Tag Archives: ROAS

Nov26

Kyle Grant

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Failure is the Only Option: Failing Quickly to Succeed Faster

I don’t think it is going to be a surprise to anyone to know that not every paid search test they implement will be a success; if it is a surprise, I am sorry. (p.s. there is no Santa Clause, either). The key to successful management of paid search is to determine acceptable margins of failure and test within those margins. How much failure can be tolerated and how much are you willing to risk? Gord Hotchkiss has spoken and written on many occasions about internet speed and what this means for organizations trying to adapt to a rapidly changing [...]

Apr27

Kyle Grant

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PPC Measurability: A Double Edged Sword

In marketing circles, the old adage: "Half my advertising money is wasted. The problem is that I don’t know which half!" is often regarded as marketing fact and has been more or less accepted as fact until now. In a down economy marketers are now heralding this statement no longer as a quote, but as a mission statement to finding where to invest money.  However, the very nature of this quote embodies the challenge that all marketers face: attribution. The famous marketing quote was reportedly said by William Lever, John Wanamaker, and F.W. Woolworth; begging the question: who gets the [...]

Sep10

Kyle Grant

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SAR-R: Search and Rescuing ROI

Over the past several months, in part due to increased economic pressures, we have seen an increase of importance placed on improving return on investment (ROI) from search-based activity, particularly from PPC campaigns. ROI attribution and measurement becomes especially important when justifying the cost of the online sponsored advertising and improving the return on advertising spend (ROAS). Here are some tips on improving your search performance and getting the best ROI possible. 1.      Know Your Analytics This statement may seem fairly redundant, but all too often search marketers find themselves flying blind without proper analytics. Much of this article will [...]