With the recent AdWords close variant update, now is a good time to review your negative keywords. It is also prudent to review the rules of negative keywords and ensure they are working correctly in your accounts. If you are interested in seeing more data on the issue see Sam Owens post on the topic. The Anatomy of Negative Keywords Negative keywords are used to block … [Read more...] about Reviewing Negative Keywords In Light of Recent Changes
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What PPC Impression Share Really Tells You
Impression share metrics are often used as the key indicator of one’s market share. A 100% impression share would indicate that you are reaching the entire traffic volume. But this metric would be misleading. Our case study reveals that total impression share can be a quite misleading metric for determining your share of total voice. The metric is a better indication of your … [Read more...] about What PPC Impression Share Really Tells You
Turn Traffic Into Results With This Ulitmate CRO Toolkit!
So much of the attention in digital advertising goes to what happens before the click: Optimizing bids and timing, ad testing, and beyond. But one of the most valuable ways to spend your time is by optimizing what a user sees and does at the end of their click journey, making sure your landing page is engaging and relevant, and creating a cohesive message from your ad to the … [Read more...] about Turn Traffic Into Results With This Ulitmate CRO Toolkit!
Callout Extensions for Everyone
Callout Extensions coming to all AdWords users soon? Select AdWords users have been beta testing callout extensions, and soon this feature will be available to all. The PPC world has been buzzing about this new feature on Twitter as ads will begin taking up more space than ever before: What Are Callout Extensions? Callout extensions are used as an extra ad … [Read more...] about Callout Extensions for Everyone
The People vs. Bing Broad Match
The fundamental principle behind PPC is the keyword match type. It’s literally how we determine when we show our ads on the search engine results page, so understanding this concept is an important step in comprehending PPC as a whole. When I first learned PPC, it was explained to me like so: Exact match must contain the search query exactly. Phrase match requires that the … [Read more...] about The People vs. Bing Broad Match
The Opportunities Tab – The Good And Bad
Can there be useful insights in the Opportunities tab? I, like many others out there, tend to believe that I am smarter than the Opportunities tab. The Opportunities tab wants to spend more of my money and values click volume. My general feeling is: What does the Opportunities tab know about real paid search? Does it think about conversions or hitting monthly budget caps? … [Read more...] about The Opportunities Tab – The Good And Bad
The PPC Play Book
There are few things America loves more than Football. With football season approaching, I figured I would release a “PPC playbook” for lead generation. These top “plays” can increase the efficiency of your PPC performance, but always keep in mind that like in football, the same plays do not work for every team. I recommend implementing one play at a time, to measure … [Read more...] about The PPC Play Book
How To Turn Competitive Analysis Into Actionable PPC Gains
“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.” Sun Tzu – The Art of War PPC Let’s face it – managing a PPC account doesn't happen in a vacuum. We tend to … [Read more...] about How To Turn Competitive Analysis Into Actionable PPC Gains
PPC Hero Interviews Brad Geddes
If you are in the paid search industry, chances are that you've heard of world renowned paid search guru, Brad Geddes. Along with being an author, speaker, and marketing consultant, Brad recently launched a new ad testing platform called AdAlysis. Brad was gracious enough to allow PPC Hero an interview. How did you get into paid search and why have you stuck with … [Read more...] about PPC Hero Interviews Brad Geddes
Multi-Channel Attribution – A Story of Ice, Fire & Last Click Attribution Death
Whether we like it or not, multi-channel attribution is part of our digital marketing world - just as Game of Thrones has become part of mine. Understanding where each piece falls in the conversion funnel and how much credit should be given at each step, is crucial in maximizing conversions. We all know this, right? But that doesn’t mean it’s any less confusing! Well today … [Read more...] about Multi-Channel Attribution – A Story of Ice, Fire & Last Click Attribution Death
PPC Roundtable – AdWords Close Variants
As we end series week we'll be looking at a once optional feature that will now be mandatory. If you haven't heard, AdWords will soon be removing the option to exclude exact and phrase match keyword variations. This impending update has caused much stir in the PPC community. We asked our authors what they think of the change. What are your thoughts on Google's decision to … [Read more...] about PPC Roundtable – AdWords Close Variants
Easily Predict The Future Performance Of Your PPC Account
This week we’ve been explaining the value behind the regular tactics and routine maintenance you hear so much about from our PPC Hero team. Today’s lesson involves the concept of projecting performance for the upcoming weeks. First, let me address the “why” of projections performance. The entire concept of this exercise is to get an estimate of, ceteris paribus, the … [Read more...] about Easily Predict The Future Performance Of Your PPC Account