A company’s brand is defined by many things – the people that make up the company, the clients or customers that company serves, the mission the company sets for itself, the messaging that brand uses to market itself…along with a much longer list of other factors. Splitting out that last piece about how the brand goes to market, they have to determine which marketing channels … [Read more...] about Branded vs. Non-Branded Keywords – Worth It To Budget for Both?
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Optimize for the Sale: Unique PPC and SEO Challenges for Ecommerce [New Webinar]
PPC and SEO marketers do a lot of optimizing. We optimize for the click. We optimize to be found and shared. We optimize bids to be as effective as they can be down to the very last penny. But in all this rushing to make sure people go where we want them to, we sometimes overlook the very last piece: How do we get them to buy? Join Kayla Kurtz from Hanapin Marketing and Erik … [Read more...] about Optimize for the Sale: Unique PPC and SEO Challenges for Ecommerce [New Webinar]
The Top 10 PPC Hero Posts of 2013
2013 was kind of crazy. With the introduction of Google's Enhanced Campaigns, the continued ascendance of Google Shopping/PLAs as an all-important factor in today's digital strategy, and a steady stream of new features implemented across Google/Bing/who knows where else, we had plenty to talk about all year long. Luckily for us, more than a few of you out there were interested … [Read more...] about The Top 10 PPC Hero Posts of 2013
Bring The Hammer Down on Inefficient Spend With Dimension Analysis
As search advertising marketers, a big part of our job is finding and controlling inefficient ad spend. John Wanamaker put it quite simply when he said “half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is, I don’t know which half.” The good news is that this isn’t the 19th century and we do have the tools to reveal where our ad spend is being wasted. Now, we all … [Read more...] about Bring The Hammer Down on Inefficient Spend With Dimension Analysis
PPC Hero Mentioned Multiple Times in Wordstream’s “Best of PPC” List!
What is the end of the year for if not recaps, lists and "best of" articles covering every conceivable topic? Personally, we love them! And our industry is no different: Wordstream has just released their "Best of PPC" year-end list, and we were delighted to see three PPC Hero articles listed -- from three separate authors! Our very own Sam Owen was listed in the "Best PPC … [Read more...] about PPC Hero Mentioned Multiple Times in Wordstream’s “Best of PPC” List!
The 15 Ad Networks to Use Instead of AdWords
For a newer article on this topic visit: 10 Alternatives To Google And Facebook Ads For this month's series, we're providing a little bit of perspective on the hectic events of 2013. As we've left Enhanced Campaigns pretty well covered this year, this week we'll be dedicating our time to some of the other (non-Enhanced Campaigns) initiatives, tactics, strategies, and … [Read more...] about The 15 Ad Networks to Use Instead of AdWords
Happy Birthday Google Shopping!
A Happy 11th Birthday from all of us here at PPC Hero! And many more amazing years to come. Check out these recent PPC Hero blog posts about Google Shopping and product listing ads to take your ecommerce campaigns to the next level: 7 Tips for Getting Your PLA Campaign Holiday Ready The Total Guide to Product Listing Ads How New Shopping Campaigns are Giving PLAs a Jolt! … [Read more...] about Happy Birthday Google Shopping!
6 Exciting Changes Coming To Google & PPC In 2014
Thanks to the fun of Enhanced Campaigns, 2013 was an extremely interesting year for PPC. Google made a ton of changes that we all had to learn to adapt to. Looking ahead to 2014 don't expect anything as radical again, but there will be some major areas of change for us to focus on: Ads Will Be More Obvious Have you seen the orange Google "Ad" images yet? If not, you'll … [Read more...] about 6 Exciting Changes Coming To Google & PPC In 2014
8 Ways to Boost Your Holiday Sales and One Up the Competition [Webinar Recording]
8 Ways to Boost Your Holiday Sales Do you hear sleigh bells jingling? That’s the sound of the holidays approaching fast – are your PPC campaigns ready for it? It’s not too late to make some adjustments that could make a big difference in your holiday sales numbers! In our next webinar, 8 Ways to Boost Your Holiday Sales and One Up the Competition (presented by WordStream and … [Read more...] about 8 Ways to Boost Your Holiday Sales and One Up the Competition [Webinar Recording]
8 Ways to Boost Your Holiday Sales and One Up the Competition [Webinar]
8 Ways to Boost Your Holiday Sales and One Up the Competition [Webinar] Do you hear sleigh bells jingling? That’s the sound of the holidays approaching fast – are your PPC campaigns ready for it? It’s not too late to make some adjustments that could make a big difference in your holiday sales numbers! In our next webinar, 8 Ways to Boost Your Holiday Sales and One Up the … [Read more...] about 8 Ways to Boost Your Holiday Sales and One Up the Competition [Webinar]
Google’s New Campaign Type: Search with Display Select
Google has announced it’s replacing the default ‘Search & Display Networks’ campaign setting with a new and improved setting called “Search with Display Select.” This new default setting provides “improved signals and methods of predicting when and where your ads are likely to perform best, and sets a higher bar for when to show them”. According to initial tests, Google … [Read more...] about Google’s New Campaign Type: Search with Display Select
7 Tips For Getting Your PLA Campaign Holiday Ready
With just 15 days left until Black Friday, are your Product Listing Ad Campaigns optimized and ready to go? If not, it’s time to get them ready, ASAP! According to Google 40% of annual retail sales will happen during the holiday season. With Hanukkah a week earlier and 6 less shopping days between Thanksgiving and Christmas, the time to start preparing is now! In 2012, Black … [Read more...] about 7 Tips For Getting Your PLA Campaign Holiday Ready
