The Google Ads Podcast

In this two-part series, John Moran shares how he uses Edgemesh to optimize Google Ads performance. He walks us through what metrics to look at, how he analyzes those metrics to determine which products are performing the best or worst, and more. Listen to this episode to learn how to use Edgemesh to make informed decisions to improve your campaign performance. Learn about the Solutions 8 Digital...

John Moran analyzes an account that has a 40% decline in traffic and 81% drop in sessions by socials. He dives into the account to figure out what’s causing the declines. He also discusses why running Performance Max campaigns and Meta Ads for this particular business might be causing more harm than good, the potential risks and benefits of different advertising strategies, including the importanc...

As a Client Manager for Google Ads, we shouldn't just think about what happens inside of the dashboard, instead, we should put on that CMO thinking cap and think about a customer's journey. We turned what our client thought was going to be an eCommerce-focused campaign into a lead generation-focused campaign. Listen to this episode as Carmen Lee, our Senior Client Manager, explains why the team ca...

John Moran shares his strategy of using Target ROAS bidding exclusively for Standard Shopping campaigns. He explains how he does this, how to use it with new accounts, his confidence in applying tROAS, and more. Guide to Google Ads Bidding Strategies:     • Guide to Google Ads Bidding Strategies   Learn about the Solutions 8 Digital Marketing...

Joshua Rugg, one of our amazing account managers, shares the business metrics you should pay attention to to boost your revenue. He represents this through a chicken laying golden eggs, the chicken representing your business, and the eggs symbolizing revenue. He emphasizes the importance of a more holistic approach to what and how to feed your chicken so it lays more golden eggs. Listen to this ep...

In this episode from our internal training, John Moran examines a Google Ads account struggling with low sales volume. The business sells luxury jewelry in a competitive market. Listen John in action as he analyzes the account and suggests future strategies to improve lead volume and sales. Learn about the Solutions 8 Digital Marketing Services here: www.sol8.com/digital-marketing-services Related...

Caden explains the #1 issue with marketing—attribution. He dives into what to look for to solve the age old question of tracking the effectiveness of your marketing efforts, how attribution has evolved, and the future of marketing. He also shares his strategies and knowledge so marketers can understand the issue better so they can make informed decisions without solely relying on attribution tools...

Learn how to determine if your email marketing campaigns are successful—the key metrics to analyze, where to check those metrics in Klaviyo, what to compare them with, and more. Our Specialists Manager, Glen Wilson, and our Facebook Ads and Klaviyo expert, Dan Nikas, dives deep into an account with 44% of revenue attributed to email marketing to show you how to analyze your email marketing campaig...

Valentina Gutierrez, one of our dedicated Account Managers, shares why you should be cautious when optimizing search terms, especially when negating search terms. Listen to this episode as she shows how filtering out specific search terms can negate too many and affect the Shopping and PMax campaigns. She also shows you how she figured out the mistake and improved the performance of the Google Ads...

Learn how John analyzes lead generation challenges in Google Ads and recommends ways to address them. In this clip from the Solutions 8 internal training, John addresses a client's concern with lead volume and explores various strategies. He even goes beyond Google Ads strategies and checks the client's website, leads forms, tracking, and follow-up team to check for optimization opportunities. Joh...

John discusses the critical business metrics beyond CPA (Cost Per Acquisition) and ROAS (Return on Ad Spend). In this quick discussion, he explains how these metrics correlate and affect campaign scalability. He also shares the glass ceiling of diminishing, profitable returns misinterpreted by ROAS in different ad platforms. Listen to this episode to learn more about why you should evaluate beyond...

Are you trying to increase your average order value (AOV)? This episode is for you! Caden Thompson, one of our brilliant Google Ads Strategists, sits down with Nathan Perdriau to discuss AOV—its complexities, common misconceptions marketers have about it, what you should understand, and how you should approach it so you can make informed decisions for the success of your Google Ads campaigns. List...

Learn how we achieved consistent profits in 15 months using the Facebook Matrix Method—reaching 437,000 people with a CPM of only $1.32, 1.3 million monthly impressions, and more. Our Specialists Manager, Glen Wilson, sits down with our Facebook Ads and Klaviyo expert, Dan Nikas, to share how the Facebook Matrix Method can enhance overall brand performance and customer acquisition. With real-life...

