In 479 BC, there was one particular battle that was important to the Greek’s victory in the Greco-Persian Wars. It was the Battle of Plataea. In this battle, two small political states joined together to fight the big bad Persian Empire. Sparta and Athens, though small alone, were able to beat the Persian army when they joined forces and fought together. Decades later, Athens … [Read more...] about What History Tells Us About the Bing/Yahoo Agreement
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AdWords Call-Only Campaigns – Who Should Use Them?
On February 20th, 2015, Google announced Call-only campaigns, though the option to only receive phone calls on mobile has been around since soon after the introduction of call extensions in January of 2010. The phone call only option for call extensions changed the manner in which ads from those campaigns appeared on mobile phones. Instead of clicking an ad to go to the … [Read more...] about AdWords Call-Only Campaigns – Who Should Use Them?
Why LinkedIn Deserves A Spot At The Paid Search Table
Google. Bing. Facebook. Twitter. These platforms usually make the short list when it comes to spending hard earned advertising dollars. Whether it’s because they’ve been in the game for a long time (Google) or are the next big thing (Twitter), these platforms usually are the focus of PPC marketers. Can you spot what’s missing? LinkedIn. Maybe a social network geared … [Read more...] about Why LinkedIn Deserves A Spot At The Paid Search Table
Bing/Yahoo Agreement Extended For Additional 30 Days
If you were eager to find out the results of the Bing/Yahoo Search partnership, unfortunately, you will need to wait another month as both parties extended the original 30 day deadline to review and possibly revamp the 2009 agreement by an additional 30 days. From the WSJ: “Under a broad 10-year deal struck in 2009, Microsoft controls the technology underpinning searches … [Read more...] about Bing/Yahoo Agreement Extended For Additional 30 Days
In Defense Of The Lowly Display URL
You want a higher click through rate? You want a lower cost per click as a result of your higher quality score? Then you should take advantage of every single avenue that is available to optimize your campaign. This includes crafting relevant and compelling ad extensions, headlines that match the search query as closely as possible and description lines that include a … [Read more...] about In Defense Of The Lowly Display URL
Cruising Into The Sweet 16
Our annual Search Marketing Madness tournament is now down to 16 of the best PPC managers, blogs, conferences, and softwares. The stakes at play are world fame and a FREE registration to the PPC event of the year, Hero Conf. In the manager bracket, Kirk Williams and Amy Bishop moved on by the slightest of margins. Among the winners in the software bracket were SEMrush, the … [Read more...] about Cruising Into The Sweet 16
[New Webinar with Wordstream!] PPC for Travel Marketers: The Top 11 Tips
Get the top 11 tips for travel industry marketers to dominate the search results page and get INSANE ROI. Twenty years ago if you wanted to book a trip you would drive over to your local travel agency. How times have changed! Today people start their journey on the internet, and if you want to book with them you have to be in front of them when they start searching! Join … [Read more...] about [New Webinar with Wordstream!] PPC for Travel Marketers: The Top 11 Tips
How Do You Structure Your Ad Groups?
By now everyone has heard the general consensus on common ad group setup practices. An ad group should have a limited number of keywords, be related to one another, and be relevant to the ads and landing pages. Each one of these items is important but leaves ambiguity in the actual implementation. If you spend any time thinking about these you’ll arrive at more questions than … [Read more...] about How Do You Structure Your Ad Groups?
Identifying Your Ideal Customer Through Persona Analysis
Many of us view pay-per-click advertising in strictly quantitative terms. Those who hold this viewpoint look at PPC management as a continuous loop of analysis and optimization narrowly based on “what the numbers tell them to do.” Although this is a logical and often necessary philosophy, there’s a more sustainable approach, which I call ‘Persona Analysis.’ Persona analysis … [Read more...] about Identifying Your Ideal Customer Through Persona Analysis
How Yahoo Stream Ads Opened Up Doors For One Client
There’s been a lot of talk about Yahoo Stream Ads (also known as Yahoo Gemini) and its ability to provide results to advertisers. Many are concerned that the platform is mostly for branding and won’t provide a direct path to revenue. While it might not be a perfect fit for every client, there is an opportunity to provide growth to clients who are well prepared to handle “top of … [Read more...] about How Yahoo Stream Ads Opened Up Doors For One Client
How I Would Evaluate A PPC Agency’s Performance If I Were A Client
As the CEO of a 45-person company, I obviously can’t make all of the decisions for the company, nor do I want to. I need to be able to rely on our department heads and managers to drive results. So, I would approach managing the agency like I approach managing Hanapin, focusing on results and behaviors. If Hanapin were to hire a PPC agency, I would not be the person managing … [Read more...] about How I Would Evaluate A PPC Agency’s Performance If I Were A Client
How To Use Historical QS To Diagnose Your Account
It can get really frustrating when you seem to do everything right but Google doesn’t want to raise your Quality Score and you end up paying high bids for no apparent reason. On the other hand, when you do manage to increase your QS to 10 for example, AdWords rewards you big time! Your traffic increases and your costs drop dramatically, but how do you know what change or … [Read more...] about How To Use Historical QS To Diagnose Your Account
