Today we have a post from one of our PPC Hero allies! James Zolman (@jameszol) is a guest author at PPCHero.com. He is the founder and CEO of QualityScores.com, a quality score analysis, optimization and consulting company. In this post he looks at Google's use of click data in PPC ads. It's not a surprise to hear that Google is testing ad layout, SERPs styles and more but … [Read more...] about Breaking! More Click Count PPC Ad Tests In The Wild
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PPC Tasks To Kick-Start The Month
It's the beginning of a new month and I'm sure all you PPC managers have the same goal in mind as I do: make your account even more awesome in October than they were in September. There are certain tasks I do at the beginning of each month to stay organized and get on the right track for the month ahead. Since I had great feedback to my PPC Task Checklist, I wanted to share … [Read more...] about PPC Tasks To Kick-Start The Month
Beyond The Click
If you haven't checked out our article about "The 20 most expensive keywords in Google Adwords" you should really check it out. It goes over the top keywords in Google. The top 20 keywords are insurance, loans, mortgage, attorney, credit, lawyer, donate, degree, hosting, claim, conference call, trading, software, recovery, transfer, gas/electricity, classes, rehab, treatment, … [Read more...] about Beyond The Click
Display Network Strategy: A Three Part Approach
In the final topic for our series on how to succeed on the display network, I’ll be discussing display network strategy. I’ll break strategy down into three parts: Goals – What you intend to accomplish with your display campaign. Channels – Where you’ll be placing your ads. Ads – CPM or CPC? Creative strategies to get the most out of each. Defining your goals It’s … [Read more...] about Display Network Strategy: A Three Part Approach
Display Network Best Practices
This is the second post PPC Hero's series on How to Succeed on the Display Network. This post focuses on the best practices for structuring Display Campaigns, available targeting options, and tips for optimizing performance on the Display Network. Yesterday, Abby wrote on the similarities and differences between the Google Display Network and Bing Content Network. In this … [Read more...] about Display Network Best Practices
PPC for Reputation Management
Today we have a post from one of our PPC Hero allies, Katie Saxon of Boom Online Marketing. In her first post for PPC Hero, Katie looks how pay per click can be used to manage online reputations. Rick Santorum has a serious Google problem. It’s not the lewd website topping the search engine results for his name, it’s something potentially more damaging for a presidential … [Read more...] about PPC for Reputation Management
How To Succeed On The Display Network
Have you attempted to expand your PPC advertising by crossing over to the Display Network, but ended up spending a lot of money without generating conversions? If so, then this month's PPC Hero series on How To Succeed On The Display Network is for you. I've heard the Display Network referred to in many different ways, from the dark side to the black hole of PPC, but Ithink … [Read more...] about How To Succeed On The Display Network
Top of Page and First Page Bid Estimates
If you use AdWords, I'm sure you've noticed a status called 'First Page Bid Estimate' and maybe even decided to opt in to the newer 'Top of Page Estimate' that you can now make a column in your interface. These bid estimates can give some great insight into an optimization opportunity, but it's also important to know how AdWords calculates these estimates and some alternatives … [Read more...] about Top of Page and First Page Bid Estimates
How To Use adCenter’s Explicit and Implicit Bidding Strategy
On this week's Whaddya'know Wednesdays, our weekly expert, Abby Woodcock, tells us how to use adCenter's new explicit and implicit bidding strategy. You may remember Felicia's post about this. Since she's the expert on the topic here in the office, Abby interviews her! If you've been thinking about implementing this bidding strategy in your adCenter account, you should really … [Read more...] about How To Use adCenter’s Explicit and Implicit Bidding Strategy
Whaddya’know Wednesdays: 6 Tips to Enhance Your Negative Keyword Strategy
On this week's Whaddya'know Wednesdays, our weekly expert, Bethany Bey, give you 6 tips to enhance your negative keyword strategy. Negative keywords are just as important as your regular ones! So, if you've been neglecting your negatives or would like them to be more effective, listen to Bethany give you some insights into ways to really make them work for your … [Read more...] about Whaddya’know Wednesdays: 6 Tips to Enhance Your Negative Keyword Strategy
Segmenting by Device: Why All Your Accounts Should Be Running Mobile Campaigns
I know we’ve had a few posts about mobile campaigns here on PPC Hero, but after recently reviewing my accounts by device segmentation and rediscovering how many visitors are actually clicking my ads via mobile devices, I cannot emphasize enough the importance of paying attention to your mobile audience. Amy wrote a great post not too long ago on mobile landing page best … [Read more...] about Segmenting by Device: Why All Your Accounts Should Be Running Mobile Campaigns
adCenter 101: Capitalizing On Consumer Queries
This series is designed to help provide you with a better understanding of the true potential behind Microsoft adCenter’s paid search interface. Last month, I wrote about Campaign Analytics in adCenter. This month, I will talk about adCenter’s revamped search query performance reports and the benefits you can now take away from them. Overview Up until recently, I found … [Read more...] about adCenter 101: Capitalizing On Consumer Queries
