Lately I have been trying to compile the coolest metrics and best practices to look for in your Adwords campaigns. That not only helps me touch base and recall all the best practices but also reminds me to stick to them while refining my failed digital marketing tests, so a word of advice from experts to beginners. Search Marketing campaigns are focused on numbers and stats … [Read more...] about Expert Advice and Best Practices for AdWords Dummies
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Ad Extensions in 5 Days Series: Location Extensions
So far in this series, you’ve learned how to take advantage of sitelinks, call and product extensions to increase the performance of your AdWords accounts. In today’s fourth installment to the series, I’ll show you how location extensions can contribute even further because let’s face it, you want your customers to be able to find you…especially if you can help them get away … [Read more...] about Ad Extensions in 5 Days Series: Location Extensions
Avoid PPC Maintenance Mode… And Mediocrity
We all hit a point in PPC management where we ask ourselves, what’s next? Your campaign structure is sound, you’ve got some reliable ad copy, your campaign settings are just right, you’ve tested and retested your ad positions to find their sweet spot, and then, out of nowhere, you suddenly start thinking about how you’re going to be spending your time. What’s the next step? I … [Read more...] about Avoid PPC Maintenance Mode… And Mediocrity
9 Tips to Increase CTR this Holiday Season
I was thinking about writing a blog post on upcoming holidays and while doing so, I saw half of my colleagues already on the running to buy Christmas gifts which made me realize how intensive PPC campaigns would have been for retail marketers. Holiday season is about gift giving and this mentality is different than the rest of the year. To gain the most out of your PPC holiday … [Read more...] about 9 Tips to Increase CTR this Holiday Season
Make the Most of Google’s New “Think Insights”
Google announced that they have moved Think Insights out of beta last week. At first glance, I didn’t think much of it. Butafter spending about 20 hours in it reading over research reports and searching for my name in the Insights for Search to see how I’m trending (I’m not), I’ve come to the conclusion that there is a wealth of information in this tool that will help you … [Read more...] about Make the Most of Google’s New “Think Insights”
adCenter’s Explicit and Implicit Bidding – A Swimming Success
I am not going to lie. I find adCenter painful and frustrating sometimes. I recently gained a client who uses Yahoo!/Bing as a treasured platform. I dove in head-first into the MSN pool like Greg Louganis… well, the girl version anyway. AdCenter is becoming increasingly different from its competitor. So of course, the way that you bid on your keywords can be challenge. … [Read more...] about adCenter’s Explicit and Implicit Bidding – A Swimming Success
Lower Your Cost Per Acquisition By Advertising On 7Search
This is part 3 of PPC Hero's advertising expansion series, focusing on improving return on investment by advertising through multiple channels. Today we have a post written by one of our PPC Hero allies at 7Search, one of the first search engines to use pay-per-click sponsored links. Life Was Easy Back in ‘98... For those that have been around in the Paid Search Marketing … [Read more...] about Lower Your Cost Per Acquisition By Advertising On 7Search
Google Enhances Display Network Metrics
This week, Google announced the addition of several new tools available to advertisers using Google’s Display Network. Google stated in their release that these improvements will “give you better measurement, transparency and value for your display advertising campaigns.” To improve your ability to measure your ad’s success on the Display Network, you can now view your ad’s … [Read more...] about Google Enhances Display Network Metrics
PPC Hero Knows 4 Ways To Increase Your Display Traffic
Remember when we asked you to show us your PPC villains? PPC Hero heard your cries and came rushing to the rescue! This month’s culprit: declining Google display traffic, submitted by erikalynneparke. A worthy opponent indeed! Question: I have seen a 30% decline in traffic from February to March in my placement campaign. What can I do to address this issue? Check out PPC … [Read more...] about PPC Hero Knows 4 Ways To Increase Your Display Traffic
Our Greatest Hits for February 2011
The page views have spoken! Below we have gathered PPC Hero’s four most visited, and hopefully most valuable articles from February. Whether you’re a new or long-time subscriber, you may have missed these insightful and helpful PPC management tips. Bryan makes his Greatest Hits debut is first place, with Why and How You Should Rethink Ad Writing and Bidding Strategies. In … [Read more...] about Our Greatest Hits for February 2011
Statistical Validity Is Leading You Astray
Sometimes, the idea of testing in PPC accounts can get a little dicey. What can you test? What makes for a valid test? Is a significant test always valid? What “untestable” factors might influence performance? To most positively affect the return your tests will offer, it’s important to both plan your tests carefully and to understand the various interactions of factors beyond … [Read more...] about Statistical Validity Is Leading You Astray
PPC News Roundup for January 21, 2011
Groupon might have rejected Google’s offer to buy them, but that didn’t stop Google from getting into the deal-of-the-day market. Waving the surrender flag isn’t really Google’s style. Mashable broke the story last night that Google has confirmed “Google Offers,” aka—the Groupon Clone, as Greg Sterling of Search Engine Land notes. Google Offers is obviously in the testing phase … [Read more...] about PPC News Roundup for January 21, 2011
