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Paid Search Blog Posts
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Do You Suspect Click Fraud? Here's a Simple Solution...
We recently had reason to suspect that one of our client’s Pay per Click campaigns was being targeted by one of their competitors. We suspected that they were clicking the ads to try and use up the daily budget early in the day. The trouble was how to identify who was clicking the Ads. Read more
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- Paid Search
- 10th Jul 2012
- 15 Comments
Cracking Examples of Effective Remarketing and How to Compete
Over the past 12 months I have seen remarketing grow significantly and the campaigns have been extremely creative and effective. It is surprisingly cost-effective when compared to other forms of display advertising making it very appealing for advertisers. -
- Analytics
- 14th Sep 2010
- 9 Comments
Acquisio Review - Advantages and Disadvantages
We recently signed up for a month long trial with Acquisio, a Pay Per Click campaign management tool that is aimed at agencies around the world. Read more
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- Analytics
- 7th Jun 2012
- 8 Comments
How to Link your Google AdWords and Analytics Accounts
Having AdWords data in Google Analytics is very valuable, but how do you get it? This post is going to show you how to link your AdWords and Analytics accounts so that you see the data in each. I’ll also answer some common questions, such as: why are my AdWords keywords not showing in Google Analytics? What is (not set) in Analytics? What is automatic campaign tagging? And more! Read more -
- Paid Search
- 19th Apr 2012
- 8 Comments
Why the AdWords Phrase and Exact Match Update isn't all Bad
Initially this seemed like a tragic new update. One that takes more control away from the marketers’ hands and passes it over to Google. The more I read into it though, the more I’m starting to realise that it’s not such a bad thing. -
- Paid Search
- 19th Mar 2013
- 8 Comments
How To Track PPC Engagement By Making Analytics Work With AdWords
Our week long focus on PPC continues today as Graeme looks at how to make Google Analytics and Google AdWords work together for essential engagement tracking and report analysis. Plus, keep reading till the end for a little Analytics freebie. -
- Paid Search
- 28th Sep 2012
- 7 Comments
Google have hardly been subtle in the changes they’ve made in recent times, nor have they been apologetic. From major algorithm updates to tweaks in the colouration and complexity of sponsored ads (integration within maps, site links and even images for instance); the face of results pages has changed drastically. However, some might argue that this is more of an effort to please stakeholders, rather than users or advertisers. -
- Analytics
- 12th Apr 2011
- 7 Comments
Google Exams - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
We had a target to achieve as a company – by the end of March 2011 everyone working on PPC accounts was to have taken both the AdWords Fundamentals Exam and the AdWords Advanced Exam. In addition to this, I was also aiming to take the Google Analytics Individual Qualification. I’m very pleased to report that we all took the exams and passed, but this post is here to go in a bit more detail than that.We now have 9 AdWords Qualified staff who work on clients PPC accounts and we also have me – a Google Analytics Qualified Individual to help the team out with all things analytical; although I have to admit they’re all pretty good without me, I’m just the one who gets excited about it and in to the really techy bits. I wanted to write this blog post to explain my experiences with the two exams – one was easier and the other harder than anticipated.
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- Paid Search
- 3rd Jan 2012
- 6 Comments
Can Competitors Use My Brand Name in AdWords?
Is a competitor bidding on your brand name in Google AdWords? Or using your brand name in their ad text? Read more
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- Paid Search
- 7th Jan 2013
- 6 Comments
12 PPC Tools You Should be Using
There are a variety of useful tools available for SEO; however, there doesn’t seem to be many that are built to help users manage their PPC campaigns – not obvious ones anyway. But while they may be few and far between, there really are some gems out there, which I’ll explore in more detail in this post. -
- News
- 20th Feb 2013
- 6 Comments
Remarketing with Google Analytics and Google AdWords - #SESLON
This afternoon, I had the pleasure of presenting at SES London, one of the largest conferences that travels around the world. When looking at the session ‘Winning PPC Tactics’, it got me thinking about what I could present.
