It’s that time again, a year has gone by and a new one is about to start. PPC Hero and SEO Boy are getting into the spirit as Father Time and Baby New Year, but it looks like Ms. Clicks...
The PPC Renegade Wants To Delete Your Hoarded Keywords
When I was learning PPC, it was always stressed to me the importance of pausing things instead of deleting them. After all, the history of a keyword or ad is what makes up its quality score. This all made sense...
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SOPA: Rogue Websites vs. Censorship
The Stop Online Piracy Act or SOPA was introduced to the U.S. House on October 26. You’ve probably been following the bill through the news and recent hearings on November 16 and December 15 regarding details to the bill, but...
Only Two Days Left on Hero Conf $100 Holiday Discount!
Register for Hero Conf now to receive the Hero Conf holiday $100 discount before it expires on December 31, 2011. Use the discount code “Jingle” to receive the $100 in savings off of the regular conference price. That’s only $350...
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Baseball and PPC – Know Your Cleanup Hitter
I love the game of baseball. There’s a reason it’s America’s pastime. It’s the perfect blend of individual effort and teamwork. I only played baseball for a few years but I have so many fond memories of those playing days...
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How to Manage a Lead Gen PPC Account with No Conversion Tracking
The crew here at PPC Hero was fielding quite a few questions in the last few months regarding how to manage in crisis situations. Specifically, our readers wanted to know how to manage a PPC account when conversion tracking fails....
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WTQ – Bringin’ Sexy Back
You might have noticed that these WTQ posts tend to have a theme of some sort. Usually, this theme can be seen in the kinds of queries we’ve gotten for that particular month. It truly baffles me that searchers from...
Rocket Science? No. Scientific? Yes.
So I saw this “meh” ad on my wife’s Facebook page, and thought it would make a pretty good example of “Things to Test on Your Facebook Ads.” But before I list off everything that could probably be improved or...
Your Competition is Set to Crush You in 2012
Your competition is gearing up to crush you next year. They’ve spent this year learning your tricks, perfecting their own, and are now ready to unleash everything they have on you. That’s because they know what’s at stake. Profits. 2012...
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Happy Holidays from PPC Hero!
It looks like PPC Hero is having a little trouble decorating his tree. Maybe next year he’ll ask SEO Boy and Ms. Clicks for some help. From all of us here at PPC Hero, we wish you a happy and...
Google Online Marketing Challenge Registration Opens
I know most of you may not fall into this category, but if you happen to teach at the college level–you should definitely check out Google’s Online Marketing Challenge, the registration for which just opened. It’s open to professors of...
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Heroview: PPC for SMBs
Today’s Heroview featured Robert Brady (@robert_brady). Robert is the Director of PPC & Conversion at Trafficado and is a Google AdWords Certified Partner & Microsoft adExcellence member. He has managed PPC for a variety of SMBs including a small grass-fed...