Today’s Heroview featured Robert Brady (@robert_brady). Robert is the Director of PPC & Conversion at Trafficado and is a Google AdWords Certified Partner & Microsoft adExcellence member. He has managed PPC for a variety of SMBs including a small grass-fed beef grower in Idaho, sun room installers, and a Washington DC lawyer. PPC Hero: Welcome to today’s Heroview, … [Read more...] about Heroview: PPC for SMBs
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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
Have Yourself A Merry Little Account Structure
Happy almost-holiday season, PPC Hero’s! For our second installment in the Jingle Your Bells All The Way To The Bank holiday PPC management series, I’m going to take you to the next step in your planning: account structure. Yesterday, Sarah helped you make your way through specialized keyword research for the holiday season, including which holidays to target, gift recipients … [Read more...] about Have Yourself A Merry Little Account Structure
How To Manage An Account With A Small Budget
Welcome to the second article in our PPC Hero Series, How I Manage A PPC Account With/Without ___________. If you missed Sarah’s post about how to handle Low Search Volume, you must to go straight to jail and not pass go – and then check it out! Today, I will give you the highlights on managing an account with a small budget. There are five golden rules that I live by to make … [Read more...] about How To Manage An Account With A Small Budget
Segmenting by Device: Why All Your Accounts Should Be Running Mobile Campaigns
I know we’ve had a few posts about mobile campaigns here on PPC Hero, but after recently reviewing my accounts by device segmentation and rediscovering how many visitors are actually clicking my ads via mobile devices, I cannot emphasize enough the importance of paying attention to your mobile audience. Amy wrote a great post not too long ago on mobile landing page best … [Read more...] about Segmenting by Device: Why All Your Accounts Should Be Running Mobile Campaigns
Google Releases AdWords Editor Version 9.5
Google just released AdWords Editor Version 9.5, and it comes with a couple of cool updates to keep in mind that make the new download worth the effort. Let’s review: It’s time to update your AdWords Editor, people! … [Read more...] about Google Releases AdWords Editor Version 9.5
Ad Writing Tips for a New Account
Welcome to part 3 of our series ‘Starting an AdWords Account From Scratch.’ In this article, we’ll be covering ad writing. Your ad groups won’t start triggering impressions until you have at least one active ad running. Read on for best practices and writing ideas. The Importance of Great Ads: Thorough keyword research and a tightly knit structure will be useless without … [Read more...] about Ad Writing Tips for a New Account
Why You Need a Video Campaign, and Why It’s Easier Than Ever
Video killed the radio star, right? I tried my best to avoid this 80s song (I wanted to include “Hearts on Fire” from Rocky IV, but you try and post that in a PPC Blog), but video is the new frontier for us Adwords advertisers. And this isn’t only for the search results page, but for YouTube as well. It is safe to say that YouTube is kind of a big deal. With over 400 million … [Read more...] about Why You Need a Video Campaign, and Why It’s Easier Than Ever
Letter from the CEO – “Rolling, rolling, rolling…keep them doggies rolling!”
I've switched from movies to sports and now to Westerns, and I think this month's quotation is pretty apropos. We're now at the 120-day mark of our blog re-investment and things keep moving right along! Comparing the previous 120 days to the same time frame before that, we're now up 23% and 32% in visits and pageviews, respectively! Last month, we were at 19% and 25%, so we're … [Read more...] about Letter from the CEO – “Rolling, rolling, rolling…keep them doggies rolling!”
If You Got It, Flaunt It: A Follow Up On Google’s New Product Local Ads
Google’s new product local ads (currently in beta) are designed for mobile, the perfect place for local advertisers to reach their consumers. Mobiles phones can detect location (if the user opts in), so Google can easily match up nearby retailers with consumers. Google also matches up geo-qualified queries (the same way they do with desktop queries) to best meet the searchers … [Read more...] about If You Got It, Flaunt It: A Follow Up On Google’s New Product Local Ads
Ad Sitelinks – More than Meets the Eye
Like Optimus Prime from the Transformers, Google is a “powerful, wise and compassionate character (company) that puts all his (their) talent to use to improve the (PPC) universe around him.” And hence, the embedded format of Ad Sitelinks was born. Embedded sitelinks offer the chance for PPC Managers to target the proper market even more than before. There are no additional … [Read more...] about Ad Sitelinks – More than Meets the Eye
PPC News Roundup for February 4, 2011
Ladies and gentlemen, the gloves are off. On Tuesday, February 1, Google released a statement accusing Bing of cheating off of Google's search results algorithm. In an article first reported at Search Engine Land by Danny Sullivan, Google announced that after running a series of carefully rigged search queries, it found that Bing was simply copying Google results in places … [Read more...] about PPC News Roundup for February 4, 2011
