In this line of work, I’ve talked to many small to mid-sized business owners who are trying to buy into the whole “get seen on the Internet” thing but don’t know exactly how to do it. They’ve set up a Google places page, got a few Yelp reviews, they might have even hired a guy to design their own website and do the SEO for it. Then they find out that SEO takes a little longer … [Read more...] about Making AdWords Work For SMBs With Bid Automation
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Hero Conf Holiday Special!
Register before December 31 and receive an ADDITIONAL $100 discount. That's over $600 in savings! Use discount code- JINGLE! Register HERE! Topics include: Advanced Mobile Retargeting Account Structure Quality Score E-Commerce PPC Analytics Conversion Tracking Ad Copy Campaigns on a Small Budget Managing a Medium to Large Budget Account Landing Pages Conversion Rate … [Read more...] about Hero Conf Holiday Special!
How to Test Broken Conversion Tracking
The need for conversion tracking in PPC marketing has definitely infiltrated the ‘Land of Best Practices’ and most PPC managers accept it as a factor that can ease the management process by a large degree. But what happens when it goes haywire and breaks…or you suspect it has, at the very least? As with many things in PPC, the trick is to test it and I’m going to give you a … [Read more...] about How to Test Broken Conversion Tracking
Budget and Bidding Webinar Recording!
Yesterday, Jessica Cates hosted a webinar on how to budget and bid successfully. She discussed bidding strategies, finding your account "sweet spot," and most importantly, calculating and improving your return. We want to thank everyone who participated and asked some great questions! For those of you who could not attend, we missed you! And, because we don't want you to miss … [Read more...] about Budget and Bidding Webinar Recording!
Expert Advice and Best Practices for AdWords Dummies
Lately I have been trying to compile the coolest metrics and best practices to look for in your Adwords campaigns. That not only helps me touch base and recall all the best practices but also reminds me to stick to them while refining my failed digital marketing tests, so a word of advice from experts to beginners. Search Marketing campaigns are focused on numbers and stats … [Read more...] about Expert Advice and Best Practices for AdWords Dummies
A Video Tutorial: How To Make Custom Channels In Multi-Channel Funnels
We recently published a guide to Multi-Channel Funnels and told you 5 questions you need to answer about your PPC account with Multi-Channel Funnels. Now, from the same author of these fantastic posts, Bethany Bey, we're providing a video tutorial showing you how to make a custom channel in MCF. Specifically, in this video tutorial Bethany uses the example of creating a custom … [Read more...] about A Video Tutorial: How To Make Custom Channels In Multi-Channel Funnels
Is Internet Marketing School Worth It? A Story About My Full Sail Degree.
[EDIT: Comments that include profanity, link dropping, or general trolling will be deleted. Enjoy the article and keep it clean in the comments.] Working with room full of PPCers, I can tell you that we have an extraordinary group of people, each with a unique background. I can also tell you that with the exception of myself, no one in my office, current or past, has PPC … [Read more...] about Is Internet Marketing School Worth It? A Story About My Full Sail Degree.
Great Facebook Ads Start With “WHO”
Imagine you have to write a Facebook ad for the Christian organization, Focus on the Family. What kind of ad would you make? Now, if you’re any good at writing ads, you’re probably already asking me: who am I writing this ad to? Who’s the customer? Especially if it’s a Facebook Ad. But chances are you’d settle for a far less effective answer than you deserve, even when … [Read more...] about Great Facebook Ads Start With “WHO”
Search Engine Land Turns 5!
Happy 5th Birthday Search Engine Land, from all of us at PPC Hero. … [Read more...] about Search Engine Land Turns 5!
Happy 2nd Anniversary Angry Birds!
Angry Birds was first released two years ago today and since then has been downloaded over 300 million times. People play the game 200 million minutes per day, equal to 16 years of game play every hour of every day! It's so popular, that even PPC Hero and SEO Boy are using Angry Birds' techniques to combat the ROI Bandit. … [Read more...] about Happy 2nd Anniversary Angry Birds!
Ad Extensions In 5 Days Series: Wrapping It Up!
Our PPC Hero team of experts has done it again! Five days of great information on how to get the most out of AdWords Ad Extensions. It seems like we all took a bit of a 1980’s spin on things this month and rightfully so. I mean, who doesn’t want to compare the coolness of the Fresh Prince, Bill Cosby, Mallory Keaton, Zach Morris and Sam Malone to Google ad extensions?! If … [Read more...] about Ad Extensions In 5 Days Series: Wrapping It Up!
Ad Extensions in 5 Days Series: Social Extensions
This is the fifth installment in our series Fully Utilizing AdWords' Ad Extensions in Just 5 Days! Today, I will cover everything you need to know about AdWords social extensions and how they can benefit your search and display network campaigns. What are social extensions? Social extensions are used to enhance your social marketing efforts by allowing you to share +1’s … [Read more...] about Ad Extensions in 5 Days Series: Social Extensions