We often explore complex search marketing issues with in-depth analysis & research. To really give a topic the attention that it requires, we will write an entire series of articles that focus on one hot PPC topic. This is where our blog series come in! We craft each blog series so that it is truly an authoritative document on the topic at hand. The Dynamic Series … [Read more...] about PPC Hero Blog Series
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Effectively Using adCenter PPC Tools
After the announcement last week of The Yahoo! and Microsoft Search Alliance, I thought it would be helpful to take a look at the adCenter tools that are available, and how you can use them to help grow and optimize your accounts. Microsoft adCenter Desktop Tool As an avid user of the Adwords Editor, I was delighted when Microsoft launched their adCenter desktop tool. Sure, I … [Read more...] about Effectively Using adCenter PPC Tools
Find Irrelevant Traffic Before It Finds You
One thing we do regularly for our clients is run search query reports from Adwords and MSN, pull all queries that are resulting in unqualified impressions or clicks, and add those in as negatives. Doing this can really help narrow down your keyword list and prevent unqualified traffic from seeing your ad and not clicking – which prevents your impressions from skyrocketing and … [Read more...] about Find Irrelevant Traffic Before It Finds You
Best Practices for Multilingual PPC
Launching a multilingual pay-per-click campaign is a good way to quickly have a presence in a country. Many companies do not have the resources and budgets to build multiple versions of their website based on language, but through the wonders of pay-per-click, advertisers can efficiently and effectively reach an international or bilingual audience online. The problem with most … [Read more...] about Best Practices for Multilingual PPC
Your Managed Placements: Why They Don’t Work
Last week we talked about the Google content network and automatic placements. I completely ignored the fact that managed placements exist because they didn’t fit in with my description of the ways in which targeting automatic placements is just like riding a flaming motorcycle, but I’m fixing that this week with an even more convoluted metaphor for the content network. So … [Read more...] about Your Managed Placements: Why They Don’t Work
PPC News Roundup for 2/19/2010
Local search might be a great way to boost your clients' campaigns. Actually who am I kidding it’s a great way to boost everyone’s campaign, so make some time to localize your campaigns! Here are some great tips on PPCBlog for setting up your local PPC strategy, so give it a shot. Get your Google click to call deal while you can! Search Engine Watch has a useful post this … [Read more...] about PPC News Roundup for 2/19/2010
Positioning Your Business For Success In Local Search
Consumers today not only want to know what’s around them, they want to be able to call with one click, access directions, and know what other people think of it. Due to the fact that 50% of consumers head to search engines first when researching local businesses, according to a joint study from Nielsen and Webvisible, you need to make sure your business is in a position to … [Read more...] about Positioning Your Business For Success In Local Search
Best Practices for YSM Network Distribution
Last week I introduced the expanded Yahoo (YSM) network distribution options and how to find and change your account settings. As promised, this post will focus on some best practices to restructure your Yahoo campaigns to target both search and search partners. If you are like most pay-per-click managers, your YSM account is probably a cloned export of your Google AdWords … [Read more...] about Best Practices for YSM Network Distribution
PPC News Roundup for 2/12/2010
The importance of strong keyword grouping and organization extends past the Google AdWords interface. How you organize your keywords plays a large role on how to build messaging platforms on your landing pages. Check out this post from Ion Interactive on grouping your keywords around user intent to build smart, higher-converting landing pages. Google Adwords is rolling a new … [Read more...] about PPC News Roundup for 2/12/2010
Understanding JavaScript and How it Can Affect Your Analytics Tracking
Google Analytics is instrumental in the way we track the success of our PPC campaigns (especially since it’s free), but as robust as it is, there are certain visitors that just can’t be tracked. There are at least 6 types of those visitors, but today I’m going to focus solely on those that have their JavaScript turned off, and what it can mean for your PPC campaigns. What is … [Read more...] about Understanding JavaScript and How it Can Affect Your Analytics Tracking
When to Pause or Delete Ads & Keywords To Save Your Quality Scores
Have you ever truly thought about what your overall account Quality Score looks like and how it has affected your PPC account over the years? The more I manage long term clients the more I realize everything I do today will greatly effect what happens to my account Quality Score in the future. Achieving a great Quality Score does not happen overnight. It may take a week, a … [Read more...] about When to Pause or Delete Ads & Keywords To Save Your Quality Scores
