

by David Moth 07 February 2013 13:42pm 2 comments

Google AdWords changes the game with enhanced campaigns

Within the last hour Google has announced what is being described by many commentators as one of the most fundamental changes to Adwords in years.

The focus of the change is to enable advertisers to target people at the right time, in the right place, with the right advert and call-to-action. Effectively, the structuring of Adwords campaigns is becoming device independent, removing the ability to have specific mobile, tablet or desktop targeted campaigns.

This is a hugely important update - and mindset change - for any advertiser who is investing in PPC.

by Andy Heaps 06 February 2013 21:55pm 8 comments

Google posts strong Q4 earnings, buoyed by holiday ad spend

The 2012 holiday shopping season was one for the online retail records and that led to a very merry Christmas for Google, which reported its fourth quarter earnings yesterday.

All eyes were on the search giant, which failed to deliver in the third quarter, much to the disappointment of Wall Street.

But there was no disappointment this time as the company delivered $14.4bn in revenue, a 36% year-over-year increase, and earnings of $2.9bn, up from $2.7bn in the same quarter a year ago.

by Patricio Robles 23 January 2013 16:00pm 1 comment

In epic Wall Street battle, hedge fund manager turns to AdWords

Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman believes that Herbalife, a multi-level marketing company, is an illegal pyramid scheme.

And he says not just talking: he's shorted Herbalife stock, which is publicly-traded, to the tune of $1bn.

by Patricio Robles 10 January 2013 18:07pm 0 comments

My 2013 Google AdWords wishlist

AdWords has made some giant steps forwards in 2012, but I still have a fairly substantial list of additional features that I would like to see soon.

So here I present my AdWords wishlist for 2013:

by Pete Whitmarsh 11 December 2012 10:40am 5 comments

ROI from SEO: misunderstood, undermined and inaccurate

Businesses of all shapes and sizes are slowly coming round to online marketing and its benefits.

However, since the beginning of the global recession in 2008 the need to justify every penny spent on marketing has become more and more important as businesses try to claw back profit margins and reduce overheads.

Search engine optimisation (SEO) has for many businesses become one of the main focuses of their online marketing strategy.

Businesses are now investing tens of thousands of pounds into the industry every year, pushing the need for better analytical tools and more insight into ROI.

But how much do you really know about your search marketing campaigns?

by Jimmy McCann 29 October 2012 10:03am 5 comments

Google brings AdWords Business Credit to the UK

Last year, Google launched a new initiative designed to help small and medium-sized businesses pay for their AdWords campaigns.

The AdWords Business Credit credit card has since been adopted by 1,400 companies in the United States and, according to Google, 74% of them now say they use the Google credit card as their primary form of payment for AdWords spend.

by Patricio Robles 11 October 2012 10:14am 1 comment

PPC tips: Sneak preview of upcoming Google Adwords new ad formats

I recently took the team to a ‘Learn with Google’ event at Google’s HQ to find out about the latest developments coming up on Adwords that we’ll be able to test (in the UK) soon.

There are few new PPC ad formats to look forward to....

by Heledd Jones 19 September 2012 09:50am 10 comments