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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PPC News Roundup for January 14, 2011
Attention local business owners and marketers: Check out these winning tips by PPC Blog’s Geordie on quickly generating leads for local businesses on Facebook. Facebook’s advertising platform has advanced user interest and demographic targeting that can really assist in reaching...
The End of Behavioral Marketing?
For a while now, behavioral marketing has been under the intense scrutiny of several internet watchdog groups, as well as the Federal Trade Commission, in regards to heightened concern over privacy laws. And recently, this criticism has intensified, leading to...
Case Study: Refining Mobile Campaigns
Last month, our team compiled a review of PPC in 2010 and what we expect this year. Mobile marketing is definitely something we couldn’t overlook. Over 80% of the US population currently carries mobile phones (according to Punchkick Interactive), and...
Creating Image Ads with The Adwords Display Ad Builder
Have you mastered the art of creating and optimizing search campaigns? Are you looking for additional ways to generate traffic and leads? If so, then the display network is a great place to start. Google Adwords Display Network So what...
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PPC News Roundup for January 7, 2011
The rule of thumb is that bidding on highly relevant, targeted keywords will help your conversion rate and cost per lead, while cutting down on irrelevant clicks. So what do you do when those keywords result in a lot competition...
Our Greatest Hits For December 2010
The page views have spoken! Below we have gathered PPC Hero’s four most visited, and hopefully most valuable articles from December. Whether you’re a new or long-time subscriber, you may have missed these insightful and helpful PPC management tips. For...
How-To for Google Display Conversion Optimizer Setting
I love how Google Adwords continues to change to provide additional tools and settings to help optimize my accounts. While there are times I get frustrated with the content change (still not happy about the disappearance of all of the...
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Hanapin is Hiring! – Looking for Account Managers
Hang out with people who understand the web, work with some of the best companies nationwide, and spend your days where your talents and intelligence are appreciated and make a difference! Hanapin Marketing is now hiring, and we’re looking for...
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