Today’s #Heroview featured Michelle Morgan (@Michellemsem) as she enlightened us on the subject of PPC Keyword Research, Tools, and Strategy. The interview was full of great insights and interesting new ideas to add to your PPC arsenal. But you don’t need me to tell you, check out the streamcap below! Thank you to everyone who participated in this month’s Heroview – real-time … [Read more...] about Heroview – Keyword Research, Tools & Strategy with Michelle Morgan
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Whaddya’know Wednesdays (Redbop edition): Side vs. Top Segmentation Hack
Every third Wednesday of the each month, we have a company-wide training day called Redbop. That stands for Research and Development Best Practices. It's a day where we all get together to teach and learn with each other. It's just one of the ways we stay so on top of our PPC game! So, this week's Whaddya'know Wednesday is a special Redbop edition (which will actually come out … [Read more...] about Whaddya’know Wednesdays (Redbop edition): Side vs. Top Segmentation Hack
adCenter 101: Utilizing Campaign Analytics For Better Conversion Data
This periodical series is designed to help provide you with a better understanding of the true potential behind Microsoft adCenter’s paid search interface. I’ve found that literature pertaining to this subject is sparse, so I intend to contribute to the lack thereof. Overview Back when Bing and Yahoo announced that they were going to join forces, one of their endeavors sought … [Read more...] about adCenter 101: Utilizing Campaign Analytics For Better Conversion Data
adCenter Upgrade Now Gives Bing Marketers More Insight
As is with most things, as soon as we fix one problem there is another waiting to take its place. The PPC industry is not immune to this sentiment and accordingly, no rest for the weary! On top of all the changes Bing announced and finalized last week, they’ve continued to upgrade their interface with new features this week, as well. New Columns in Campaign Grid and Search … [Read more...] about adCenter Upgrade Now Gives Bing Marketers More Insight
Marty Demonstrates the Purple Cow Principle – Facebook Style!
This is the fourth in a weekly series of posts from one of our PPC Hero Allies, Jeff Sexton of BoostCTR, where he’ll dissect and analyze ads he sees various places online. Jeff’s “Ads In The Wild” series will give an in-depth look at the philosophy and strategy behind these ads and will provide a lot of actionable advice for anyone looking to improve their ad copy. First, if … [Read more...] about Marty Demonstrates the Purple Cow Principle – Facebook Style!
Modified Broad Match, Understood
One of my favorite movies of recent memory is Wedding Crashers, and while looking for a picture to put on Facebook to mock a friend, I stumbled upon a picture of Todd Cleary, the misunderstood son of the powerful Cleary family. Laughing to myself, I saved the pic to get back to work. Later, while puzzling over why my broad match keywords were getting impressions in an account, … [Read more...] about Modified Broad Match, Understood
Starting An AdWords Account From Scratch – Series Wrap-Up
We hope you've found PPC Hero's series on Starting An AdWords Account From Scratch helpful. We've tried to cover all the basics and best practices of keyword research, campaign structure, ad writing, and account activation but we know from experience there are always a lot of questions that arise when you are setting up an account for the first time. If you have any questions … [Read more...] about Starting An AdWords Account From Scratch – Series Wrap-Up
Google Analytics Changing How Sessions Are Defined
Google announced that they will be changing the definition of a session in Google Analytics. Currently, a session is ended when one of the following actions occur: It’s the end of a day. The visitor has closed their browser window. It’s been longer than 30 minutes between pageviews for a single visitor. With the changes happening in Analytics, the first and last bullet up … [Read more...] about Google Analytics Changing How Sessions Are Defined
The End of The Yellow Brick Road – Getting Your AdWords Account Up & Running
This is part 4 of our week-long series on starting an AdWords account from scratch. The series will walk you though each step of the process, from creating your initial keyword list to activating your campaigns. Give us 5 days and we’ll teach you how to start you very own AdWords account! You are almost at the end of the Yellow Brick Road and will soon be able to see the Great … [Read more...] about The End of The Yellow Brick Road – Getting Your AdWords Account Up & Running
How To Expand An Account From Exact Match to Broad Match
Let me preface this post by stating clearly: this is not the best way to work all accounts. With that said, I can think of a few scenarios where it is worth a shot as there are many pros to working an account from more targeted to less. There are also some cons so I’ll start by addressing both. Pros: You’ll have less initial financial waste while prospecting keywords It is … [Read more...] about How To Expand An Account From Exact Match to Broad Match
Find Out Which Advertising Networks Our Readers Have Deemed Successful
Last month we ran a series on alternative methods of PPC advertisement and ended the week with a survey asking for your feedback. Well the results are in and we've compiled all of your answers to see which alternative advertising networks have brought you the most success. Check out the results below: Of all the respondents, 60% have had success on another advertising network … [Read more...] about Find Out Which Advertising Networks Our Readers Have Deemed Successful
Whaddya’know Wednesdays: 6 Tips for Successful Ad Writing
Ad metrics got you down? CPL coming in way over goal for your ads, but not your keywords? Maybe you just aren't getting any clicks at all! Well, this week's Whaddya'know Wednesdays expert, Felicia, has 6 tips for you that should help turn that ad performance right around. After implementing these best practices in your ads, you should be on your way to smooth sailing in … [Read more...] about Whaddya’know Wednesdays: 6 Tips for Successful Ad Writing