{"id":3709,"date":"2016-11-28T15:38:37","date_gmt":"2016-11-28T10:08:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/?p=3709"},"modified":"2017-06-29T09:51:32","modified_gmt":"2017-06-29T04:21:32","slug":"weekly-ppc-news-google-home-service-ads-new-distance-location-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/weekly-ppc-news-google-home-service-ads-new-distance-location-reports\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly PPC News &#8211; Google Home Service Ads, New Distance and Location Reports and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">Holiday season has brought about the discussion of what features to use to stay ahead of competition and reach out to shoppers. Here is the recap of articles that discuss\u00a0about strategies to adopt during the peak season and more around the PPC space.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Top PPC Posts of last week:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/adwords.googleblog.com\/2016\/11\/tis-season-so-make-sure-you-have.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2018Tis the season, so make sure you have the AdWords app<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Stay on top of your AdWords campaign by making full use of the AdWords app. Here are some interesting tips for this holiday season straight from the horse&#8217;s mouth.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/searchengineland.com\/ad-customizers-just-got-whole-lot-powerful-263774\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ad customizers just got a whole lot more powerful<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/siliconvallaeys\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Frederick Vallaeys<\/a> explores the ways in which Ad Customizers affect your campaigns, how you can use this feature and the many benefits that aren&#8217;t acknowledged by PPCers around the globe.<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"319\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3710 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/ad-customizer-countdown.png\" alt=\"ad customizer countdown\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/+GoogleAds\/posts\/Mom7dcr17cw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New reports arrive to help you increase store visits<\/a><\/p>\n<p>76% of \u00a0people searching on their smartphones visit the business store directly. Knowing so, Google will soon be launching distance and location reports to determine where your store visits are directed from.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>4.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.hubspot.com\/marketing\/google-adwords-expanded-text-ads-best-practices#sm.0000njb7geih8drnryh14qjkkkprt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google AdWords Expanded Text Ads: Best Practices For The New Format<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BeoharAndy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Andy Beohar<\/a> discusses about Expanded Text Ads and the 7 best practices to adopt in order to take full advantage of the benefits offered. Details in this post.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>5.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/searchengineland.com\/google-home-services-ads-mobile-263821\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google Home Services Ads roll out on mobile<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GinnyMarvin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ginny Marvin<\/a> shares details about Google&#8217;s Home Services Ads, inclusion of Google Guarantee in each of these ads and updates about it starting showing on mobile. Know more about this new feature in this post.<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3711 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/google-home-services-ads.png\" alt=\"google home services ads\" width=\"569\" height=\"451\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>6.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wordstream.com\/blog\/ws\/2016\/11\/09\/5-question-quarterly-adwords-account-audit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">5 Questions AdWords Advertisers Should Ask Themselves Every Quarter<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/allenthomasfinn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Allen Finn<\/a> suggests conducting a quarterly audit and asking yourself these 5 important questions to ascertain where you are lagging and where progressing.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>7.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.whitesharkmedia.com\/how-to-set-up-a-seasonal-adwords-campaign-shark-bite-video\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to Set Up a Seasonal AdWords Campaign &#8211; Shark Bite [Video]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here is a quick video by WhiteShark Media on the key things to do before the holiday season commences and when the season is progressing.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>8.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/adwords-account-audit-checklist-series-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AdWords Account Audit Checklist \u2013 Part 1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Conducting PPC audit helps find those loopholes that were missed out while setting up the account. Here is Part 1 of the Audit Checklist that you must consider when thinking about auditing your PPC account.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>9.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thesempost.com\/bing-ads-launches-new-black-friday-flyers-carousel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bing Ads Launches New Black Friday Flyers Carousel<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For this Black Friday Bing Ads had updated the way it displayed the deals from the brand advertisers. This is something to keep in mind for the next year&#8217;s Black Friday Campaigns.<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"629\" height=\"408\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3712 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bing-black-friday-deals.png\" alt=\"bing black friday deals\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>10.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.merkleinc.com\/blog\/one-last-thing-you-have-do-your-adwords-account-carving-turkey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">One Last Thing You HAVE to Do for Your AdWords Account before Carving the Turkey<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PronouncedAhndy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Andy Taylor<\/a> suggests using RLSA during Cyber Weekend and holiday season, before incorporating any other recommended features. Know why and how?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related Articles:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/how-paid-search-will-perform-holiday-season-in-2016\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How paid search will perform this holiday season?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/are-expanded-text-ads-eating-organic-traffic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Are Expanded Text Ads Eating SEO Traffic?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/free-adwords-audit-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Free AdWords Audit Report<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Holiday season has brought about the discussion of what features to use to stay ahead of competition and reach out to shoppers. 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