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The Physics of PPC: Why Google Ads Revenue Has a Natural Limit, but Campaign Waste Has No Bottom

Kirk Williams
Team Zato
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Learn why Google Ads is primarily a demand capture channel and how understanding the limits of search-based growth can prevent wasted spend and drive true business scaling.
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SMB PPC: A Definition of Terms - Part 1

Kirk Williams
Team ZATO
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Before we get into the other parts, I wanted to spend a some time defining SMB PPC. I think this is important for this series, since we all need to be talking about the same thing before we talk...

Letter to a Prospect: Why Hard PPC Traffic Estimates Are Misleading

Kirk Williams
Team ZATO
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The following is an interaction I once had with a prospect. Because it is a conversation I have often, I decided it was time to get it into a blogpost as an educational tool for a broader audience...

A Tale of Digital Marketing Attribution Woe

Kirk Williams
Team ZATO
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Here is where things get complicated in many Digital Marketing reports, because Google Analytics reports sales with Last Click (Non-Direct*) attribution...

Fantastic Feeds & How to Mind Them - Slides & Links

Kirk Williams
Team ZATO
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I had the privilege of speaking at Hero Conference 2017 on one of my favorite things in the whole world, Shopping Ads! Sounds boring? Ok, well I like it, so leave me alone!...

The Google Shopping Script to Prevent Query Bleed in Priority-Segmented Campaigns

Kirk Williams
Team ZATO
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This strategy allows you to utilize priority campaign settings, bid adjustments, shared budgets, and negative keywords to send queries into the correct campaign so you can bid according to buying inte

Match Type Segmentation Wins with Google's Exact March Matchness Update

Kirk Williams
Team ZATO
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Google AdWords released their Exact close variant update one week ago Friday. There have been a variety of reactions to it, including creative nicknaming. My two favorite nicknames are “Enhanced...

Opinion: Profit-Based PPC Agency Fees Are a Bad Idea.

Kirk Williams
Team ZATO
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I recently had an interaction on Reddit, that I decided to save since my response got long and, well, blog-like! I've talked on pricing before, but the Profit-based PPC agency fees discussion seems to

How to Speedily Add Expanded Text Ads into Your Entire AdWords Account

Kirk Williams
Team ZATO
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What do a bunch of PPCers sick of regurgitating the same material over and over again do when something as big as Expanded Text Ads hits?

The Great 1-Sided PPC Pricing Model Debate - State of Search Conference 2015

Kirk Williams
Team ZATO
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I had the privilege of speaking on PPC Pricing Models at State of Search in November, 2015. Here are the slides from my presentation.

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