So the Yahoo to Microsoft transition is now complete and moving your accounts was a piece of cake, right? If you are experiencing difficulties transitioning your accounts, you need to read Ricky Poole’s acCenter blog on troubleshooting campaign performance questions....
AdWords Interest Category Marketing: Initial Observations
We have had Interest Category Marketing, a display network targeting feature that is still in beta, available in some accounts for a while, but this month I began using it and thought I’d share a few of the initial observations...
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Getting serious about ad continuity on the landing page
When it comes to ad continuity on the landing page we often think of keyword match. Are the actual words you’re using in your ads being displayed on the landing page? And that’s a good start. However, when it comes...
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PPC News Roundup for November 12, 2010
On September 8, 2010 Google caused an uproar in the PPC community with the release of Google Instant. Would fewer long-tail words be seen? Would broad terms become more effective then exact terms? Well it’s been 2 months and PeterD...
Do You Make These Common Mistakes While Managing Your AdWords Campaign?
We all make mistakes. Fortunately enough, in the real life they are easy to identify and because of that you can learn not to make them again. On the internet that’s not always the case. When you make a mistake...
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Google Voice and Adwords Combine
Many advertisers have run into this common problem—you can’t track the impact that your Adwords campaigns have on sales more than through the amount of clicks that your ads are getting
Creating Targeted Ads in Facebook
Now that Facebook and Bing have partnered, social search is becoming ever more prevalent. But when it comes to PPC, you can also leverage Facebook to market your products and services to a highly targeted audience. We’ve discussed the benefits...
PPC News Roundup for November 5, 2010
Have you ever clicked on a PPC ad that was exactly what you were looking for only to be taken to a webpage so full of clutter that you couldn’t find the information the ad promised? This is a common...
Our Greatest Hits for October 2010
Bethany sweeps the first place spot for most trafficked October blog with her post: Yahoo! To Microsoft Transition Survival Guide. Not bad for a PPC Hero blog debut! Bethany gives a thorough and insightful breakdown of the differences between Yahoo...
Using Microsoft Advertising Intelligence for Keyword Expansion
October was quite an interesting month for PPC. With the Yahoo/Microsoft PPC transition, I found my Yahoo and adCenter accounts performing out of the ordinary. Terms that had traditionally done well in MSN suddenly weren’t converting quite as well and...
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Analyzing Your PPC Account
It’s the beginning of the month, what better to do than take a look at your account’s historical data. Before creating an account plan for the month, I like to create a month to month comparison, so that I know...
Happy Halloween!
PPC Hero and Miss Clicks are all decked out, and ready for trick-or-treating!