We spend a lot of time writing about the do’s, don’ts, and how to’s of PPC but I thought it would be a good opportunity to write about the bigger picture. All marketing plans have to start somewhere and it certainly isn’t without research and loads of planning. This article is aimed at helping you to understand and devise a strategy for your pay per click accounts. Without … [Read more...] about Developing a Pay-Per-Click Strategy
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Our Greatest Hits for March 2011
The page views have spoken! Below we have gathered PPC Hero’s and SEO Boy’s most visited, and hopefully most valuable, articles from March. Whether you’re a new or long-time subscriber, you may have missed these insightful and helpful PPC and SEO management tips. Enjoy! PPC HERO GREATEST HITS: Jessica C. leads the pack this month with her informative article on Adwords … [Read more...] about Our Greatest Hits for March 2011
Adwords Remarketing Success
Have you tried out the remarketing option in Google Adwords? I’ve been pretty impressed with the results that we’ve seen with this tool so far. Last month, the Hanapin team participated in a Google Webinar for Remarketing, and realized that we’re not utilizing this tool to its full potential. Since then, we’ve been making more of an effort to set up remarketing campaigns in … [Read more...] about Adwords Remarketing Success
Google vs. Bing: Targeting Features Part 2
This is the second of a 2-part blog post comparing targeting features in AdWords and adCenter. The first post focuses on Language and Location targeting. Part two covers targeting by Device, Time of Day/Day of Week, and Demographics. Last month I wrote about the differences between the Language and Location targeting settings in Google AdWords and Microsoft adCenter. This post … [Read more...] about Google vs. Bing: Targeting Features Part 2
PPC Hero Video Blog #3: The Contextual Targeting Tool
If you've chosen contextual targeting as your approach to the Google Display Network, Google's Contextual Targeting Tool is your new best friend! This tool makes recommendations on how to structure a display network campaign and what keywords to target. Most importantly, this tool gives you insight into how Google identifies themes for ad groups in display network campaigns. … [Read more...] about PPC Hero Video Blog #3: The Contextual Targeting Tool
PPC News Roundup for January 21, 2011
Groupon might have rejected Google’s offer to buy them, but that didn’t stop Google from getting into the deal-of-the-day market. Waving the surrender flag isn’t really Google’s style. Mashable broke the story last night that Google has confirmed “Google Offers,” aka—the Groupon Clone, as Greg Sterling of Search Engine Land notes. Google Offers is obviously in the testing phase … [Read more...] about PPC News Roundup for January 21, 2011
Case Study: Refining Mobile Campaigns
Last month, our team compiled a review of PPC in 2010 and what we expect this year. Mobile marketing is definitely something we couldn’t overlook. Over 80% of the US population currently carries mobile phones (according to Punchkick Interactive), and Google’s mobile searches increased fivefold in the last two years. If you haven’t considered launching a mobile campaign for your … [Read more...] about Case Study: Refining Mobile Campaigns
PPC News Roundup for December 10, 2010
I don’t think the people at Google ever sleep because this week Adwords Insider announced the launch of two new online services: Google Global Market Finder and Google Ads for Global Advertisers. Global Marketing Finder is a free online tool that helps you determine potential customers overseas. Just enter in keywords and select the marketing you’d like to explore. Ads for … [Read more...] about PPC News Roundup for December 10, 2010
How To Use Google’s Contextual Targeting Tool
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, but today feels like Christmas. I have been reading about Google’s new contextual targeting tool for a few weeks and wanted to try it out, but it wasn’t available in our accounts. The powers that be at Google must have been listening because this morning when I sat down at my desk, there it was: Google’s Contextual Targeting Tool. This new tool allows … [Read more...] about How To Use Google’s Contextual Targeting Tool
AdWords Interest Category Marketing: Initial Observations
We have had Interest Category Marketing, a display network targeting feature that is still in beta, available in some accounts for a while, but this month I began using it and thought I’d share a few of the initial observations I’ve got, as well as the good news and the cautions I’ve found. First, we should discuss the way Interest Category marketing works. It’s expected that … [Read more...] about AdWords Interest Category Marketing: Initial Observations
Do You Make These Common Mistakes While Managing Your AdWords Campaign?
We all make mistakes. Fortunately enough, in the real life they are easy to identify and because of that you can learn not to make them again. On the internet that's not always the case. When you make a mistake on the internet (while managing an AdWords campaign for example), then you usually don't even realize it. Therefore you can't avoid making a similar mistake in the … [Read more...] about Do You Make These Common Mistakes While Managing Your AdWords Campaign?
PPC News Roundup for November 5, 2010
Have you ever clicked on a PPC ad that was exactly what you were looking for only to be taken to a webpage so full of clutter that you couldn’t find the information the ad promised? This is a common problem in PPC advertising where the landing page doesn’t take customers where the ad suggested it would. Michael Mostert has written a post on adCenter Blog about the importance of … [Read more...] about PPC News Roundup for November 5, 2010