Welcome back to Ticker Tuesday’s two-part series on PPC bidding strategies. In Part 1, we discussed when to raise bids, and when to lower them. In this installment, we’ll be discussing the specific tools Google AdWords has to offer for...
News Update: Google Partners with Digitas For Enhanced Mobile Marketing Insights
Yesterday, Google announced their partnership with Digitas, in an effort to provide advanced mobile marketing usage research data to Google advertisers. This partnership will allow Google to combine their original marketing data with Digitas’ search and marketing research to better...
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AdWords Privacy Policy Updates, Just in Time!
Last Tuesday, I spent a good chunk of my day adding in a new page across several landing page creatives for one of our clients. While it was a bit tedious, in general, I’m glad this change was necessary. Starting...
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News Update: New Resource Library for Google AdWords Certification Program
Earlier this week, Google announced the launch of a new resource library in their AdWords Certification Program portal. For those of you PPC Heroes out there interested in getting your Google AdWords Certification, this is wonderful news and will make...
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10 Mobile Landing Page Best Practices
According to a study done by Brand Anywhere and Luth Research, 51% of consumers are more likely to purchase from retailers that have mobile-specific sites, yet, according to Google, 79% of large online advertisers don’t have a mobile optimized site....
News Update: The Google Crystal Ball – Adwords Traffic Estimator
The Google team just announced a change in the algorithm behind traffic estimates for your keywords. For PPC managers, this update to Adwords is on par with a granted wish from Jambi on Pee Wee’s Playhouse.
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News Update: Google for Agencies—Resources Streamlined!
In an attempt to make the lives of marketing agency representatives just a little bit easier, Google launched Google for Agencies. This new site’s intentions are to “inspire creative ideas and provide access to the programs, tools and resources to...
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Ticker Tuesday: Bidding Strategies, Part 1
Are you stuck on bidding? You’re not alone. Keyword bidding can be a daunting part of PPC management…but it doesn’t have to be! In this episode of Ticker Tuesday, we walk through when it’s a good idea to increase bids,...
Profit per Impression: A Better Metric for Ad Testing
Today we have a guest post from one of our PPC Hero allies! Michael Wiegand is a PPC Guru & Google Analytics Consultant at Portent Interactive, a full-service internet marketing company based in Seattle, WA. In this post, Michael explains...
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Best Dressed PPCer Contest!
There are a lot of things to love about Spring. The sun is shining and flowers are blooming, but what PPC Hero and Ms. Clicks love most is the chance to show off their Spring best. They both have shown...
Comparing Quality Score Across AdWords & AdCenter
Quality score has always been an elusive creature for many people in the search marketing industry. What is it? How is it calculated? How does it affect my account? These are just a few of the questions that deserve more...
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News Update: AdWords Editor Version 9.0 Released
Yesterday, Google announced the release of Adwords Editor Version 9.0, and I’m happy to report some nice improvements to the Editor’s functionality that will definitely help you more efficiently manage your accounts. In addition to improving some existing functionality, the...
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