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Stop Testing Unless You've Agreed On the Risks

Kirk Williams
Team Zato
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General PPC
Read here as to why and how true ad testing involves unavoidable risk. Learn why aligning on objectives and risk tolerance and a structured test is key to growth with Google Ads.
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Google Ads Drops BMM Match Type: PPCKirk Ponderings

Kirk Williams
Team ZATO
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Google Ads
Search Engine Land recently asked me to comment on the BMM changes, and summarized those in this article: Google’s updated phrase match simplifies keywords and worries advertisersI had been thinking..

Listen as Kirk, Mike, Isaac, and Patrick Discuss Smart Shopping, Automation, and More!

Kirk Williams
Team ZATO
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Google Shopping
In the world of Smart Shopping Campaigns, some of the most vocal PPCers on this topic have been myself, Mike Ryan of SMEC, and Patrick Gilbert of AdVenture Media Group. We've laughed, cried, argued, h

ZATO is Accepting Applications

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Zato News
Been in PPC 3+ years and live in the US of A? Have experience with Shopping Ads?Love Google Ads and Microsoft Ads, too? We are looking for a creative thinking, purposefully pondering...

Online Marketing - A Definition of Terms

Kirk Williams
Team ZATO
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New to PPC Marketing? Check out ZATO's Terminology of PPC for SMBs. 2021 Edition!

Shackleton, the Antarctic, Bowls of Porridge, and PPC

Kirk Williams
Team ZATO
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Business Tips
These men sailed a ship into a world of ice (spoiler), lost the ship early in the voyage within sight of land (they could not get to it because of the ice), left the ship and traveled hundreds of...

Now You Can Show YouTube Videos in Smart Shopping Campaigns

Kirk Williams
Team ZATO
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YouTube
One of the cool things about Smart Shopping, is that you can advertise with more generic ad text and a banner image (that Google turns into multiple formats) when Google doesn't...

Buy PPCKirk's Book Now - Ponderings of a PPCer

Kirk Williams
Team ZATO
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Zato News
It's here! The book everybody, and nobody, is talking about is finally here! Now is your chance to pick up a paperback or kindle copy of Ponderings of a PPCer, in which I discuss everything from...

When Netflix Gives a MasterClass on Raising Prices

Kirk Williams
Team ZATO
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Business Tips
Netflix once again prints money with a single email. Consider having a business model where you add, let's say an average of $0.80 rate hike per subscription.That is $146,240,000 in additional...

Kill Budget-Wasting Ads to Children's YouTube Channels With This One Checkbox

Kirk Williams
Team ZATO
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YouTube
If you run ads on YouTube, you have likely wished for an easy "exclude" option to avoid three year old fat finger clicks while watching Blippi spray ketchup on a pickup truck.Well, rejoice...

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