Happy Friday, everyone, and welcome to this week’s edition of Clix Marketing Blog’s PPC News & Views.
From the Experts
Search Engine Land
A Step-By-Step Guide To Query-Level Bidding In Google Shopping:
Since there’s no keyword targeting, Google Shopping has always been inherently difficult. Gain some understanding about bidding strategies & then check out the step-by-step guide that’s sure to help your next Google Shopping campaign. Setting up negative keywords, shared budgets, ad groups & more are all covered in the post.
Marketing Land
First Look: Facebook Starts Testing Immersive Mobile Ads:
Facebook has started testing a new immersive mobile advertising format that looks like regular sponsored posts but offer more content to users. See what these new ads look like & what they do in the post.
Acquisio
What You Think You Know About Your Customers’ Persona is Wrong:
Personas are a great tool to utilize to help you target your ideal customer. But marketers can sometimes get myopic when using them. Read the article to find out why you might want to challenge your assumptions and build outside of those personas.
PPC Hero
8 Good Reasons to Bid on Your Pure Brand Keywords:
At some point, all PPCers are asked why clients should bid on their brand terms. Here are 8 great answers for the next time you’re asked that question.
From the Engines
Google Blog
Google AdWords
The power of video meets the capabilities of AdWords – all TrueView campaigns now in AdWords
Facebook for Business
Updated Conversion Lift Tells Advertisers Which Campaigns Work Best for Their Goals
From the Clix Team
Practical eCommerce
PPC Ads: Understanding Match Types by Robert Brady
Search Engine People
AdWords Editor Power Features by Robert Brady
Clix Marketing
Bing Knows What You Did Last Halloween (And Has Data to Prove It) by Jill DuPre
My New Favorite B2B Lead Gen Tool: Bizible by Michelle Morgan
Bing Ads + Android App = Winning by John Lee
Ad Extensions: The Paradox of Choice by Robert Brady
Handy PPC Reports from AdWords’ Dimensions Tab by Andrea Taylor




