Updating your SEM toolbox with new, shiny tools –- SMX East 2016

Ask any PPC professional the secret of their success, and they’ll often point to tools that help them do their jobs better. Columnist Pauline Jakober recaps a session at SMX East where the best of these tools were discussed.

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How to implement mobile-specific ad copy for AdWords expanded text ads

If implementing mobile-specific ad creative is vital to your AdWords success, columnist Jason Puckett shows you two ways to do it.

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What you didn’t know about recent Quality Score changes

Columnist Frederick Vallaeys discusses the impact of some recent AdWords changes on Quality Score and provides an updated version of a free script that calculates account-level Quality Score.

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Plan device-specific user experience strategies with Google AdWords’ bid modifier

Google recently announced some changes to the way bid adjustments works in AdWords. Columnist Thomas Stern explains how this might affect your device-specific bidding strategies.

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What’s the Google AdWords Health Score and how is it different from existing tools?

AdWords recently released a Health Score feature that ‘grades’ your account, but is it just a rip-off of an existing free performance grader? Columnist Larry Kim compares.

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The junior data scientist’s guide to AdWords search campaign structure: how to mine hidden gems for huge wins

In this helpful how-to, columnist Todd Saunders explains how to structure your AdWords account so as to glean useful insights about your target audience.

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Bidding on the competition: Is it really worth it?

Bidding on your competitors’ brand terms could yield positive results, but columnist Jacob Baadsgaard warns that it might cause problems in the long run.

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The biggest Google ad updates are also the quietest

Advertisers have seen many big updates from Google over the past year, but columnist Andy Taylor makes the case that the most impactful updates may well have been the least publicized.

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Search takes to the cloud as users engage with new actions

Columnist Christi Olson describes the changing face of search engine results pages and how new technology and functionality is benefiting both searchers and advertisers.

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The unexpected impact of Google automated ad extensions

What are automated extensions in AdWords, and how can they impact your PPC analytics and ad performance? Columnist Michelle Cruz explains.

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Here’s a script that copies AdWords extensions to all your campaigns

Columnist Dan Gilbert shares another script from Brainlabs that will copy your AdWords extensions across different campaigns.

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The dust has settled on AdWords expanded text ads. What now?

Need to update your ad copy in light of recent AdWords changes? Columnist Jason Puckett explains his process for rolling out AdWords expanded text ads.

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Why it’s time to re-evaluate your AdWords account structure

Many changes and new features have rolled out recently in AdWords, and columnist Frederick Vallaeys believes this is the perfect opportunity to review your account structure.

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The SEM automation primer

Wondering how to get started with automation? Columnist David Fothergill provides a handy primer, including recommended tools and what they can be used for.

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Spell-check your new expanded text ads with this AdWords script

Expanded text ads are here, and advertisers will likely be doing significant ad copy revisions as a result. Luckily, columnist Russell Savage reminds us that you can use AdWords scripts to ensure that your new ads are devoid of spelling errors.

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