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Reporting & Analysis
6 Free Resources for Industry-Specific Marketing Benchmarks
One of the hardest parts of marketing is reporting and proving your success to higher-ups. These free sources of marketing benchmarks will help you measure your success against other businesses in your industry.
The Comprehensive Guide to Online Advertising Costs
How much do online ads cost? Learn everything you need to know about online advertising costs including average costs to advertise on Google and Facebook, plus how to lower your online ad costs.
Google Releases New & Improved Quality Score Reporting
Google announced some changes to AdWords' Quality Score reporting that will afford you more understanding of the elusive metric and allow you to act on historical insights with ease. Learn more!
7 Awesome Data Visualization Tools for Digital Marketers
Data visualization tools can help you turn data into something both powerful and beautiful. Here are the 7 best data viz tools for to transform your data marketing.
1 Million Reports Later, Some Exciting Updates to the AdWords Grader
After delivering 1 million free reports, we're announcing big changes to the AdWords Performance Grader: new support for Expanded Text Ads and greatly enhanced mobile data and analysis.
8 Cool Marketing Analysis Tools for Data Junkies
There are dozens of marketing analysis tools, but these are our eight favorite tools for digging in and analyzing marketing data to get results.
Google Retiring Converted Clicks – How Will You Measure Conversions Now?
Heads up! Google will be retiring the converted clicks metric in September. Here's what AdWords users need to do to measure conversions in their account after the change.
7 Things Marketers Need to Know About Google Ads Store Visit Conversions
90 percent of sales still happen in stores, not online. If you’re a local business, the combination of new Google Maps Local Search ads and in-store conversions will be an absolute killer. Here's what you need to know.
Google Changes Impact of Ad Formats in Ad Rank
Google made big adjustments to the impact of ad formats on the ad rank formula. Learn what changed and how it will affect your account!
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Google Ads Benchmarks for YOUR Industry [Updated!]
We all want to create unicorn ads that have the highest CTRs and the best conversion rates. But a good metric for one industry isn’t necessarily good for another. What numbers should you be looking to beat in your industry? We dug into our data to find out!
Get Your High-Quality Google Ads Report in 15 Minutes [Free Template]
Google Ads reporting can be tricky if you don’t have the right tools or you’re not a data expert. Learn how to create a fully customizable Google Ads report for your clients. Or just download our ready-made free Google Ads report template!
3 Keys to Better Keyword Analysis
Keyword analysis is one of the most important steps in your PPC workflow. Learn three ways to do better keyword analysis for your paid search campaigns.
Analyze & Beat Your Google Ads Competitors With These 5 Powerful Tools
Are you competitive in Google Ads? I bet you want to be! Here are four of our favorite tools, including Auction Insights and SEM Rush, for analyzing your Google Ads competition and using competitive data to beat them out.
3 AdWords Reports to Help You Make PPC Decisions Faster
Here are three simple reports you can run in Google AdWords that will help you weed through all the data and make quick decisions about your PPC account.
Call Metrics: How to Measure the Quality of Your Call-In Leads
How do you know what makes a good call? I interviewed Chen Zhao, an expert on call tracking data, to get answers on call tracking metrics and measurement.
Call Tracking Metrics: The Top 5 Metrics for Inbound Calls
Learn the top five metrics to track when measuring inbound call leads from paid search in this guide to PPC call tracking metrics.
Google Ads Metrics: How to Make Sense of Your PPC Data
Which Google Ads metrics should you be focusing on? Learn where to start when it comes to analyzing the PPC metrics in your Google Ads account.
Linking Google Ads to Analytics: A Guide to Using Google Ads & Analytics Together
Learn how to link Google AdWords and Google Analytics for more insights into your AdWords account performance in this guide.
4 Ways to Use Filters to Focus Your Search Query Analysis
Sifting through your search queries to optimize your AdWords campaigns is kind of like looking for gold in a river – you can find some valuable nuggets, but you’ll be a lot more efficient if you’re using the proper tools.
Quick Guide to Google Analytics Reporting in Google AdWords
Learn how to leverage data from Google Analytics, including engagement metrics and multi-channel funnels, from inside AdWords.
Google AdWords Change History Tool: How to View & Report on AdWords Changes
Learn how to use the Change History Tool in the AdWords Tools & Analysis Tab to view and report on changes to your AdWords account.
Analyzing Your AdWords Ads
Learn how to use Google AdWords, AdWords Editor, Excel and other tools to analyze your AdWords ad performance metrics.
Google AdWords Call Tracking Reporting: The Call Details Report in the Dimensions Tab
Learn all about the Call Details Report in the Dimensions tab in AdWords, including when and how to use it to improve PPC performance.
Free Clicks? The Google Ads’ Free Clicks Report in the Dimensions Tab
Learn about the AdWords free clicks report in the Dimensions tab -- are these really free? Are they even clicks?
How to Get the Most Out of the Search Terms Report in
Learn how to use the search term report in the AdWords dimension tab to analyze the search queries driving traffic in your Google PPC campaigns.
Google AdWords Geographic Performance Report: How to Report on AdWords Geographic Targeting
Learn why, when, and how to use geographic targeting and reporting in the AdWords dimensions tab.
Google AdWords Destination URL Report: How to Use the Destination URL Report in AdWords
Learn how to use the Destination Report in Google AdWords to get actionable insights into your ad groups and campaigns.