It happens. It’s terrible (every time). You followed all the guidelines or rules for the search engine in question, yet somehow…you’ve been suspended. I’ll tell you flat out that my initial reaction anytime I’ve been first-hand involved in an account suspension is to throw up my hands and attempt not to scream. I’ll also tell you that reaction gets me nowhere. So what can you … [Read more...] about Suspended Motion: How to Get Your PPC Account Reactivated
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Are PPC Ads Beating Organic Listings for Clicks?
You've heard it before- "I never click sponsored ads." I'll admit I was an anti-ad clicker prior to joining the paid search industry as well. So, with the skepticism of the PPC ad, but with the search engines making these paid sections more prominent and more engaging, I'm sure you're curious as to how well paid advertisements are performing in comparison to organic … [Read more...] about Are PPC Ads Beating Organic Listings for Clicks?
Using PPC Desktop Editors To Save Time & Streamline Your Workflow
In the fifth and final post of our automation and timesaving series this month, it’s all about the desktop editors and how they can work to your advantage. As pay-per-click account managers, we’re often pressed for time juggling several campaigns at any given time. Fortunately, the AdWords Editor and adCenter Desktop are here to help, enabling you to make bulk changes much more … [Read more...] about Using PPC Desktop Editors To Save Time & Streamline Your Workflow
Heroview- Common PPC Blunders and Tips to Avoid Them
Welcome to today’s Heroview, everyone! Real-time interviews featuring PPC experts from around the industry! Today, Jeff Ferguson, CEO of consulting group Fang Digital, talked with us about common PPC blunders that may be holding back your campaign. PPC Hero: We’re really excited to have you with us today, Jeff! Thanks for joining PPC Hero! Jeff: My pleasure! We're big fans … [Read more...] about Heroview- Common PPC Blunders and Tips to Avoid Them
Deeper Understanding of CPA Bidding: Best Practices, a Case Study and Breaking It Off
As part of our ongoing series on automation and time-saving, we felt that talking about AdWords’ Cost-Per-Acquisition bidding was a must. Aside from the Display Campaign Optimizer, which is a whole post in and of itself that will happen at some point in the future (though sadly not in this series), CPA bidding is the most automated you can get within all of the different … [Read more...] about Deeper Understanding of CPA Bidding: Best Practices, a Case Study and Breaking It Off
Bid Management Software Is The Future of PPC
This week the PPC Hero team is looking at the different ways you can automate PPC and save time. Yesterday Kayla Kurtz wrote about self-automation (a fancy way of telling you to get your business together!), and some essential time management skills all PPC folks should have. For today’s post I’m going to start with something that might be a little controversial: Bid … [Read more...] about Bid Management Software Is The Future of PPC
9 Step Guide to Increasing PPC Sales by 39.4%
Recently I had the good fortune to be on ta team that produced quite a turn around for an Ecommerce account. In 1 month sales grew by 39.4%. This was during a time when month-over-month sales trend downwards due to seasonality. Below is a brief summary of our to-do list from that month. 1. Check your funnel to see what percent of cart abandons you have. If above 80% … [Read more...] about 9 Step Guide to Increasing PPC Sales by 39.4%
The 20-Minute PPC Work Week
Sadly, sometimes the success of a PPC campaign can boil down to time management. We've all been there- so much to do, and no time to do it. If you're an in-house marketer with PPC responsibilities on top of everything else, or an agency employee with new accounts hitting your desk regularly- we get it! However, there is a strong correlation between regular account maintenance … [Read more...] about The 20-Minute PPC Work Week
Harvest Keywords & Scale Up with Broad Modified Campaigns and Exact Match Negatives
So if you haven’t already implemented broad match modifier terms into your existing PPC strategy I hope this article will provide some insight and inspiration for taking the plunge. I was recently tasked with reviewing the PPC campaigns in my new role at Ties.com and was both sad and happy with what I found. I was sad to find that there was 1 campaign with 2 ad groups and a … [Read more...] about Harvest Keywords & Scale Up with Broad Modified Campaigns and Exact Match Negatives
AdWords Labels: Cut Back On Navigation and Reporting Time!
If you aren’t using labels in your AdWords account, you are seriously missing out. Way back in April, Google launched labels but I didn’t use them often due to existing accounts already having custom filters setup and at my fingertips. Over the past month, I launched a new campaign, advertising 5 services that can be applied to literally thousands of products, which got me … [Read more...] about AdWords Labels: Cut Back On Navigation and Reporting Time!
Why and How You Should Conduct a PPC Account Audit
No matter if you are new to the paid search world, or a seasoned pro, all paid search accounts can benefit from an audit. Whether your account is currently a hot mess, or just in need of some fine tuning, our next webinar will help you focus in on the variety of different tools, reports, and actions needed to make those all-important changes. Account Manager Sam Owen will walk … [Read more...] about Why and How You Should Conduct a PPC Account Audit
Heroview- How to Avoid Intrusive Remarketing
We held another successful Heroview yesterday with remarketing expert, John Ellis. John is the CEO at Crescent Interactive, an online marketing firm based in Nashville, TN. We had a great conversation about best practice; see the recap below! PPC Hero: Today, John Ellis will talk with us about utilizing remarketing without being too intrusive, annoying, or creepy! We are … [Read more...] about Heroview- How to Avoid Intrusive Remarketing
