{"id":5266,"date":"2017-07-24T16:35:13","date_gmt":"2017-07-24T11:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/?p=5266"},"modified":"2017-07-24T16:35:36","modified_gmt":"2017-07-24T11:05:36","slug":"adwords-showcase-shopping-ads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/adwords-showcase-shopping-ads\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly PPC News &#8211; AdWords Showcase Shopping Ads released, New LinkedIn Features and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">Here is a recap of the last week&#8217;s PPC news that covers the Digital Marketing Report for Q2, 2017, about the new Showcase Shopping ads in AdWords, quality score myths and facts, endless possibilities of Facebook Live Ads (still in beta) and more.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/business.linkedin.com\/marketing-solutions\/blog\/linkedin-news\/2017\/new-analytics-features-to-help-you-understand-and-improve-your-l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New Analytics Features to Help You Understand and Improve Your LinkedIn Campaigns<\/a><\/p>\n<p>LinkedIn announced new features that lets advertisers translate how their campaigns are performing and gain insights to optimize their performance.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/expanded-demogrpahic-targeting-linkedin.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"443\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/expanded-demogrpahic-targeting-linkedin.png\" alt=\"expanded demogrpahic targeting linkedin\" \/><\/a>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.merkleinc.com\/blog\/merkle-q2-2017-digital-marketing-report-released\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Merkle Q2 2017 Digital Marketing Report Released<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Merkle released its Q2 Digital Marketing Report for this year. If you want to view the highlights click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/merkle-dmr-q2-2017-highlights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a> or download the report to get all insights.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.granularmarketing.com\/optimizing-high-converting-low-ctr-campaigns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Optimizing for High Converting, Low CTR Campaigns<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Have a list of keywords that generate conversions but only with a limited traffic? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MilwaukeePPC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joe Martinez<\/a> discusses how you can get more traffic from such keywords while maintaining a lower CTR.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>4.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ppchero.com\/why-if-function-ads-need-to-be-in-your-testing-rotation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WHY IF FUNCTION ADS NEED TO BE IN YOUR TESTING ROTATION<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Learn more about how the &#8216;what if function&#8217; customizable ads perform and why they are worth testing if you haven&#8217;t yet.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>5.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cpcstrategy.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/facebook-live-ads\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook Live Ads: How Facebook Video Monetization Works<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Facebook Live Ads are in beta testing currently, but <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CPC_Tara\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tara Johnson<\/a> gives us a peek into what it has to offer and how it will work, should you e interested in giving it a try.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/facebook-live-ad.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5268\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/facebook-live-ad.png\" alt=\"facebook live ad\" width=\"413\" height=\"842\" \/><\/a>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>6.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wordstream.com\/blog\/ws\/2017\/07\/17\/showcase-shopping-ads\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to Use Google&#8217;s New Showcase Shopping Ads (First Click Free!)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Google released a new ad format for shopping campaigns the last week, called the Showcase Shopping Ads. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarkIrvine89\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mark Irvine<\/a> discusses how these ads work and how you can set it up.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>7.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/klientboost.com\/ppc\/quality-score\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">29 AdWords Quality Score Factors \u2013 Facts, Myths, and Quick Fixes<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnathanDane\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Johnathan Dane<\/a> discusses the myths surrounding AdWords quality score and dives into the facts (confirmed by fellow PPCers) that might make advertisers lives simpler.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>8.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/3qdigital.com\/google\/consequences-poor-negative-keyword-management\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CONSEQUENCES OF POOR NEGATIVE KEYWORD MANAGEMENT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you haven;t been managing your negative keywords effectively, then here are the biggest problems that you might face, with (Don&#8217;t Worry) the solutions.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/keyword-conflicts-negative-keywords.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5269\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/keyword-conflicts-negative-keywords.png\" alt=\"keyword conflicts negative keywords\" width=\"444\" height=\"143\" \/><\/a>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>9.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/searchengineland.com\/amazon-prime-days-surprising-effects-google-adwords-performance-279147\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amazon Prime Day\u2019s surprising effects on Google AdWords performance<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PronouncedAhndy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Andy Taylor<\/a> shares the impact of Amazon&#8217;s recent Prime Day sale on AdWords performance and how digging into advertiser data can help assess if any updates need to be made to bidding or ad messaging during the Prime Day.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/adwords-script-to-track-performance-of-adwords-experiments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AdWords Script To Track Performance of AdWords Experiments<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/3-ways-to-track-device-performance-in-adwords\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">3 Ways To Track Device Performance in AdWords<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/analyze-search-terms-to-optimize-adwords-performance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Analyze Search Terms To Optimize AdWords Performance<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is a recap of the last week&#8217;s PPC news that covers the Digital Marketing Report for Q2, 2017, about the new Showcase Shopping ads in AdWords, quality score myths and facts, endless possibilities of Facebook Live Ads (still in beta) and 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