Author: Bryan Watson

About Bryan Watson

Bryan is a former Account Executive at Hanapin Marketing, a search engine marketing firm focused on generating results through pay-per-click advertising.

More Mysteries of Modified Match—the Negatives

Aside from the title of this blog post sounding like something that kept us in the basement around the warm glow (and tireless hum) of a computer during high school, this entry deals with a pertinent question that has come …

Heroview: Facebook Advertising vs. PPC

Today’s #Heroview featured Emily Las (@Emlas) as she shares her experiences in Facebook advertising techniques, as compared to techniques utilized in Adwords. As a veteran in Facebook advertising at Starworks Group, Emily comes to us today with a wealth of knowledge on the subject. Check it out below!

Social Extensions: +1 Your Ads

Earlier this month Google unveiled Google + pages for business, and they are continuing to innovate new ways to help link these pages with your Adwords campaigns. So, on the 9th, Google introduced Social Extensions, another feature of their popular …

The Sweet Spot—Bidding Smartest, not Hardest

We’ve all been there in our accounts—keyword isn’t performing well, and its at position four on average, lets throw money at it until it stops being such a pain. SMART! Then dust off your hands, and go back to the …

PPC Ad Copy Writing For Beginners

You asked for it—we responded. A recent response to our “What to write next survey” brought the topic of “Ad copy writing for beginners.” So, while sitting here at the offices of PPC Hero, I decided to take a break …

Google Introduces +1 Snippets to Google Maps

Google announced today that they are now introducing +1 Snippets to Google Maps. For those who haven’t heard, +1 Snippets are basically small previews of the +1 link, complete with a synopsis and an attached image, in order for people …

Shoestringin’ It: 3 Strategies for Campaigns on Smaller Budgets

Everybody is looking for a way to cut costs and stay within budget these days, in all businesses. So, PPC is no different. Not everyone has a large budget to bid with, so it makes sense that there are other …

Three Ways to Quickly Convince your Client with a New PPC Strategy

We’ve all been there. You have a new strategy for a client, and given that the client’s time is not infinite, you only have a few minutes to convince them of the worth of the strategy. This short amount of …

Modified Broad Match, Understood

One of my favorite movies of recent memory is Wedding Crashers, and while looking for a picture to put on Facebook to mock a friend, I stumbled upon a picture of Todd Cleary, the misunderstood son of the powerful Cleary …

Keyword Match Types: The What and Why

Keyword match types are not a one size fits all kind of deal (like stretchy pants). Instead, all three can be utilized together, or separately, depending on your PPC strategy and/or business type. Each match type has its own set …