In early 2012, we here at White Shark Media were at a cross roads. We had acknowledged the need for call tracking for quite some time, but the interest to sign up with our call tracking partner wasn’t as high as we wanted it to be. We wanted 90% of all local-based Clients to sign up for dynamic call tracking, which would allow us to optimize AdWords a lot more … [Read more...] about Why PPC Agencies Should Include Call Tracking in All AdWords Plans
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Top 10 Reasons It’s Good To Be In PPC
PPC is the bee’s knees. It’s trackable, scalable and profitable. PPC can also be incredibly frustrating at times because the work is never done, the credit isn’t always forthcoming and consistent stellar results have led to excellence blindness. After a few long weeks of a lot of lever pulling and client meetings I stepped back and thought about why I do it. Here’s my top … [Read more...] about Top 10 Reasons It’s Good To Be In PPC
The 5 W’s of AdWords Ad Extensions – Part I
The five W’s… I’m sure some of you may remember these from grade school as who, what, when, where and why. Collectively, they comprise the basic formula for getting the complete story on a particular subject. In fact, this is what I hope to achieve in my coverage of AdWords ad extensions this month. We had a few of our dedicated readers request coverage of this topic awhile … [Read more...] about The 5 W’s of AdWords Ad Extensions – Part I
Top 20 Ad Copy Tests for Improved PPC Performance
The team at PPC Hero has received quite a few requests for more posts on how to improve performance on ad copy and what kind of blog hosts would we be if we didn’t listen? Question: rhetorical. Answering anyway: we’d be the worst kind! Initially I thought this list could be rather 101-level and not very interesting or useful, but then I thought to myself, “Self, have you … [Read more...] about Top 20 Ad Copy Tests for Improved PPC Performance
Heroview – PPC Account Structure & Organization
Organization in PPC is essential! Today our Heroview focused on just that: PPC account structure & organization. Cassie Allinger (@CassieAllinger), a Sr SEM Strategist at @dealerdotcom, pulled back the curtain on her organization and account structure techniques & showed us how it's done! Welcome to today’s Heroview, everyone! Real-time interviews featuring PPC experts … [Read more...] about Heroview – PPC Account Structure & Organization
165 PPC Tips, Tricks and Tools (updated)
In early January we wrote 145 tips for 2012. It’s been a whirlwind year in the land of PPC so this is an update to that post with an additional 20 tips. These new PPC tips come from conferences, tests, failures and new Google services and features that have been rolled out of the past 5-6 months. The new tips are at the tope and numbered 146-165 and below them you will find … [Read more...] about 165 PPC Tips, Tricks and Tools (updated)
Google Analytics Test Lab: Drive Your E-Commerce PPC Account
Welcome to the third post in our Google Analytics Test Lab blog series. Today I’ll be walking you through using Google Analytics to get the most of you’re your e-commerce PPC account. If you’re running a PPC account for e-commerce, you likely already understand the importance of dynamic reporting capabilities, so I’ll try not to make this article sound like a sponsored plug … [Read more...] about Google Analytics Test Lab: Drive Your E-Commerce PPC Account
Heroview- PPC for eCommerce
Our live Twitter interviews continued this month as we ventured into PPC for eCommerce. We had a great conversation with Shawn Livengood, the Online Marketing Manager at BuildASign.com and one of our Hero Conf speakers. The stream cap is below. Enjoy! PPC Hero: We are really excited to have you with us today Shawn! Thanks for joining PPC Hero! Shawn: Great to be here! PPC … [Read more...] about Heroview- PPC for eCommerce
AdWords Keyword Statuses & Diagnostics
As paid search managers, keywords are a crucial part of our daily grind. It is important that we continue to learn and develop better understandings of how each and every one contributes to our search marketing strategy, so we can easily make informed decisions. What’s working? Why? What’s not working? Why? These are some of the questions that any diligent account manager … [Read more...] about AdWords Keyword Statuses & Diagnostics
145 PPC Must-Do’s for 2012
Squeeze every drop of PPC goodness out of 2012 with these 145 pay per click tips, tricks, and must-do’s! (You can download the entire list at the bottom of this page.) 1. Next year mobile will outpace desktop search queries. Get creating, testing, and optimizing mobile landing pages and campaigns. https://www.google.com/sites/help/intl/en/mobile-landing-pages/mlpb.html 2. Do … [Read more...] about 145 PPC Must-Do’s for 2012
Expert Advice and Best Practices for AdWords Dummies
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
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