Scenario: you’ve watched your account’s clickthrough rate steadily increase over the past few months, but you’re not seeing an increase in conversions. Seems illogical, right? More clicks should mean more conversions?!?! As I’m sure you already know by now, your account metrics don’t always follow a domino effect; sometimes a seeming improvement in one area of your account … [Read more...] about My Clickthrough Rate Is Improving, Why Aren’t My Conversions Increasing?
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Capture Them On The Go! Mobile Campaigns for E-Commerce
How many times a day to you look up something on your mobile device? Ten times? Twenty? Do you ever put it away? Or are you one of those people who don’t have a smartphone who longs to be part of the information super highway? I admittedly used to be one of those people, but no longer! In addition to using my smartphone to upload adorable photos of my child to Facebook, I … [Read more...] about Capture Them On The Go! Mobile Campaigns for E-Commerce
13 Popular PPC Campaign Tactics That Will Ruin You
PPC Campaign tactics are those things account managers do at the campaign level to increase performance. This list is 13 very common tactics PPC managers use to optimize at the campaign level. Sometimes they work, but sometimes they can tank an account and leave you with some explaining to do. 1. Rest on the Laurels of Your Top Pay Per Click (PPC) Campaigns It’s easy to … [Read more...] about 13 Popular PPC Campaign Tactics That Will Ruin You
How to Better Optimize for Mobile Lead Generation
Mobile PPC has been making huge strides in the last year and continues to gain popularity with an ever-increasing volume of Internet searches coming from mobile devices. We know there are certain optimizations necessary to make mobile traffic work and convert for you in the PPC world, but what can be done specifically for lead generation purposes? Well, let’s talk about … [Read more...] about How to Better Optimize for Mobile Lead Generation
Interview with Robert Brady!
Our interview today is with Robert Brady, Director of PPC & Conversion at Trafficado, and author of the blog Righteous Marketing. PPC Hero: How did you become interested in PPC? Robert: Growing up on a small farm in Idaho I didn't even know about PPC until I took an internet marketing course in college. This was the first time the university offered the class and I signed … [Read more...] about Interview with Robert Brady!
Interview with Brad Geddes
This week's Hero Conf speaker interview is with Brad Geddes, Founder of Certified Knowledge, an online paid search training and toolset provider. Brad has a lot of experience in the PPC industry, and we are looking forward to hearing him speak about retargeting and quality score at Hero Conf. Hero Conf is a paid search conference being held on April 16-17, 2012, in … [Read more...] about Interview with Brad Geddes
Hero Conf Super Early Bird Discount Ends Tomorrow!
Friday, February 3, is the last day to register for Hero Conf and still receive the Super Early Bird Discount. Day 1 is $450 (discounted by more than 50%), Day 2 is $1200 (discounted by nearly 30%), and both days are $1320 (discounted by nearly 40%). This week we would also like to share an interview with Joanna Lord, the Director of Customer Acquisition & Engagement at … [Read more...] about Hero Conf Super Early Bird Discount Ends Tomorrow!
Seasonal Greetings? I Should Hope So!
It's social media, right? Meaning that social context has huge influence over what gets noticed and reacted to, right? And by "social context" I mean that you think different thoughts, and are likely to respond to different bids for your attention, on December 3rd than July 3rd -- or even on Sunday afternoon than on Monday morning. In other words, seasonal events, holidays, … [Read more...] about Seasonal Greetings? I Should Hope So!
Improve PPC Results by Ignoring Conversions – Case Study
Can relying on interface data, specifically lead numbers and CPL significantly hurt your PPC accounts’ performance? The following is a case study that sheds light on exactly this, and will show you why I have cut down on the time I spend looking at that data in the AdWords and adCenter interfaces. The set up: I recently was put on an account that has a history of up and down … [Read more...] about Improve PPC Results by Ignoring Conversions – Case Study
Information Architecture For Your PPC Account – By Hero Conf Speaker Shawn Livengood
This week we had the pleasure of hearing from Shawn Livengood, Online Marketing Manager at BuildASign.com and author of the blog PPC Without Pity. Shawn will be speaking about Account Structure at Hero Conf (April 16-17, 2012, Indianapolis, IN). In the following article, Shawn discusses how his degree in Information Architecture has helped him in PPC Management. Remember if … [Read more...] about Information Architecture For Your PPC Account – By Hero Conf Speaker Shawn Livengood
Ad Testing Made Easy: Running An Ad Test
In the third installment of our series, Ad Testing Made Easy, I’ll be talking about implementing your ad test. After reading Felicia’s post yesterday, I’m sure it’s safe to assume you accepted her mission and are ready to dig in and implement some ad testing. So, where do you start? Where do you end? This is your field guide to putting effective PPC ad testing into … [Read more...] about Ad Testing Made Easy: Running An Ad Test
Ad Testing Made Easy: Best Practices
This is the first installment of our Ad Testing Made Easy series for this month. For the purpose of today’s post, we will discuss our list of ad testing best practices that can be applied to your own accounts. Ad testing can be a tricky process to master. It requires both time and money, both of which are oftentimes difficult to come by as busy paid search managers. … [Read more...] about Ad Testing Made Easy: Best Practices