Negative keywords: likely the best and worst tool you have at your fingertips as a PPC account manager! Sometimes it’s difficult to identify the negative terms that will have the desired effect on your account (more qualified traffic, higher click-through rate and lower CPL), and the problem with relying on search query reports to find negatives for your account is that … [Read more...] about Using Social Media to Identify Negative Keywords
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How To Separate Match Types In adCenter
It's time again to compare and contrast AdWords vs. adCenter. There are a number of differences between how AdWords and adCenter function, and account managers often have to alter their strategy to adjust for these differences. In this post I'm going to take a look at how to split up match types in each search engine, a practice often considered only feasible in AdWords due to … [Read more...] about How To Separate Match Types In adCenter
The 10 Cardinal Sins of Paid Search Marketing
Having taken over many accounts from other agencies and clients, I have seen a fair number of mistakes made when managing any paid search campaign, be they small or large spend. If you are managing large amounts of money, it is critical that you not make these 10 mistakes to maximize your ROI. Yes, I realize there were only 7 deadly sins, but once I started this list, my … [Read more...] about The 10 Cardinal Sins of Paid Search Marketing
PPC Tasks To Kick-Start The Month
It's the beginning of a new month and I'm sure all you PPC managers have the same goal in mind as I do: make your account even more awesome in October than they were in September. There are certain tasks I do at the beginning of each month to stay organized and get on the right track for the month ahead. Since I had great feedback to my PPC Task Checklist, I wanted to share … [Read more...] about PPC Tasks To Kick-Start The Month
Our 3 Most Valuable PPC Metrics
Last week, Wordstream asked the Hanapin team to participate in survey to find out which PPC metrics account managers think are the most valuable. It brought me back to when I was first learning about pay-per-click and felt overwhelmed by all the metrics and 3 letter acronyms that were being thrown around. I had no idea how I was going to use all this data to make decisions. … [Read more...] about Our 3 Most Valuable PPC Metrics
Top of Page and First Page Bid Estimates
If you use AdWords, I'm sure you've noticed a status called 'First Page Bid Estimate' and maybe even decided to opt in to the newer 'Top of Page Estimate' that you can now make a column in your interface. These bid estimates can give some great insight into an optimization opportunity, but it's also important to know how AdWords calculates these estimates and some alternatives … [Read more...] about Top of Page and First Page Bid Estimates
Our Greatest Hits for August 2011
The page views have spoken! Below we have gathered PPC Hero’s most visited, and hopefully most valuable articles from August. Whether you’re a new or long-time subscriber, you may have missed these insightful and helpful PPC management tips. Enjoy! Bethany starts the month off with her Top 5 AdWords Filters for PPC Managers. Get the download on those keywords that are … [Read more...] about Our Greatest Hits for August 2011
Letter from the CEO – “Just the facts, ma’am.”
This is my sixth 'letter from the CEO,' and I'm having a bit of writer's block coming up with a thematic topic or creative spin like I have in previous letters. So, I'll just do my best Joe Friday impression and just tell you what we're working on! (Depending on your age, that's either Colonel Potter from M*A*S*H* or Ray from Ghostbusters. :-)) We're now at the 150-day mark of … [Read more...] about Letter from the CEO – “Just the facts, ma’am.”
5 AdWords PPC Areas I ‘Take With a Grain of Salt’
I’ve noticed a lot of PPC discussions lately where ‘take it with a grain of salt’ seems to be the answer. As search engines continue to expand ideas and opportunities for PPC marketers to use, it’s important that we realize, not everything is going to work the best and sometimes there’s no real way around an issue other than to get down to the nitty-gritty fundamentals. The … [Read more...] about 5 AdWords PPC Areas I ‘Take With a Grain of Salt’
Google AdWords – Call Metrics Available in US & Canada
Back in November of last year, Google announced that they would be starting the slow roll-out of a feature in AdWords that would allow advertisers to get more phone calls for the advertisements and track those calls with detailed reports. It took a long 8 months, but the wait is finally over…call metrics are now available to all advertisers in the United States and Canada! For … [Read more...] about Google AdWords – Call Metrics Available in US & Canada
PPC Pitfalls For Beginners, Part II
This is the second of a 2-part blog post highlighting some common pitfalls you want to avoid when getting started with paid search. The first installment took a look at loose account structure, aggressive keyword bidding and poor ad copy. Part two covers interface tools and driving too much traffic. Last month I wrote about three PPC pitfalls to avoid … [Read more...] about PPC Pitfalls For Beginners, Part II
Ticker Tuesday: Organizing PPC Campaigns For Fun And Profit
Increasing your Quality Score is fun, right? And, hey, profit's pretty okay too. But to achieve an enjoyable and lucrative PPC account, it's important to ensure that your campaign structure is organized to bring you in the highest Quality Score as possible. In this episode of Ticker Tuesday, we walk you through the different ways you can organize your PPC account, from … [Read more...] about Ticker Tuesday: Organizing PPC Campaigns For Fun And Profit
