Ladies and gentlemen, the gloves are off. On Tuesday, February 1, Google released a statement accusing Bing of cheating off of Google’s search results algorithm. In an article first reported at Search Engine Land by Danny Sullivan, Google announced that...
Our Greatest Hits for January 2011
The page views have spoken! Below we have gathered PPC Hero’s four most visited, and hopefully most valuable articles from January. Whether you’re a new or long-time subscriber, you may have missed these insightful and helpful PPC management tips. In...
Finding Success on the Google Content Network
Google’s content network can be a little mysterious, but you shouldn’t let it scare you. For those of you new to the Adwords and/or PPC scene, the Google content (or display) network is a great way to help expand your...
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Insight On Google Insights
Looking for ways to expand your account? Who better to look toward for insight than Google itself? Google Insights is one of the newer tools in the Adwords interface, which, much like Google Trends, shows trends in searches.
PPC News Roundup for January 28, 2011
Google Adwords introduced negative keywords lists as an improvement over the previous platform. Negative keywords help control campaign spends and filter out undesirable traffic that results in low conversion rates. David Iwanow explains the benefits of these lists in his...
Using Negative Keyword Lists
Frequently running search query reports and refining your keyword exclusions is a great way to cut down on traffic that simply spends your money without achieving results. A negative keyword, if you need a refresher, is a term that can...
Google vs. Bing: Targeting Features
This is the part 1 of a 2-part blog post comparing targeting features in AdWords and adCenter. The first post focuses on Language and Location targeting. Part two will cover targeting by Device, Time of Day/Day of Week, and Demographics....
PPC Hero Video Blog #2: Ad Text Best Practices
PPC Hero is proud to present our second video blog on Ad Text Best Practices. Be sure to keep an eye out for a new PPC Hero video blog toward the middle of each month. Writing effective ad text is...
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Case Study: Bid Changes
As a PPC account manager, I have the pleasure of new and exciting challenges with each new client I take on. Recently, I took on a client that was the pace setter for their PPC industry. What I mean by...
Statistical Validity Is Leading You Astray
Sometimes, the idea of testing in PPC accounts can get a little dicey. What can you test? What makes for a valid test? Is a significant test always valid? What “untestable” factors might influence performance? To most positively affect the...
PPC News Roundup for January 21, 2011
Groupon might have rejected Google’s offer to buy them, but that didn’t stop Google from getting into the deal-of-the-day market. Waving the surrender flag isn’t really Google’s style. Mashable broke the story last night that Google has confirmed “Google Offers,”...
The What, Why, and How on Low Search Volume Keywords
However, after a few months working with some B2B clients in a very niche consumer market, I found that there is a lot to learn about the seemingly innocent low search volume keyword status. This is a post to remind...
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