Search Engine Journal has made available the replay of its webinar ‘Google Ads: How To Boost Revenue & Optimize For Offline Sales’. The SEJ team says, “This on-demand presentation with Michael Scott, Paid Ads Marketing Strategist at Manticore Marketing, will show you the ways you can use Google Ads, along with other tracking systems, to optimize your offline activity. In this webinar, you’ll learn: How to change your campaigns to optimize offline actions rather than only on the “online” activity. The best ways to track the clicks to conversion, then optimize based... [...]

Google Ads Best Practices team has published an article featuring two strategies to reach more of the right customers with the right message using AI-powered Search. The Google Ads team says, “The best way to achieve better business outcomes is to work in strong partnership with AI. Google Ads is built to help you reach your business goals. To do that, we recommend using a combination of broad match, Smart Bidding, and responsive search ads. 1. Align your keyword strategy with your bidding Group your campaigns by your bidding objective, then choose your keyword match types. Why: Your bidding... [...]

Search Engine Journal has made available the replay of its webinar ‘Google Ads: How To Boost Revenue & Optimize For Offline Sales’. Loren Baker says, “Looking for ways to scale your Google Ads account and advance your strategy? Are you optimizing for offline actions, too, like calls and sales? On June 21, I moderated a webinar with Michael Scott, Paid Ads Marketing Strategist at Manticore Marketing, and Amelia Northrup-Simpson, Product Marketing Manager at CallRail. Scott and Simpson showed ways you could use Google Ads and other tracking systems to optimize your offline activity... [...]

This is a reminder for the SEJ webinar to be held on June 21, 2023.  Search Engine Journal is hosting a webinar ‘Google Ads: How To Boost Revenue & Optimize For Offline Sales’ on Wednesday, June 21, 2023, at 2.00 pm ET. The SEJ team says, “Join us for a live presentation on the basics of Google Ads offline conversion optimization, and we’ll show you how to maximize your ad ROI. In this webinar, you’ll learn: How to change your campaigns to optimize offline actions rather than only on the “online” activity. The best ways to track the clicks to conversion, then optimize... [...]

Search Engine Journal is hosting a webinar ‘Google Ads: How To Boost Revenue & Optimize For Offline Sales’ on Wednesday, June 21, 2023, at 2.00 pm ET. The SEJ team says, “Join us for a live presentation on the basics of Google Ads offline conversion optimization, and we’ll show you how to maximize your ad ROI. In this webinar, you’ll learn: How to change your campaigns to optimize offline actions rather than only on the “online” activity. The best ways to track the clicks to conversion, then optimize based on actual revenue. How the Google Click Identifier (GCLID)... [...]

Google Small Business has published a new video case study on ‘How Zoe Financial uses Google Ads & HubSpot to Find the Right Customers’. The Google team says, “Zoe Financial, a New York-based wealth planning platform, used Google Ads and HubSpot to better understand the value of each lead and optimize their marketing spend to add more high-intent potential customers to their sales pipeline.”  [...]

Click-through rate, in general, is a ratio of clicks to impressions. So in Google Ads, an impression occurs when your ad appears on the SERP, and a click occurs when the person viewing your ad clicks on it. WordStream has published an article featuring 12 ways to improve your click-through rate in Google Ads. The WordStream team says, “There are a few approaches. The first is with your targeting. 1. Target the right keywords For starters, make sure you’re targeting the right keywords. Here are three types of keyword to focus on for higher click-through rates: Commercial intent keywords: Commercial... [...]

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... [...]

Google has published a new guide ‘Drive sales, leads and web traffic with Video’ to help marketers get the most from their websites. The Google Ads team says, “People are turning to digital platforms like YouTube for shopping inspiration and product discovery. In fact, 70% of viewers say they’ve purchased products they found on YouTube. Whether they’re discovering a product or making a purchase, people are turning to digital platforms like YouTube for shopping inspirations. In fact, a study showed that YouTube viewers are twice as likely to go in-store or online to buy something... [...]