Before you begin: This article is written for TapClicks users who are already aware of what push connectors are and what they do. For more information on Push Connectors in general, please refer to Push Connectors Overview and Push Connector - FAQs.
Google Ads Push Connector Set-up
1] Login to TapClicks and navigate to the Data menu, then click Data Sources.
2] The Data Sources page will appear on the right.
3] To locate the Google Ads data source, either scroll through the list of data sources or enter “Google Ads” into the search box in the upper right.
4] Click the Connect button on the Google Ads tile.
5] Enter your username and password, then click Next.
| NOTE: If you are already logged into Google Ads, the system will authenticate with the currently logged-in credentials. If you need to use another account, log out before initiating the connection. |
6] When TapClicks requests to access your account, click Allow
7] After you authenticate with Google Ads, you will land back in TapClicks. Make sure you are on the Data Sources page.
8] Locate the Google Ads data source tile and click Assign.
9] To assign your Google Ads data to a TapClicks Client, begin by locating the account on the left side that you want to assign.
10] To assign it to a client, on the right side, choose a client from the existing client dropdown.
11] Edit General Settings, Additional Information and Primary Contact Information for the client record as needed and then click Assign Client.
12] After client assignment, you can push campaigns to Google Ads. If you don’t see your account, hit the refresh button at the top of the screen.
Creating a New Order and Campaign
13] On the left navigation bar, click Orders.
14] In the top right of the page, ensure you are using the Business Unit that has google ads product associated with it.
15] Click Create New Order.
16] The new order page will open. Fill out the Order details with an associated Google Ads client using the drop down menu and type a name for the order into the textbox at the bottom.
17] When finished filling out the order details, click Create Order.
18] The order overview page will open.
19] Next to the Line Items header, click Add Line Item (blue plus icon).
20] The Line Item creation page will open.
21] Start by choosing the Google Ads product from the Select a Product dropdown menu, the page will update.
22] Select a campaign type from the Select a Package dropdown menu, and the page will update again.
23] The general settings will automatically populate based on previous information, you may want to change the campaign name by typing in the text box.
24] Change the general settings to fit your campaign needs.
25] In the scheduling section, select a start and end date for the campaign.
26] If applicable, select the Campaign URL options checkbox, and the page will update. Fill out the following textboxes with the information for your campaign.
27] If applicable, select the Dynamic Search Ads setting checkbox. The page will update.
28] Enter a domain name using the textbox and select a language using the dropdown menu.
29] To create a schedule, click the Add button.
30] Fill out the information for when you want to push this campaign, you can utilize the day-parting feature by clicking the Add button again.
31] Fill out your targeting information in the Targeting and audiences section.
32] Fill out your budget information in the Budget and bidding section.
34] Fill out the ad group information in the Ad Group Widget section.
35] When finished entering all your information, click Save Line Item at the bottom of the page.
36] Your campaign will now be pushed to Google Ads. To view it in Google Ads, first click the Item Number for the Line Item you just created.
37] Click the Google Ads Lineitem External ID.
38] Google Ads will now open and you will be able to view the campaign that was just pushed to the platform.
If you need more assistance, our Customer Care team is standing by to help at customercare@tapclicks.com.