Now that the holidays are right upon us, what are the added tips and tricks we can share with you? For this series week, we're each revealing some of our favorite areas to focus a little extra energy, starting with a revamp of your remarketing ads. Remarketing lists are targeted audiences based on the individuals who’ve previously visited your site. As users enter your site, … [Read more...] about Shortcut To A Quick Holiday Ad Boost!
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Demonstrability Is Still King In Advertising
When it really comes down to selling product -- or selling anything for that matter -- nothing beats demonstrability. If you can demonstrate the products benefits so people can see it in action with their own two eyes, you’ve got persuasive magic on your hand. And that’s really the key to just about every infomercial: You watch the Ginsu knife slice through the tin can and … [Read more...] about Demonstrability Is Still King In Advertising
Social Media PPC: Advertising vs. Content Marketing
I’ll admit it: I used to be the guy that always wanted to get one thing straight -- there was Social Media, and there was advertising on social media platforms. It’s an important distinction because a banner ad on a blog, or a right-hand column ad on Facebook, are, well, ads. Which means the factors that determine success are the same for them as for any other visual “space … [Read more...] about Social Media PPC: Advertising vs. Content Marketing
3 Tips to Troubleshoot Your Lead Quality
This week on PPC Hero, we're all about the practical application of PPC know-how to solve major mysteries plaguing your account's performance. Today, I'm going to share with a you a few pointers on how to troubleshoot where your bad leads may be coming from. With a little bit of time, effort, and ongoing vigilance you can keep your leads squeaky clean with these tips. 1) Have … [Read more...] about 3 Tips to Troubleshoot Your Lead Quality
9 Tips for Improving Cost-Per-Lead
When it comes to PPC account management, I feel like most techniques are geared towards growth and forward progress…and for good reason! I mean, who would prefer to only get the yellow part of the cotton candy and miss out on the blue and pink?! If you can have all three – what would that take? If you can find more conversions for your account – what would THAT take? However, … [Read more...] about 9 Tips for Improving Cost-Per-Lead
Why You Should Be Focusing on Qualified Traffic
You may place Facebook ads to your Website hoping to drive traffic, but let’s face it, you’re probably not really interested in traffic -- you’re probably interested in sales! And that means traffic for traffic’s sake can be an expensive mistake. People who come to your site as sight-seers aren’t what you’re after. You’re after people really looking to buy. In other words, … [Read more...] about Why You Should Be Focusing on Qualified Traffic
Submit Your Topic Ideas for Hero Conf Today!
Friends of PPC Hero, we need your input. We’re pulling together all the details for Hero Conf 2014 and would love some direct feedback from you. Is there a topic you’d like to see covered at Hero Conf 2014? Is there valuable content that’s been missing from recent conferences you’ve attended? We’d like you to tell us what it is. We’re now accepting topic suggestions at … [Read more...] about Submit Your Topic Ideas for Hero Conf Today!
PPC Reality Vs. PPC Theater
Disclosure: The idea for this post from Chiefmartec.com who gave a great argument against big fancy dashboards that pump data into your brain and for strategic data that helps you make good choices. I see this type of PPC Theater when looking at reports from other agencies, when trying to peel back data I am sent from clients and even internally, at times, when we are talking … [Read more...] about PPC Reality Vs. PPC Theater
The PPC Meeting Survival Guide
Some of my favorite topics on this blog deal with case studies analyzing account performance in painstaking detail. It makes sense - this is an intensely data-driven line of work, often requiring hours of analysis. But it's important that we don't lose sight of the other facets of this job, like long-term account strategy, expansion, and (in this case) how to have a great PPC … [Read more...] about The PPC Meeting Survival Guide
A Sign-Out Page Ad Worthy of Any Magazine or Print Advertising Competition
Let’s face it, while the digital advertising industry continues to grow, and while they Pay-Per-Click ad model has proven hugely successful overall, digital advertising in general is generally viewed as a creative backwater. Digital, in other words, isn’t where the “real” creatives want to work (TV and print tend to inspire more than, say banner ads), or where you see an … [Read more...] about A Sign-Out Page Ad Worthy of Any Magazine or Print Advertising Competition
Now Available: The 2013 State of Paid Search!
You wanted it, you participated in it, and now you get to see the results! Our report on the 2013 State of Paid Search is now available for download, and as always, it's based on your answers to our Hanapin Forum survey of the same name. We had hundreds of respondents this year, a majority of which were search marketing pros who are also "decision makers" within their … [Read more...] about Now Available: The 2013 State of Paid Search!
What If Your Pet’s Life Depended On The Success of Your Ad?
The title of this post is based on two things: the classic National Lampoon cover, and a mental “exercise” from direct response legend Gary Halbert. The cover is self-explanatory, but the mental exercise runs along these lines: "What would I do if I had to write a letter and I had to get someone to respond to it or I would be beheaded literally?” And the expanded … [Read more...] about What If Your Pet’s Life Depended On The Success of Your Ad?
