Our next myth is about quality score. I think there are a lot of myths about quality score out there because it’s sort of a mysterious algorithm that Google doesn’t readily share with us. The one I hear most often is that click-through rate is what Quality Score is all about, and that’s the only thing you really need to focus on when trying to fix it. This just isn’t true, so … [Read more...] about PPC Myth Busting! Myth 6: Quality Score is All About CTR
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How to Use Excel to Estimate New PPC Account Performance
To start off our September PPC Hero series on how to use Excel for that next level of PPC super performance, I decided to do just that: start from the beginning! Is there a way to determine possible account performance before opening up the floodgates and turning your account on? We got this question via our Twitter account last month and the short answer is yes…and you can do … [Read more...] about How to Use Excel to Estimate New PPC Account Performance
Updated Seller Rating Extensions Reinforces Current Consumer Satisfaction
Nothing stays the same forever, does it? Google made an announcement earlier this week via the Inside AdWords blog regarding their seller rating extensions and how those would start populating moving forward. We’re going to take a look at the update to these extensions and what it means for advertisers. Pencils ready? The Announcement The original seller rating extensions … [Read more...] about Updated Seller Rating Extensions Reinforces Current Consumer Satisfaction
Have Close Variants Increased Your Leads by 55 Percent?
In May of this year Google announced new matching behavior for phrase and exact match keywords. It seemed like a boon for search volume at the time, and now that a few months have passed we can further evaluate the effect of this change on your accounts. This is all assuming that they’re turned on for your campaigns to begin with. Accounts were automatically opted into them, … [Read more...] about Have Close Variants Increased Your Leads by 55 Percent?
PPC Myth Busting! Myth 4: adCenter Isn’t Worth My Time
So, this is a HUGE myth, because I hear it all the time and it’s just so unfounded. The biggest thing that busts this myth in adCenter is lower CPCs, which leads to lower costs per acquisitions if the conversion rate is at least the same as Google. I’ve often found, however, that conversion rates can be higher for Bing and Yahoo search properties only than in Google. So, let … [Read more...] about PPC Myth Busting! Myth 4: adCenter Isn’t Worth My Time
PPC Myth Busting! Myth 3: Display is Terrible For Direct Response
In this post, I'll show you how to structure Display campaigns for direct response. This myth ties in with the last myth, but the myth that Display is terrible for direct response is silly. There are so many ways to target specific, highly qualified audience members with advanced targeting that it’s really all I can say about it—it’s a silly myth! First, where I normally like … [Read more...] about PPC Myth Busting! Myth 3: Display is Terrible For Direct Response
Hope You Weren’t Planning On Split Testing Your URLs
Here at PPC Hero, we’re always game for a good round of split testing. We split test lunch locations (let me tell you about Potbelly Sandwiches…), hairstyles, ad copy, landing pages, all kinds of things. So when one of our recent meetings led us all to the conclusion to do some more split tests on Display URLs with additional and/or different text after the base URL, we were … [Read more...] about Hope You Weren’t Planning On Split Testing Your URLs
PPC Myth Busting! Myth 2: Display Is Really Expensive
Last time on PPC Myth Busting, I busted the myth that Google Analytics is complicated to use by showing you three easy ways to get information you can start using in managing your accounts right away. Today I'll be tackling the myth that Display is really expensive. I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve heard people say Display is really expensive, or too expensive for an … [Read more...] about PPC Myth Busting! Myth 2: Display Is Really Expensive
Quality Score & How It Affects the Bottom Line For Ecommerce Advertisers
Developing a solid pay-per-click campaign takes time. Unfortunately, you can’t just launch a new campaign and forget about it, which is one of the many reasons we take so much pride in what we do for our clients. One of the key metrics we tend to focus on in paid search is Quality Score. Essentially, Quality Score measures the relevancy between your keywords, ads, landing pages … [Read more...] about Quality Score & How It Affects the Bottom Line For Ecommerce Advertisers
PPC Myth Busting! Myth 1: Analytics is Complicated to Use.
Because I felt completely constrained by my hour time limit for my recent webinar, and because I think there's a lot of people out there that would rather focus on one topic at a time or read an article over listening to a whole webinar, I decided to post a PPC Myth busting series. I'll post a blog article for all 10 PPC myths I busted in my webinar with bonus information for … [Read more...] about PPC Myth Busting! Myth 1: Analytics is Complicated to Use.
Media Buying For PPC: Part 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGN8RxZ01hg&list=HL1345730129&feature=mh_lolz Part of our monthly training day in August comprised a presentation on Media Buying for PPC. Amanda West-Bookwalter goes over her portion of this presentation for today's Whaddya'know Wednesday. She goes over how she came up with a media buy plan for Google Display Network at a client's … [Read more...] about Media Buying For PPC: Part 1
9 Common Issues with Data That Make Your Ad Testing Worthless
At a recent meeting between Google and one of my clients, we were presented with a staggering statistic: conversion rate increased as our average position increased in the account. Based on this data we had a simple course to chart to climb all the way to the top of the entire Internet: bid higher. When in doubt, just keep bidding. It'll make all the difference in your ad … [Read more...] about 9 Common Issues with Data That Make Your Ad Testing Worthless
