Yesterday, I had a call with a company that has only been around for about 9 months. I walked through a demo on how to use their search engine, in which they claim MSN stole their algorithm. I was surprisingly...
Continue Reading A Different Form of PPC Advertising You Should Consider, Soon
My obsession with the Google AdWords Content Network continues! Actually, developments keep popping up about the Content Network and I like to keep you informed. Recently Google announced a change to the content network reporting: now you can view Google...
Continue Reading You Can Now See Google Subdomains in Your Content Network Reporting
Typically pay-per-click managers who promote a nationally available product or service only run a nationally-targeted campaign. But they are missing a huge opportunity to serve relevant ads for local search queries. With increasing competition in the SEM industry, advertisers are...
Holy cow that is cool! Google is testing the use of images in PPC advertisements! There’s no description but who needs one when there is a picture? The only information present is the picture, price, brand and link. Very cool...
Several of our clients have compliance teams that must approve each and every word the company uses to promote its services and/or products. According to Wikipedia, compliance is defined as: “the goal that corporations or public agencies aspire to in...
Continue Reading 5 Tips to Managing Compliance Teams in Your PPC Accounts
Refining your performance on the AdWords Content Network requires diligence and a varied approach. We have written previously on excluding specific sites on the Content Network, as well as restructuring your campaign to gain additional exposure. Now I’d like to...
Continue Reading Utilize Category Exclusions to Enhance Your Content Network Performance
Ever wondered how a bid change is going to affect your AdWords account? Will it send my costs through the roof? Will it sacrifice clicks? What will happen to impressions? You’re in luck! The days of bid uncertainty are behind...
Continue Reading Increased Bid Transparency with Google’s Bid Simulator
As you may know, we discuss landing pages rather frequently here at PPC Hero. They are a crucial element of your paid search marketing campaign and we feel that your (and our!) landing pages could always be better. Your landing...
Continue Reading Submit Your Landing Page to the PPC Hero Landing Page Optimization Podcast!
Elvis was great. Obviously, he’s the King. If you’ve never been to Graceland, you’re missing out. It’s a sight to be seen simply for the Jungle Room. This week, fans and fanatics alike are celebrating Elvis Week. And PPC Hero...
Continue Reading Happy Elvis Week! Hunk of Burning Love Edition
Search Engine Journal posted some screenshots indicating that Google is testing their results layout. The post, Sponsored Ads Get Closer to Organic Result in SERPs, shows screenshots of the paid results pushed a little to the left. Interested in more...
With all the talk about Google, Yahoo and MSN all the time, the little guys tend to get left out. By little guys, I mean second tier search engines like business.com, 7search.com, ask.com etc. I’m currently using Business.com for one...
Continue Reading How Business.com Can Help You Reach Your Lead Goals
The page views have spoken! Below we have gathered PPC Hero’s four most visited, and hopefully most valuable, articles from July. Whether you’re a new or long-time subscriber you may have missed these insightful and helpful pay-per-click management tips. Enjoy!...
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