Since when did deceit become a useful pay-per-click tool? A few months ago I discovered Engine Ready's article titled Operation Camouflage, The Art of War, and PPC. The folks at Engine Ready spelled out how to hide your ads from competitors in an effort to reduce "competitive click fraud" in Google AdWords. On the surface Operation Camouflage doesn't seem like a half bad … [Read more...] about Debunking the Operation Camouflage Strategy: Is Deceit Really a PPC Best Practice?
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Just In Case You Missed It…
Below I have gathered PPC Hero's four most visited and hopefully most valuable blog posts from October. Whether you're a brand new subscriber or a current subscriber you may have missed these insightful and helpful tips involving the world of Pay-Per-Click. Enjoy! Google’s Quality Score has done many things for the world of PPC, but in this post we explain how it has … [Read more...] about Just In Case You Missed It…
PPC News Roundup for October 31, 2007
The MSN adCenter blog put together a comprehensive "Top Ten List" for preparing for the holiday shopping season. Tips included range from aggressive bidding, increased budgets and increased keyword research to the basics like including gift receipts and offering gift wrapping services. Have you abandoned Google's Content Network and refuse to give it another shot? John … [Read more...] about PPC News Roundup for October 31, 2007
Another Tool To Turn Your AdWords Campaign Into a Well-Oiled Machine
We write a lot about Google AdWords' Quality Score. There I said it. But as long as Google has the largest share of search traffic, AdWords will continue to be the main driver of the PPC industry and we'll continue to help turn your campaigns into well-oiled machines. As you know, at the heart of Adwords is the Quality Score. Google has left search engine marketers to their … [Read more...] about Another Tool To Turn Your AdWords Campaign Into a Well-Oiled Machine
In Google AdWords, Bidding Wars Are a Thing of the Past: Beat Your Competition with These 4 Tactics
All week we have focused on how to improve your Quality Score, how to recognize "myths" and important factoids that lead to a solid understanding of Quality Score. Today's post is the fifth and final post in our 5-day series, and it is the culmination of a week's worth of knowledge! In days gone by, PPC bidding wars were commonplace when trying to achieve top positions in … [Read more...] about In Google AdWords, Bidding Wars Are a Thing of the Past: Beat Your Competition with These 4 Tactics
Keywords Inactive Due to Quality Score in Google AdWords? Here are 3 Actions to Take!
Today's post on Inactive Keywords is the third blog post in our 5-day series focusing on Quality Score. Picture this: You arrive at work before the birds begin to chirp. Before you can be "bothered" by email, you log into AdWords and compulsively check your previous day's stats. Quickly thereafter, a discovery makes your jaw hit the floor. Those wonderful new keywords you … [Read more...] about Keywords Inactive Due to Quality Score in Google AdWords? Here are 3 Actions to Take!
Fact vs. Fiction: Dispelling 4 Myths of the Google Quality Score
Today's topic is the first in a series of 5 blog posts focused on Quality Score. Whenever there is a phenomenon that affects many people, and this phenomenon is shrouded in mystery, there are bound to be rumors, myths and misnomers that are mistaken for facts. Most of the time this misinformation is based loosely on truth, but it gets more distorted with each re-telling. … [Read more...] about Fact vs. Fiction: Dispelling 4 Myths of the Google Quality Score
PPC News Roundup for October 10, 2007
To get search marketing right, you have to get it wrong. Mike Moran has written an insightful article on why search marketing is so hard. I agree! Mike discusses why search marketing is so different from ‘traditional’ marketing, and why some key decision makers within a company may still be hesitant to fully explore SEM. Basically, people are afraid to be wrong and … [Read more...] about PPC News Roundup for October 10, 2007
Read this Post Today! The Power of the Call to Action.
According to an article written in Newsweek called, Hi-Tech’s New Day, 75 percent of Americans use the Internet and spend an average three hours a day online. So why is it advertisers and marketers feel they have to dumb down their marketing ads with huge, sometimes really ugly buttons telling customers what to do? "Buy here, Shop Now, Subscribe Here, Click Here", etc. … [Read more...] about Read this Post Today! The Power of the Call to Action.
Need Ideas? Let the Competition Give You a Hand!
Has your creative well run dry? Do you feel like your PPC ads have lost their kick, or their punch? When reviewing your landing pages do you have the urge to try something new, but you're just not certain in which direction to go? Don't worry, everyone gets blocked at times. There is a plethora of ideas waiting to inspire you! You just just need to look in the right place - … [Read more...] about Need Ideas? Let the Competition Give You a Hand!
PPC News Roundup for September 12, 2007
Tiz the Season to Optimize for the Holidays is a great post listing seven ways you can increase traffic and conversions just by focusing on Holiday themes. A few examples are to call out gift card sales and gifts under $25 in your ad text. It also says to decorate your landing pages for a holiday theme. Check keyword research tools for past search terms; these can go back as … [Read more...] about PPC News Roundup for September 12, 2007
PPC News Roundup for August 29, 2007
On Search Engine Roundtable some posts in a forum a question on whether to allow costs of products and/or services in your ad text to qualify traffic? I think it's a great question and as stated in the post, many people believe it is not best practice to do this, because you could be weeding out potentially good traffic, but I believe it would help a client if they had a … [Read more...] about PPC News Roundup for August 29, 2007