In today's post, which is our third installment of this week's PPC Love Series, I will be telling a tattered tale of heartbreak that has occurred over trying to use AdWords and Anlytics reporting separately for eCommerce clients. Fortunately this story has a happy ending, one that would keep Cupid himself aflutter. In the words of Al Green, "Times are good or bad, happy or … [Read more...] about Let’s Stay Together: Merging AdWords & Analytics Reporting
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Interview with Matthew Umbro, Founder of PPC Chat
We had the pleasure of an interview with Matthew Umbro, the founder of PPC Chat and Senior PPC Specialist at Exclusive Concepts. Matthew will be speaking at Hero Conf, April 16-17, 2012, in Indianapolis, IN. We are looking forward to hearing Matthew present "Proving the Value of PPC through Conversion Tracking," as well as share his knowledge on the Account Structure panel. … [Read more...] about Interview with Matthew Umbro, Founder of PPC Chat
Shorten Your Sales Cycle with PPC After the Conversion
For most, PPC is an invaluable way to drive low cost leads and/or ecommerce sales. But with its precise targeting capabilities, PPC is also an amazing way to stay in front of these leads and customers to increase closing rates, reduce sales cycle time, and maximize up/cross-sales. So don’t limit your PPC efforts to the first conversion or sale. Use it help your prospects and … [Read more...] about Shorten Your Sales Cycle with PPC After the Conversion
7 Habits of Ineffective PPC Agencies
When considering hiring or switching agencies, you want assurance that your account performance isn't going to tank. Here are 7 Habits of Highly Ineffective PPC Agencies so you know what to avoid. 1. They Don’t Know their Strengths A PPC agency that has never had an ecommerce client is often all too eager to take on the challenge. And this is fine if the agency is completely … [Read more...] about 7 Habits of Ineffective PPC Agencies
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
Delivering on the Look After the Leap
Back when e-commerce was relatively new, one of the go-to best practices for improving usability and conversion was to consistently tell visitors what would happen next. So you would: write embedded links so that visitors could reliably tell where they would land after the jump explicitly state what would happen as a result of filling out and submitting a lead form (we'll … [Read more...] about Delivering on the Look After the Leap
Hero Conf Agenda is Announced!
The PPC Hero and Hanapin Marketing team is proud to unveil the 2012 Hero Conf Agenda! Day 1 of the conference will include a variety of exciting sessions on topics ranging from Retargeting to Advanced Mobile Marketing to a Landing Page Clinic. Day 2 will include informative one-on-one workshops with the PPC Hero team. Check out the full list of speakers here, and check out … [Read more...] about Hero Conf Agenda is Announced!
How to Test Broken Conversion Tracking
The need for conversion tracking in PPC marketing has definitely infiltrated the ‘Land of Best Practices’ and most PPC managers accept it as a factor that can ease the management process by a large degree. But what happens when it goes haywire and breaks…or you suspect it has, at the very least? As with many things in PPC, the trick is to test it and I’m going to give you a … [Read more...] about How to Test Broken Conversion Tracking
5 Questions You Need To Answer About Your PPC Account Using MCF
Multi-channel funnels give PPC managers the opportunity to better understand the role PPC plays in the conversion process. If you haven't started looking into multi-channel reports for your account, it's time to start. Below are 5 questions you need to answer to better understand your pay per click advertising. 1. How much does PPC interact with other marketing channels? Why … [Read more...] about 5 Questions You Need To Answer About Your PPC Account Using MCF
Guide to Google’s Multi-Channel Funnels for PPC Managers
As PPC managers, we all know that to get a clear understanding of PPC performance you can’t just look at AdWords alone, but the discrepancies between AdWords and Analytics data due to click attribution can be frustrating. With the release of Multi-Channel Funnels, Google has helped to resolve this issue by showing how different marketing channels work together to create … [Read more...] about Guide to Google’s Multi-Channel Funnels for PPC Managers
Google Analytics: Creating Deliberate Results from Random Metrics
Google Analytics provides a cornucopia of statistics. Some are the turkey and mash potatoes to your Thanksgiving dinner, and the others are the potluck sides that may go under-eaten. I’m calling these less utilized metrics “Random,” because they are statistics that you may not monitor on a consistent basis, and you may not even know how to use them. I’m a firm believer that if … [Read more...] about Google Analytics: Creating Deliberate Results from Random Metrics
Improved Google Product Ads – Just In Time for the Holidays!
As a follow-up to last week’s blog series on holiday PPC management, which included tips on holiday keyword research, account structure, ad position and holiday-specific landing pages, I thought it would be beneficial to discuss Google’s recent improvements to their Product Ads, and why investing in Product Ads may be useful to you or your ecommerce clients this holiday … [Read more...] about Improved Google Product Ads – Just In Time for the Holidays!