Course Topics & Pricing

Pricing

Each day-long seminar is divided into two 4-hour sessions. The cost for a full day seminar is $249 (USD).

What does this cost include?
  • $50.00 (USD) AdWords advertising credit*
  • USB thumb drive with all seminar materials
  • Refreshments**
  • Other Google goodies
*Credit will be given to attendees who register at least 7 days before the seminar date. View the terms and conditions of advertising credits.

**In an effort to keep the cost of the seminars as low as possible, lunch will not be provided, but there will be a refreshment break in the morning and afternoon.

Course Topics

Seminars are offered in the following topics and levels:

AdWords:   Beginner & Intermediate

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Beginner (Morning session) Intermediate (Afternoon session)
Introduction to online advertising & Google AdWords
  • Types of online advertising
  • Basics of pay-per-click advertising
  • Introduction to AdWords
    • Features
    • Benefits
    • Basic terminology
Advanced optimization techniques
  • Optimize to increase conversions
  • Optimize to increase traffic
  • Optimize to increase Quality Score
  • Optimize for Google Network
    • Ad types (Image, Flash, Video)
    • Site targeting
    • CPM bidding
Account navigation
  • Creating an account
  • Understanding Campaign, Ad Group, and Keyword statistics
  • Editing Campaign Settings
  • Editing CPCs
  • Account tools 

Billing & Reports

  • Report Center
  • Billing Summary Page
  • Billing cycle

Bidding strategies

  • Budget Optimizer

Tracking ad performance

  • Conversion Tracking
  • Google Analytics

Advanced AdWords tools & features

  • AdWords Editor
  • Bulk Edit Tools

Beginning Optimization

  • Choosing Keywords
  • Creating compelling ad text
  • Proper account structure
  • Language & Location Targeting options

Troubleshooting

  • "Why can't I see my ad?"
  • Billing & payment options
  • Common errors and how to avoid them




AdWords:   Intermediate & Advanced

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Intermediate (Morning session) Advanced (Afternoon session)
Advanced optimization techniques
  • Optimize to increase conversions
  • Optimize to increase traffic
  • Optimize to increase Quality Score
  • Optimize for Content Network
    • Ad types (Image, Flash, Video)
    • Site targeting
    • CPM bidding
Advanced bidding options
  • Ad Scheduling
  • Position Preference

Bidding Strategies

  • Budget Optimizer

Tracking ad performance

  • Conversion Tracking
  • Google Analytics

Advanced AdWords tools & features

  • AdWords Editor
  • Bulk Edit Tools
 Tracking performance with Google Analytics
  • Setting up profiles
  • Goal setting
  • Analyzing reports

Troubleshooting

  • "Why can't I see my ad?"
  • Billing & payment options
  • Common errors and how to avoid them

Managing your account

  • My Client Center
  • AdWords API
    • What is it? Is it right for me?
    • Uses of API

Open questions & answers



Analytics: Introduction & User Training

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Morning session Afternoon session
Introduction to web analytics
  • The Google Analytics story, introduction to complementary Google products
  • Successful Web Analytics Approaches
  • Case study
What do you want to track?
  • Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
  • Traffic Sources analysis
  • Lead Generation metrics
  • Branding and Rich Internet Application (RIA) metrics
  • Keyword analysis
  • Website design/Site Content Optimization
  • E-commerce
Case Studies
Reports interface
  • Introduction to reports: Overview, Visitors, Traffic, Content, E-Commerce
  • Discuss interface features
  • Date selection tool
  • Exporting and saving reports
  • Customizing dashboards
  • Emailing reports
Optimizing AdWords and PPC campaigns
  • Campaign tracking
  • Targeting campaigns around location, site, time of day, keyword position
  • AdWords tips and tricks: budget controls, keyword types
Introduction to experimentation and tracking
  • Ad Creatives, Landing Pages, Refining Keywords, Shopping Cart Funnels
  • Manual Campaign Tracking
  • Other Google products: Website Optimizer, Feedburner, Webmaster Tools
Creating a data driven culture
Administrative interface
  • Setting up an account and profile
  • Adding users
  • Overview of standard filters
  • Overview of Goals and funnels
  • Overview of Site Search
  • Linking with AdWords
The Importance of Goals
  • Non e-commerce vs. e-commerce
Case study
Troubleshooting
  • “Not set”, “other”, sampling, set up, linking
  • Common errors and how to avoid them
  • Help Center, GAAC program, Discussion Forum
Open questions & answers


Analytics: Advanced Technical Implementation

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Morning session Afternoon session
Intro: Successful web analytics approaches/Creating a data driven culture

Overview
  • Architecture and process
  • Intro: the .js file
  • Managing Profiles
  • Review: Emailing and Exporting
  • Advanced Filters
  • Case Study
Goals and Funnels
  • Dynamic Goals
  • Cross-domain tracking
  • Shopping Cart Funnels
  • RegEx
Advanced Profile/Filter Combos
  • Segmenting Traffic
  • Testing
  • Raw Data profiles & other advanced situations
Advanced tracking
  • Marketing campaign tracking
  • Custom segmentation
  • Event Tracking: Tracking Flash, Ajax, Javascript, Rich Internet Application
  • Outbound link tracking
  • Checkout integration
  • Site Search report
Code Customizations
  • 3rd party developed
  • Unsupported techniques and .js additions or modifications
Introduction to Urchin Software
 

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