The Internet can be a strange place. People make weird posts, people browse strange sites and, most important of us to us PPC Heroes of the word, people search for weird things. It’s something that we’ve long delighted in here...
Why the Effectiveness of PPC Kills Account Growth
The great thing about PPC is that you know the exact performance of every keyword in the account (or at least you can if you get everything set up right). You can now even attribute sales to keywords at the...
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Holiday PPC Strategy & Prep in Just 7 Steps!
It’s coming. We can tell over here at PPC Hero because more and more questions are coming in asking about preparing for the holiday season in PPC. It’s true…the peak holiday ecommerce season is right around the corner! If you...
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Joining the Conversation vs. Being More Interesting
“Proverbs contradict each other. That is the wisdom of a people” — Stanislaw Lec Among the proverbs that contradict each other, are two copywriting adages: 1) Join the conversation that is already going on in the mind of the customer...
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The 5 W’s of AdWords Ad Extensions – Part I
The five W’s… I’m sure some of you may remember these from grade school as who, what, when, where and why. Collectively, they comprise the basic formula for getting the complete story on a particular subject. In fact, this is...
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Google’s New Ad Rotation Settings are Now REALLY Not the Devil
If you’ve been a long-time reader of PPC Hero, you might remember Sean Quadlin’s elegant dissertation back in May on how Google’s new Ad Rotation settings were, and I quote, “The Devil”. For the uninitiated: In May, Google introduced new...
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7 Ways To Keep Your PPC Account Structure Manageable
I came across an account a few months ago so large and unwieldy that the thought of optimizing it made my eyes water. What was so wrong with the account structure you ask? Nothing! By my own admission it was...
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It’s Official: PPC Hero Prefers Bing to Google!
Oh, Bing. You’re everywhere lately. You’re on my television, interrupting my time with Stephen Colbert on Hulu, sending me emails asking me to call you Bing Ads now, and asking me to “Bing-it-on”. Well, like an annoying classmate telling me...
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New Hero Conf 2013 Speakers!
PPC Hero and Hanapin Marketing are proud to announce a fantastic line-up of speakers for Hero Conf 2013. We are looking forward to hearing these industry-leading experts share their PPC knowledge in Austin, TX from April 8-10. Sign up for...
Mobile PPC: Proven Strategies & Untapped Opportunities – Upcoming Webinar
“The Year of Mobile” seems to have been the moniker of the past 3-4 consecutive years. The good news? You don’t have to hear it anymore! Mobile is here, and making up 10-20% of all pay per click ad spend...
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PPC Hero Supports Breast Cancer Awareness Month!
It's Breast Cancer Awareness Month! Get out and Walk!
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Is Your Facebook Ad Image Doing Enough?
While it’s fashionable to talk about ‘banner blindness’ when it comes to online ads — and the phenomena does exist — the fact is that your peripheral vision can’t help but scan the whole page. You do SEE the ads....
