Today's post is from PPC Hero Ally, Jacob Sterrett. Jacob Sterrett is the digital marketing specialist for Pioneer Services. Jacob graduated from Northwest Missouri State University with a double major in Business Management and Marketing. He has been working in the PPC field for two years and he is Google and Bing certified in paid search. --- There are plenty of small … [Read more...] about Niche vs. Big Competitors: How to Level the Playing Field
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2 Useful Ways To Improve Your Campaigns With New Analytics Change History
When big changes, like Google's Enhanced Campaigns, hit the news stream, people can’t stop talking about it. But what about all of those changes that occurred amidst the confusion and excitement that no one ever noticed? In 2012, Pope Benedict XVI tweeted for the first time ever and only hours later the world's attention was pulled away by new Taylor Swift gossip. As Enhanced … [Read more...] about 2 Useful Ways To Improve Your Campaigns With New Analytics Change History
The Beginner’s Checklist of What To Do in the First Month of Your AdWords Optimization: Part 3
This month Andrew Lolk of White Shark Media joins PPC Hero as a guest blogger to discuss his personal tips for optimizing a PPC account within the first month. This is part 2 see here, for part 1 see here. -------------------------------------------------- This is a three-part series that helps you identify the areas of optimization during the first month of your Google … [Read more...] about The Beginner’s Checklist of What To Do in the First Month of Your AdWords Optimization: Part 3
Google To Force You To Go Mobile With Enhanced Campaigns
So for those of you in PPC land who were stuck under a rock for the past 24 hours – Google announced their exciting new ‘Enhanced Campaigns’. The main idea seems to be two-fold. On the one hand, make things easier to manage – fewer campaigns to work with, but on the other, more money for Google as more advertisers use mobile. In fact, I wrote something back in October about … [Read more...] about Google To Force You To Go Mobile With Enhanced Campaigns
Breaking the ‘Bad Conference’ Mold with Hero Conf
With our last early bird discount-pricing deadline ending this Friday (February 8th) the PPC Hero team wants to make sure you know all the facts about what to expect when it comes to attending Hero Conf! For those of you who have missed it, Hero Conf 2013 will be taking place in Austin, TX on April 8-10. It’s a 3-day event this year, up from 2 last year, and will include two … [Read more...] about Breaking the ‘Bad Conference’ Mold with Hero Conf
5 Steps to an Effective & Efficient PPC Agency Search
I would imagine most people are expecting a pretty sweet Hanapin sales pitch right now. While I hate to disappoint, that will just not be the case. Here’s why: any agency that says they’re the best choice for any/all client(s) is just wrong. Sure, there are common best practices in the industry that most agencies likely follow and similarities between agencies from all over. … [Read more...] about 5 Steps to an Effective & Efficient PPC Agency Search
AdWords Gets Another Face Lift: SQR Keyword Columns and Bulk Editing
The holidays are often the busiest times of the year for those of us in PPC. Especially those poor, opportunistic, overworked souls with ecommerce accounts. So while you were out maximizing your ROAS, crushing your profit goals, pivoting tables, and gingerly sipping some eggnog, you might have missed a few features introduced in the AdWords interface that just might make your … [Read more...] about AdWords Gets Another Face Lift: SQR Keyword Columns and Bulk Editing
10 Things to Consider When Coordinating PPC & SEO Campaigns – Q & A Follow Up
Back at the beginning of the month, Hanapin/PPC Hero co-hosted a webinar with Intrapromote to review the best ways to coordinate your PPC and SEO marketing efforts. You can watch the recording to get all the delivered content, but we also had some fantastic questions and ran out of time to answer them all live. So I wanted to follow up on the questions we didn’t get to and … [Read more...] about 10 Things to Consider When Coordinating PPC & SEO Campaigns – Q & A Follow Up
Heroview: PPC Budget Tips For The Holiday Season
Yesterday's Heroview featured Amanda West-Bookwalter (Amanda_Westbook), where we discussed PPC Budget tips for the holiday season. __________________________________________ PPC Hero: We are super excited to have you with us today Amanda! Thanks for joining us! Amanda: Thanks for having me! I'm excited! PPC Hero: Let's start with you giving us a little more info about your … [Read more...] about Heroview: PPC Budget Tips For The Holiday Season
PPC Optimization Clinic Webinar Recording
Last week we held our 'Free PPC Hero Account Assessment Webinar,' where we held a live PPC optimization clinic where Larry Kim from Wordstream (the creators of the AdWords Grader) and our very own Sean Quadlin reviewed 2 AdWords accounts and pointed out areas of strengths, and uncover opportunities to improve PPC account performance. There were a couple of questions we were … [Read more...] about PPC Optimization Clinic Webinar Recording
Dear Bing Ads, We Need to Talk
Dear Bing Ads, We need to talk. I’ve been working with you long enough now that I feel a certain level of familiarity with your systems and processes. So please understand that what I’m about to say comes from a place of respect and understanding. And before we get into it, I don’t want to focus entirely on the negative. I have a lot of praise for you. Our Bing … [Read more...] about Dear Bing Ads, We Need to Talk
Introduction to Google Tag Manager
Ever had issues keeping track of which tracking codes go where? Whether it’s Google Analytics, Bing, AdWords or remarketing, the simple truth is that there are a lot of different snippets you need to keep track of these days. That’s where Google Tag Manager comes to help out! What’s the scoop? Google Tag Manager was launched back in October as a way to keep all of your tags … [Read more...] about Introduction to Google Tag Manager
