Google Ads Exam Preparation: Fundamentals and Search Advertising (Formerly Google AdWords)
In today's technologically connected society, people have access to information almost everywhere they go on a variety of devices. All strong marketing campaigns should incorporate some form of search engine advertising. Google AdWords™ is a search engine advertising tool that allows individuals and organizations to advertise on the Internet. Google AdWords is the most popular search engine advertising tool and operates on the largest connected set of networks, Google's networks. Google AdWords is simple to start using, but is difficult to master. AdWords campaigns have many components that must work together well to create an effective ad campaign. Managing an AdWords campaign involves constant monitoring, analysis, and refinement to improve campaign performance. In this course, you'll create a Google AdWords account and an AdWords campaign. You'll create both text and image ads, and target campaigns to specific audience segments by using advanced AdWords features. You'll refine and optimize all aspects of your AdWords campaigns from ads, to keywords, to bidding, to budgets. You'll also use advanced tools to manage AdWords accounts and data.
This course is designed for individuals who are seeking the Google AdWords certification and who want to prepare for the Google AdWords Fundamentals and Google Search Advertising exams.
In this course, you will implement Google AdWords and create ad campaigns to target specific audiences with advanced AdWords features. You will then analyze and optimize campaign performance.
In this course, you will:
- Create a Google AdWords account.
- Create ad campaigns.
- Optimize keywords.
- Write ads in Google AdWords.
- Analyze and report campaign performance.
- Manage bidding and budgets.
- Configure language and location targeting.
- Enhance campaigns with ad extensions.
- Create a Display Network campaign.
- Implement advanced AdWords features.
- Measure campaign performance.
- Optimize AdWords campaigns for conversions.
- Optimize campaigns.
- Manage AdWords with AdWords Editor.
- Utilize AdWords Manager accounts and the AdWords API.
To ensure your success in this course, you should have experience with using a web browser and productivity software (such as Microsoft Office or Google Docs). You can obtain this level of skill and knowledge by taking the following United States Career Campus courses:
- Using Microsoft® Windows® 10
- Any or all of the courses in the Microsoft® 2010, 2013, or 2016 curriculum
- Microsoft® Windows® 10
- Microsoft® Office Professional Edition 2016
- Google Chrome™ (latest version)
- Notepad++ 7.5.1
- Adobe® Acrobat Reader® (latest version)
- AdWords Editor (latest version)
- If necessary, software for viewing the course slides (instructor machine only)
For this course, you will need one computer for each student and one for the instructor. Each computer will need the following minimum hardware configurations:
- 2 GHz (I5 or better) or faster 32-bit (×86) or 64-bit (×64) processor
- 3 GB RAM
- 100 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 100 GB (64-bit)
- CD-ROM drive (if installing any software from a CD-ROM)
- Keyboard and mouse (or other pointing device)
- 1,024 × 768 resolution monitor recommended
- Network cards and cabling for local network access
- Internet access (contact your local network administrator)
- Printer (optional) or an installed printer driver
- Projection system to display the instructor's computer screen
Lesson 1: Creating a
Google AdWords Account
Topic A: Create
and Navigate the Google AdWords Account Structure
Topic B: Configure
and Manage Account Alerts, Announcements, and Notifications
Lesson 2: Creating Ad
Campaigns
Topic A: Plan an
AdWords Campaign
Topic B: Create
Campaigns and Configure Campaign Settings
Topic C: Create
and Configure Ad Groups, Ads, and Keywords
Lesson 3: Optimizing
Keywords
Topic A: Select
Keywords in AdWords
Topic B: Research
Keywords with the Google Keyword Planner
Topic C: Research
Keywords Online
Topic D: Configure
Ad Groups and Keywords
Lesson 4: Writing Ads in
Google AdWords
Topic A: Review
Google Ad Policies
Topic B: Write
High-Quality AdWords Ads
Lesson 5: Analyzing and
Reporting Campaign Performance
Topic A: Review
Your Campaign and Adjust Settings
Topic B: Analyze
and Optimize Ads
Topic C: Create
Reports in AdWords
Lesson 6: Managing Bidding
and Budgets
Topic A: Set and
Manage Bids
Topic B: Set and
Manage Budgets
Lesson 7: Configuring
Language and Location Targeting
Topic A: Configure
Language Targeting
Topic B: Configure
Location Targeting
Lesson 8: Enhancing
Campaigns with Ad Extensions
Topic A: Create
Ads with Extensions That Provide Information
Topic B: Create
Ads with Extensions That Drive Action
Topic C: Create
Ads with Automated Extensions
Lesson 9: Creating a
Display Network Campaign
Topic A: Plan
and Create a Display Network Campaign
Topic B: Target
by Audience, Topic, and Demographics
Topic C: Target
Campaigns by Device Type
Topic D: Create
a Responsive Ad
Lesson 10: Implementing
Advanced AdWords Features
Topic A: Optimize
Ad Delivery
Topic B: Create
Dynamic Ads
Topic C: Implement
Keyword Insertion
Topic D: Implement
Campaign Drafts and Experiments
Topic E: Configure
Conversion Tracking
Lesson 11: Measuring
Campaign Performance
Topic A: Link
AdWords to Google Analytics
Topic B: Measure
AdWords Campaign Success
Topic C: Analyze
Campaign Performance in AdWords
Lesson 12: Optimizing
AdWords Campaigns for Conversions
Topic A: Track
Conversions
Topic B: Optimize
Campaign Configuration for Conversions
Lesson 13: Optimizing
Campaigns
Topic A: Optimize
Landing Pages for Quality Score
Topic B: Optimize
Bidding Performance
Topic C: Optimize
Budgets
Topic D: Automate
AdWords Campaign Using Rules
Lesson 14: Managing
AdWords with AdWords Editor
Topic A: Set Up
and Configure AdWords Editor
Topic B: Import
and Analyze Data
Lesson 15: Utilizing
AdWords Manager Accounts and the AdWords API
Topic A: Manage
Clients with AdWords Manager Accounts
Topic B: Use the
AdWords API
Appendix A: Google AdWords
Certified Professional Exam Mappings
Appendix B: Creating
Shopping Campaigns