{"id":5062,"date":"2017-07-01T10:17:26","date_gmt":"2017-07-01T04:47:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/?p=5062"},"modified":"2017-06-30T22:21:35","modified_gmt":"2017-06-30T16:51:35","slug":"top-ppc-news-june-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/top-ppc-news-june-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Top PPC Posts- June 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">Missed out on top PPC posts published in the month of June? Here&#8217;s a quick recap of what was trending. Desktop bid adjustment updated in Bing Ads, Maximize Conversions (a new smart bidding strategy) launched by AdWords and more news covered in this month&#8217;s recap of Top PPC News.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/advertise.bingads.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/post\/june-2017\/bing-ads-editor-bulk-edit-campaigns-and-ad-groups-with-multi-select-device-targeting-improvements\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bing Ads Editor: Bulk-edit campaigns and ad groups with multi-select, device targeting improvements, and more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bing Ads made improvement in how advertisers manage their campaigns in Bing Ads Editor. More control made for device targeting, radius targeting enhancements, selecting multiple campaigns for editing and more updates made.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/bing-ads-devcie-targets.png\" alt=\"bing ads device targets\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.merkleinc.com\/blog\/assessing-impact-googles-may-ad-rank-changes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Assessing the Impact of Google\u2019s May Ad Rank Changes<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PronouncedAhndy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Andy Taylor<\/a>\u00a0explores how Google\u2019s announcement of changes in calculating ad rank has impacted bid estimates for brand and non -brand keywords.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/moz.com\/blog\/paid-search-audiences-wont-replace-keywords\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">No, Paid Search Audiences Won\u2019t Replace Keywords<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PPCKirk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kirk Williams<\/a>\u00a0on how keywords is still an essential targeting tool and that audience targeting cannot replace this form of targeting. Here is more insight into it.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>4.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/advertise.bingads.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/post\/june-2017\/expanded-device-targeting-desktop-bid-adjustment-update\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Expanded Device Targeting: Desktop Bid Adjustment update<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bing Ads updated their Desktop bid adjustment which can be completely set to -100% now in syn with other device types.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/desktop-bid-adjustment-bing-ads.png\" alt=\"desktop bid adjustment bing ads\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>5.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/advertise.bingads.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/post\/june-2017\/new-in-market-and-custom-audiences-targeting-features-help-advertisers-target-and-reach-their-best-c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New In-Market and Custom Audiences Targeting features help advertisers target and reach their best customers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>With in-market audiences and custom audiences announced for pilot stage, Bing Ads want to help its advertisers connect with their ideal audience.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>6.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.merkleinc.com\/blog\/are-your-adwords-campaigns-taking-advantage-separate-desktop-and-tablet-bids\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Are Your AdWords Campaigns Taking Advantage of Separate Desktop and Tablet Bids?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>How advertisers are making use of the option to set desktop and tablet bids separately?\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PronouncedAhndy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Andy Taylor<\/a>\u00a0discusses whether advertisers are opting for this controlled bidding option and shares data of how they must use it to benefit in long run.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>7.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/adwords.googleblog.com\/2017\/05\/maximize-conversions-with-smart-bidding.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Maximize conversions with Smart Bidding<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Maximize Conversions, a new Smart Bidding strategy was launched by Google to help advertisers get you more conversions within the specified budget.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/smart-bidding-maximize-conversions.png\" alt=\"smart bidding maximize conversions\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>8.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/searchengineland.com\/early-performance-results-googles-update-close-variants-277214\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Early performance results from Google\u2019s update to close variants<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Following the exact match announcement made earlier this year,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PronouncedAhndy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Andy Taylor<\/a>\u00a0shares the data to throw light on how the change impacted paid search performance.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>9.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wordstream.com\/blog\/ws\/2017\/06\/06\/best-ads\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">We Analyzed 612 of the Best Ads: Here Are 9 Things We Learned [DATA]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/allenthomasfinn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Allen Finn<\/a>\u00a0shares the 9 things learnt during an analysis that tested some of the best ads from AdWords in the past year. Here is how an ad using the tactics observed will look like. Know in detail from this post.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>10.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/4-new-features-for-adwords-advertisers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">4 New Features for AdWords Ecommerce Advertisers<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/robert_brady\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Robert Brady<\/a>\u00a0lists down those changes announced during Google Marketing Next that are crucial for eCommerce advertisers.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/top-ppc-news-may\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Top PPC News &#8211;\u00a0May 2017<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/top-ppc-news-q1-2017\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Top PPC News \u2013 Q1 2017<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/top-posts-year-2016\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Karooya\u2019s Top Posts From Year 2016<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Missed out on top PPC posts published in the month of June? Here&#8217;s a quick recap of what was trending. 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