This week, Google announced that they are updating their U.S. trademark policy. Under this new policy the restrictions will be loosened slightly so that more advertisers can display relevant brands within their PPC ads. This update applies only to Google.com within the U.S. and takes effect around June 15th. Gordon Choi has crafted a good introduction to the Google … [Read more...] about PPC Blog News Roundup for May 22, 2009
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Microsoft Unleashes a Round of Spring Updates for adCenter
Early this morning, the adCenter blog published 5 posts detailing all of the changes they've pushed live as part of their Spring 2009 Upgrade. Microsoft continues to drive their advertising platform forward, and unlike Google who releases a new feature every other day, the folks at adCenter prefer a mega-upgrade instead. Guess that adds to the excitement. While there's … [Read more...] about Microsoft Unleashes a Round of Spring Updates for adCenter
PPC News Roundup for May 15, 2009
Dearest PPC Hero readers, my apologies for not getting the weekly roundup goodness to you sooner today. It's been pretty hectic 'round these parts. I guess I should also probably mention that this is my last day as a member of the PPC Hero team. I finished Grad School last week (HOORAH!!), and the time has come for me to move westward. It's been a pleasure working with the … [Read more...] about PPC News Roundup for May 15, 2009
PPC News Roundup for May 8, 2009
Goodbye Placements Tab! Google AdWords has replaced the “placements” tab with the “networks tab”. Amanda Kelly, from Adwords, discusses the new networks tab feature, the ins and outs, and more! The new interface separates automatic and managed placements amongst other new features! YSM is integrating the favicon into their search results. Now, if someone searches for … [Read more...] about PPC News Roundup for May 8, 2009
Where Do Your PPC Ads Work Best? Find Out! Improve Your Geo-Targeted Performance With These Reports
As part of our local PPC blog series, today I'd like to discuss geographic performance reporting. Running the proper reports within Google AdWords and Google Analytics can pave the way to geo-targeted success! You may already know where you locally targeted PPC ads should appear, then you're ahead of the game. But suppose you want to discover where your ads are "hot" and where … [Read more...] about Where Do Your PPC Ads Work Best? Find Out! Improve Your Geo-Targeted Performance With These Reports
8 Geo-Targeting Dos and Don’ts You Need to Follow
Welcome to day 2 of our week-long series on PPC geo-targeting! When navigating the expansive waters of geo-targeting with pay-per-click, there are about as many tactics to employ as there are locations to target. Choosing the right geo-targeting tactics can be a daunting task. To that end, today I'm going to share 4 Dos and 4 Don'ts to paint a very clear picture of how … [Read more...] about 8 Geo-Targeting Dos and Don’ts You Need to Follow
Our Greatest Hits for April 2009!
The page views have spoken! Below we have gathered PPC Hero's four most visited, and hopefully most valuable, articles from April. Whether you're a new or long-time subscriber you may have missed these insightful and helpful pay-per-click management tips. Enjoy! April was a month of new discoveries for the PPC Hero team. One of the most exciting for us, and our readers, was … [Read more...] about Our Greatest Hits for April 2009!
Get Found in Your Own Neighborhood! 5 Ways to Increase Your Local PPC Performance
Whether you're new to PPC or not, geo-targeting is an essential tactic to know and understand. In the next five days, we're going to dive into the why, how, where and when of geo-targeting best practices. Google and Yahoo have updated their geo- targeting tools recently, which make it easer to target local areas or certain parts of the world. So, start thinking about your … [Read more...] about Get Found in Your Own Neighborhood! 5 Ways to Increase Your Local PPC Performance
PPC News Round Up for May 1, 2009
Happy Friday everyone ... More importantly, happy May! I hope that all these April showers are over and the May flowers are upon us. That might be an Indiana saying, as I doubt if you're in Florida you've ever heard of these 'seasons'. I digress, and I move on to this weeks roundup. Writing ads can always be a challenge. What do you focus on? How do you word your messages? … [Read more...] about PPC News Round Up for May 1, 2009
Driving Campaign Success With Advanced Ad Scheduling
With a strong, mature e-commerce campaign, you may find yourself running short of ideas on how to truly drive increased sales. Perhaps you are working through some (good) new ad creative techniques, or perhaps you have expanded your keyword list with long tail terms or less-relevant keywords (less good). Either way, situations like this are eminently satisfying – after all, … [Read more...] about Driving Campaign Success With Advanced Ad Scheduling
PPC News Round Up for April 24, 2009
How long does it take you to design a landing pages? According to Justin to Post-Click Marketing Blog, if you spend more than 7 hours designing a landing page, you're invested too much time. Once you've put that much time into a landing page, it's no longer egile and it's can be changed rapidly for testing. What can slow you down? Graphics. Lesson: make your landing pages … [Read more...] about PPC News Round Up for April 24, 2009
AdWords Budget Optimizer is a Great Way to Spend Money… And That’s It
Recently, we received a question from a reader in regards to Google AdWords' Budget Optimizer. We have not discussed this option here on the blog so I thought I'd give a description of this tool while answering our reader's question. First, let's get the basics out of the way and discuss what Budget Optimizer is, and where you can find this option within the AdWords … [Read more...] about AdWords Budget Optimizer is a Great Way to Spend Money… And That’s It
