Happy Halloween loyal PPC Hero readers! I hope its full of chills and thrills :o ... As for myself, I always manage to channel my inner child and go all-out for Halloween, good times! Enough chit-chat, here's our PPC roundup for the week. We were having discussions about optimizing some ad groups for a client and the topic of breaking keywords up by match type came into the … [Read more...] about PPC News Roundup for October 31st, 2008
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Happy Halloween from PPC Hero!
Happy Halloween from PPC Hero! The PPC Hero team is all dressed up and ready for some serious trick-or-treating! This year, PPC Hero was inspired by Disco Stew (from The Simpsons); Ms Clicks looks fetching (and frightening!) as Bewitched; and SEO Boy always goes his own way. His favorite fast food is Wendy's, so he decided to dress up as Wendy herself! Have a safe & fun … [Read more...] about Happy Halloween from PPC Hero!
Have You Seen This? Expanded Product View on Google PPC
Today, Marketing Pilgrim discussed something new in Google search results - expanded product views in AdWords ads! The example given was for Blue Nile, the massive diamond retailer. The regular PPC ad is still intact, but there is a plusbox under the ad that says "show more products..." Once opened, images and expanded descriptions are displayed below the normal PPC … [Read more...] about Have You Seen This? Expanded Product View on Google PPC
PPC News Roundup for October 24th, 2008
We start off today's roundup with reports! Thrilling! In all seriousness, Google Analytics is adding some new features that will make it even more useful, including custom reports, integration with AdSense, Motion Charts, and more. Plus, they have some videos that offer more insight into how everything will work. Speaking of reports, AdWords isn't slacking either. Google … [Read more...] about PPC News Roundup for October 24th, 2008
How to Analyze the Most Important PPC Reports
Of all the reasons to love pay-per-click advertising, the reporting capabilities have to be number one! All of the major (and minor) PPC search engines offer reporting so that you can make smart, informed decisions about your advertising. That being said, reports are only capable of providing the best data when they're analyzed correctly. So, today's PPC Basics lesson is … [Read more...] about How to Analyze the Most Important PPC Reports
Learn the Pros and Cons of Each PPC Search Engine
Welcome to the second article in our latest blog series, Rookie or Veteran - PPC basics every advertiser should know. Today, I am speaking to individuals who haven't started their PPC campaign yet, or individuals who have started a PPC campaign but are utilizing only one search engine and looking to expand their efforts. I am going to review the pros and cons of each PPC search … [Read more...] about Learn the Pros and Cons of Each PPC Search Engine
30 Pay-Per-Click Definitions Every Advertiser Should Know: A PPC Terminology Glossary
A few weeks ago I sat in a session at the PPC Summit in Los Angeles. I realized that as the speakers were talking, they were using a lot of industry language that some PPC beginners may not understand. I then got the idea to write up a PPC language reference guide for anyone to use and reference in the future. This post is the first in our PPC Basics Blog Series! Adwords … [Read more...] about 30 Pay-Per-Click Definitions Every Advertiser Should Know: A PPC Terminology Glossary
Rookie or Veteran – PPC Basics Every Advertiser Should Know and Use
Get your pencils, paper and book bags ready, we're getting back to PPC basics with our week-long blog series. We get so consumed with writing about advanced PPC topics that we forget there are numerous beginner PPC advertisers out there. So, whether you're are a beginner PPC'er who hasn't started your campaigns yet or perhaps you have a Google Adwords, Yahoo! or MSN account up … [Read more...] about Rookie or Veteran – PPC Basics Every Advertiser Should Know and Use
PPC News Roundup for October 17th, 2008
We all know that search marketing is a complex beast - Much more than most people would think. Ion Interactive drafts out a ‘Search Marketing Maturity Model' to help get a broad picture of the processes involved in search marketing. Interesting stuff, if we do say so ourselves. Playing the role of fortune teller, Stephen Shankland over at CNET compiles analysts' predictions … [Read more...] about PPC News Roundup for October 17th, 2008
Rookie or Veteran – PPC Basics Every Advertiser Should Know & Use
Get your pencils, paper and book bags ready, we're getting back to PPC basics with our week-long blog series. We get so consumed with writing about advanced PPC topics that we forget there are numerous beginner PPC advertisers out there. So, whether you're are a beginner PPC'er who hasn't started your campaigns yet or perhaps you have a Google Adwords, Yahoo! or MSN account up … [Read more...] about Rookie or Veteran – PPC Basics Every Advertiser Should Know & Use
PPC News Roundup for October 10, 2008
Google announces another update for Adwords Editor 6.5. The new version has a new calendar picker for performance stats and horizontal scrolling in the data view plus auto-sizing columns. It also has a new keyword tool that allows users to generate new keyword ideas from words or phrases, which is a nice touch. Current users will be prompted to download automatically, but if … [Read more...] about PPC News Roundup for October 10, 2008
What PPC Hero is All About: Check Out Our Wordle!
The folks over at Wordle have a great word cloud tool. This is interesting because you can see what the PPC Hero team discusses most and looks like these words are our favorite words: ad, distribution, search, ads, preference, position, Google, PPC, budget. That seems about right! … [Read more...] about What PPC Hero is All About: Check Out Our Wordle!
