Upon her return from SES, Rebecca of SEOmoz published a blow-by-blow re-cap of her experience. Sounds like she had a great time! I need to get to SES next year. However, I am not posting to lament my absence from this year’s conference but rather to answer a few questions she poses, and comment on a few nuggets of truth she took away from the PPC session she … [Read more...] about Answering a Few Questions for SEOmoz Rebecca
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A Closer Look at Regional Targeting
Regional targeting is broken down into two basic tactics: IP targeting and geographic keyword targeting. IP targeting is the process of distributing ads based on the actual location of the searcher. Geographic keyword targeting is the process of using geographic keyword modifiers (i.e. "Indiana widget maker") to display ads for location-specific searches. Before running … [Read more...] about A Closer Look at Regional Targeting
Yahoo! Performing System Updates This Weekend
Yahoo! notified advertisers this week of system updates that will be taking place this Friday and Saturday (March 30th and 31st). As is standard practice with system wide updates, the Search Marketing platform will be ‘frozen’ during the following times:Friday, March 30th from 8 pm Pacific Time to 2 am Pacific TimeSaturday, March 31st from 3 pm Pacific Time to 9 pm … [Read more...] about Yahoo! Performing System Updates This Weekend
The Quality of Dynamic Keyword Insertion
Over in PPC Discussions an interesting question regarding dynamic keyword insertion (DKI) was posed: "What I want to know is this - since having the search term in your advert improves its relevance (particularly in the headline), does DKI ensure a very relevant advert, or the opposite (does Google penalise you or reward you for using DKI to put the search term in, rather than … [Read more...] about The Quality of Dynamic Keyword Insertion
Panama Is Coming Again!
I don’t know if any other international PPC agencies, or individuals, have received their notification, but we received our first one this morning: Yahoo’!’s Panama is coming to the UK! The migration letter is the same one distributed to US advertisers (aside from being slightly anglicized) so there aren’t any new developments regarding the migration … [Read more...] about Panama Is Coming Again!
Email Updates
Hero Up! Keep up-to-date with the latest developments in pay per click management and the PPC industry at-large. Receive the latest PPC Hero articles via our free email newsletter! Email Address: … [Read more...] about Email Updates
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Being #1 Doesn’t Always Mean You Win
This is the first in a series of case studies we will be publishing. These case studies will focus on the work we do for clients. In particular, we will dissect the strategies we implemented to solve certain problems within a campaign or goals we wanted to attain. We will discuss the strategy and the outcome (positive or negative). Client: Indian Math Online (IMO) is an online … [Read more...] about Being #1 Doesn’t Always Mean You Win
We’re Gonna Have Some Fundamentals!
All of us who work in pay-per-click (PPC) advertising look at accounts and stats day in and day out. After a while, we can easily start to lose focus and lose our grip on the basics. Today, I will discuss the most fundamental yet most important aspects of managing a well-planned and great-performing PPC campaign. Ad Testing The most powerful tip I can give to anyone running … [Read more...] about We’re Gonna Have Some Fundamentals!
Let the Adventure Begin
Welcome to PPC Hero, the one-stop blog for all things pay-per-click! After reading and participating in numerous Search Engine Marketing blogs, we have realized that there is a serious need for information dedicated to PPC management. Being the responsible citizens that we are, we have decided to launch PPC Hero into the world to combat the many woes (and foes) of paid search … [Read more...] about Let the Adventure Begin
