For years, Dynamic Search Ads (DSAs) have been a powerful tool in paid search marketing. Yet many advertisers still hesitate to use them. Why the resistance? Because advertisers don’t have as much control over DSAs as they do regular search ads. And that makes them feel uncomfortable. I totally understand the sentiment. … Read More
Now that 2021 has wrapped, let’s look back at all the paid search marketing topics we covered in our blog last year. We covered a lot of ground, ranging from innovative ways to use your Google Ads advertising to the special challenges of international advertising to our lobbying efforts to get “women-owned” included … Read More
It’s been another dynamic and fast-paced year in the world of paid search marketing, with many new challenges and opportunities. While it’s been a great year, with many things to be thankful for, we’d still like to see a few improvements. But unfortunately, not all of our wishes come true. Indeed, … Read More
So you’ve brought a new, innovative product to market. Or maybe you found a way to put a new twist on an existing service, and it’s taken off in popularity. And now you’re promoting your popular product or service with Google Ads. For a while, you dominate the paid search … Read More
In spite of a healthy obsession with metrics and data, many PPC managers are inadvertently wasting their Google Ads budget. Sometimes this wastage is obvious when you take a look at the Google Ads account. But often, it doesn’t reveal itself until you audit the paid search program more broadly. In the course of … Read More
Last month, I compiled a shortlist of strategies for B2B businesses to try in PPC advertising this new year. Now, I’d like you to turn your attention to retail advertisers. Let’s face it: it’s simple to stay with the strategies you have in place rather than try new approaches. If you’re a … Read More
Those of you who are PPC managers know that, often, you don’t get great PPC results straight out of the gate. And even if you do, you know there’s always room for improvement. Sometimes, getting great results is a long, iterative process of developing creative solutions, testing, and adjusting. We … Read More
It’s not uncommon for businesses to get excited about promoting new products or services through paid search advertising. But sometimes, they forget they’ll need to either increase their advertising budget for this new endeavor – or re-allocate some of their existing budget. Unfortunately, when you shift marketing budget from … Read More
It isn’t unusual for companies to offer free online PPC analysis tools. So perhaps it isn’t surprising that Google itself got into that game in 2018. Google Ads has a built-in feature that provides users with an optimization score and recommendations to improve it. This sounds good in theory. But what … Read More
Of the many functions available to us in Google Ads, one of my favorites is sitelinks. Sitelinks are fantastic because they’re so effective and versatile. Whether you want to promote low search volume themes, push lagging products out the door, maximize hot sellers, highlight certain product categories, answer common … Read More
When you decide to hire an outside marketing agency – either because you want to outsource your marketing entirely or supplement your existing in-house team – you’ll have a lot of decisions to make. And one of the biggest will be whether to hire a generalist or specialist … Read More
Many of my clients have questions about their PPC program goals. Should they only set goals that are directly related to leads and sales? Or should they also set goals that are related to brand building? And if they’re doing well with leads and sales, wouldn’t it make sense to … Read More
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—Dave Skahan, Senior Director, Commercial Operations & Demand Generation Strategy, Emulate
Client since March 2024
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—Peter Anton, VP of Marketing, International Myeloma Foundation
Client since February 2017
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—Jessica Polmanteer, Senior Director of Marketing, Proxibid
November 2022
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—Molly Owens, CEO, Truity Psychometrics
Client since June 2011
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—Scott Flynn, CEO, Best Corporate Events
Client since January 2010
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—Bryan Burns, Founder, SmartHunts
Client since January 2015
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“After managing our own AdWords account for several years with limited success and an ever increasing budget, we decided it was time to find someone to help us better manage and analyze our campaigns. We’ve been working with Pauline and her dedication of time and energy to our campaigns has been a huge weight lifted off our shoulders. Pauline keeps us well informed and truly cares about the quantity and quality of leads her team is driving to our site. We are thrilled with the services she offers our company and are thankful to have her honest opinion and professional knowledge guiding our PPC campaigns.”
—Alyson Arnold, Marketing Director, Conklin Office Furniture
Client since May 2012
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“Pauline and the team at Group Twenty Seven have reinvigorated our PPC program and helped guide us to whole new levels of success (clicks AND revenue!). Her expertise and management have helped us evaluate and restructure our program and we are thrilled with the results. Pauline has helped educate and guide us during this whole process and is an AdWords guru who is always on top of the ever-changing strategies and policies. If you are looking to improve your PPC program you want to talk to Group Twenty Seven. We’re so glad we did!”
—Karen Cirrito, Market Development Manager, Cognex Corporation
April 2019
