Everyone in the PPC world understands the importance of ad text testing. We care, we think it's important, we wanna do it...and you know what? For reals, it's complicated. The headline lied. Most of us don't have one campaign with three ad groups to deal with, we have three hundred ad groups, and a lot of us aren't really willing to sit around and let tests run for the sake … [Read more...] about Never Odd Or Even: PPC Ad Text Testing Made Easy
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PPC News Roundup for August 6, 2010
When it comes to promoting an event, the Internet can be of great help. Whether you need to generate buzz or post local announcements, PPC should be a primary weapon in your arsenal. Kevin Burns over at WPromote has an excellent article on starting event buzzes using PPC campaigns. PPC has the power to reach your target market and spread the word, so get your party hat on and … [Read more...] about PPC News Roundup for August 6, 2010
PPC News Roundup for August 2, 2010
There is an update coming to the AdWords legal terms and agreements that you should be aware of. If you manage a different companies account or if you have hired someone to manage your account (most of you fall into these categories), this update applies to you. Moving forward, Google is telling us we have to share basic account information with our clients. You’ll be required … [Read more...] about PPC News Roundup for August 2, 2010
Two Birds with One Stone: Transition an Account & Improve it at the Same Time
It's an exciting time of change at Hanapin Marketing. We are getting ready to move into a bigger facility, we have a new sister company, Tingian Ventures, in development and a couple of our team members have moved on to babies (congratulations, Amber!), marriage and graduate school. With all of that, we have brought on some incredibly talented new additions to the team – like … [Read more...] about Two Birds with One Stone: Transition an Account & Improve it at the Same Time
Who’s Hot, Who Not: Finding A Great PPC Team
Finding good help: it’s like the great professional field leveler. No matter how good you are at doing what you do, it doesn’t really mean you’re gonna be great at finding someone else who is good at whatever you need them to do- and that’s an issue, because a terrifying percentage of important projects are contingent on everyone doing their business both correctly and … [Read more...] about Who’s Hot, Who Not: Finding A Great PPC Team
PPC News Roundup for June 25, 2010
As the end of the month nears, some of us have found ourselves running on a low budget. Unfortunately, lower budget often translates to low traffic. According to Jason Tabeling, this isn’t always the case. Check out these tips on avoiding lost impression share due to budget. Take advantage of Google’s Ad Sitelinks in your campaign. If you aren’t already aware, Dan Friedman … [Read more...] about PPC News Roundup for June 25, 2010
PPC News Roundup for June 18, 2010
You might be new to PPC or perhaps would like a refesher, how many things are different about your campaigns now than 2 years ago? Are you sure you’re staying up with the latest trends? Here’s an excellent resource for those wanting to freshen up on their skills or enter the industry. You may want to stick with the old standby’s – Google, Yahoo and MSN or give ROI’s Revolution … [Read more...] about PPC News Roundup for June 18, 2010
PPC News Roundup for June 11, 2010
Andy Komack offers some interesting ideas for overcoming high click costs, specifically for B2B PPC accounts which tend to have high competition and cost- but these concepts can be applied to any account. As always, the keys to PPC success- have good ideas. Apply and follow through. Test continuously. If you have a campaign that’s struggling to convert, maybe you’ve identified … [Read more...] about PPC News Roundup for June 11, 2010
Combining Yahoo Interface Reports with the Desktop Tool for Bid Adjustments
The Issue: The keyword report from the interface gives you the average CPC, not your max CPC, and the desktop tool doesn’t show you the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that you will want to see to base your decisions on, like average position and click-through rate. A Solution: I’ve always been a big fan of using excel to help make tasks as “automatic” as possible, so I … [Read more...] about Combining Yahoo Interface Reports with the Desktop Tool for Bid Adjustments
Don’t Trust Your Brain: Managing PPC With Friends
I don’t know about you, but I feel busy: all of the time. I can’t recall the last time I looked around at work and thought, wow, I’m done, I’ll have a Kit Kat. Mostly it’s all right, that’s okay for now, next please. While I like staying busy, there’s a serious danger in this constant engagement: if you move too quickly, and think about too much, you’ll forget what you’ve … [Read more...] about Don’t Trust Your Brain: Managing PPC With Friends
36 Myths of PPC
Note: This post was authored by Amber, a prolific blogger at PPC Hero and one of our long-time PPC managers, who welcomed her gorgeous son Jacob on April 29th! Over the course of the past several years, many old PPC tactics have become dated and are no longer considered best practice. There have also been many PPC strategies that have been developed bloggers and so-called PPC … [Read more...] about 36 Myths of PPC
PPC News Roundup for 4/30/2010
I don’t know if it’s my love of fun pictures of my love of good ideas, but I enjoy this post from Mike Fleming on Search Engine Guide about the possibility that lies in your broad match keywords. He’s right- treated properly, broad match keywords can be like a gold mine for excellent longer-tail keywords you can add to your account that you may not have caught on your original … [Read more...] about PPC News Roundup for 4/30/2010