As Co-founder/Director of MeasuredSEM and former Director of Marketing with Wordstream, Tom Demers (@TomDemers) is one of those PPC experts that many PPC marketers want to talk to. That’s why we chose him to participate in our first-ever live #Heroview – real-time discussions with industry experts via Twitter. There are many SEM experts we at Hanapin Marketing want to meet and … [Read more...] about Heroview – Analyzing Ad Strategy With Tom Demers
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Our Guide To Google Analytics IQ Testing: C is for Cookie
This is the first installment of a collaborative series between PPC Hero and SEO Boy to help readers prepare for the Google Analytics Individual Qualification (IQ) Test. This series covers the most important aspects of the IQ Test and will prepare you to earn a high score. Our writers in this series have all scored at least 90% on the test and will provide their personal … [Read more...] about Our Guide To Google Analytics IQ Testing: C is for Cookie
News Update: AdWords’ New Geotargeting Settings Cut Advertisers Some Slack
Good news! Managing your geo-targeted campaigns in Google just got a lot easier!. Remember the days of concatenating geo-modifiers to long lists of keywords to nab searchers not physically located in your target market? Well, as of this week AdWords will now let you target people geographically in three ways: physical location, search intent or a combination of both, which … [Read more...] about News Update: AdWords’ New Geotargeting Settings Cut Advertisers Some Slack
What Visible Quality Score Isn’t Telling You
Today we have a guest post from one of our PPC Hero allies! Craig Danuloff is doing a 'Blog Tour' to promote his upcoming book 'Quality Score in High Resolution' which will be released in May and is now available for discounted pre-order. In this post he explains some of the lesser-known facts of the quality score metric reported by AdWords ---------------- Ready for a simple … [Read more...] about What Visible Quality Score Isn’t Telling You
Hello, AdWords Topic Targeting!
As you wander through your AdWords account, you may come across an interesting option you haven’t noticed before in the drop-down menu that allows you to add/remove tabs from the interface’s main navigational screen. What’s that last option? It’s the topics tab! And if display advertising has a significant role in your PPC advertising strategy, you’re probably going to want to … [Read more...] about Hello, AdWords Topic Targeting!
News Update: Hasta La Vista…Search?
Today’s News Update covers an article by Erez Barak of Search Engine Watch: Social Has Crossed the Marketing Budget Chasm; Will It Drown Search? So, why the cheese-ball 80’s cinema reference? Because according to Barak, there have been a few reports and surveys recently released that show small businesses leaning toward an emphasis on social media marketing instead of the … [Read more...] about News Update: Hasta La Vista…Search?
Four Tips to Liven Up Your Facebook Marketing
Many relationship therapists will tell you that the key to a successful long-term relationship is keeping things new, exciting, and fresh. The same is true for our online relationships – if you want to keep your Facebook fans happy, you’ll need to add new content regularly. While you can’t join a French cooking class with your fans, you can still show them you care by treating … [Read more...] about Four Tips to Liven Up Your Facebook Marketing
Developing a Pay-Per-Click Strategy
We spend a lot of time writing about the do’s, don’ts, and how to’s of PPC but I thought it would be a good opportunity to write about the bigger picture. All marketing plans have to start somewhere and it certainly isn’t without research and loads of planning. This article is aimed at helping you to understand and devise a strategy for your pay per click accounts. Without … [Read more...] about Developing a Pay-Per-Click Strategy
WTQ?! 12 Weird Search Queries, and What They Say About Your Audience
Of all the routine tasks we do for PPC, updating our negative keyword lists is my favorite. Why? I’ll give you a hint: it’s not the CPC comparisons, nor analyzing an account’s keyword health. It’s not even the satisfaction I get from telling Google that, actually, I’m the better judge of relevancy (thank you very much!). No. The true reason I love working with negatives is … [Read more...] about WTQ?! 12 Weird Search Queries, and What They Say About Your Audience
News Update: Google Instant–Win, Lose or Draw?
When Google asked users to buy-in to Google Instant, the general consensus was that PPC and SEO efforts would not be affected (though some felt SEO might indeed be dead). Matt McGee of Search Engine Land wrote his initial thoughts the same day as the Instant announcement, and he placed his bet with Instant. He emphasized that Google made it clear there were rules in place to … [Read more...] about News Update: Google Instant–Win, Lose or Draw?
Search Marketing Madness Champion
After a month of tough competition, PPC Prospector has been named our 2011 Search Marketing Madness tournament champion! They will receive the new Kindle 3G to keep up on all the latest SEM news. We want to thank all of our readers for casting their votes each round in support of their favorite blogs. All 64 nominated blogs provide a great source of search engine marketing … [Read more...] about Search Marketing Madness Champion
Our Greatest Hits for March 2011
The page views have spoken! Below we have gathered PPC Hero’s and SEO Boy’s most visited, and hopefully most valuable, articles from March. Whether you’re a new or long-time subscriber, you may have missed these insightful and helpful PPC and SEO management tips. Enjoy! PPC HERO GREATEST HITS: Jessica C. leads the pack this month with her informative article on Adwords … [Read more...] about Our Greatest Hits for March 2011
