When I read the Different Engines, Different Tactics article from the MSN adCenter blog, I literally felt a slap on my face. This topic zeroed in on one of my PPC weaknesses and everyone in my office could hear my painful cry of "D'oh!" I'm guilty. I've been caught red-handed. I am exactly who this article was written for. Some advertisers optimize their pay per click … [Read more...] about Avoid the One Size Fits All Mentality! PPC Search Engines Are Not Created Equal
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PPC News Roundup for May 22, 2008
Still having trouble with the Google Adwords Quality score? Check out this cool video by Matthew Bredel from 'Inside the Marketing Mind' that goes in depth about what the quality score is, and how you can improve it within your account. Writing ads with strong calls-to-action is one of those techniques every PPC advertiser should be using! In case you are new to what a … [Read more...] about PPC News Roundup for May 22, 2008
From 19 Leads to 95. Turn Your PPC Account into a Lead Generating Machine!
Today I’d like to share with you some tactics that I’ve used personally to help turn one of my pay-per-click accounts around from generating 19 leads per month to 95 leads per month in a short period of time! Tip #1: Perfect your landing page: This is the starting point in giving users a great experience and becoming a trustworthy site. A lot of our clients are very open to … [Read more...] about From 19 Leads to 95. Turn Your PPC Account into a Lead Generating Machine!
Getting PPC Advice from Yahoo!? Take the Good with the Bad
Reading search marketing blogs is like a box of chocolates – you never know what you're gonna get. Today I was scrolling through my blog reader quickly reviewing the "big three" blogs. When I got to the YSM Blog, I was greeted with this headline: "Writing Effective Ads." With a smile I clicked through and began reading. Very soon into this excerpt from Yahoo!'s Smart Start … [Read more...] about Getting PPC Advice from Yahoo!? Take the Good with the Bad
Increase Customer Retention with Simple Social Networking
If you’ve sat in a marketing meeting lately you may have heard the ever evolving question of online marketing today, “How can we add social networking to our site?” Google may have mastered a way to do this, and it’s a very simple process. It’s a new program my Google rep emailed us today called, ‘Google Friend Connect’ that’s currently available for preview only. Release date … [Read more...] about Increase Customer Retention with Simple Social Networking
PPC News Roundup for May 13, 2008
"You just launched your PPC campaign, now what?", says Shimon Sandler. Shimon gives excellent ideas for a post launch PPC process. We use some of these ideas here at Hanapin Marketing and they truly enhance the quality of our PPC campaigns and customer satisfaction. Take it from the Multivariate Testing Expert, Jonathan Mendez, as he gives his secrets to MVT success. See how … [Read more...] about PPC News Roundup for May 13, 2008
A Quick Review & Expansion on “Best Paid Search Practices”
Whenever the PPC Hero team attends a webinar or an actual real-life seminar, listens to a podcast, or reads a case study/white paper, we like to share a summary of what we've learned, a critique on the information provided, and additional resources for further research. I recently read "Paid Search Best Practices: 10 Tips to SEM Success" by Joe Soltis at Fathom SEO (you can get … [Read more...] about A Quick Review & Expansion on “Best Paid Search Practices”
“My Change History” Tool Soon to Add Account Performance Charts
I just got an update from my Google rep about the addition of account performance graphs that are going to be added in the next few weeks in the ‘my change history tool’. These new additions will show you how changes you make to your account effect your account performance. “These graphs will give you greater visibility into event causality and arm you with insight into how … [Read more...] about “My Change History” Tool Soon to Add Account Performance Charts
Have You Set Your PPC Goals for the Month? Do It Now!
We are at the beginning of the month and you are setting your pay-per-click goals - or at least you should be! This may seem rudimentary but you need to make sure that from month-to-month you have core objectives and goals in mind when managing your PPC campaign. If you don't have a clear, concise direction, then you may be wandering aimlessly. At the end and beginning of each … [Read more...] about Have You Set Your PPC Goals for the Month? Do It Now!
Are Your Ads Displaying on the Content Network? Better Check Your Settings!
About a week ago news broke that Google was being sued over displaying ads on the content network when the advertisers left their content network bids blank. Apparently this was happening because these advertisers’ content network bids weren’t specifically set at $.0.00. This advertiser was under the impression that if you leave the content bid box blank you are opting out of … [Read more...] about Are Your Ads Displaying on the Content Network? Better Check Your Settings!
Our Greatest Hits for April!
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 subscriber or a current subscriber you may have missed these insightful and helpful pay-per-click management tips. Enjoy! Using web analytics tools to track PPC data is very important. However, it can be tricky to ensure … [Read more...] about Our Greatest Hits for April!
Ask PPC Hero! Is Bidding On Your Competitor’s Trademark Terms Legal?
We frequently receive questions from readers in regards to PPC strategy, management, the industry at large, etc. and we usually respond on an individual level but we are shifting gears slightly. If one person has a question on PPC, more-than-likely other people have similar a question. So, we thought we'd share our answers as questions come in and help everyone! I will answer … [Read more...] about Ask PPC Hero! Is Bidding On Your Competitor’s Trademark Terms Legal?
