For the next edition of our Excel for PPC series, I'd like to show you some cool tricks I use for Excel when writing ads. 1. Use Ad Groups as Ad Titles For this to work, you need to structure your ad group to describe perfectly what you're selling or advertising. Like, if I'm selling coffee mugs, and I decide to make an ad group for every color. So, my ad group will be … [Read more...] about 5 Excel Time Savers For PPC Ad Writing
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Hope You Weren’t Planning On Split Testing Your URLs
Here at PPC Hero, we’re always game for a good round of split testing. We split test lunch locations (let me tell you about Potbelly Sandwiches…), hairstyles, ad copy, landing pages, all kinds of things. So when one of our recent meetings led us all to the conclusion to do some more split tests on Display URLs with additional and/or different text after the base URL, we were … [Read more...] about Hope You Weren’t Planning On Split Testing Your URLs
Doubling Leads Through the Magic of Best Practices
You ever meet someone with seriously funky breath? The kind of person that makes you turn your head whenever they talk to you so you can pretend you’re looking at something to avoid the direct path of their funkiness? I would bet that person brushes his teeth regularly, that he follows the so-called best practice of personal hygiene, but somehow he’s doing it wrong. Not … [Read more...] about Doubling Leads Through the Magic of Best Practices
Getting Your Ads Right First Time! Case Study: $300 For An Ad?
When it comes to writing ads, even the best of us can be guilty of getting a little lazy. Considering how easy it is to swap ads in and out with AdWords Editor, it’s no wonder that we often just throw some ads up and think we’ll switch out the one that isn’t doing so well once we have some data. However, what if you had an account where you had to pay for every new ad you … [Read more...] about Getting Your Ads Right First Time! Case Study: $300 For An Ad?
Read This Now! – A Look at Effective Calls to Action
By popular demand from our loyal PPC Hero readers, ladies and gentlemen, today’s post is going to dive a little deeper in to what may seem like a simple ad copy writing topic: calls to action. So why the dig-in? Because it’s time to stop resting on the easy stuff and make your calls to action more creative. Searchers are smart, and they are no longer easily fooled by your ‘buy … [Read more...] about Read This Now! – A Look at Effective Calls to Action
You’re Closer to Being Mobile-Traffic-Ready than You Think: PPC Case Studies
Now that you’ve used Kayla Kurtz’ amazing tips to get buy in from your clients on targeting mobile, it’s time for you to actually go out there and do it. Often, people put off targeting mobile devices with their paid search campaigns until mobile-optimized landing pages are ready to go. But, and I mean this in the kindest way possible, sometimes web development takes … [Read more...] about You’re Closer to Being Mobile-Traffic-Ready than You Think: PPC Case Studies
Using Pivot Tables To Perform Ad Reviews
Pivot tables are the most excellent way to make huge sets of data digestible. Account Manager Sean Quadlin teaches you how to use pivot tables to perform ad reviews, making ad testing a breeze. … [Read more...] about Using Pivot Tables To Perform Ad Reviews
Heroview- The World of Facebook Advertising
Today, we interviewed Facebook advertising expert, Merry Morud, of aimClear. For those of you who recall Merry's Hero Conf presentation last month, we couldn't wait to dig into this topic! See the recap below. PPC Hero: Welcome to today's Heroview everyone, real-time interviews featuring PPC experts from around the industry! Today, Merry Morud will talk with us about Facebook … [Read more...] about Heroview- The World of Facebook Advertising
The AdWords Dimensions Tab- Webinar Recording
Yesterday, Amanda walked us through the different options of the AdWords Dimensions Tab. (Not to mention tons of really cute kitten photos!) From day parting, to the brand-new labels option, to geotargeting, this webinar had something for everyone! And, looking at the case studies from current Hanapin accounts Amanda highlighted during the webinar, it is clear these features … [Read more...] about The AdWords Dimensions Tab- Webinar Recording
Google Testing Call Extension Placement
It seems like the past 2 or 3 years we keep hearing “THIS year is the year for mobile." Well it's 2012, and we're definitely seeing increases across the board in mobile traffic in PPC, and Google seems to be supporting this with more features and more testing. After running some tests this week on several mobile devices (Android and iPhone), we are seeing some very interesting … [Read more...] about Google Testing Call Extension Placement
New from Google: AdWords Ad Extensions Conversion Data
This week, Google softly launched an incredibly valuable improvement to Ad Extension reporting metrics in AdWords; you can now view conversion data for your ad extensions. I have deemed this a soft launch because there has been no official statement concerning this addition on Google’s blog, but of course there has been a lot of hype amongst industry professionals. What does … [Read more...] about New from Google: AdWords Ad Extensions Conversion Data
Mobile PPC: 30% More Leads at 40% Less Cost. Plus, two Pitfalls
Mobile PPC works. That’s why every time you talk to Google, read your favorite blog, or head to a conference you hear about how if you’re not doing mobile, you’re not really a pay per click marketer. That last part I sort of made up. But if you are engaging in PPC, you know that mobile is the #1 thing being pushed by every agency and every search engine. Why? For one of my … [Read more...] about Mobile PPC: 30% More Leads at 40% Less Cost. Plus, two Pitfalls