Amazing paid Search Tactics - SMX Advanced - AdWords Scripts

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Adwords Scripts SMX Advanced Steve Hammer

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This presentation runs down not only how to use adwords scripts, but offers some practical advice on how to modify them to customize for individual usage. It takes some standard examples and extends them in interesting ways, such as a script that can incorporate a live number of twitter follower via ad parameter, without needing to resubmit the ad.

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Adwords ScriptsSMX AdvancedSteve Hammer

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Your name company, you slogan gose here... 2

About Us

FAMILYWhat it’s all about

FOOD AND WINEEating as an art form?

HOCKEYGo Stars

RANKHAMMERDallas Based Internet Marketing Agency

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Warning: Scripts can’t fix bad

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3 Key Script Capabilities

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MathMore than comparisons, calculations

Parameters

Change ad text without resubmitting

External DataExport for reportingInput for management

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Basic Script Framework

Its not enough to just automate

We are not the tool

Think in levels, don’t jump too far too fast

Monitor for Success

FIND FIXSCAL

ESUCCESS

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Talk your rulesMetric

When bounce rate

Target

Exceeds 50%

Action

Reduce bid 10%

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Basic Script Architecture

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Starting Point

Defines what the script will do. Required.

MainFunction

Selector Iterator

Choose Where

Determines the places the script will work. Much like a filter stated in JavaScript

Makes changes

Pulls data for the selected entity, and can make direct changes

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FAS.COM OPTIMZR

Free and Paid Library of Adwords tools

www.optmyzr.com/scripts/

Evolving blog with some extensive and powerful scripts

www.freeadwordsscripts.com

GOOGLE

Google Supports with sample code and complete scripts

developers.google.com/adwords/scripts

Script Resources not named RankHammer

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A first simple script – Bid changes

Log “Hello World”

Find Keywords that

Go through the keywords

Set a new CPC

Go broke

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Tweaking the script – to something almost useful

Log “Hello World”

Find Keywords

that

Go through the

keywords

Set a new CPC

Go broke

Log “Raise on Conversion”

Find Keywords that

Go through the keywords

Set a new CPC

Go slightly less broke

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End Result

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Ad ParametersTwo Per Ad max

Ad{param1: default}

ScriptsetAdParam (1, value)

Ads will not need re-approval

Description: Doors open in {param1:a few} days {param2:and} hours !

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Script two – Countdown (Google example)

https://developers.google.com/adwords/scripts/docs/solutions/sale-countdown

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Tweaking to simple inventory countdown

Original

End Date

Time

2 parameters

New

Inventory

Conversions

1 parameter

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Modified Script

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https://developers.google.com/adwords/scripts/docs/solutions/link-checker

http://www.freeadwordsscripts.com/2013/04/report-on-broken-urls-in-your-account.html

External Reports – Link checker

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Bid By Weather – Weather feed input

https://developers.google.com/adwords/scripts/docs/solutions/bid-by-weather

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Crime Stats

http://www.freeadwordsscripts.com/2013/04/put-current-crime-statistics-in-your.html

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http://www.rankhammer.com/blog/1261/adwords-scripts-twitter-followers

Live Twitter Followers

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