Marketing investment in COVID-19 (or other downturns) – 4/1/2020
4/1/2020 Sales are down! We have to cut costs! Whoa, stop that train of thought for a sec… Sometimes people believe things that aren’t true, such as believing that bulls (which are colorblind) hate the color red. There are many reasons that smart people believe things that aren’t actually true, such as the confirmation bias, where people will often unknowingly go to great lengths to find evidence to support what they already believe. It’s scary to go through a downturn, and it may mean unpleasant decisions like cutting valued staff or other resources. In the face of declined…
Retargeting Improvement: Increase Retargeting Profitability and Scale with This Simple Tactic – 8/09/2019
Retargeting Improvement: Increase Retargeting Profitability and Scale with This Simple Tactic 8/09/2019 Retargeting is a prominent tool for most eCommerce brands because it increases website conversion rates. It is especially valuable for brands whose products require consideration (not an impulse purchase on the spot) from potential buyers. We perform many ecommerce retargeting audits and this post shares one of the biggest areas of inefficiency we come across in those audits, which is in how placements (the websites/apps where retargeting ads are displayed) are managed. Inefficient placement management doesn’t just lower ROI, it creates a ceiling on sales potential that simply…
Google Marketing Live 2019 – New Products and Multi-Channel Campaigns – 5/21/2019
Google Marketing Live 2019 - New Products and Multi-Channel Campaigns 5/21/2019 Google just announced some significant changes to its advertising ecosystem at the annual Google Marketing Live event in May. The theme that the search and advertising giant is focusing on for 2019 is the adoption of highly automated multi-channel advertising campaigns. Across search, shopping, apps, display, and YouTube, Google is extending the reach of individual Google Ads campaigns to serve across more of their platforms utilizing machine learning algorithms to drive strategic decision making on ad placements and budget allocation between channels/properties. Additionally, the introduction of a few new…
The Pros and Cons of Google Manufacturer Center
The Pros and Cons of Google Manufacturer Center Google launched the Google Manufacturer Center in 2015 to enable manufacturers to provide Google with product data. Google claims there are three incentives for manufacturers to consider doing this. Improve upon product data that is submitted by retailers using Google Merchant Center Obtain analytics about your products online selling performance Potentially increase click volume to manufacturer listings Google Manufacturer Center is not the same as Google Merchant Center. Google Merchant Center is where your retailers (and you if you sell direct and advertise) upload product data with the purpose of enabling advertising using…
Marketing investment in COVID-19 (or other downturns) – 4/1/2020
4/1/2020 Sales are down! We have to cut costs! Whoa, stop that train of thought for a sec… Sometimes people believe things that aren’t true, such as believing that bulls (which are colorblind) hate the color red. There are many reasons that smart people believe things that aren’t actually true, such as the confirmation bias, where people will often unknowingly go to great lengths to find evidence to support what they already believe. It’s scary to go through a downturn, and it may mean unpleasant decisions like cutting valued staff or other resources. In the face of declined…
Retargeting Improvement: Increase Retargeting Profitability and Scale with This Simple Tactic – 8/09/2019
Retargeting Improvement: Increase Retargeting Profitability and Scale with This Simple Tactic 8/09/2019 Retargeting is a prominent tool for most eCommerce brands because it increases website conversion rates. It is especially valuable for brands whose products require consideration (not an impulse purchase on the spot) from potential buyers. We perform many ecommerce retargeting audits and this post shares one of the biggest areas of inefficiency we come across in those audits, which is in how placements (the websites/apps where retargeting ads are displayed) are managed. Inefficient placement management doesn’t just lower ROI, it creates a ceiling on sales potential that simply…
Google Marketing Live 2019 – New Products and Multi-Channel Campaigns – 5/21/2019
Google Marketing Live 2019 - New Products and Multi-Channel Campaigns 5/21/2019 Google just announced some significant changes to its advertising ecosystem at the annual Google Marketing Live event in May. The theme that the search and advertising giant is focusing on for 2019 is the adoption of highly automated multi-channel advertising campaigns. Across search, shopping, apps, display, and YouTube, Google is extending the reach of individual Google Ads campaigns to serve across more of their platforms utilizing machine learning algorithms to drive strategic decision making on ad placements and budget allocation between channels/properties. Additionally, the introduction of a few new…
The Pros and Cons of Google Manufacturer Center
The Pros and Cons of Google Manufacturer Center Google launched the Google Manufacturer Center in 2015 to enable manufacturers to provide Google with product data. Google claims there are three incentives for manufacturers to consider doing this. Improve upon product data that is submitted by retailers using Google Merchant Center Obtain analytics about your products online selling performance Potentially increase click volume to manufacturer listings Google Manufacturer Center is not the same as Google Merchant Center. Google Merchant Center is where your retailers (and you if you sell direct and advertise) upload product data with the purpose of enabling advertising using…