Now that Facebook and Bing have partnered, social search is becoming ever more prevalent. But when it comes to PPC, you can also leverage Facebook to market your products and services to a highly targeted audience. We’ve discussed the benefits of using Facebook in previous posts, but now I’ll walk you through the few simple steps to getting started. Dashboard When you first … [Read more...] about Creating Targeted Ads in Facebook
Search Results for: PPC
Our Greatest Hits for October 2010
The page views have spoken! Below we have gathered PPC Hero’s four most visited, and hopefully most valuable articles from October. Whether you’re a new or long-time subscriber, you may have missed these insightful and helpful PPC management tips. Bethany sweeps the first place spot for most trafficked October blog with her post: Yahoo! To Microsoft Transition Survival … [Read more...] about Our Greatest Hits for October 2010
Using Microsoft Advertising Intelligence for Keyword Expansion
October was quite an interesting month for PPC. With the Yahoo/Microsoft PPC transition, I found my Yahoo and adCenter accounts performing out of the ordinary. Terms that had traditionally done well in MSN suddenly weren’t converting quite as well and other keywords that had never attracted much traffic (and spend) suddenly took off. With all traffic now through adCenter, I am … [Read more...] about Using Microsoft Advertising Intelligence for Keyword Expansion
Happy Halloween!
PPC Hero and Miss Clicks are all decked out, and ready for trick-or-treating! … [Read more...] about Happy Halloween!
Conversion Tracking: What To Do When It Doesn’t Work
What do you do when your conversion tracking isn’t working? That’s a question I’ve had to answer twice in recent months due to technology interference. In a perfect world our PPC campaigns would always run smoothly, be easy to measure, and would integrate seamlessly with outside technology. Hopefully that is the case for most of us but I can tell you from first hand experience, … [Read more...] about Conversion Tracking: What To Do When It Doesn’t Work
Google AdWords Reporting: An Update Since Summer Changes
As you may have noticed, Google has slowly rearranged several of the reports in AdWords this summer. For those who are new to PPC, or are trying to catch up on all of the changes, I am going to rundown some of the common reports we use with information on where they are now located. But first, I want to start with a brief introduction to reporting with some general … [Read more...] about Google AdWords Reporting: An Update Since Summer Changes
Yahoo! To Microsoft Transition Survival Guide
The countdown to the Yahoo! And Microsoft integration has begun, and could be in full effect for PPC advertising as soon as November 1st. The transition from Yahoo! Search Marketing to Microsoft adCenter has filled our office with a mixture of excitement and nerves. As campaign managers, we have many questions about the impending changes and how they will affect our accounts. … [Read more...] about Yahoo! To Microsoft Transition Survival Guide
Image Ads: Why Bother?
As most of us who advertise on Google’s “display network” know, there are a few ways to go about it. Some of the more notable differences include: Ability to target automatic placements, either via audiences (a newer feature), or via keywords VS. Ability to target managed placements (websites or web pages you choose) with or without keywords or audiences Ability to … [Read more...] about Image Ads: Why Bother?
Three Things Google Doesn’t Want You to Know About Quality Score
As most online advertisers know, Quality Score is a key determinant in how high your ad appears in Google search results. A high Quality Score (say between 7 and 10) will push up your ad, while a low Quality Score (say between 1 and 4) will bring it down—or prevent it from showing at all, unless you raise your bid. Your exact ad position is determined by both your Quality Score … [Read more...] about Three Things Google Doesn’t Want You to Know About Quality Score
Managing the Content Network in Google and Bing
Ah, the display (a.k.a. content) network. If you’re like me you have a love/hate relationship with it. While it can increase your leads, it also has the potential to spend a lot of money VERY quickly on irrelevant clicks. However, even though the display network in Google has the potential to cause you headaches, they at least provided you with the reporting tools you needed to … [Read more...] about Managing the Content Network in Google and Bing
Our Greatest Hits For September 2010
The page views have spoken! Below we have gathered PPC Hero’s four most visited, and hopefully most valuable articles from September. Whether you’re a new or long-time subscriber, you may have missed these insightful and helpful PPC management tips. Quality score is a fundamental part of every PPC campaign, and can have a tremendous effect on your accounts performance and … [Read more...] about Our Greatest Hits For September 2010
How to Troubleshoot Conversion Tracking Issues
We all know the importance of data but what is even more important is that the data you are tracking is correct. Your PPC success hinges on not only the numbers in your account but also that the numbers you are seeing are correct. So what happens when you launch a new landing page and things are not tracking correctly, what can you do? Did you inherit an account and things … [Read more...] about How to Troubleshoot Conversion Tracking Issues
