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
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PLAs on Smartphones: Enhanced Campaigns Impact
Today's Post is from PPC Hero Ally Alexander Dao. Alexander is a Senior Manager at DataPop.com. You can follow him @the_dao_jones. -- Google just announced that PLAs will begin showing on mobile devices globally. If you upgrade to enhanced campaigns, your products will automatically be eligible to display for Smartphones. Keep in mind that since smartphones by nature … [Read more...] about PLAs on Smartphones: Enhanced Campaigns Impact
Starting PPC For eCommerce Sites: A Beginner’s Handbook Part 3 (Final)
You’ve come up with the perfect eCommerce site. Maybe you got in on a great wholesale deal for miniature furniture for dollhouses. Maybe you spin your own yarn out of your angora bunny’s hair and it’s selling like proverbial hot cakes. But, you seem to have reached your limit for growth through the marketing channels (or lack thereof) you’re already using. Someone or … [Read more...] about Starting PPC For eCommerce Sites: A Beginner’s Handbook Part 3 (Final)
The Seven Best PPC Learnings from January 2013
To wrap up January, we wanted to look back at what happened this month and the best things that came out of it. After polling the office, here's what the staff of PPC Hero considered their best lessons from the month. Amanda West-Bookwalter A continued source of learning for me, and this month was no different, is product listing ads. They can get otherwise unknown, small … [Read more...] about The Seven Best PPC Learnings from January 2013
Don’t Be Afraid to Exclude PLA Search Queries
Many of you have been wondering what type of content to expect at Hero Conf 2013. Well, today we are breaking that ice and sharing an exclusive piece from one of our 47 Hero Conf 2013 speakers, Matthew Umbro. Today Umbro will bring you into the world of PLA's and calm your fears of exluding PLA search queries. Don't miss Matt's full presentation on PLA's at Hero Conf April … [Read more...] about Don’t Be Afraid to Exclude PLA Search Queries
A New Year Means New Ideas For Your PPC Accounts
To start your new year out right, you should look for some big ideas to bring to the table for your PPC campaigns to your client or boss. I recently polled the group over at Reddit.com/r/PPC to see what they were bringing to the table this year. Here are some of their answers and some things I'm doing! One user said they were starting to use Remarketing with Google Analytics. … [Read more...] about A New Year Means New Ideas For Your PPC Accounts
Dave Schwartz: Hero Conf 2013 Speaker Interview
We had the opportunity to interview Dave Schwartz, who will be speaking about enterprise PPC and Ad Testing at Hero Conf 2013. Dave leads client engagement and marketing strategy for DataPop. He joined DataPop after leading Category Development for Local and Automotive at Yahoo! Search Marketing. Prior to Yahoo!, Dave was an Engagement Manager for J.D. Power Consulting, … [Read more...] about Dave Schwartz: Hero Conf 2013 Speaker Interview
Lessons Learned in 2012: Three Tips to Understand Your Account
Lots of crazy stuff has happened in PPC during 2012. Even though that’s been true pretty much every year since its launch, we at PPC Hero felt that it was a big enough year to justify its very own series. That’s why for this month’s series we’re taking on the Biggest Thing in My PPC Year. Whether it’s tools, product releases or changes to our way of thinking, we’ll be … [Read more...] about Lessons Learned in 2012: Three Tips to Understand Your Account
Lead Generation’s Sad Holiday Season Won’t Last Forever
The holidays aren’t a total joy for everyone. The clearest example that always comes to my mind is Tiny Tim and his family sitting around their table and eating a boiled boot or whatever. (This probably depends on which of the roughly 1.6 million adaptations of A Christmas Carol immediately pop into your head.) Ok, so Tiny Tim and the Cratchits have love and a family and all … [Read more...] about Lead Generation’s Sad Holiday Season Won’t Last Forever
10 Changes to make to Your AdWords Search Campaign that will Boost Your CTR
Have the text ads in your AdWords campaigns got to a point where they need a click-through rate (CTR) boost without you making any immediate changes to your CPC bids? You know that increasing your text ads Click Through Rate (CTR) would not only lead to increased traffic, but would ultimately result in improved Quality Scores and a higher Ad Rank. You might also not want to … [Read more...] about 10 Changes to make to Your AdWords Search Campaign that will Boost Your CTR
Do You Know the Personality of Your PPC Account?
The other day I was reading an article about how babies have different personalities and different ways to nurture each type of personality. This got me thinking that our PPC accounts can also be grouped into similar personality types, and as PPC managers we have to adjust our strategies accordingly to make them profitable. Want to know your account better? Find out if your … [Read more...] about Do You Know the Personality of Your PPC Account?
Ticker Tuesday: Setting Up Data Feeds In Google Merchant Center
In this episode of Ticker Tuesday, we take you through what to be especially careful of when setting up a feed on Google Merchant Center. So whether you are setting up your Merchant account for AdWords Ad Extensions or Product Listing Ads, or to take advantage of other Google products for businesses, this short how-to is for you! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHUlnTgdoVs … [Read more...] about Ticker Tuesday: Setting Up Data Feeds In Google Merchant Center
