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Show Notes:
Frequency capping is seldom talked about, but it can give you a surprising amount of control of your display and video campaigns when it comes to remarketing. In this episode, Chris and Jason dig into frequency capping for display and video campaigns, how unique reach and frequency metrics are calculated, and offer their opinions on if and when frequency capping could benefit your Google Ads campaign.

(4:58) What is frequency capping in Google Ads

(10:50) Frequency capping for display campaigns

(17:55) Frequency capping for video campaigns

(23:00) How unique reach and frequency metrics are calculated

(28:03) How to view your reach and frequency metrics on display campaigns

(32:41) If and when you  should use frequency capping

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Show Notes:
In our last episode, we did an introduction to Performance Max in Google Ads. In this episode, we're diving in deeper sharing advanced tips to improve your Performance Max campaigns. We discuss how long you should wait before judging the campaign's success, defining your goals, setting a budget, and the value of adding quality assets. 

(4:46) How patient should you be before judging the success of your Performance Max campaign?

(13:01) Conversions and ROAS are the most important things to remember about Performance Max campaigns

(16:34) Defining your goals - Do you focus on new customers or returning customers?

(23:29) What budget should you give your Performance Max campaign?

(27:41) The value of adding a variety of quality assets (text, images, videos, etc.) to your Performance Max campaign

(34:07) How leaving final URL expansion on in your Performance Max campaigns can lead to more conversions

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Link:
About Performance Max campaigns - https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/10724817

Show Notes:
We are excited about the results we've seen so far with Performance Max campaigns and the potential it has to tie Google Ads together across the Google Ads ecosystem, so in this episode, we're digging into Performance Max.

(4:55) What’s going on with Performance Max in Google Ads?

(12:08) Performance Max campaigns explained

(21:40) How much control do you have in a Performance Max campaign?

(24:55) What is an audience in Google Ads Performance Max campaign?

(33:34) What ad assets do you use with Performance Max?

(37:00) How Performance Max works with search campaigns

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Show Notes:
In this episode, we're digging through our inbox for another listener Q&A. This time we're covering when to make changes to a Google Ads account, how often to use experiments, getting rid of long, unwanted search terms, improving position metrics, changing the budget on a target CPA bidding campaign, and converting a SKAG campaign.   

(4:06) When to make changes to an account? Is there a statistical percentage you should wait for? 

(9:28) How often do you use Experiments in testing new settings, bid strategies, ads, etc?
 
(15:31) How do you get rid of long, unwanted search terms? Do you worry about them if they have 0 clicks?
 
(25:48) Is there a way to improve the position metrics for max conversion bidding strategy?

(35:14) Will changing the budget on a target CPA bidding campaign restart the learning phase?

(41:45) How do you convert a SKAG campaign into a theme-focused campaign?

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Links:
About the Google tag - https://support.google.com/tagmanager/answer/11994839

Simplifying measurement with the Google tag - https://blog.google/products/ads-commerce/simplify-measurement-with-google-tag/ 

Show Notes:
Chris recently came across a couple of articles about the new Google tag that discuss some of the exciting changes you can take advantage of for tracking conversions. In this episode, he and Jason discuss where Google tag is available, how to set it up, and what features you can expect.

(7:40) The importance of setting up conversions on new Google Ads accounts

(11:05) What is changing with the new Google Tag?

(14:17) Where is the New Google Tag available

(18:42) Automatic event detection is coming with new Google tag

(20:20) Cross domain traffic is coming with the new Google Tag

(23:44) User-provided data is coming with the new Google Tag

(28:33) Combining tags with the new Google Tag

(33:45) Centralized sitewide tagging with the new Google Tag

(35:56) Setting up conversions is easy with the new Google Tag 

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Show Notes:
Google Ads has changed a lot in 2022, so in this episode, we're taking a look at some surprises we've discovered regarding broad keywords, max conversion bidding, performance max, and remarketing. It's a good snapshot of how interesting and dynamic the Alphabet ecosystem is and an indicator of how much further we have to go to get in front of the right person at the right time.

(5:16) The state of Google Ads

(11:00) Have you seen broad keywords with 10/10 quality scores?

(25:23) Results we’re seeing with max conversion bidding

(34:02) How to get more volume with Performance Max (multiple campaigns?)

(44:42) Remarketing is powerful

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Show Notes:
New advertisers often ask how they can get to the top of Google Ads, but is that really what's best for their account? In this episode, Jason and Chris explain what it takes to get the top position in Google Ads and talk through common mistakes and pitfalls you'll likely encounter.

(4:00) Why do advertisers want to be in the top position on Google Ads?

(7:18) Determining which keywords to show up number one on Google Ads

(13:04) How the Google Ads auction impacts your ad position (understanding Ad Rank)

(19:02) How to find your ad position in Google Ads

(23:41) How showing up in the top position in Google Ads affects your budget and impression share

(29:07) Real-world Google Ads management for the number 1 position - where you can go wrong

(37:23) Running out of budget when you show number 1 in Google Ads (low impression share)

(44:13) Focusing too much on quality score in Google Ads

(49:51) Is the absolute top percentage 100% of the time possible in Google Ads?

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