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In this free PDF guide, we'll show you the exact steps you can take to measure the dollar value of each Google Ads campaign, keyword, and ad creative.

Adwords ROI: The Most Important Metric for Your Ads

Why ROI on your Google Adwords spend is so important If you’re trying to improve your AdWords campaigns and measure how well your online business is doing, you’re probably aware of how important Return on Investment – ROI is, especially Google ads ROI because the most important metric for Google Ads is ROI. Not impressions,…

What is closed loop marketing? (and how to implement it)

Definition: Closed loop marketing is a “holistic marketing funnel where marketing and sales data are connected, allowing you to determine the exact ROI of each and every marketing action”. John Wanamaker was a 19th century businessman who is considered to be the father of modern advertising. And for many businesses, his quote still rings true…

How to save GCLID (Adwords click ID) to Salesforce

Saving GCLID (Adwords click ID) to Salesforce is an essential part of Salesforce & Adwords integration. In this article, we’ll show you step-by-step how you can do this. Step 1 – Make sure that Adwords adds GCLID to ad URLs All you need to do is make sure that auto-tagging is enabled for your Adwords account….

Salesforce and Facebook Ads integration

In this article, we’ll show you how to integrate Facebook Ads information into Salesforce. With this integration, you’ll be able to see: which of your Leads and Opportunities came from Facebook Ads; which Facebook Ads campaigns, ad sets and ad creative brought the most revenue, Opportunities and Leads. How does the Salesforce & Facebook Ads integration…

Microsoft Dynamics CRM & Google Analytics integration

With MS Dynamics CRM and Google Analytics integration, you’ll be able to: Know the source of each lead and sale. Calculate the revenue coming from each marketing campaign, keyword, blog post, ad creative etc. Measure the ROI and sales impact of each marketing activity. How it works You website visitor comes to your website and…

Closed Loop Marketing for Salesforce

What is closed-loop marketing? And what does it have to do with Salesforce? In this article we’ll show how you can implement closed-loop marketing and closed-loop analytics in Salesforce. So the idea behind closed-loop marketing is that sales and marketing teams are aligned under a common goal (usually revenue and profits). In the traditional model, sales…

Retired Salesforce for Google AdWords alternatives (full overview)

Looking for some sort of Adwords and Salesforce integration script or plugin? Look no further: in this article, you’ll find a comprehensive overview of all the Salesforce & Adwords integration methods currently available. Since Salesforce for Google AdWords was retired in 2013, we have created this article as an overview of all the alternative integration methods…

Salesforce and Google Adwords Connector

Do you actually need this Salesforce & Google Adwords integration? If you’re spending any significant amount of money with Adwords, then the answer is a resounding yes!  Salesforce and Google Adwords integration will boost sales driven by your Adwords and other marketing campaigns. Used correctly, sales will skyrocket. Why does this integration make a difference?…

Salesforce and Contact Form 7 Integration (the easiest method)

Our customers often asked us what is the best & easiest way to integrate Contact Form 7 with Salesforce. To answer this question, we have researched the currently available methods to automatically save CF7 submissions to Salesforce. And in this article, we’re sharing the simplest method we could find. This method: Is free (doesn’t require installing…

Top 4 Most Important Google Analytics KPIs

If you’re trying to make your business succeed online – you’re probably already aware of how important getting a solid handle on Google Analytics should be for you. There’s a huge amount of data that can be used to analyze, adapt and fine-tune how users behave on your site. This means you can better understand…