As most of us are steeped in conversion tracking, either in the form of leads or ecommerce revenue, I thought it would be worth the time to take a look at the various types of data available in AdWords for conversion tracking. It’s easy to overlook the breadth of information AdWords gives you in your reports, and it’s not easy to discern the difference between the types of … [Read more...] about Google AdWords Conversion Tracking Data Explained
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Google Releases AdWords Editor Version 9.5
Google just released AdWords Editor Version 9.5, and it comes with a couple of cool updates to keep in mind that make the new download worth the effort. Let’s review: It’s time to update your AdWords Editor, people! … [Read more...] about Google Releases AdWords Editor Version 9.5
Remarketing Success & Advanced Strategies
In the past few months, Google has been rolling out multiple ways to better target your audience on the Display Network – Topics targeting, Interest Category marketing, Remarketing…At this point in the game, I have tried all three approaches. All of them have worked, but the question of how well varies. The type of targeting I’ve seen the most success with thus far is … [Read more...] about Remarketing Success & Advanced Strategies
The End of The Yellow Brick Road – Getting Your AdWords Account Up & Running
This is part 4 of our week-long series on starting an AdWords account from scratch. The series will walk you though each step of the process, from creating your initial keyword list to activating your campaigns. Give us 5 days and we’ll teach you how to start you very own AdWords account! You are almost at the end of the Yellow Brick Road and will soon be able to see the Great … [Read more...] about The End of The Yellow Brick Road – Getting Your AdWords Account Up & Running
Ad Writing Tips for a New Account
Welcome to part 3 of our series ‘Starting an AdWords Account From Scratch.’ In this article, we’ll be covering ad writing. Your ad groups won’t start triggering impressions until you have at least one active ad running. Read on for best practices and writing ideas. The Importance of Great Ads: Thorough keyword research and a tightly knit structure will be useless without … [Read more...] about Ad Writing Tips for a New Account
PPC Campaign Structure Basics & Best Practices
This is part 2 of our week-long series on starting an AdWords account from scratch. The series will walk you though each step of the process, from creating your initial keyword list to activating your campaigns. Give us 5 days and we’ll teach you how to start you very own AdWords account! Ready to start filling your designer handbags with the millions of dollars made from the … [Read more...] about PPC Campaign Structure Basics & Best Practices
Our Greatest Hits for July 2011
The page views have spoken! Below we have gathered PPC Hero’s most visited, and hopefully most valuable articles from July. Whether you’re a new or long-time subscriber, you may have missed these insightful and helpful PPC management tips. Enjoy! Our top honors this month go to PPC Hero himself! In this day and age, everything wants to be “the ultimate” – the ultimate … [Read more...] about Our Greatest Hits for July 2011
5 AdWords PPC Areas I ‘Take With a Grain of Salt’
I’ve noticed a lot of PPC discussions lately where ‘take it with a grain of salt’ seems to be the answer. As search engines continue to expand ideas and opportunities for PPC marketers to use, it’s important that we realize, not everything is going to work the best and sometimes there’s no real way around an issue other than to get down to the nitty-gritty fundamentals. The … [Read more...] about 5 AdWords PPC Areas I ‘Take With a Grain of Salt’
New in AdWords: Top vs. Side Ad Performance Segmentation
Yesterday, Felicia wrote about a game-changing announcement from Google about the reintroduction of keywords in Display Network campaigns. And today brings another curveball from Google: “Top vs. side” report segmentation. Like Roy Halladay, this curveball sounds like it has the potential to be one of the most effective changes to AdWords in awhile. “Top vs. side” ad … [Read more...] about New in AdWords: Top vs. Side Ad Performance Segmentation
AdWords CPA Bidding Basics and Best Practices
The topic for this blog post came directly from one of our readers! Thanks to Dan McMillan who wrote in wanting to know more about CPA Bidding and best practices for implementing it in his account. Well we at PPC Hero write for you, our readers, so read on to learn more about CPA bidding and how to make it work for you. Intro To CPA Bidding The focus on conversions (Conversion … [Read more...] about AdWords CPA Bidding Basics and Best Practices
Understanding Relative CTR
I was editing my column layout in AdWords earlier this month in search of my impression share metrics, when I happened across a new little option called relative CTR. I struggled to find any information on this, as Google didn’t write about it in their blog until June 14th, but they now have a helpful article available about the new performance bundle. Google says they … [Read more...] about Understanding Relative CTR
EXCELlent Series: Making Excel Subtotals Work For You
This week, we have been discussing a few of the ways in which Excel, that terrible and wonderful entity which tends to find its way into every search marketer’s daily life, can be harnessed to help you boost PPC performance. On Tuesday, Jessica C expanded on her list of Excel Tips for PPC Managers. Yesterday Bethany described how to use Excel to project PPC account … [Read more...] about EXCELlent Series: Making Excel Subtotals Work For You
