You just got assigned to manage a PPC account, now what? Josh Dreller provides great suggestions on how to approach the research process when you’re building your PPC accounts. This is a good read even if you’re a PPC veteran...
Integrating YouTube Promoted Vidoes Into Your PPC Accounts
I hate to admit it, but I probably spend more time surfing YouTube than I probably should. You know how it goes: A friend sends you a link to some funny or random video on YouTube, then you find another...
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How To Effectively Group PPC Keywords by Purchase Intent
Effective Keyword Grouping for Pay-Per Click One of the most underrated means of driving down your PPC costs and driving up the number of conversions you can generate through paid search is effectively grouping and segmenting your keywords. In this...
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6 Tips on Passing the Google Adwords Qualified Professional Exam
I recently had an opportunity to take the Google Advertising Fundamentals Exam, what fun! Overall it was a good experience, but here are a few tips that I wish I had known before taking it: 1) Read all of the...
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Our Greatest Hits for March 2010
The page views have spoken! Below we have gathered PPC Hero’s four most visited, and hopefully most valuable articles from March. Whether you’re a new or long-time subscriber, you may have missed these insightful and helpful PPC management tips. If...
Getting to Know Your Audiences
Knowing your audience is essential to knowing where to target your ads, but sometimes you don’t know your audience as well as you think you do. You can gain valuable information about your audience through your conversion form. If you...
Always Review Your PPC Campaign Leads
As a PPC campaign manager for business-to-business (B2B) clients, there’s one question I always ask: “Will you share your leads with me?” I don’t want to muscle in on their territory. I want to know how effective their PPC campaign...
Ad Text Tips and Tricks for the Content Network
The Google content network is a mash up of many different sites and how people discover your ads on these sites is a little different than traditional search. People may or may not be searching for your brand or product,...
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Unearthing Hidden Gems In Your PPC Account: A Guide
You know how sometimes when you’re doing a big spring cleaning, you find a cute pair of shoes you forgot in the back of your closet for a year? And they are suddenly cool again! You know how sometimes when...
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PPC News Roundup for 3/26/2010
The biggest news in search this week came out of Google with the launch of “Retargeting” on the Content Network. You can now target users who did not result in a conversion on a website. It is all based on...
Including Image Ads In Your Marketing Mix
As online marketing grows, it’s becoming imperative that we as advertisers find ways to set ourselves apart from the competition. We’ve written many posts in the past about the importance of ad text testing, so below you will find a...
Defining Your PPC Strategy
It is easy to get lost in the details of bids and keywords with your PPC account but have you asked yourself recently what are you really trying to achieve? It may seem like a silly question but think about...
