Let’s face it, in the flurry of the tasks and strategy involved in PPC, we’ve all made mistakes, many of them avoidable (and some of them huge). That’s okay, PPC Hero is here to help you catch them before they happen! Let’s walk through some easy to make mistakes and give you some pointers in avoiding (or fixing) them! This is by no means an exhaustive list of things that … [Read more...] about Sweat The Small Stuff: PPC Mistakes You Don’t Know You’re Making
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How To Get The Most Out Of AdWords Editor
AdWords Editor is great for making bulk changes to your accounts. It isn’t just a tool for uploading your excel work though. The editor has some great but overlooked features. Features that go beyond the “make multiple changes” button for uploads. Find and Replace You’ve probably used find and replace in other products and it works the same way in the AdWords editor. The … [Read more...] about How To Get The Most Out Of AdWords Editor
Eight Steps to Craft the Ultimate PPC Landing Page
From time to time, PPC Hero will publish a stellar post from an equally stellar author, and this is one of those times. This post was written by Oli Gardner, landing page expert and co-founder of Unbounce, one of our favorite optimization and testing tools for landing pages and CRO. Follow him at @OliGardner. -- If you care about your conversion rates, you know that every … [Read more...] about Eight Steps to Craft the Ultimate PPC Landing Page
Optimize PPC Conversion Rates Without Touching a Landing Page
We love to talk about Conversion Rate at PPC Hero. Our job doesn't stop with acquiring traffic; we have to make sure that traffic ends up doing something of value - otherwise we've wasted our money. That part, however, isn't always easy. Our best intentions can sink for a number of reasons: No time or money for web designers / developers A boss or client who doesn't want to … [Read more...] about Optimize PPC Conversion Rates Without Touching a Landing Page
Two Simple Tricks To Enhance your Excel Lookups
A few weeks ago we covered INDEX MATCH as a replacement for VLOOKUP in excel. We only scratched the surface though. There are many more uses for INDEX, MATCH and VLOOKUP, using them together can even help you in a few tricky situations where a simple VLOOKUP or INDEX MATCH doesn't do the trick. Using MATCH to Deal with Inserted Columns in VLOOKUP One of the major issues with … [Read more...] about Two Simple Tricks To Enhance your Excel Lookups
Holy Sidekick! The Ultimate PPC Partner Takes on Refined Targeting
Editor's Note: This article is a part of our Hero Conf guest post contest. Based on a combination of pageviews and editorial review from the PPC Hero writing staff, a winner will be chosen from the finalists we post throughout the week. Today's post comes to us from Ariana Wolf (@ArianaWolf), a search strategist for 90octane. “Holy jumble! Where's the hope of the world now?” – … [Read more...] about Holy Sidekick! The Ultimate PPC Partner Takes on Refined Targeting
Pleading the Case for Conversion Rate Optimization
PPC Hero’s February series will be focused on arming you, the PPC account manager, with all the necessary ammunition to make a strong argument for adding new focus areas in your paid search campaigns to your client. That client can be your direct supervisor or executives if you’re managing in-house, or a client in the traditional sense if you’re working in an agency on several … [Read more...] about Pleading the Case for Conversion Rate Optimization
A Double-Take: Why You Need Call Tracking Now.
We talk about tracking a lot in the land of PPC Hero. Tagging URLS. Google Analytics. Keyword-level tracking. We know that the more data we can pull in means a better view of opportunities. Call tracking absolutely, positively falls into this category as well. Call tracking can help you understand the enormous value of mobile PPC or perhaps an opportunity to better allocate … [Read more...] about A Double-Take: Why You Need Call Tracking Now.
How To Succeed In PPC Without Conversion Tracking
For January’s series post we are taking a look at our PPC wishlists. What tools do we all wish we had available to make our lives that much easier? Where do our chief frustrations stem from and what band-aid solutions are we using to fix them? -- One of my biggest frustrations with PPC has always been in dealing with accounts where conversion tracking wasn’t straightforward. … [Read more...] about How To Succeed In PPC Without Conversion Tracking
The 10 Common Remarketing Mistakes That Will Haunt You
Remarketing allows you to follow users who've previously visited your website as they browse the Web. We’re going to take look at a few ways to maximize your remarketing campaigns, as well as a few common mistakes to avoid. There are 3 types of Remarketing to take into account in Google Adwords: 1. Remarketing for the Display Network: Shows ads to your site visitors as they … [Read more...] about The 10 Common Remarketing Mistakes That Will Haunt You
The Dangers Of Remarketing Sensitive Products
While Remarketing is all the buzz in PPC, It’s not always rainbows & lollipops when it comes to Remarketing sensitive products. There are many dangers lurking out there including policy caveats and approval issues that could jeopardize your campaign’s success. Below we will cover what Google considers a sensitive category, what ads are allowed/prohibited and what … [Read more...] about The Dangers Of Remarketing Sensitive Products
Better Communicate The Value of PPC To Those You Answer To
So you’ve done everything right. AdWords & Bing certified? Check. Read tons of articles and keep up on the latest industry developments? Check. You’re a dedicated PPC Hero reader? Check (Apologies for the shameless plug). In addition, you can write killer ad copy, diligently research new keywords, methodically change bids and analyze data with the best of them. In other … [Read more...] about Better Communicate The Value of PPC To Those You Answer To
