Today, Google announced a site that acts as a one-stop shop for all your Google Adwords tools called the Google Agency Tool Kit. Within the site is several tools advertisers use every day to help create and optimize their PPC accounts. Below is a list of the tools on the page with a brief description of each. Tools to Plan: Ad Planner - Create targeted media plans … [Read more...] about Get All of Your AdWords PPC Tools in Place
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And Yet Another Wave of Yahoo! ‘Minimum Bid Requirements’ and Keyword Updates
This will admittedly be a short post. But I find it incredibly odd how Yahoo! has programmed their minimum bid system. In lieu of dynamically updating accounts that need attention on an as-needed basis - instead, Yahoo! rolls out massive updates to everyone at once. For a bit of perspective, with Google, your Quality Score and first-page bidding system is a living breathing … [Read more...] about And Yet Another Wave of Yahoo! ‘Minimum Bid Requirements’ and Keyword Updates
PPC News Roundup for February 20, 2009
We know that paid search was utilizied by the Obama team when was was running against John McCain. SEM Geek reviews what was accomplished by these campaigns, and what to expect for future political paid search. Yahoo! has a new "Rich Ad" platform, where you can insert videos and pictures, show your logos, and create deep links. It is currently invite only, but it is definitely … [Read more...] about PPC News Roundup for February 20, 2009
Is DMA Targeting Within AdWords the Wave of the Future?
Last week the PPC Hero team attended a lecture by Jim Koehler, Senior Statistician for Google. The lecture was on the campus of Indiana University as part of their Statistics Symposium (we are about a 7 minute drive from campus!). We had no serious expectations on the topic or content. But when someone from Google speaks, you listen! The content was geared toward the target … [Read more...] about Is DMA Targeting Within AdWords the Wave of the Future?
PPC News Roundup for February 13, 2009
Happy Friday PPC geeks I don't want to jinx myself, but here goes nothing. I see perhaps a crack in winter's armor. Or at least I hope. This weather is sweet! Which is great, because I coincidentally broke my ankle last week, and hobbling / crutching around in snow doesn't sound too appealing. Back to the point of this article, here's this weeks roundup. Obviously, Google … [Read more...] about PPC News Roundup for February 13, 2009
Review Your Conversion Paths To Look For Optimization Opportunities
In order to properly optimize your conversion rate, you don't want to to track just the total number of conversions you generate at any given time. You need to understand the path users take through your site on their way to converting, and you need to understand which path is most successful. I was reviewing the goal funnels within Google Analytics for a client the other day. … [Read more...] about Review Your Conversion Paths To Look For Optimization Opportunities
What to Do When the Content Network Goes Haywire
I like Google's Content Network. We're pretty good friends. Over the past few years our relationship has grown to one of mutual respect. I set reasonable parameters and CPCs, the Content Network returns the favor with semi-to-mostly relevant traffic. Last week, this relationship turned sour. The dark underbelly of the Content Network showed itself in the form of an AWFUL … [Read more...] about What to Do When the Content Network Goes Haywire
Know the How, When, Why of AdWords Conversion Optimizer
This week we are featuring guest articles from our PPC Hero allies! We requested submissions from our readers and we received excellent responses from some great PPC bloggers! The PPC Hero team will return to our regularly scheduled articles next week. Enjoy! I only recently realized that Google’s conversion optimizer had lowered its requirement on the search network to 30 … [Read more...] about Know the How, When, Why of AdWords Conversion Optimizer
How To Track Phone Calls Generated From Your Landing Page
This week we are featuring guest articles from our PPC Hero allies! We requested submissions from our readers and we received excellent responses from some great PPC bloggers! The PPC Hero team will return to our regularly scheduled articles next week. Enjoy! Unfortunately for us search engine marketers, not all retailers take advantage of the e-commerce technology available … [Read more...] about How To Track Phone Calls Generated From Your Landing Page
PPC News Roundup for February 6, 2009
Happy Friday everyone! I’m taking a road trip up to Chicago this weekend to catch up with a bunch of old college buddies. I’m pretty excited … Plus, it’s not going to be -3 degrees outside, at least not for the foreseeable future. Here is this week’s roundup. Gordon Choi offers up some tips for 2009 SEM. Short and sweet, focusing on PPC. And don't we all love PPC? Watco? … [Read more...] about PPC News Roundup for February 6, 2009
How and When Mom and Pop Businesses Should Use PPC
This week we are featuring guest articles from our PPC Hero allies! We requested submissions from our readers and we received excellent responses from some great PPC bloggers! The PPC Hero team will return to our regularly scheduled articles next week. Enjoy! Mom and Pop businesses are usually localized to small geographic area and have tiny operating budgets. Local marketing … [Read more...] about How and When Mom and Pop Businesses Should Use PPC
Highlight Your Keywords in Your PPC Ads to Generate Targeted, Relevant Clicks
This week we are featuring guest articles from our PPC Hero allies! We requested submissions from our readers and we received excellent responses from some great PPC bloggers! The PPC Hero team will return to our regularly scheduled articles next week. Enjoy! One of the reasons I love reading PPC Hero is that it’s written by people who actually create, manage and report on … [Read more...] about Highlight Your Keywords in Your PPC Ads to Generate Targeted, Relevant Clicks