Welcome, we hope that this article will provide at least one nugget of information that will help you in your journey with your online marketing and PPC management. The list that follows is a simple primer of small items that we often run into with new clients. After a short audit and implementation, we can see very quick returns that often cover our agency fees.
If you are currently running any PPC campaigns, please review the quick list below and make sure that you are integrating the various strategies or have considered each. Our goal is to help you maximize your budget output! If we can help, please contact us and let us know.
Now that we have reviewed 5 quick PPC tips & tricks, we wanted to circle back to the original intent of this article. Did you know that the majority of article readers are here because of our online marketing automation. Often, the idea of automation can be daunting or downright scary. Our goal is to shift that focus away from fear and towards the opportunity of automating various aspects of your online marketing strategy. Since we are focusing on PPC (pay per click) tips & secrets, we have outlined a bonus section below which quickly covers the basics of PPC automation.
Did you know that there are automation tools built right into Google Adwords! You can adjust bids and more based on the data that Adwords collects. Ultimately, the system they offer is better than doing nothing – however, there are some very robust solutions available in the marketplace and we would like to cover this a bit. Our teal leverages a number of systems, however the core of our system is based on Acquisio; which is an automated campaign management tool that helps manage budgets and bids. This tool effectively does that same work our team would do – but on auto-pilot. However, there are still a large number of factors that must be considered before you automate your workflow. First, you have to have a plan and perhaps a data set that will back up your method for automation. Otherwise, automation could do the same “wrong” thing a few hundred or thousand times. A good plan will help create the incremental improvements on CTR and ROI that would otherwise take more time.
Often, the good automation tools are too pricey – so hiring an agency that has a track record to improving PPC KPI will help you find your edge in the market and on Google, Bing, etc. Our team can help audit and provide a solution to not only ensure you are maximizing spend, but also improving your campaigns regularly to combat system changes, competition and more.
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Did you read our last article about 5 SEO Tips & Tricks? That blog came prior to this PPC article through the marketing automation engine. If you are interested in reading about SEO Tips & Tricks, you can access the article below. If you have read this far, thank you. We would love to chat with you and see how we can help your business.
Optimizing Google My Business helps ensure that your business listing will get the most attention when users are searching for your brand or services. When you first get your listing setup, there are a few things to focus on; which will help you optimize your listing.
Business Name: It is an obvious one, but often times people try to stuff keywords into the business name. While this may bring some sort term gain, this is not an effective brand builder. This also will lock your company into singular services making future expansion harder. If it is on your business card, this is what you should have on your GMB listing.
Phone: Use your primary phone number! You can do call tracking number to track calls from GMB, but with Google’s new call tracking feature, it really isn’t necessary.
Address: Your address is primary going to be used if customers come to your location. Not all businesses have to show their address on GMB, but if you are – make sure your address is correct and you are including any suite numbers, floors, etc.
Category: This is probably one of the most influential elements within the GMB listing. In fact, we have seen businesses grow and shrink based on this selection. It is important that your primary category best describe your business – i.e. Mobile Window Tinting. You can add a secondary category ie. Mobile Tinting. However, if you switch those it is likely that your business listing for Mobile will drop considerably.
Posts: Once you have all of your core INFO completed, make sure you consistently add posts to your GMB listing. This will help add keywords, relevant content and more to your Google My Business Listing. We have seen search results impacted by Posts that cover everything from Brand, Services and Products.
The most important thing to consider is that if Google My Business is asking for specific date fields, complete it if you have information they can use. Leaving information blank simply tells Google you aren’t interested in providing the best presence on their system for their customers… Those customers that could eventually be your customer.
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