This column frequently discusses Facebook Ad imagery simply because an attention grabbing image is crucial to ad performance -- if the image doesn’t get the audience to stop and skim the headline, there’s no chance for the copy to do any good, no matter how brilliantly it was written. So the image and headline have to create enough interest on the part of the perspective … [Read more...] about Ads That Snatch Defeat From The Jaws of Victory
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Don’t Forget About Bing – Three Great New Features
There has been a lot of talk about AdWords lately. Google has been releasing new extensions such as review and site link descriptions. Of course the other big topic is the imminent rollover into enhanced campaigns. You can find out more about that all over the blogosphere and get ready with our PPC Hero enhanced campaign tool kit. Back to the topic though, Bing has introduced … [Read more...] about Don’t Forget About Bing – Three Great New Features
Google’s Keyword Planner: What’s changed and is it any good?
Today's post comes from PPC Hero Ally Hayley Coutinho. Hayley is a Paid Search Consultant at Receptional, one of the UK’s longest running digital marketing agencies. On a day to day basis, Hayley is the manager of various client accounts, both small and large scale, across several industries. -- Google recently rolled out the Keyword Planner tool and despite it going … [Read more...] about Google’s Keyword Planner: What’s changed and is it any good?
New Keyword-Level Impression Share Data: Hot Tips For Boosting Performance
Google has just announced the release of Search Impression Share data at the keyword level! Our search for tools that allow for the most detailed analysis has reached another mile marker. This will allow us to change our approach to impression share metrics (and the leveraging thereof) Quick glance at what this means, exactly: We are looking at our individual keyword … [Read more...] about New Keyword-Level Impression Share Data: Hot Tips For Boosting Performance
Comparison-Shopping Engines: How to Optimize CSEs, Part IV
It is series time! One topic that we haven’t really talked much about in our blog are comparison-shopping engine sites. I have worked with multiple online retailers that have seen great success with this type of online advertising. So I want to take this series as an opportunity to dive deeper into the mystery of comparison-shopping. So you have decided to advertise on a … [Read more...] about Comparison-Shopping Engines: How to Optimize CSEs, Part IV
Live Landing Page Clinic: Volunteers Needed!
Attention all PPC Heroes! Next Thursday, July 11th, Hanapin and the good people at CrazyEgg will be hosting a Live Landing Page Clinic and we're looking for volunteers. What exactly is a landing page clinic? The plan is to go through a cross section of different landing pages to give our feedback on what we think works and what doesn't. With luck, you'll be able to get … [Read more...] about Live Landing Page Clinic: Volunteers Needed!
5 Things To Improve AdWords Performance In Under 60 Minutes
Many of us don’t have the time to always be checking our AdWords accounts. I’ve lately talked to many new Clients in White Shark Media who actually dreaded going in and optimizing their AdWords accounts because they felt they had to spend several hours in order to get anywhere. Even though nothing replaces time well spent optimizing an AdWords account, sometimes the best way … [Read more...] about 5 Things To Improve AdWords Performance In Under 60 Minutes
What You Can Learn From The Onion’s Facebook Marketing Strategy
So, I was busy scrolling through my newsfeed when I saw that The Onion Fanpage shared a link with me: And it worked. I smiled and clicked to read the rest of the satirical story. But then I wondered, how is The Onion making money off this? How does the economics of this move shake out? After all The Onion doesn’t have native advertising in the same way that BuzzFeed … [Read more...] about What You Can Learn From The Onion’s Facebook Marketing Strategy
Show Off Your Reviews in AdWords with a New Extension
Two weeks in a row I've brought you a post about ad extensions! Last week the latest AdWords buzz regarded the new sitelink descriptions. This week Google released the beta for a new extension. More Extensions You Say? Google revealed an ad extension that displays reviews. Google’s announcement called it the “don’t take our word for it” extension. Advertisers can submit … [Read more...] about Show Off Your Reviews in AdWords with a New Extension
The End of Paid Search As We Know It?
Our PPC ecosystem is probably going to be changing soon. On June 25th, the Federal Trade Commission sent off a warning shot to a bunch of search engines, and it will most likely be reshaping the real estate on which our careers and lives (and senses of self and self worth {etc., etc.}) are built. Here’s the main thrust the letter: “To avoid the potential for deception, … [Read more...] about The End of Paid Search As We Know It?
8 Simple Things You Might Be Overlooking In Your AdWords Account [White Paper]
Google makes it easy to set up a PPC campaign, but some advertisers assume that after they've typed in some keywords, set the budget, and switched on the campaign, there's nothing more to do except sit back and watch the conversions roll in. In reality, any account can benefit from a few quick, simple tweaks designed to optimize ROI – and these updates don't cost anything … [Read more...] about 8 Simple Things You Might Be Overlooking In Your AdWords Account [White Paper]
6 Quick Metrics For Empowering The CMO
Account Managers don’t always see behind the curtain to the CMO controlling their budget and helping set their goals. But they can arm their contact/boss and the CMO of the client/company with metrics to help them set priorities, budgets and the targets which they will be measured against. One common mistake that account managers make is only focusing on lagging indicators of … [Read more...] about 6 Quick Metrics For Empowering The CMO