Introducing a new contest from PPC Hero! Participants will be pitted against each other in two brackets, the science bracket and the magic bracket. The first round is the reader vote where YOU get to decide who should advance to the final rounds for the live webinar. Voting is still taking place and ends at Noon on Tuesday, September 9, so vote now if you like! Join Hanapin … [Read more...] about Landing Page Games: Science vs Magic [New Landing Page Critique Webinar!]
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Reviewing Negative Keywords In Light of Recent Changes
With the recent AdWords close variant update, now is a good time to review your negative keywords. It is also prudent to review the rules of negative keywords and ensure they are working correctly in your accounts. If you are interested in seeing more data on the issue see Sam Owens post on the topic. The Anatomy of Negative Keywords Negative keywords are used to block … [Read more...] about Reviewing Negative Keywords In Light of Recent Changes
Who has the best landing page? Voting Begins For The Landing Page Games!
The time has come to start the voting for PPC Hero's new contest, The Landing Page Games: Science vs Magic! After many submissions, the first round of sixteen participants have been selected and cast into two brackets, either science or magic. The science bracket features landing pages that have a more technical and functional focus to them, while the magic bracket features … [Read more...] about Who has the best landing page? Voting Begins For The Landing Page Games!
Why This Call Tracking Provider Welcomes Google’s Call Tracking Announcement
At the outset I want to make clear that I’m with call tracking and call analytics provider, Convirza. Naturally, we’ve been playing close attention to the Google AdWords call tracking announcement and subsequent reaction. In this article we’ll explain why, contrary to what you might think, we were actually excited for Google’s announcement that they are providing call … [Read more...] about Why This Call Tracking Provider Welcomes Google’s Call Tracking Announcement
Callout Extensions for Everyone
Callout Extensions coming to all AdWords users soon? Select AdWords users have been beta testing callout extensions, and soon this feature will be available to all. The PPC world has been buzzing about this new feature on Twitter as ads will begin taking up more space than ever before: What Are Callout Extensions? Callout extensions are used as an extra ad … [Read more...] about Callout Extensions for Everyone
Morning Clicks: HTML 5 Ads on Google Display and More
Morning Clicks is your mid-week roundup of digital advertising news and notes. We're your one-stop shop for the most relevant and important news in the PPC world. Grab your cup of joe and come see us every Wednesday morning. Hey look, you can now spice up your ads on the Google Display Network by integrating HTML5. [Inside Adwords]. Obviously, Google's self interests … [Read more...] about Morning Clicks: HTML 5 Ads on Google Display and More
The People vs. Bing Broad Match
The fundamental principle behind PPC is the keyword match type. It’s literally how we determine when we show our ads on the search engine results page, so understanding this concept is an important step in comprehending PPC as a whole. When I first learned PPC, it was explained to me like so: Exact match must contain the search query exactly. Phrase match requires that the … [Read more...] about The People vs. Bing Broad Match
The Opportunities Tab – The Good And Bad
Can there be useful insights in the Opportunities tab? I, like many others out there, tend to believe that I am smarter than the Opportunities tab. The Opportunities tab wants to spend more of my money and values click volume. My general feeling is: What does the Opportunities tab know about real paid search? Does it think about conversions or hitting monthly budget caps? … [Read more...] about The Opportunities Tab – The Good And Bad
Understand The Economics Behind Your Client’s Business
Sometimes while working at a PPC Agency, we tend to forget the bigger picture of our clients’ businesses. The beginning of a client/agency relationship often follows this process: Introduction and familiarization with the paid search accounts Nailing down a paid search goal(s) Understanding the business as a whole and how PPC fits in This process is a great start, but … [Read more...] about Understand The Economics Behind Your Client’s Business
Submit Your Landing Page For A New Contest: The Landing Page Games!
Is your landing page visually, very appealing? Does your page have clean and simple technical elements that get your users to convert? Do you think it has a sweet blend of science (technical) and magic (design) elements? Prove it. Submit your landing page for The Landing Page Games: Science vs Magic PPC Hero is introducing a new bracket contest for landing pages! Select … [Read more...] about Submit Your Landing Page For A New Contest: The Landing Page Games!
Final Early Bird Pricing Expires This Week for Conversion Summit!
Now's the time to join your fellow PPC Heroes at an event you don't want to miss. Seats are filling quickly for Hero Conf Conversion Summit. With speakers from brands like Bing, Adobe, Sprout Social, Angie’s List and more, time is running out to join an expert lineup for an event packed with world-class conversion content. Hero Conf Conversion Summit will explore the … [Read more...] about Final Early Bird Pricing Expires This Week for Conversion Summit!
Morning Clicks: Amazon Making Push in Paid Search, More on Close Variants
Morning Clicks is your mid-week roundup of digital advertising news and notes. We're your one-stop shop for the most relevant and important news in the PPC world. Grab your cup of joe and come see us every Wednesday morning. Last week the big discussion across the PPC world was on Google's decision to make close variants mandatory for Exact Match keywords. Hanapin … [Read more...] about Morning Clicks: Amazon Making Push in Paid Search, More on Close Variants