After spending the past few years working in PPC marketing, I'd like to believe I'm exceptionally competent at managing effective search campaigns. Based on the ROI and profit margins associated with many of those campaigns, that may be true. For companies that handle all of their own search marketing internally, it's possible, and likely, for the search manager to be an … [Read more...] about Building a Better Keyword List – One Relative at a Time
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Increase PPC Conversion Rates by Targeting High Volume Locations
If you have a PPC account that allows you to target across the Unites States, try adding geo-targeted campaigns for each of the 50 states to help increase your conversion and click-through rates. In most of my accounts I have inherited, there are several campaigns with very specific keywords that are targeted all across the US or one particular area. A great way to help … [Read more...] about Increase PPC Conversion Rates by Targeting High Volume Locations
PPC News Roundup for 11/20/2009
Have you heard of the Google Content Network Blast? The blast apparently serves up an advertiser’s ad on several of Google’s CN sites over a shorter time frame, geographic region, audience segment or high traffic sites. These blasts can deliver 100 million impressions over a 24 – 48 hour time period. See how you can sign up for one today. When it comes to PPC, making sure … [Read more...] about PPC News Roundup for 11/20/2009
Landing Page Testing: How to test and what to test
Testing your ad copy and your landing pages can significantly improve your paid search efforts. Of course, building a solid keyword base, creating an optimized account structure, and executing a well-planned bid management strategy are also crucial. However, testing allows you to understand how to optimize and improve your communication with your target audience. Conducting … [Read more...] about Landing Page Testing: How to test and what to test
PPC News Roundup for 11/13/2009
Search Engine Land takes a look at the advanced segments feature in Google Analytics. The example compares short & long keywords to show how the advanced tool can be used to analyze keyword data more efficiently. Never hurts to learn a little bit more about Analytics... The next installment in the SEM Beginner Series explains the use of dynamic text and how it can be … [Read more...] about PPC News Roundup for 11/13/2009
Weed Out Unqualified Traffic with the Search Query Report from MSN adCenter
Finally we’re getting more data about the search queries that trigger our ads to display in Bing.com. Google has had the search query report out for a while now, and Yahoo! has it but you have to request it personally from your Yahoo rep (if you have one). But now you can finally see raw search query data within your adCenter PPC account. Search query reports show you the … [Read more...] about Weed Out Unqualified Traffic with the Search Query Report from MSN adCenter
PPC News Roundup for 11/6/2009
AdWords has made it even easier to track conversions. The tool has been redesigned and now includes 3 tabs – Conversions, Webpages and Code to help manage your data. Emily Williams at Inside AdWords gives a quick run down on each of the tabs. Ad copy is the first impression a potential customer has of your business, so it is an important part of your PPC campaign. As part of … [Read more...] about PPC News Roundup for 11/6/2009
Our Greatest Hits for October 2009
The page views have spoken! Below we have gathered PPC Hero's four most visited, and hopefully most valuable, articles from October. Whether you're a new or long-time subscriber you may have missed these insightful and helpful pay-per-click management tips. Enjoy! Yahoo’s match types might seem a little confusing in the first place, but with the additional pressure of adding … [Read more...] about Our Greatest Hits for October 2009
How to Fine Tune Your International Campaigns in AdWords
You always need to exercise caution when utilizing broad match in AdWords. This almost goes without saying, but I said it anyway. The scope of queries matched to each broad match keyword has grown over the past couple of years, especially with the introduction of Google's expanded broad match. Today, I will spin a cautionary tale about casting a wide keyword net within … [Read more...] about How to Fine Tune Your International Campaigns in AdWords
PPC News Roundup for 10/30/2009
It's finally here? Search Engine Roundtable suggested that the New Microsoft adCenter Desktop Beta is Coming November 6th. If you decide to test out the new application be sure to save your online adCenter account beforehand to avoid data loss. Search Engine Journal recently reviewed "KGEN" – the Keyword Generator from Firefox. The application allows you to quickly see which … [Read more...] about PPC News Roundup for 10/30/2009
Learn More about SEM Rush- Sponsored Post
Wouldn’t it be great to know what keywords your competitors are using with just one click? What if with that same click you could also find estimated traffic and ad positioning or even see a list of your direct competitors? If you aspire to optimize your site without spending a lot of money and time, SEMRush.com is the first and steady step to your success. Developed by the … [Read more...] about Learn More about SEM Rush- Sponsored Post
5 Tips To Save Money & Generate Additional Revenue with Ad Scheduling
I know that ad scheduling/day parting isn’t new to PPC, but I was recently at a marketing conference where the speaker mentioned he used ad scheduling for nearly every one of his clients. This got me thinking: why I don’t use ad scheduling more often or at least run a few daily/hourly reports to see if it’s a good idea? If you’re thinking about doing any kind of ad scheduling … [Read more...] about 5 Tips To Save Money & Generate Additional Revenue with Ad Scheduling
