Enhanced Campaigns have been pretty controversial, as I'm sure you're aware. While some of us here at PPC Hero have experienced some success due to the massive influx of mobile traffic, others are still wrestling with the total loss of device segmentation and traffic control that we previously enjoyed. Chief among our concerns are business models that focus solely on mobile … [Read more...] about Do Mobile Preferred Ads Actually Prefer Mobile?
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Comparison-Shopping Engines: How to Optimize CSEs, Part IV
It is series time! One topic that we haven’t really talked much about in our blog are comparison-shopping engine sites. I have worked with multiple online retailers that have seen great success with this type of online advertising. So I want to take this series as an opportunity to dive deeper into the mystery of comparison-shopping. So you have decided to advertise on a … [Read more...] about Comparison-Shopping Engines: How to Optimize CSEs, Part IV
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
Making Conversion Rate Optimization Work for You & Your Client
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. When it comes to conversion rate optimization (CRO), I would say that you might … [Read more...] about Making Conversion Rate Optimization Work for You & Your Client
25 Ways PPC Has Changed In The Past Year
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. -- This month we're looking at the exciting world of changes. More specifically … [Read more...] about 25 Ways PPC Has Changed In The Past Year
10 (okay, 11) Point Check List To Ensuring Ad Health
We all know that the ad is the gateway to the conversion. But how much time and thought are you really giving your ad copy? The answer I’m hoping for is: As much as it needs. That doesn't mean you need to spend days, hours, or even large chunks of your mental space creating ads for your clients. It does mean that you need to be mindful of how effectively you’re grabbing the … [Read more...] about 10 (okay, 11) Point Check List To Ensuring Ad Health
New Webinar! Ecommerce Marketing: Find More Customers and Close the Deal
Every online retailer or ecommerce business owner knows that the buying process is a journey. You have to find your customers, connect with them in a meaningful way, get them to your website and convince them to click that "buy now" button. All pretty much at the same time. Problem is, the best practices for guiding your customers through that path change all the time. So sign … [Read more...] about New Webinar! Ecommerce Marketing: Find More Customers and Close the Deal
Make It Count! How To Avoid Common PPC Ad Testing Mistakes
One of our favourite talking points in the PPC industry when it comes to testing is deciding when we have enough data to judge our results accurately. On the face of it, this should be a fairly straightforward process, albeit with a little bit of maths involved, however it rarely seems to be as simple as it seems. For the past couple of weeks I've been working heavily on … [Read more...] about Make It Count! How To Avoid Common PPC Ad Testing Mistakes
Finalist: Optimizing and Targeting for User Behavior
Editorial note: This guest post is a finalist in our Hero Conf scholarship event. Jeremy Estes currently works on the paid search team at Standing Dog Interactive in Dallas, Texas. When I first started building PPC campaigns, 7 or 8 years ago, I remember getting all the “pro tips” like putting the keyword in the title, using numbers or special characters, title casing, … [Read more...] about Finalist: Optimizing and Targeting for User Behavior
6 Approaches To Improving Your PPC Conversion Rate
When it comes to PPC, generally clients want me to do two things for them: Increase Conversions Reduce Cost Per Conversion Achieving these two goals requires more than just good luck. I want to discuss six different approaches you can take to measuring and improving your conversion rate. 1. Set Goals The first thing I always look at when I start off trying to improve my … [Read more...] about 6 Approaches To Improving Your PPC Conversion Rate
Enhanced Campaign Answers: Webinar Recording
We approached this webinar with the idea that Google’s Enhanced Campaigns update to AdWords had a lot of people asking questions, and it didn’t take long for that little hypothesis to prove correct! Watch the recording below to see Jeff Allen & Sam Owen of Hanapin Marketing, Larry Kim of Wordstream and Elizabeth Marsten of Portent answer common questions, including the … [Read more...] about Enhanced Campaign Answers: Webinar Recording
Customize Your Analytics Dashboard for Instant Insights
Wrestling with Google Analytics can be a difficult proposition for any seasoned account manager, let alone you poor souls out there that are new to the platform. The data on display is so incredibly robust and the reporting options so thoroughly expansive, it's easy to be overwhelmed even when looking at the simplest of metrics. In remembering my first Analytics dive, I'd … [Read more...] about Customize Your Analytics Dashboard for Instant Insights