Series week continues as we assess PPC management across different industries. Yesterday Rachael covered PPC for the IT and Technology industry. Today, Kevin covers the healthcare industry, and specifically business-to-business. One of the unique components of the healthcare industry, is that it’s one of the responsibilities of our (at least for American readers) Federal … [Read more...] about How To Run PPC Accounts in the Cutthroat Healthcare Vertical
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5 Competitor Strategies For Small PPC Budgets
Pay-pay-click (PPC) is a competitive space for many verticals. Some big brands have deep, almost endless, pockets that make it hard for the companies with small budgets to compete. Well fear no more my small budgeted friends! Below I will cover how to get champagne results on a beer budget and share in the wealth of the PPC pie by covering 5 competitor strategies for small … [Read more...] about 5 Competitor Strategies For Small PPC Budgets
7 Questions To Ask A Prospective Pay Per Click Agency
When it comes time to find a new pay-per-click agency, there are questions that need to be asked. More importantly, the prospective agency should give intelligent and insightful answers that instill confidence. Below are seven questions that should be asked with their ideal responses. 1) Can You Explain Your Keyword Research Process? Ideal Response: Extensive keyword … [Read more...] about 7 Questions To Ask A Prospective Pay Per Click Agency
4 Reasons Your Mobile E-Comm Is Still Sucking (& How To Fix It)
When it comes to mobile e-commerce, we tend to go for the big flashy topics and metrics. But we don't always spend time actually looking into performance and identifying when it's working and when it's simply not. Today we investigate e-commerce from a mobile perspective and identify just you're doing (or not doing) that's causing your mobile e-comm to, for lack of a better … [Read more...] about 4 Reasons Your Mobile E-Comm Is Still Sucking (& How To Fix It)
Optimize for the Sale: PPC and SEO Solutions for Ecommerce [Webinar Recording]
PPC and SEO marketers do a lot of optimizing. We optimize for the click. We optimize to be found and shared. We optimize bids to be as effective as they can be down to the very last penny. But in all this rushing to make sure people go where we want them to, we sometimes overlook the very last piece: How do we get them to buy? In the recording below, see Kayla Kurtz … [Read more...] about Optimize for the Sale: PPC and SEO Solutions for Ecommerce [Webinar Recording]
Optimize for the Sale: Unique PPC and SEO Challenges for Ecommerce [New Webinar]
PPC and SEO marketers do a lot of optimizing. We optimize for the click. We optimize to be found and shared. We optimize bids to be as effective as they can be down to the very last penny. But in all this rushing to make sure people go where we want them to, we sometimes overlook the very last piece: How do we get them to buy? Join Kayla Kurtz from Hanapin Marketing and Erik … [Read more...] about Optimize for the Sale: Unique PPC and SEO Challenges for Ecommerce [New Webinar]
Three Ways to Account for Mobile Traffic in a Post-Enhanced World
For this month’s series on PPC Hero, we’re taking a look back through our archives and revisiting some ideas we’ve talked about in the past and how the past year or more has changed our thinking about them. Things are always changing in PPC, and our views and opinions about it are no exception. Just over one year ago I wrote a post entitled You’re Closer to Being … [Read more...] about Three Ways to Account for Mobile Traffic in a Post-Enhanced World
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
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)
The 10 Reports that Made Me Fall in Love with Pivot Tables
Lots of crazy stuff has happened in PPC during 2012. Even though that’s been true pretty much every year since its launch, we at PPC Hero felt that it was a big enough year to justify its very own series. That’s why for this month’s series we’re taking on the Biggest Thing in My PPC Year. Whether it’s tools, product releases or changes to our way of thinking, we’ll be … [Read more...] about The 10 Reports that Made Me Fall in Love with Pivot Tables
12 PPC Lessons Learned Over 12 Years
Someone really smart once said that smart people learn from their mistakes and wise people learn from the mistakes of others. I’ve hit the ball out of the park my fair share over the past 12 years but I’ve struck out swinging, too. Here’s some take-aways from those mistakes. 1. It’s getting A LOT harder. CPC’s go up, CTR goes down and conversion rates are getting worse. The … [Read more...] about 12 PPC Lessons Learned Over 12 Years
Update: Google Impression Share Reporting Changes Live
It's finally here! As mentioned in a previous news update, Google has been hard at work updating AdWords Impression Share reporting. As of November 7th, that work has finally come to the PPC general public as detailed on the AdWords Blog here. If this particular change caught you unawares, then you'll need to be updated on the new features, and more importantly - the biggest … [Read more...] about Update: Google Impression Share Reporting Changes Live