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Google Ads Conversion Tracking - Search Scientists

Google Ads Conversion Tracking vs Google Analytics: Which Makes More Sense For You?

In this blog post, we’ll walk you through how to monitor your conversions using Google Ads Conversion Tracking and Google Analytics (for the uninitiated, these are the two most common methods that website owners use to track conversions).

We’ll also discuss the pros and cons of each approach, so that you can decide whether using Google Ads Conversion Tracking or Google Analytics is a better fit for you.

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Cherie Foo May 10, 2019

Google Ads Experiments - Search Scientists

Learn How to Start Google Ads Experiments

If you have any experience with Google Ads or with PPC ads in general, then you understand it’s a lot like cooking. You may have an initial recipe, but things can only be improved through experimentation. That’s where Google Ads Experiments come into play.

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Shire Lyon May 7, 2019

How to Set Up Google Analytics to Get a Bird’s-Eye View on Your PPC Traffic

You spend a lot of time creating PPC campaigns and optimizing to make your ads stand out from your competition. But how much time do you spend breaking down your data and analyzing your audience? What tool is at your fingertips to help you deliver better ad messages to your audiences?

The answer is Google Analytics! This is the place where you go to get a bird’s-eye view of your website’s performance across all channels.

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Claudia Ramba April 18, 2019

Universal App Campaigns - UAC - Search Scientists

Universal App Campaigns (UAC) – Appvertising In Style

Ever since their appearance, Universal App Campaigns have caused a bit of a stir, and have been received with a certain level of concern. Should we trust the algorithms? Are we losing control? These are questions that may have arisen in marketers’ minds.

In this article we will reveal the mysteries of how UAC works, where it can run, how to create it, and how to optimize it for success.

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Claudia Ramba March 14, 2019

Average Position Sunset Google Ads - Search Scientists

Google Ads To Remove the Average Position Metric:
How Will Marketers Live Without It?

You’ve probably heard the news. You’ve probably even panicked a bit. Google has recently announced that they are preparing one of their oldest metrics’ retirement: the average position metric.

It’s going to happen in September this year. This means that we’ve got plenty of time to get used to the average position alternative metrics. Are there any? Of course there are!

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Claudia Ramba March 1, 2019

Single Keyword Ad Groups - Search Scientists

Single Keyword Ad Groups (SKAGs) –
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

In this post, we are going to cover a topic that is kind of a buzzword in the PPC industry: SKAGs – Single Keyword Ad Groups – an alternative, more granular way to structure your PPC account.

Why is this topic in the spotlight? Are SKAGs really the cream of the crop? Do they translate to sales?

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Andreea Popa February 19, 2019

Google shopping campaigns | Search Scientists

Knock Out Your Competition in 2019 with This Reverse-engineering Google Shopping Campaigns Structure

“There’s nothing else we could have done to increase our profit in 2018!” – said no ecommerce business owner ever.

No matter how hard you try, there are always opportunities to sell more. By the end of this article, you’ll have learned advanced strategies on what you need to do in order to have stellar Google Shopping Campaigns in 2019. We’ll help you break sales records and find your own kaizen into the Shopping Ads world.

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Andreea Popa December 27, 2018

Day 47 of 100 Days of AdWords Help:
8 Smart Bid Strategies to Help You Achieve Your Goals

Smart cars, smart TVs, SMART goals, smart people, smart ideas, smart money, and the list could go on. The word ‘smart’ is following us everywhere. So why not talk about smart bidding strategies?

Smart Bidding is the en vogue marketing concept that refers to Google Ads automated bid strategies. It uses machine learning to optimize for conversions or conversion value, all auction-based.

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Andreea Popa December 6, 2018

How to Calculate Your Target ROAS and Target ACOS for PPC

How to Calculate Your Target ROAS and ACOS for PPC

Just think. There are 1,000’s of advertisers running ads right now without knowing what their ROAS or ACOS targets are.

They operate on feelings: “it FEELS like things are improving.”

They are then doomed since their optimization can’t be centered around a target. Don’t be doomed. Calculate your minimum ROAS and maximum ACOS with this video.

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Michael Erickson October 4, 2018

How to measure Google ad quality with the new google ad strength feature | Search Scientists

How to Measure Ad Quality with the New Google Ad Strength Feature

I wanted to share a new feature being rolled out in Google ad campaigns over the next few weeks, which is going to help you increase your CTR, lower your

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Michael Erickson October 2, 2018

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