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Archive for the ‘Ask PPC Hero’ Category

Wherever there are paid search advertisers with questions, PPC Hero is close at hand with the answer! The following posts are PPC Hero’s direct response to some of our readers’ burning questions. Keep your eye out for future “Ask PPC Hero!” posts.

Ask PPC Hero! How to Get a Dedicated Google or Yahoo! Representative

November 26th, 2008 | Amber | Ask PPC Hero

Occasionally we here at PPC Hero will get questions from readers regarding all sorts of subjects. We recently received a question about how to get a dedicated Google or Yahoo! representative to help assist in the management of your PPC campaigns.  In the question she asks:
Often, you refer to contacting your Google or Yahoo rep about a problem. How do you get a rep? I have not seen a way to find that kind of assistance.
After speaking with my Google rep, she mentioned that getting a dedicated rep is mainly based off of Google’s resources and availability. Essentially if you’re …

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Ask PPC Hero! PPC Geo Targeting Best Practices

November 24th, 2008 | John | Ask PPC Hero, Geo Targeting

Last week, we received a question (well, a series of questions!) from a faithful reader regarding PPC geo targeting. Her questions were based off a post that I wrote last year, and were really focused on strategy. In lieu of responding only to her, I felt this would be a good excuse to recap some of the PPC geo targeting best practices!
I set up a campaign, using different Ad Groups to target different locations; including location in keywords: [party hire yorkshire] exact matches. Had planned to target whole of UK. But would like to try Location Targeting …

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Ask PPC Hero! Is Bidding On Your Competitor’s Trademark Terms Legal?

April 25th, 2008 | Joe | Ask PPC Hero

We frequently receive questions from readers in regards to PPC strategy, management, the industry at large, etc. and we usually respond on an individual level but we are shifting gears slightly. If one person has a question on PPC, more-than-likely other people have similar a question. So, we thought we’d share our answers as questions come in and help everyone!

I will answer today’s question with a series of links! Greg Moore recently asked,
“Is it OK to bid on a competitor’s trademark? Would really like to know what trends you see – is this happening more and more, or less and …

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