Join digital advertising experts Sean Quadlin of Hanapin Marketing and John Lee of Clix as they delve into the world of social advertising, and the ever-expanding reach and influence of Facebook in particular. Video: Slides: Webinar Recording: How to Win at Social PPC - Facebook Edition from Hanapin Marketing Extra Questions: 1) For Months I had a Campaign … [Read more...] about Webinar Recording: How to Win at Social PPC – Facebook Edition
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Are There Any Real PPC Experts?
As part of our training program we like to lay out time frames for people new to PPC in terms of how long it will take to feel comfortable and become an expert. I usually say 1 year to be proficient, 2 years to become an expert and 3 years to be able to actually apply that knowledge at an expert level. In the most recent training I made a joke, but then quickly realized it was … [Read more...] about Are There Any Real PPC Experts?
6 Reasons Pay-for-Performance Models Suck
It comes up often, and I’ll admit in my younger PPC days it made me shudder: “So if you’re charging us a fee based on spend, doesn’t that mean you’ll just push the spend to increase your fee?” Well, let me start by saying – yes…if we were real scumbags who didn’t want to keep you around as a client for the long-term. Of course I realize that’s not the ANSWER, but it’s always … [Read more...] about 6 Reasons Pay-for-Performance Models Suck
How the Visitors Flow Report in Analytics Will Make Your Account Better
The Visitors Flow report in Google Analytics gives a great visualization of what users are doing on your site. Since we PPC’ers are paying for our traffic, it is imperative that we have maximum clarity into their behavior. You can investigate your sweet, sweet traffic using all sorts of lenses, and you can use the information that you find in all sorts of ways in this awesome … [Read more...] about How the Visitors Flow Report in Analytics Will Make Your Account Better
The PPC Meeting Survival Guide
Some of my favorite topics on this blog deal with case studies analyzing account performance in painstaking detail. It makes sense - this is an intensely data-driven line of work, often requiring hours of analysis. But it's important that we don't lose sight of the other facets of this job, like long-term account strategy, expansion, and (in this case) how to have a great PPC … [Read more...] about The PPC Meeting Survival Guide
5 Google Analytics Reports You Need to Succeed in PPC
Paid search and Google Analytics work hand in hand in so many ways (including right there in the AdWords interface). This month's series week is all about how you can make the most of Analytics in your account, whether that's with content experiments, event tracking or custom reporting. We're going to find all of the ways that you can get even more insight into the clicks … [Read more...] about 5 Google Analytics Reports You Need to Succeed in PPC
What If Your Pet’s Life Depended On The Success of Your Ad?
The title of this post is based on two things: the classic National Lampoon cover, and a mental “exercise” from direct response legend Gary Halbert. The cover is self-explanatory, but the mental exercise runs along these lines: "What would I do if I had to write a letter and I had to get someone to respond to it or I would be beheaded literally?” And the expanded … [Read more...] about What If Your Pet’s Life Depended On The Success of Your Ad?
How To Deal With Client Tracking Issues
Working at a PPC agency has provided me experience with clients ranging in tech-savviness and web development resources. It's not uncommon for tracking issues to develop, and it's not uncommon for me to be the one that has to sort them out. Unfortunately, I'm no web developer, and my own skills and knowledge on this subject are pretty subpar. However, I am resourceful, and … [Read more...] about How To Deal With Client Tracking Issues
Save Time With The Ten Minute PPC Audit
It's series week on PPC Hero and we continue our run-down of time-saving techniques we've adopted in the past 12 months. This week Eric has already looked at building out your account and Carrie has dived into quick and dirty quality score techniques. Today we're going to look at the ten minute 'sense-check' audit. ---- A well-researched, in-depth audit of a PPC account can … [Read more...] about Save Time With The Ten Minute PPC Audit
Quality Score: The Quick & Dirty Trick That Can Save You Time & Money
Although I know I could while away the hours looking over hundreds of keywords with varying quality scores, there are times when you just need a quick and dirty approach to get the improvement ball rolling. As part of our series, I’ve provided a quick look at how I manage quality score when time is of the essence. What’s all this “quick and dirty” talk? Quick: You filter out … [Read more...] about Quality Score: The Quick & Dirty Trick That Can Save You Time & Money
Eight PPC Tactics That Are Hiding in Plain Sight
No matter where you live, there’s a restaurant nearby that you pass by on a daily basis without going in. At first you pass and you’re curious about it, and then you get less curious, and then finally you don’t even notice it any more. It’s just part of the scenery. The best part, though, is when you finally stop in for whatever reason and the food is delicious. We’ve … [Read more...] about Eight PPC Tactics That Are Hiding in Plain Sight
Ads That Snatch Defeat From The Jaws of Victory
This column frequently discusses Facebook Ad imagery simply because an attention grabbing image is crucial to ad performance -- if the image doesn’t get the audience to stop and skim the headline, there’s no chance for the copy to do any good, no matter how brilliantly it was written. So the image and headline have to create enough interest on the part of the perspective … [Read more...] about Ads That Snatch Defeat From The Jaws of Victory
