2nd & 3rd Tier Search Engines

Variety is the spice of life. Even when it comes to choosing PPC search engines! There are opportunities to broaden your pay-per-click exposure beyond Google, Yahoo! and MSN by using 2nd & 3rd tier search engines. Check out these posts covering everything from Ask.com to Business.com and a variety of vertical PPC search engines in between.


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Facebook’s New Conversion Tracking is Pretty Great

There is so much going on in the world of PPC lately that we’re spending an entire week introducing the changes and letting you know how to make the most of them.  It goes beyond Google’s new “Enhanced Campaigns” feature …

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Going Beyond AdWords: How to Use Niche Ad Networks

Sites like Bing, Google, and even Facebook have done a great job making advertising available for everyone. There is huge potential in all three of them for profit, if done correctly. The big ad networks are nice because people recognize …

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PPC Myth Busting! Myth 4: adCenter Isn’t Worth My Time

So, this is a HUGE myth, because I hear it all the time and it’s just so unfounded. The biggest thing that busts this myth in adCenter is lower CPCs, which leads to lower costs per acquisitions if the conversion …

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Get In the Zone: Amazon Product Ad Assist

Today’s post is the final installment in our Reach Expansion Final Four series. So far, we’ve covered expanding your online advertising efforts with Pinterest, Facebook, and LinkedIn. But now it’s time to talk about Amazon Product Ads. Unlike the other …

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LinkedIn…from Downtown!

The third bracket in our Reach Expansion Final Four is going to cover a new(er) player in the dance: LinkedIn. Just how beneficial is LinkedIn in the pay per click world? I would be lying if I said LinkedIn was a Cinderella story. However, there are some seriously legit stats when it comes to LinkedIn’s game. Ignoring its possibilities, for future seasons especially, would be amateur.

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Slam Dunk! In Your Face(book)!

Welcome to the second installment of our Reach Expansion Final Four series for March PPC Madness!  Today’s bracket is all about Facebook.  We all know and love it as the platform that keeps us socially viable and in the loop.  But does it work for marketing and PPC specifically?  Read this article for a few case studies and tips on giving your client a great starting line up!

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How Pinteresting Is Your Brand?

This is the first installment of our Reach Expansion Final Four series for this month. For the purpose of today’s post, we will discuss why you should consider utilizing Pinterest as a way to increase traffic and sales.     …

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Reach Expansion Final Four

March is the month for brackets and more brackets on top of other brackets. I usually have 3 or 4 every year, myself. We’re running our second annual Search Marketing Madness competition on the blog this month, but we wanted to spread the bracket love to some lesser-known engines, too! Put your game face on and read on to find out more about the March blog series!

Lead Gen Comes to LinkedIn

The crew at PPC Hero knows the trick to the PPC trade can sometimes lie in the use of 2nd and/or 3rd tier search engines. Why? Generally speaking, they’re already targeted in some way to your core audience and there’s usually less competition. Back in January, Linkedin took their advertising platform out of beta testing and made PPC ads available to the masses. The addition of Linkedin to the PPC game has huge potential because Linkedin is like Facebook for professionals. So if you’re in business-to-business sales, this one’s for you! Read on to learn how you can start taking advantage of Linkedin for your PPC advertising, especially now that they’ve introduced lead generation!

How I Manage A PPC Account Without Google AdWords

This is the third installment of our How I Manage A _________ PPC Account series this week. Today I’ll be talking about how I manage a PPC account without Google AdWords. Why on earth would you choose not to run …