Training course

Google Ads Advanced

Do you want to take your knowledge of Google Adwords to a higher level and learn to manage your account (or other peoples) like a professional.

This hands-on course is aimed at existing Adwords users who have grasped the basics and who now need to get a more thorough understanding of working Adwords, how to get the best results from it and how to drive higher powered results and value.

  • 1 Day
  • In person
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Course Objectives

  • Gain a deep understanding of how to administer Google Adwords accounts
  • Review your existing Ads performance and find ways to improve them
  • Learn how to work more efficiently by creating sharable assets and setting up custom reporting options
  • Learn how to add more data and capability to Adwords by integrating other services like Google Analytics and Tag Manager
  • Look at more complex bidding options and methods
  • Learn how to set up and use a re-marketing list and audiences and working with other types of actions and conversions
  • Look at other types of ads besides search ads – Video, Display and Shopping.

Prerequisites

  • You should have everyday PC or Mac skills and have attended the Adwords Introduction Training Course or have similar working knowledge.

    You should have an existing Adwords account to work with and you will need the login details to access it.

    Access to other google tools and any other 3rd party services you’d like to integrate, like Google Analytics, Youtube or Tag Manager is recommended but not essential.

    If you wish to carry out integration functions during the course then you may require code level or admin access to your website and/or it’s CMS systems and thus some core skills in web development or HTML would be an advantage.

Course content Back to top

  1. Introduction
    Review of basic skills and reports
    Review of account structure and current set up
  2. Administrating Google Adwords
    About manager accounts and managing other peoples accounts
    About standard accounts
    Adding and removing other users and managers
    Adding accounts to a manager account
    About the account map
    About billing and company information
    Account preferences
    Examining the change history log
  3. Performance review
    Looking at historical keyword performance
    Which ads are working best
    Responsive Search Ad performance
    Which extensions are helping
    Where is the money being spent
    Are you on budget, over budget or under budget
    Resolving issues
  4. Working more efficiently
    Copying and pasting in Adwords
    Setting up and using assets from the shared library
    Re-using and/or re-assigning extensions
    Creating a re-usable negative keyword list
  5. Setting up custom reports
    Custom reports in Adwords
    Building a dashboard
    Exporting reports to documents
    Dynamically exporting data to google sheets
  6. Integrating Google Analytics
    Linking Google Analytics to Adwords
    Switching on data sharing in Google Analytics
    Looking at Adwords reports in Google Analytics
    What is Goole Tag Manager (GTM) and how can it help you
    Adding a re-marketing tag to your website with GTM
    Setting up conversion tracking
    Setting up Smart Goals in Google Analytics
    Importing Smart and other goals into Adwords
  7. Integrating other services
    Linking Google Search Console to Adwords
    Linking Youtube to Adwords
    Setting up a Merchant Account for product ads
    Other integration possibilities
  8. Bidding methods in more detail
    Using conversion based bidding
    Working with ROAS
    Understanding Target impression share
    Manual bidding and the keyword planner revisited
  9. Audiences and re-marketing lists
    Adding a new search campaign and setting a key objective
    Working through the campaign settings
    Adding an Adgroup and some keywords
    Re-marketing smart lists
  10. Other types of campaigns
    About display Ads
    Setting up and running Merchant accounts and product ads
    About Video Ads

Training a team?

Run this course privately, on your dates

What delegates say Back to top

“I enjoyed everything as it was very helpful and informative”
H.M., Excel Level 1

Following this training what are you going to do differently

“Start using the Crystal platform to write tasks for the team which will be more bespoke than previous”
G.P., Nhs Fleet Solutions, Crystal Reports Level 1
“The trainer was very knowledgeable, engaging and approachable. The course was very well put together, the content was suitable for someone with little VBASIC knowledge”
L.W., Cpi, VBA Essentials using Excel

Following this training what are you going to do differently

“Give time frames to tasks where possible. Use the grid to prioritise”
C.A., Credit Services Association, Time Management Janet Hope Kath Lambton

Following this training what are you going to do differently

“Feel more comfortable using Excel at work”
E.J., Aesica Pharmaceuticals, Excel Level 1
“Really enjoyed this!”
R., Labour, Excel Level 3

Which part of the course did you find particularly valuable

“Pretty much all of it multiple takeaways, and really helpful hints and tips”
C., V4 Services Ltd, Microsoft Teams in Office 365 Essentials
“It has given me the confidence to start a spreadsheet from scratch again rather than copying and amending other peoples.”
J.R., Yorwaste, Excel Level 3

Please contact us to discuss your Google Ads Advanced course, we have many solutions available to ensure you receive the best training possible.

You can choose your learning path and delivery style. Courses are delivered at one of our training venues throughout the UK. Small course sizes. Course materials included. Flexible Google Ads Advanced course content. Expert trainers and tried & tested training methods. Many course materials available online using your personal training account. You can master Google Ads, please contact us to book a place or get a quote for your Google Ads Advanced course.

IT Training Solutions Ltd
Oakville, 14 Durham Road West, Bowburn, Durham, DH6 5AU
0191 377 8377
ittrainingsolutions.co.uk

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