Google Ads will automatically pause low-activity keywords, starting in June, according to an email sent to advertisers by the Google Ads team. What is low activity? Campaigns that were created more than 13 months ago and that have had zero impressions in the past 13 months. Why we care. Navah Hopkins explained it well on … Read more
If you’ve ever tried using avatars or buyer personas to write a Google Ads headline, you know it can be frustrating and fruitless. You try to define your target market, only to be told, “Our audience is anyone who wants our product – we don’t exclude anyone.” Persist a bit and you might refine it … Read more
What Are Google Ads Keywords? Google Ads keywords are words or phrases used to match your ads with the terms your potential customers are searching for. Choosing relevant keywords can help you reach the right users when they’re searching for businesses like yours. Let’s say you own a hair salon. And want to attract more … Read more
A week ago, Anu Adegbola wrote a fabulous piece on some new privacy changes that may be coming to Google Chrome in the future named Chrome IP masking and how that may impact advertisers. Ginny Marvin, the Google Ads Liaison, responded to those concerns, saying, “Chrome has not made any recent updates to its IP … Read more
Google Ads are designed to drive actions. These actions are also called conversions and include things like product purchases, event registrations, and email signups. It’s these actions you’re ultimately vying for when you bid on the keywords that trigger your ad to display. By setting a target cost per action (CPA), you inform Google Ads … Read more
Google Ads is showing yet another new and fun notice to some advertisers. This one shows an impression issue for “Low keyword quality.” As a reminder, as for diagnostic insights, quality score is not used in the auction. This warning was spotted by Nate Louis again, he posted this screenshot on X: Nate wrote, “Welcome … Read more
Google’s core update is still rolling out over 7 weeks later and yes we are seeing more fluctuations and chatter. Forbes blocked its coupon directory in preparation for the Google site reputation abuse policy. Google said splitting and merging sites takes longer than normal site migrations. Google won’t change 301 redirect signals for SEO. Google … Read more
Google and Microsoft both reported very good earnings, driving both stock prices up after hours. I like to dive into the ad revenue side, and it looks like Google Ad revenue was up 13% from last year and Microsoft Advertising revenue was up 12% from last year. And that is good because both companies saw … Read more
Google released version 16.1 of the Google Ads API yesterday. The update includes query assets for Demand Gen, more location service details, more support warnings, Target ROAS bid simulation and more. This is a minor release update since the last update, Version 16 in February 2024. Before that was version 15 back in October 2023. … Read more
Dynamic Product Ads, the newest addition to the Reddit shopping suite, is being released into public beta. This solution allows you to reach potential customers while they’re actively researching, discussing and deciding what to buy. Why we care. Reddit is already benefiting from additional Google Search visibility, which means Reddit is likely getting more organic … Read more
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