The Internet can be a strange place. People make weird posts, people browse strange sites and, most important of us to us PPC Heroes of the word, people search for weird things. It’s something that we’ve long delighted in here...
Going Beyond AdWords: How to Use Niche Ad Networks
Sites like Bing, Google, and even Facebook have done a great job making advertising available for everyone. There is huge potential in all three of them for profit, if done correctly. The big ad networks are nice because people recognize...
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Story Appeal and Facebook Ads
There are a lots of ways to make your image visually prominent or striking: Bright colors or borders that cut through the blue and white Facebook backgorund Close-ups of human faces or products Sex appeal, Dynamic Angles and/or Foreshortening Visual...
Christmas in July: Considerations for Holiday Planning
The holidays loom for retail marketers, making July the time to start thinking about paid search campaign planning if you want to ensure your efforts are a success. Yes, it might be painful thinking about Black Friday keywords and holiday...
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Closing the Credibility Gap
Given the attention-grabbing challenges that Facebook ads face, some companies go with the straightforward strategy of making a deal that’s simply too good to ignore. Unfortunately, if a deals too good to ignore, it’s assumed to be too good to...
Harvest Keywords & Scale Up with Broad Modified Campaigns and Exact Match Negatives
So if you haven’t already implemented broad match modifier terms into your existing PPC strategy I hope this article will provide some insight and inspiration for taking the plunge. I was recently tasked with reviewing the PPC campaigns in my...
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But What Happens If You GET The Click?
“Plan the sale when you plan the ad” — Leo Burnett First, I should say that I DO believe that Facebook ads can have a branding effects simply from exposure — that the unclicked ads can still prove valuable in...
Mr. Clean is All Wet When it Comes to Facebook Ads
So, I couldn’t help but noticing this ad on my Facebook page: So far so good, right? I mean, if you can’t help but notice an ad, it’s at least doing something right. And what was so conspicuously noticeable about...
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Achieving Efficiency With AdWords Editor
You have kept up with AdWords Best Practices, and your account now has about 30+ ad groups per campaign. Even though you have tried to be creative in your advert creation, the data insists that CTR is higher with bland...
Happy National Cartoonist Day!
May 5th is most widely known as Cinco De Mayo, but in some circles is better known as Inko De Mayo. That’s because The National Cartoonist Society has deemed it National Cartoonist day!
Google Testing Call Extension Placement
It seems like the past 2 or 3 years we keep hearing “THIS year is the year for mobile.” Well it’s 2012, and we’re definitely seeing increases across the board in mobile traffic in PPC, and Google seems to be...
SMM: And The Winner Is….
The 2012 Search Marketing Madness champion is… Fathom Online! Not only do the folks at Fathom get bragging rights for a whole year, but they also will be receiving a $200 Amazon gift card! Congrats! We want to thank all...
