It's sometimes easy to assume that video is only good for SEO. But video has a lot to offer PPC, especially when it comes to landing pages, conversion types, product demonstrations, and convincing your customers to convert. In this episode of Ticker Tuesday, we take you through the ways that video PPC can improve your overall PPC performance, as well as the different … [Read more...] about Ticker Tuesday: Using Video In PPC
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Why You Should Be Advertising With Adknowledge
This is part 1 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 Adknowledge, the 4th largest ad marketplace behind Google, Facebook, and Bing. You might also find a special offer just for PPC Hero readers. Adknowledge, the fourth … [Read more...] about Why You Should Be Advertising With Adknowledge
Expand Your PPC Advertising Networks To Improve Return On Investment
Here at PPC Hero, we are focused on generating leads and traffic for our clients while continuing to improve return on investment. A major part of our strategy includes Google AdWords, as I'm sure is the case for most advertisers, and our blog posts tend to reflect that. In the last few months over 70% of our posts have been Google-related. Now as a PPC manager I would never … [Read more...] about Expand Your PPC Advertising Networks To Improve Return On Investment
Using Top vs. Side Ad Segmentation To Make Bidding Decisions
As we reported yesterday, Google announced on Wednesday that you can now choose “Top vs. Side” as a reporting segmentation option within AdWords. Sure, that seems like interesting info, but why should I care? Not like I can tell Google to only show my ads in the TOP position 1, not the SIDE position 1. If I can’t do anything what does it matter! The answer, my friend might be … [Read more...] about Using Top vs. Side Ad Segmentation To Make Bidding Decisions
What We Wished We Had Known About PPC
Here at Hanapin, we love working with pay per click. We hound after the latest and greatest PPC news, integrate ourselves with advanced tools, and share our expertise through guides, series, and (coming soon!) our very own Hero Conf. But there was a time when we were all PPC beginners, and so the team sat down to share the things we wish we had known when we first started … [Read more...] about What We Wished We Had Known About PPC
New in AdWords: Top vs. Side Ad Performance Segmentation
Yesterday, Felicia wrote about a game-changing announcement from Google about the reintroduction of keywords in Display Network campaigns. And today brings another curveball from Google: “Top vs. side” report segmentation. Like Roy Halladay, this curveball sounds like it has the potential to be one of the most effective changes to AdWords in awhile. “Top vs. side” ad … [Read more...] about New in AdWords: Top vs. Side Ad Performance Segmentation
Share Your Opinion On Quality Score And Win A Foodzie Tasting Box!
There's nothing PPC Hero loves more than Quality Score and free food. That's why we've decided to combine the two with our new AdWords Quality Score Factors survey. PPC Hero conducted a similar survey back in 2007, the same year we released our Google Quality Score Handbook. Well a lot has changed in the last 4 years, so we want to gauge how opinions have changed as to what … [Read more...] about Share Your Opinion On Quality Score And Win A Foodzie Tasting Box!
PPC Pitfalls For Beginners, Part II
This is the second of a 2-part blog post highlighting some common pitfalls you want to avoid when getting started with paid search. The first installment took a look at loose account structure, aggressive keyword bidding and poor ad copy. Part two covers interface tools and driving too much traffic. Last month I wrote about three PPC pitfalls to avoid … [Read more...] about PPC Pitfalls For Beginners, Part II
Keywords Make Their Display Network Comeback!
Some of the greatest game changers have been because of a bad call or a change in the rules. If you are a baseball fan, you are aware of the ill fate of Detroit’s pitcher Armando Galarraga and his loss of being awarded a perfectly pitched game due to an umpire’s bad call. Unfortunately for Galarraga, the baseball commissioner did not over turn the decision even though ump Jim … [Read more...] about Keywords Make Their Display Network Comeback!
AdWords CPA Bidding Basics and Best Practices
The topic for this blog post came directly from one of our readers! Thanks to Dan McMillan who wrote in wanting to know more about CPA Bidding and best practices for implementing it in his account. Well we at PPC Hero write for you, our readers, so read on to learn more about CPA bidding and how to make it work for you. Intro To CPA Bidding The focus on conversions (Conversion … [Read more...] about AdWords CPA Bidding Basics and Best Practices
Ticker Tuesday: 3 Ways To Apply SEO Fundamentals To PPC
Part of why I love being a search marketer is that there is such a thriving culture, whether you interact with your fellow SEMers online, at conferences, or even at your local bar. But one thing that has always surprised me about my friends who do exclusively SEO, or have dabbled in SEO but no other form of online marketing, is that they seem nervous about jumping into PPC. … [Read more...] about Ticker Tuesday: 3 Ways To Apply SEO Fundamentals To PPC
‘+1 Problems & Preparing for +1 Targeting
Over the past week, Google has made it very clear that they do not want businesses creating G+ profiles, because, as they have noted, their current structure isn’t meant for businesses. Fear not, businesses, for Google has something in the works and undoubtedly it will affect advertisers. What exactly Google has lined up, I’m not sure – your guess is as good as mine and I’d … [Read more...] about ‘+1 Problems & Preparing for +1 Targeting
