When Does Quality Score Matter? A few months ago I wrote a post on why you shouldn’t optimize for Quality Score. A few weeks ago I spoke at SMX East on the best ways to optimize for Quality Score in an existing, long running account. I apologized at SMX for changing course and now I am going to change again. What’s the reason for this QS-bipolarism? I didn’t know until I … [Read more...] about When Does Quality Score Matter?
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The 5 W’s of AdWords Ad Extensions – Part II
The five W’s return… I’m sure some of you may remember these from grade school as who, what, when, where and why. Together, they create the basic formula for getting the complete story on a particular subject. If you were following along earlier this month, we’ve already covered 4 of the different types of extensions that AdWords has to offer in Part I. For the purpose of Part … [Read more...] about The 5 W’s of AdWords Ad Extensions – Part II
Increase Your PPC ROAS In 2 Minutes With Dynamic Value Tracking
Better measurement of PPC results leads to better Return on Ad Spend. This post walks you through how to increase your ROAS by customizing your Google AdWords conversion tracking code to dynamically pull in order values or assigning values to leads based on the likelihood of a specific lead generating revenue for your business. (Side note, this is probably my most verbose post … [Read more...] about Increase Your PPC ROAS In 2 Minutes With Dynamic Value Tracking
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
Predictive Keyword Research for PPC
I just watched a fascinating video by Rand Fishkin on predicting keyword volume. It’s geared to his neck of the woods (SEO) but was important and insightful enough that I wanted to shed some additional thoughts on predictive keyword research for PPC. What is predictive keyword research? To me, it means getting ahead of a term or topic before it becomes popular. Think about … [Read more...] about Predictive Keyword Research for PPC
Holiday PPC Strategy & Prep in Just 7 Steps!
It’s coming. We can tell over here at PPC Hero because more and more questions are coming in asking about preparing for the holiday season in PPC. It’s true…the peak holiday ecommerce season is right around the corner! If you were thinking you still have some time to put this off, I’d strongly caution you to re-examine that thought and get started now. The more time you give … [Read more...] about Holiday PPC Strategy & Prep in Just 7 Steps!
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
How To Fix Your PPC Lead Quality When It Tanks
It’s a PPC manager’s worst nightmare – you hear from your sales team that suddenly the leads you are sending them are no good - An unexpected decline in lead quality that can affect any account. The question is, what steps can you take to deal with this shocking news? Your first step should be identifying the cause of your lead quality issues. Check back over everything you … [Read more...] about How To Fix Your PPC Lead Quality When It Tanks
PPC Myth Busting! Myth 3: Display is Terrible For Direct Response
In this post, I'll show you how to structure Display campaigns for direct response. This myth ties in with the last myth, but the myth that Display is terrible for direct response is silly. There are so many ways to target specific, highly qualified audience members with advanced targeting that it’s really all I can say about it—it’s a silly myth! First, where I normally like … [Read more...] about PPC Myth Busting! Myth 3: Display is Terrible For Direct Response
PPC Myth Busting! Myth 1: Analytics is Complicated to Use.
Because I felt completely constrained by my hour time limit for my recent webinar, and because I think there's a lot of people out there that would rather focus on one topic at a time or read an article over listening to a whole webinar, I decided to post a PPC Myth busting series. I'll post a blog article for all 10 PPC myths I busted in my webinar with bonus information for … [Read more...] about PPC Myth Busting! Myth 1: Analytics is Complicated to Use.
Leveraging Analytics Goals & Reporting Features To Improve Conversion Rates
Making the right moves can be difficult without the data. Perhaps this is why we thrive off intuitive interfaces and data-packed spreadsheets on a daily basis. When it comes to conversion rate optimization, however, this requires specialized tools and reporting features beyond what AdWords alone can offer. Fortunately, Google Analytics offers up several powerful measurement and … [Read more...] about Leveraging Analytics Goals & Reporting Features To Improve Conversion Rates
ABC’s of PPC – A Guide for the Basics!
We’ve been posting some pretty advanced optimization techniques recently at PPC Hero to make sure our audience is getting the next level of PPC advice. That doesn’t mean new advertisers aren’t getting in the paid search game daily or that you all-star vets couldn’t use a little reminder of the basics. The following alphabetical list is going to seem a little simple, but you … [Read more...] about ABC’s of PPC – A Guide for the Basics!