For chief marketing officers of retail brands and businesses, knowing which channels and campaigns deserve the marketing budget can directly impact the success and length of their tenure. But in today’s omnichannel environment of walled gardens, customers engage with your campaigns (and other assets) multiple times before converting. Since there is no perfect conversion tracking … Read more
The twin forces of disrupted attribution and changing user behavior are reshaping how audiences discover brands. Google’s mass rollout of AI Overviews and its experimental AI Mode are not surface-level UX tweaks; they represent a fundamental transformation of the search experience – one that compresses the journey from query to answer. PPC is now a … Read more
Tip #1. Boost Relevance: Use Industry-Specific Conversion Signals To Customize Google Ads Messaging Increasing clicks is as easy as increasing how relevant your ads are to your potential customers. Sounds easy, but when you’re managing different brands, many industries, or multiple brick-and-mortar locations, it can quickly become difficult to understand exactly what each individual person … Read more
The second-hand ecommerce sector is significant. The market for global resale apparel alone reached $227 billion in 2024 and is projected to hit $367 billion by 2029. This once traditional way of shopping in thrift stores and auction houses has changed drastically. U.S. online resale is expected to nearly double by 2029, reaching $40 billion. … Read more
As Google’s Ad Product Liaison, I often share updates and insights with the community of digital advertisers and, best of all, get to hear your feedback first-hand. We heard quite a lot after our recent announcement that, after a period of beta testing, we’re rolling out negative keywords in Performance Max (PMax) campaigns with a … Read more
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This post was sponsored by CallTrackingMetrics. The opinions expressed in this article are the sponsor’s own. Did you know 92% of all customer interactions are from phone calls? And very few know how to track conversions from phone calls. Brands meticulously track clicks, impressions, and online interactions through SEO, pay-per-click (PPC) ads, and data-driven strategies. … Read more
Expanding your Google Ads campaigns to international markets sounds exciting – until you realize just how many settings can make or break your results. If you assume that what works in your home country will work everywhere, think again. From currency mismatches to targeting mishaps, international PPC comes with a unique set of challenges. To … Read more
Google has launched Meridian, an open-source marketing mix model (MMM) that helps marketers improve their advertising budgets. It uses Bayesian causal inference methods to offer better insights into online and offline media channels. In an announcement, Google highlights how older MMMs focused on offline media and branding, often missing the complexities of performance media like … Read more
This year brought a steady stream of updates in Google Ads that spanned across campaign types and creative, media activation, and measurement solutions – many informed directly by advertiser feedback. I won’t cover every big update here, but building on a talk I gave at Hero Conf in San Diego recently, I’ll highlight some of … Read more
Paid search advertising has many arms. Marketers spend years crafting strategies to drive results through Google Ads, Microsoft Ads, and more. Of these many strategies adopted by brands and agencies, in my experience over the last 15 years, one topic that sits across every paid search strategy is brand bidding. What Is Brand Bidding? Brand … Read more
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This post was sponsored by Invoca. The opinions expressed in this article are the sponsor’s own. In today’s marketing world, AI is more than a buzzword — it’s a necessity. Nearly 90% of marketers plan to increase their investment in AI this year, primarily focusing on boosting their Return on Ad Spend (ROAS). If you’re … Read more
For those of us working within strict industries, managing paid media campaigns involves added layers of work that may not be included in less regulated companies. Healthcare, finance, and political organizations are potential examples here, although many industries have their own quirks both in internal policies and ad platform restrictions. According to EMARKETER, in 2023, … Read more
This is it, the final chapter in our journey to mastering value-based bidding! We have covered a lot of ground, from determining whether value-based bidding is a fit for your business, to understanding what data you’ll need, to assigning the right values, and choosing the right bid strategy. After you have executed your value-based bidding … Read more
Welcome back to our series on getting started with value-based bidding for lead gen marketers! We’ve discussed evaluating whether it makes sense for your business, setting your data strategy, and assigning the right values for your conversions. Now, we’re going to cover the final step before activating your value-based bidding strategy: choosing the right bid … Read more
Google Shopping ads can be a powerful revenue driver – but to get the most out of it, you need to master bid management. Whether you’re an in-house marketer or working at an agency, effective bid management is crucial for scaling success. However, understanding how to optimize and adjust bids effectively in Google Shopping ads … Read more
Last week, we tackled setting your data strategy for value-based bidding. The next key is to assign the right values for the conversion actions that are important to your business. We know this step is often seen as trickier for lead gen-focused businesses than, say, ecommerce businesses. How much is a whitepaper download, newsletter signup, … Read more
Value-based bidding is only as successful as the inputs you provide. It’s not just about having data; it’s about having the right data. In last week’s article of this value-based bidding series, we looked at how to determine whether this strategy will be a good fit for your business. Now, we’re going to dig into … Read more
For lead gen marketers, we know it’s not just about generating leads; it’s about attracting the right leads – those that are most likely to convert into valuable customers. Value-based bidding is a strategic approach that allows businesses to focus on optimizing campaigns for conversions that truly matter. We’ve seen value-based bidding work for online … Read more
