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Google AdWords Blog Posts
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- Paid Search
- 9th Oct 2012
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Top AdWords Checks for when you only have Twenty Minutes
These checks are the day-to-day basics that will ensure your account runs smoothly and performs well. These checks won’t move mountains or see you make huge improvements, but they will help you keep things ticking over for those who are time-poor and don’t have the resources for more detailed optimisation to take place. -
- Paid Search
- 12th Apr 2012
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Getting your AdWords Ads to Appear Higher in the Search Results
Are you running AdWords advertising on Google search results pages? Are your ads in the best position they could be? Read more -
- Paid Search
- 11th Apr 2011
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New Contextual Targeting - Choose Your Topic
Google announced recently a new feature for Display Network targeting. Previously contextual targeting through the Display Network meant utilising keywords to match potential web pages relevant to the area you want to advertise in. Google have now introduced a new feature called ‘Topics’ to target your ads, with over 1,750 topics to choose from.
Much like choosing an industry or category area for listings, you can now allocate ‘Topics’ for your ad. This does mean you can target areas rather than researching every possible piece of content which might exist on a Display Network site. Topics have been created by Google reviewing all of the content on a Display Network partner site to establish which topics are relevant – this does enable a broader targeting method for Display Network advertisers.
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- Paid Search
- 9th Aug 2011
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Google AdWords Ad Extensions - Part 1 of 3 - Location Extensions
There is a lot of confusion over the ad extensions feature on AdWords. Most accounts I come across do not make the most of them, and it’s still used infrequently compared to the rest of AdWords features. Over the next three weeks I will review and explain the three different ad extension features – location, product and site link, they are great if you can utilise just one and even better if you can use all three. -
- Paid Search
- 20th Jun 2011
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Google My Client Center - Multiple Linking
Google recently announced they have launched a new My Client Center (MCC) feature enabling multiple MCCs to link to one AdWords account.The new feature allows up to five MCCs to link to an account, what’s more there is now no distinction between UI/API and API-only links.
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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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- Analytics
- 20th Mar 2012
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AdWords Segmentation Part 2 - Strategy and Conversion Analysis
Following on from my post about why segments are so beneficial and how to look at AdWords demographic data segments this post covers segments for analysing your strategy. This includes:- Destination URLs performance
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- Search Terms
- Conversion Name / Purpose
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- Paid Search
- 15th Nov 2012
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Should Every Page Be A Landing Page?
SEO and PPC are quite clearly a separate skill set when it comes to implementation. However the aims of both disciplines intersect ultimately: that of prompting a user to complete an action. Organic search is to some extent anarchic, so if you want to make a page rank for a targeted keyword, shouldn’t every page of your site also be a landing page? -
- Paid Search
- 18th Aug 2010
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Optimise Your Google AdWords Campaigns with Enhanced CPC
Google announce new Enhanced CPC option within their AdWords Pay Per Click platform, helping advertisers automatically vary bids for high converting phrases.
Enhanced CPC is a brand new option within Google AdWords. Like many of their recent developments, this is designed to help account holders get more from their budgets. In this instance though, it is through manipulation of bid process for campaign keywords.
That probably sounds a little ominous. Handing over power to Google to bid on the price you pay for each click on their PPC platform. But it is actually reasonably straightforward and safe too; yep, a pretty good idea all round.
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- Paid Search
- 24th May 2012
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Google Reveal Auction Insights in AdWords
If you’ve ever wondered who you’re bidding against in AdWords and how your ads are performing comparatively, you may be in luck. Google are now offering an insight into the auction process at keyword-level, enabling advertisers to see how their campaigns are weighing up. -
- Social Media
- 8th Jun 2011
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There is a huge range of online advertising channels to choose from. The trick is to test, test some more and then test again.Once you have launched a new website the next task will be to get a range of targeted visitors. Many people will opt for Search Engine Optimisation to stream relevant traffic. If you don’t have the knowledge or patience to go down this road there are plenty of other ways to advertise your site and maintain a reasonable return on investment.
