6 AdWords & Bing Ads Secrets Every PPC Marketer Should Know by Lisa Raehsler #397

Ep. 39731 min2017-11-27

Six AdWords and Bing Ads secrets covered in this episode include countdown timers, in-market audiences, similar audiences from CRM data, managing keyword conflicts, AdWords scripts for automation, and avoiding negative keywords in Display Network audience campaigns.

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Key takeaways
negative keywords and negative placements should almost never be used in audience targeting Google Display Network campaigns

About this episode

6 AdWords & Bing Ads Secrets Every PPC Marketer Should KnowJoin Chris and Matt for a great Thanksgiving discussion on useful AdWords and Bing Ads tips from six paid search experts. This episode features awesome content from Purna Virji, Samantha Noble, Brad Geddes, Frederick Vallaeys, and David Szetela.

Questions this episode answers

What are in-market audiences in Google Ads and why use them?

In-market audiences are predefined audiences that require no tracking codes and no waiting period to build. They work well for small businesses that lack a large enough remarketing list, because the people in these audiences are already ready to buy or have bought previously.

Why should you manage keyword conflicts in AdWords campaigns?

Keyword conflicts happen when negative keywords unintentionally prevent carefully chosen keywords from showing ads. Large accounts almost always have them and they are easy to miss. Software scripts can help find them so you do not miss valuable traffic from keywords you intended to target.

Should you use negative keywords in Google Display Network audience campaigns?

According to the article discussed in this episode, negative keywords and negative placements should almost never be used in audience targeting Display Network campaigns. When targeting audiences, ads follow the person regardless of the site they visit, so negatives can block ads where you actually want to appear.

In their words

on average, Google is able to match just over 50% of a database that gets uploaded

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seeing the power of automation in PPC actually led him to create his company

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when using audience targeting, you're showing ads to a group of people regardless of the network that they're visiting

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Terms defined in this episode
In-market audiences
Predefined audience segments in Google Ads of people who are actively researching or ready to buy, requiring no tracking codes and no audience build-up wait time.
Keyword conflict
An error that occurs when negative keywords in one ad group accidentally prevent a carefully chosen keyword in another ad group from triggering ads, causing missed traffic.
Customer match
A targeting feature where an advertiser uploads a CRM database and the platform matches records to known users, with Google matching just over 50% of uploaded databases on average.
AdWords scripts
Code-based automation tools inside Google AdWords that can handle repetitive tasks like budget pacing, URL checking, campaign building, and reporting without additional software or servers.

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