Search Engine Journal contributor Brooke Osmundson has published an article explaining the Cost Per Click (CPC) bidding. She says, “CPC (cost per click) is a common term used in paid advertising. It is also sometimes referred to as “pay-per-click.” This comprehensive guide will dive into the basics of CPC, why it’s important, and when to use it. What Is Cost Per Click? Cost per click is a bidding model that determines how much advertisers pay for their ads. The technical definition of cost per click, according to Google: Cost-per-click (CPC) bidding means that you pay for each click... [...]

MarketingProfs has published ‘A Beginner’s Guide to How Google Ads Work’ explaining how Google Ads work. Lisa Sampson says, “Google Ads works the same way as an auction would. If you’re looking to use Google for your advertising, then you need to understand that cost per click (CPC) is the amount you pay for a click on your ad. The higher your bid, the higher your ad’s chance of being seen—which in return increases your potential for sales and conversions. Five Musts for Beginners Who Use Google Ads 1. Keyword Research The goal is to attract the right type... [...]

Google Ads team has published a new guide titled ‘Make your products stand out and drive more sales with Performance Max’ for advertisers. This guide is best for beginner and intermediate retail advertisers who have already set up their free product listings in Google Merchant Center and linked their account to Google Ads. The Google Ads team says, “With people shopping across Google more than a billion times a day1, Shopping ads give you a chance to show your products and connect with consumers at key decision-making points in their shopping journey. In this guide, you’ll learn... [...]

Google Ads has published a new video ‘How to Maximize Your Profits, as seen at Google Marketing Live’  sharing some useful tips to grow your profits. The Google Ads team says, “Be among the first to hear how Google can help you meet your business objectives in an AI-powered, privacy-safe manner. Discover how key themes of privacy, measurement, and automation inform the next generation of Ads Products #GML2022.”  [...]

MOZ has published a new case study ‘How to Use Keywords to Combine the Power of SEO and Google Ads’ to help marketers and SEOs achieve better results. Adriana Stein says, “Both SEO and PPC are used for a common goal — search engine marketing (SEM) — and neither would survive without targeted keywords. Since both strategies have user intent and search demand in mind, you can: Create an organic and paid strategy that surpasses your competitors and uses an optimized budget. Maximize efficient content production that can be used both for SEO and PPC. Expand brand SERP awareness... [...]

Google has announced the availability of the Google Ads Creative Studio for all advertisers. Now they can utilize Google Ads Creative Studio to create customized ads more cost-effectively. Google’s Joe Moukabaa and Katie Kellogg say, “Now you can create multiple or even hundreds of versions of a single display or video ad. They can be customized for different audiences, locations, languages or contexts. Simply tell us what element of the ad creative — like a product image, superimposed text or sound — you want to set as ‘swappable’ and provide different versions of that element... [...]

Google has published ‘A guide to common Ad Manager policy questions’ to help marketers achieve better results from Google ads campaigns. John Brown says, “Ad Manager program policies help ensure we preserve a healthy digital ecosystem for the benefit of all users, advertisers and publishers. But we know we can do more to help Ad Manager partners better understand our policies. So, to answer some common questions, we’re sharing a new infographic with important information on: The role of advertising policies for Google’s advertising platforms Most frequently faced policy violations Resolving... [...]

With well-designed Google ads, you can take your online holiday sales to a new level. Its time to start working on it. Practical Ecommerce contributor Matthew Umbro has shared five steps to prepare Google ads for 2022 holidays. He says, “We’re halfway into 2022. Now is the time to prepare Google Ads accounts for the upcoming holidays. In this post, I’ll list five steps to generate better results while streamlining management during the busy period. Set Up Enhanced Conversions The benefits of Enhanced Conversions are mainly to track conversions when cookies are restricted. By adjusting... [...]

Search Engine Land contributor Amanda AI has answered an important question related to Google advertising: What’s the biggest hidden secret in Google Ads? She says, “Marketers are increasingly turning to automation to unlock new growth opportunities. Automated ads are quick, easy and simple to use. However, in a world of smart and automated strategies, optimizing advertising campaigns that outperform the competition can be challenging. Can marketers influence a smart or automated strategy? The answer may surprise you. A “secret” or not well-known tactic when it comes to Google Ads is... [...]

Search Engine Land’s Barry Schwartz has published a post reporting Google’s new featured snippet layouts test run. He says, “Google has recently been testing new formats, layouts and interfaces for its featured snippet slot in the search results. Generally, Google shows a single source for a featured snippet but since 2018 Google has occasionally shown multifaceted featured snippets for some queries. Many featured snippets. Google is testing showing many featured snippets, more than one, more than two – but up to four different featured snippets. Here are some tests spotted... [...]