{"id":2310,"date":"2016-04-01T21:19:37","date_gmt":"2016-04-01T15:49:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/?p=2310"},"modified":"2017-07-06T22:30:40","modified_gmt":"2017-07-06T17:00:40","slug":"top-ppc-posts-q1-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/top-ppc-posts-q1-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 PPC Posts from Q1 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">The first quarter of year 2016 witnessed some major changes in the way the SERP will show your ads. With the removal of right side ads and introduction of 4 ads on top-of-page, new avenues are opened for advertisers. Not only this, a thorough study on the change shows how the update has impacted businesses. This quarter also saw AdWords API updated, automated bidding revamped and AdWords app launched on iOS. Check out this quarter&#8217;s trending updates.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/top-ppc-posts-q1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2314 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/top-ppc-posts-q1.jpg\" alt=\"top ppc posts q1\" \/><\/a>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>More of such updates captured in the Quarter roundup of PPC news<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/adwords.blogspot.in\/2016\/01\/introducing-adwords-app-for-ios.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Introducing the AdWords App for iOS<\/a><br \/>\nNow you can easily manage your AdWords campaign on your iPhone. You can monitor your campaigns, get notified about ad status, update bids &amp; budgets and more. Here\u2019s another post by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/larrykim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Larry Kim<\/a> on this newly launched iOS app, read the post\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wordstream.com\/blog\/ws\/2016\/01\/29\/adwords-app-ios%203%20hours%20ago%20-%20Edit%20-%20Delete\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/iOS_app.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"945\" height=\"499\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1972\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/iOS_app.png\" alt=\"iOS App\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/certifiedknowledge.org\/blog\/6-great-uses-for-broad-match-yes-really-broad-match\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">7 Great Uses for Broad Match (yes, really! broad match)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Often thought to be tricky option, Broad match is not considered to be a wise option. However there are several good uses of it that are discussed by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bgtheory\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brad Geddes<\/a> in this post.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/moz.com\/blog\/four-ads-on-top-the-wait-is-over\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">4 Ads On Top: The Wait Is over<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The percentage of ads top ad blocks showing 4 ads have risen by 18.9%, as quoted by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dr_pete\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dr. Peter J Meyers<\/a> from Moz. This long running speculation has finally ended with <a href=\"http:\/\/searchengineland.com\/google-no-ads-right-side-of-desktop-search-results-242997\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google confirming the news<\/a> of removing the right hand rail ads from desktop searches and pushing the ads to the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rimmkaufman.com\/blog\/google-reducing-right-hand-rail-ads-desktop-searches\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">center of the search results page instead<\/a>.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/4_ads.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"478\" height=\"372\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2096\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/4_ads.gif\" alt=\"4 Ads on Top\" \/><\/a>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>4.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rimmkaufman.com\/blog\/broad-match-modifiers-big-difference-between-bing-and-adwords-you-may-not-be-aware\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Broad Match Modifiers: A Big Difference Between Bing and AdWords You May Not be Aware Of<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Are you copying your AdWords BMM campaigns to Bing, assuming a similar query matching? Here\u2019s a post by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PronouncedAhndy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Andy Taylor<\/a>that shares the major difference BMM match type has in\u00a0AdWords and Bing.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>5.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/acquisio.com\/blog\/adwords-updates\/google-top-4-right-side-ads-analysis-and-statistics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What We Learned About Google\u2019s Top 4 Change From 90,000 PPC Campaigns<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Acquisio recently shared their findings on a study conducted over 90K campaigns before and after Google announced the change of removing side bar ads and introducing four ads in the results page. Find out what the findings are in this post.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Google-top-4-right-side-equation.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"489\" height=\"193\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2269\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Google-top-4-right-side-equation.jpg\" alt=\"Acquisio Formula\" \/><\/a>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>6.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rimmkaufman.com\/blog\/googles-right-ads-removal-and-fourth-top-page-ad-deep-dive-data-two-weeks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google\u2019s Right Ads Removal and Fourth Top-of-Page Ad: A Deep Dive into the Data Two Weeks In<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Post the removal of right side ads, the top of page ads are found to be producing about 80% of text ad clicks. Here is thorough analysis done on how the change is impacting businesses. Check out this post by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PronouncedAhndy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Andy Taylor<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mp_ballard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mark Ballard<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>7.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/product-update-negative-keywords-tool-for-bing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Negative Keywords Tool for Bing Ads<\/a><\/p>\n<p>After helping customers save $3 million on their annual ad spend using Karooya&#8217;s Negative Keyword Tool, Karooya now offers Negative Keywords Tool for Bing as well. Learn the details here.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>8.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wordstream.com\/blog\/ws\/2016\/02\/05\/bing-ad-extensions-cheat-sheet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cheat Sheet: Bing Ad Extensions<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Advertisers are always on the pursuit to optimize their ads. For campaigns being run in Bing, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/erinsagin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Erin Sagin<\/a> gives a rundown of\u00a0the extensions available to choose from.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/bing_ad_extensions.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"215\" height=\"376\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2044 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/bing_ad_extensions.png\" alt=\"Bing Ad Extensions\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>9.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ppc-epiphany.com\/2016\/02\/04\/keyword-quality-score-up-close\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Keyword Quality Score Up Close<\/a><\/p>\n<p>With reference to the announcement of new version of AdWords API,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/bloomarty\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Martin Roettgerding<\/a> analyzed the new factors to analyze the keywords on a large scale. Learn how you can utilize the report to do your bit of study.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>10.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/searchengineland.com\/adwords-automated-bidding-gets-an-overhaul-welcome-portfolio-bid-strategies-242386\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AdWords Automated Bidding Gets An Overhaul: Welcome, Portfolio Bid Strategies<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The revamped Automated Bidding introduces improved functionality including the ability to create or add bid strategies in your campaign settings. This new workflow makes it simple to set automated bidding. More details here.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Related Articles:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/top-10-ppc-posts-of-jan-2016\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jan 2016 \u2013 Top 10 PPC Posts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/top-ppc-posts-feb-2016\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Feb 2016 \u2013 Top 10 PPC Posts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/top-ppcchats-of-2015\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Top 10 PPC Chat Discussions of 2015<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first quarter of year 2016 witnessed some major changes in the way the SERP will show your ads. With the removal of right side ads and introduction of 4 ads on top-of-page, new avenues are opened for advertisers. 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