John Moran, our Senior Client Strategist, continues to dig deep into the Google Ads account that hasn't been converting on cold terms. He doesn't analyze the Performance Max campaign, which only converts on brand terms. He also analyzes their YouTube ad sequence campaigns that don't seem to be getting any sales. He also dives into the important metrics to cover, attribution, and all the traffic so...

John Moran, our Senior Client Strategist, analyzes a Google Ads account that hasn’t been converting on cold terms, and is only converting on brand terms. Learn more about John's process of analyzing why this is happening. In this episode, John also emphasizes the importance of analyzing various channels, tracking conversion paths accurately, and understanding the customer journey to improve conver...

Discover how we used AI to spike up our Google Shopping Ads until they outranked the biggest competitors. Regina Bellows sits down with Glen Wilson as he reveals how the AI tool called FeedGen achieved significant improvements in competitive visibility and ad performance for his clients' campaigns. FeedGen utilizes generative AI to optimize titles, descriptions, and attributes of products in shopp...

Kasim sits down with Nathan Perdriau, Co-Founder and Head of Paid Media at Blue Sense Digital, to discuss the challenges and implications of moving towards a one-click world in digital advertising. They also talk about the phantom recession no one seems to be talking about and their predictions and advice for the future as agency owners. Listen to this episode to learn more about: - The shift towa...

Jason MacLean, one of our dedicated Client Managers, reveals how Google might be controlling your brand messaging with its automatically created assets feature. Learn more about what this feature is, its pros and cons, where you can turn it on and off, and if it’s something we use for our clients here in Solutions 8. Learn more about the new Solutions 8 Digital Marketing Services here: https://sol...

Listen this candid conversation between Kasim and Caden discussing Kasim's embarrassing confession, the challenges Solutions 8 and other businesses are currently facing, and the economic state no one seems to be talking about. They also reveal how Solutions 8 is adapting and transforming to cope with the economy and the ever-changing world of digital marketing. Dive deep into the difficult topics...

Dan and Glen share how the Solutions 8 Matrix System can boost the effectiveness of your Middle-of-Funnel Facebook marketing. After incorporating the matrix into your Top-of-Funnel marketing, you'll notice that boosting your audience targeting, ad content, and engagement strategies to drive awareness and warm leads has never been better. If you haven't seen the video for the Top-Of-Funnel campaign...

Learn how to set up the most effective Facebook Top-of-Funnel (ToF) campaign with Glen and Dan. Our Specialists Manager, Glen Wilson, sits down with our Facebook Ads and Klaviyo expert, Dan Nikas, to share how the power of the Solutions 8 Matrix System can optimize your Facebook ToF campaigns for success. Discover how the matrix can help boost your audience targeting, ad content, and engagement st...

Eshan Desai, one of our dedicated client managers, is here to share the best practices for setting up conversion actions for eCommerce and lead generation accounts on Google Ads. He emphasizes the importance of accurate conversion tracking so you can make informed decisions and optimize your campaign performance. Eshan also differentiates primary and secondary actions and shares how to use enhance...

Joshua Rugg, one of our dedicated Client Managers, shows you an increase in sales with 26% decreased ad spend, 17% increase in conversions, and other outstanding performance metrics all because of the transition from Performance Max to Standard Shopping campaign. Discover the power of this transition, the pros and cons of each campaign type, and so much more, listen to this episode now. Related vi...

Discover how you can export customer lists from Shopify, format them, and upload them to Google Ads as a customer list with our amazing account manager, Frank Schaefer. Optimize your audience targeting and remarketing campaigns by uploading your Shopify customer list to Google Ads. Learn how to do this by Listening to this episode. Connect with Frank on LinkedIn:    / frankjschaefer...

You asked and we listened! In this episode, Senior Client Manager Mel and our very own Call Tracking Metrics Specialists, Harsh, walk us through how to set up CTM with Google Ads. This integration is essential for businesses seeking to track and analyze the performance of their Google Ads campaigns in terms of generating phone calls. Mel and Harsh guide viewers through the step-by-step process of...