This is part 1 of our week-long series on starting an AdWords account from scratch. The series will walk you though each step of the process, from creating your initial keyword list to activating your campaigns. Give us 5 days and we'll teach you how to start you very own AdWords account! You've heard of the three little PPC pigs right? The first PPC pig started building his … [Read more...] about How To Create A PPC Keyword List
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adCenter Changing Phrase and Broad Match Behaviors
Your adCenter phrase and broad match keyword traffic might soon look a little like this flood-gate if you don’t monitor it! Microsoft has announced that they’ll be changing the way broad and phrase match types behave in adCenter. They cited the reason for the change as wanting to give advertisers improved relevancy and better performance when utilizing these match types. The … [Read more...] about adCenter Changing Phrase and Broad Match Behaviors
Letter from the CEO – “Just the facts, ma’am.”
This is my sixth 'letter from the CEO,' and I'm having a bit of writer's block coming up with a thematic topic or creative spin like I have in previous letters. So, I'll just do my best Joe Friday impression and just tell you what we're working on! (Depending on your age, that's either Colonel Potter from M*A*S*H* or Ray from Ghostbusters. :-)) We're now at the 150-day mark of … [Read more...] about Letter from the CEO – “Just the facts, ma’am.”
Our Greatest Hits for July 2011
The page views have spoken! Below we have gathered PPC Hero’s most visited, and hopefully most valuable articles from July. Whether you’re a new or long-time subscriber, you may have missed these insightful and helpful PPC management tips. Enjoy! Our top honors this month go to PPC Hero himself! In this day and age, everything wants to be “the ultimate” – the ultimate … [Read more...] about Our Greatest Hits for July 2011
Keyword Match Types: The What and Why
Keyword match types are not a one size fits all kind of deal (like stretchy pants). Instead, all three can be utilized together, or separately, depending on your PPC strategy and/or business type. Each match type has its own set of benefits, as well as drawbacks, but when utilized together effectively, it can give you great results. So, in the following paragraphs, the six … [Read more...] about Keyword Match Types: The What and Why
“Car rental in Greenville” AKA: Using AdWords Location Targeting Effectively
Do you remember back in March, when AdWords announced that you could now choose how you wanted to consider location targeting for geographically-defined traffic? Rather than just allowing advertisers to say, “yes! I want to do some geotargeting!” they gave us the option of choosing whether to use “search intent plus location”, “location-only”, or -the horror- “search intent … [Read more...] about “Car rental in Greenville” AKA: Using AdWords Location Targeting Effectively
Ads In The Wild: Sometimes It’s Better To Keep ‘Em Guessing
This is the first in a weekly series of posts from one of our PPC Hero Allies, Jeff Sexton of BoostCTR, where he’ll dissect and analyze ads he sees various places online. Jeff's "Ads In The Wild" series will give an in-depth look at the philosophy and strategy behind these ads and will provide a lot of actionable advice for anyone looking to improve their ad copy. What’s … [Read more...] about Ads In The Wild: Sometimes It’s Better To Keep ‘Em Guessing
The History of AdWords Quality Score and Periodic Changes
Quality Score wasn’t always in place. In fact, AdWords existed for quite some time before Google decided it was time to pump up the quality of ads. Early Days of Quality Score Prior to the introduction of Quality Score, bidding was a simpler process. An advertiser’s maximum bid for a keyword was multiplied by the click-through rate (CTR). The highest result was placed in … [Read more...] about The History of AdWords Quality Score and Periodic Changes
5 AdWords PPC Areas I ‘Take With a Grain of Salt’
I’ve noticed a lot of PPC discussions lately where ‘take it with a grain of salt’ seems to be the answer. As search engines continue to expand ideas and opportunities for PPC marketers to use, it’s important that we realize, not everything is going to work the best and sometimes there’s no real way around an issue other than to get down to the nitty-gritty fundamentals. The … [Read more...] about 5 AdWords PPC Areas I ‘Take With a Grain of Salt’
Lower Your Cost Per Acquisition By Advertising On 7Search
This is part 3 of PPC Hero's advertising expansion series, focusing on improving return on investment by advertising through multiple channels. Today we have a post written by one of our PPC Hero allies at 7Search, one of the first search engines to use pay-per-click sponsored links. Life Was Easy Back in ‘98... For those that have been around in the Paid Search Marketing … [Read more...] about Lower Your Cost Per Acquisition By Advertising On 7Search
Bring More Visitors To Your Site By Advertising on eZanga
This is part 2 of PPC Hero's advertising expansion series, focusing on improving return on investment by advertising through multiple channels. Today we have a post written by one of our PPC Hero allies at eZanga, the developer of one of the most advanced systems to detect and deter click fraud in online advertising. Whether it is a B2B or B2C company, eZanga.com has the … [Read more...] about Bring More Visitors To Your Site By Advertising on eZanga
Four Reasons to Trust a Life Scientist with Your PPC Account
This is the second post of a series called "why to trust a (insert stereotype) with your PPC account." The first post profiled Amy, the "farmer's daughter," and this post profiles Jessica Niver, an Account Supervisor at Hanapin and the "life scientist." First, it would probably help to define a life scientist. Life sciences "comprise all fields of science that involve the … [Read more...] about Four Reasons to Trust a Life Scientist with Your PPC Account
