There’s money to be had on the Internet and we want all of it. In this month’s series, PPC Hero will be talking about ways to grow your account to increase its reach while maximizing profits. We can’t have it all, but we can try and try to get ever more of it. 1.) Display Planner for Contextual Targeting Contextual targeting has come a long way, baby. We now have keyword by … [Read more...] about 3 Ways To Grow Your Display Efforts
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Ad Copy Clean Up – What to Get Rid of & What to Keep
The unending wisdom of Martha Stewart tells us that “there are few rites of spring more satisfying than the annual clean.” In that spirit, PPC Hero’s April series will cover some aspects of your accounts that are worth a good cleaning. Structure, ads, negatives and more will all be covered. I just recently took a couple of days to go through my own closets and drawers at … [Read more...] about Ad Copy Clean Up – What to Get Rid of & What to Keep
How to Quickly Creep on the Competition And Improve Your PPC Accounts
One of my favorite things about competitor research is the "view page source" option on your competitor's pages. This isn't always a great source, but when it is--it really is! Step 1. Right click on your competitor's site and select "view page source". Step 2. Check for keywords. Ctrl+F for "keyword". You'll either come away with some keywords you didn't think of … [Read more...] about How to Quickly Creep on the Competition And Improve Your PPC Accounts
Starting PPC For eCommerce Sites: A Beginner’s Handbook Part 3 (Final)
You’ve come up with the perfect eCommerce site. Maybe you got in on a great wholesale deal for miniature furniture for dollhouses. Maybe you spin your own yarn out of your angora bunny’s hair and it’s selling like proverbial hot cakes. But, you seem to have reached your limit for growth through the marketing channels (or lack thereof) you’re already using. Someone or … [Read more...] about Starting PPC For eCommerce Sites: A Beginner’s Handbook Part 3 (Final)
Niche vs. Big Competitors: How to Level the Playing Field
Today's post is from PPC Hero Ally, Jacob Sterrett. Jacob Sterrett is the digital marketing specialist for Pioneer Services. Jacob graduated from Northwest Missouri State University with a double major in Business Management and Marketing. He has been working in the PPC field for two years and he is Google and Bing certified in paid search. --- There are plenty of small … [Read more...] about Niche vs. Big Competitors: How to Level the Playing Field
Three Automated Reports That Will Make You a Better Account Manager
PPC is fun. While there are surely people that disagree with that assertion (namely, anyone to whom I’ve explained what I do for a living), we within the industry know better. There are cool things to talk about all the time. There are weird insights to glean from tiny pieces of data. There are hashtags (#enhancedcampaigns) to go hog wild on during Google’s webinars … [Read more...] about Three Automated Reports That Will Make You a Better Account Manager
AdWords Editor 10.0.1 Is Here and it Supports Enhanced Campaigns
If you've been following any of the discussions we've been having on PPC Hero or our webinars concerning Google's new Enhanced Campaigns, you might have heard me saying that I was waiting for the new version of AdWords Editor before I even attempt to 'enhance' most of my campaigns. Well ladies and gentlemen, that day has arrived! AdWords Editor 10.0.1 is finally … [Read more...] about AdWords Editor 10.0.1 Is Here and it Supports Enhanced Campaigns
2 Display Tactics To Increase Sales Volume For Direct Response
Display is a big, scary ocean of impressions. Like this: For an account that's measured on direct response, and probably ROAS: that's terrifying. How are you going to sail your way through the choppy waters and avoid Cthulhu monsters to find your conversions while maintaining ROAS? Here's three tactics for your Display efforts that will help! 1. Dynamic Display … [Read more...] about 2 Display Tactics To Increase Sales Volume For Direct Response
A New Year Means New Ideas For Your PPC Accounts
To start your new year out right, you should look for some big ideas to bring to the table for your PPC campaigns to your client or boss. I recently polled the group over at Reddit.com/r/PPC to see what they were bringing to the table this year. Here are some of their answers and some things I'm doing! One user said they were starting to use Remarketing with Google Analytics. … [Read more...] about A New Year Means New Ideas For Your PPC Accounts
Dave Schwartz: Hero Conf 2013 Speaker Interview
We had the opportunity to interview Dave Schwartz, who will be speaking about enterprise PPC and Ad Testing at Hero Conf 2013. Dave leads client engagement and marketing strategy for DataPop. He joined DataPop after leading Category Development for Local and Automotive at Yahoo! Search Marketing. Prior to Yahoo!, Dave was an Engagement Manager for J.D. Power Consulting, … [Read more...] about Dave Schwartz: Hero Conf 2013 Speaker Interview
AdWords Gets Another Face Lift: SQR Keyword Columns and Bulk Editing
The holidays are often the busiest times of the year for those of us in PPC. Especially those poor, opportunistic, overworked souls with ecommerce accounts. So while you were out maximizing your ROAS, crushing your profit goals, pivoting tables, and gingerly sipping some eggnog, you might have missed a few features introduced in the AdWords interface that just might make your … [Read more...] about AdWords Gets Another Face Lift: SQR Keyword Columns and Bulk Editing
Nick Herinckx: Hero Conf 2013 Interview
We had the opportunity to interview Nick Herinckx, who will be speaking about how to track keyword-level PPC revenue and return over long sales cycles at Hero Conf 2013. Nick Herinckx is a published online marketing consultant and owner of Obility Consulting, a fast growing online marketing agency focused on helping B2B companies with long sales cycles drive pipeline, increase … [Read more...] about Nick Herinckx: Hero Conf 2013 Interview