As Co-founder/Director of MeasuredSEM and former Director of Marketing with Wordstream, Tom Demers (@TomDemers) is one of those PPC experts that many PPC marketers want to talk to. That’s why we chose him to participate in our first-ever live #Heroview – real-time discussions with industry experts via Twitter. There are many SEM experts we at Hanapin Marketing want to meet and … [Read more...] about Heroview – Analyzing Ad Strategy With Tom Demers
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News Update: Hasta La Vista…Search?
Today’s News Update covers an article by Erez Barak of Search Engine Watch: Social Has Crossed the Marketing Budget Chasm; Will It Drown Search? So, why the cheese-ball 80’s cinema reference? Because according to Barak, there have been a few reports and surveys recently released that show small businesses leaning toward an emphasis on social media marketing instead of the … [Read more...] about News Update: Hasta La Vista…Search?
Our Greatest Hits for February 2011
The page views have spoken! Below we have gathered PPC Hero’s four most visited, and hopefully most valuable articles from February. Whether you’re a new or long-time subscriber, you may have missed these insightful and helpful PPC management tips. Bryan makes his Greatest Hits debut is first place, with Why and How You Should Rethink Ad Writing and Bidding Strategies. In … [Read more...] about Our Greatest Hits for February 2011
PPC News Roundup for February 18, 2011 Plus – Twitter Promo!
To kick things off this week, I’d like to mention a promo we are running through our Twitter account @ppchero. If you’d like to have your blog post included in our roundup next Friday, February 25, shoot us a link via direct message on Twitter, explain you’d like to be considered and you will be! While we can’t guarantee we’ll run every submission (we’re looking for … [Read more...] about PPC News Roundup for February 18, 2011 Plus – Twitter Promo!
PPC News Roundup for January 14, 2011
Attention local business owners and marketers: Check out these winning tips by PPC Blog’s Geordie on quickly generating leads for local businesses on Facebook. Facebook’s advertising platform has advanced user interest and demographic targeting that can really assist in reaching your local customers. Like with any good PPC campaign, you’ll want to first look into optimizing … [Read more...] about PPC News Roundup for January 14, 2011
PPC News Roundup for December 31, 2010
Do you regularly use analytics to make decisions about account performance? If not you might want to become familiar as the analytics industry is growing and maturing. Garry Przyklenk of Search Engine Watch has written a post taking a look at the growing importance of web analytics in 2010. The goal of using analytics has shifted from spitting out reports with as much data as … [Read more...] about PPC News Roundup for December 31, 2010
PPC: A Review of 2010 & Our Expectations for 2011
As we near the end of the year, our team reflected on the changes seen in PPC, and put together the following recap of those with the biggest impact so far: Twitter Twitter has begun to reach out to companies who want to advertise on their social media platform via what are being called “promoted tweets.” Basically, a company or advertising agency can pay (based on a cost per … [Read more...] about PPC: A Review of 2010 & Our Expectations for 2011
PPC News Roundup for December 24, 2010
Incase you don’t already spend enough time on Facebook, the company is moving into having retail stores inside their Fan/Like Pages. If this move toward “social commerce” is successful it could turn Facebook’s hundreds of millions of users into online shoppers. Frank Reed of Marketing Pilgrim has written a post about his experience shopping at JCPenney via Facebook. His initial … [Read more...] about PPC News Roundup for December 24, 2010
PPC News Roundup for December 3, 2010
If you transitioned your accounts from Yahoo! to Bing without making edits, your ads might not be showing to potential customers. This is because Microsoft and Yahoo! do not view keywords in the same way. Michael Mostert of adCenter Blog has written a post on what you need to know about keyword normalization to avoid missing out on traffic. Since adCenter treats each keyword … [Read more...] about PPC News Roundup for December 3, 2010
Our Greatest Hits for November 2010
The page views have spoken! Below we have gathered PPC Hero’s four most visited, and hopefully most valuable articles from November. Whether you’re a new or long-time subscriber, you may have missed these insightful and helpful PPC management tips. This November, Jen’s insightful article on creating targeted ads in Facebook landed itself in first place, and for good reason! … [Read more...] about Our Greatest Hits for November 2010
PPC News Roundup for October 15, 2010
If you’ve been following our blog for a while you probably feel like a PPC expert. The next question is how can you leverage your expertise and begin selling your PPC services to others. PeterD of PPC Blog has written a post on the best way to pitch your PPC services. The key to creating a strong customer base is focusing on what the client needs from you. Peter offers advice … [Read more...] about PPC News Roundup for October 15, 2010
Comparison of Third Tier Engines
If you’re looking for an extra outlet, a little more bang for your buck, maybe you should look into third tier search engines. Although they don’t get as much traffic as the big three (soon-to-be two), they may be more targeted toward your audience and are notorious for converting at a lower cost. That being said, not all search engines are created equal so it’s important to … [Read more...] about Comparison of Third Tier Engines