Here’s the deal – you want PPC to power your business, but you offer a product or service that can only cater to the local community. What options does that leave you? There are really two things I want to focus on – the first is making sure your PPC is as awesome as it can be, and this comes from taking advantage of all the tools and tricks available to you as a local … [Read more...] about Top PPC Tips For Local Businesses
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10 Ways to Decrease Your Display Network CPA
The Display network is a beast. This is just a fact. An even truer fact is that Display will run away with your budget and CPA if you let it. We had a recent request at PPC Hero for some ideas on how to decrease CPA in the Display network, and I figured…let’s just cover some basics that may be getting missed in a panic, as well as a few in-depth options. And I mean, why not … [Read more...] about 10 Ways to Decrease Your Display Network CPA
Google’s latest earnings report woes to have an impact on the future of PPC?
In case you hadn't heard the big news, Google’s latest earnings report was accidentally released 4 hours early when RR Donnelly (the firm who prints Google’s financial documents) filed the reports during trading hours by mistake. The big news is that almighty Google’s net profits fell 20% from last year to $2.18 billion. Investors reacted badly to the news and $22 billion … [Read more...] about Google’s latest earnings report woes to have an impact on the future of PPC?
54 Conversion Rate Optimization Tips To Improve Your PPC Campaigns
For the final installment of our conversion rate optimization and landing page series we’ve tried to bring together as many tips and tricks as we can! Testing Methodology 1. Don’t test for testing’s sake! Always have a hypothesis about what you think will improve your conversion rate and why. There are a million different things you can change – you’ll make the biggest … [Read more...] about 54 Conversion Rate Optimization Tips To Improve Your PPC Campaigns
Leveraging Analytics Goals & Reporting Features To Improve Conversion Rates
Making the right moves can be difficult without the data. Perhaps this is why we thrive off intuitive interfaces and data-packed spreadsheets on a daily basis. When it comes to conversion rate optimization, however, this requires specialized tools and reporting features beyond what AdWords alone can offer. Fortunately, Google Analytics offers up several powerful measurement and … [Read more...] about Leveraging Analytics Goals & Reporting Features To Improve Conversion Rates
How To Set-Up Analytics Funnels & Use Them For Conversion Rate Optimization
If you have more than one page in your check-out process, then you should be tracking user behavior through that process. Having data showing what people are doing in your check-out process can assist you in identifying where to focus your conversion rate optimization efforts. To demonstrate my point, I'll be using a real life client example. The names have been changed to … [Read more...] about How To Set-Up Analytics Funnels & Use Them For Conversion Rate Optimization
Engaged CRO: A 5-Step Plan for Full Client Support
I’m of the opinion that it is not hard to convince your client of anything, if it’s forwarded with: “this will get you more leads/make you more revenue.” However, as soon as the word “test” gets thrown in the mix, even when goals are on target, things have been known to screech to a halt. So if the client is happy with performance and you’re hitting goals, how do you convince … [Read more...] about Engaged CRO: A 5-Step Plan for Full Client Support
ABC’s of PPC – A Guide for the Basics!
We’ve been posting some pretty advanced optimization techniques recently at PPC Hero to make sure our audience is getting the next level of PPC advice. That doesn’t mean new advertisers aren’t getting in the paid search game daily or that you all-star vets couldn’t use a little reminder of the basics. The following alphabetical list is going to seem a little simple, but you … [Read more...] about ABC’s of PPC – A Guide for the Basics!
Christmas in July: Considerations for Holiday Planning
The holidays loom for retail marketers, making July the time to start thinking about paid search campaign planning if you want to ensure your efforts are a success. Yes, it might be painful thinking about Black Friday keywords and holiday themed landing pages when the air conditioner is blasting, but it’s important to catch the holiday wave early. Analyzing your … [Read more...] about Christmas in July: Considerations for Holiday Planning
Conversion Rate Optimization For PPC: Mo’ Money, Less Problems
This Whaddya'know Wednesday, Amanda West-Bookwalter takes you on a step by step guide through optimizing your PPC account's conversion rate. Through website design best practices, usability testing, showing you how to set up Google Analytics conversion funnels, and how to properly ad test for CRO--this vlog has got it all. Did I mention laser … [Read more...] about Conversion Rate Optimization For PPC: Mo’ Money, Less Problems
Heroview- Common PPC Blunders and Tips to Avoid Them
Welcome to today’s Heroview, everyone! Real-time interviews featuring PPC experts from around the industry! Today, Jeff Ferguson, CEO of consulting group Fang Digital, talked with us about common PPC blunders that may be holding back your campaign. PPC Hero: We’re really excited to have you with us today, Jeff! Thanks for joining PPC Hero! Jeff: My pleasure! We're big fans … [Read more...] about Heroview- Common PPC Blunders and Tips to Avoid Them
Picking the Best PPC Call-to-Action Using Conversions per Impression
Picking winning PPC ads seems like an easy task. You find the one ad with the best metric(s) such as conversion rate, pause the rest, spin out a variation of that ad, and test again. This can lead you in the right direction fast, or it sometimes can blind you to another value of your ads, gross conversions. Below are three case studies that use a metric call Conversion per … [Read more...] about Picking the Best PPC Call-to-Action Using Conversions per Impression