Developing a winning paid search program is a large and complex undertaking. There are many questions to answer and things to consider, such as goals, budgets, and best tactics to employ. Let's explore a couple questions you should ask or consider when building out a pay-per-click program. Question #1: What are my goals? One of the most important questions to ask as a paid … [Read more...] about What To Ask When Building Your PPC Program
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4 Benefits of an AdWords My Client Center (MCC)
Despite somewhat firm beliefs that agencies encompass a special fairy dust of some sort that makes them “better” at PPC – we don’t. Certainly expertise and experience contribute to this perception and definitely set some agencies apart from one another, but there’s not a magic switch. What agencies do that individual advertisers may overlook is utilize the basic tools available … [Read more...] about 4 Benefits of an AdWords My Client Center (MCC)
Reviewing Negative Keywords In Light of Recent Changes
With the recent AdWords close variant update, now is a good time to review your negative keywords. It is also prudent to review the rules of negative keywords and ensure they are working correctly in your accounts. If you are interested in seeing more data on the issue see Sam Owens post on the topic. The Anatomy of Negative Keywords Negative keywords are used to block … [Read more...] about Reviewing Negative Keywords In Light of Recent Changes
What PPC Impression Share Really Tells You
Impression share metrics are often used as the key indicator of one’s market share. A 100% impression share would indicate that you are reaching the entire traffic volume. But this metric would be misleading. Our case study reveals that total impression share can be a quite misleading metric for determining your share of total voice. The metric is a better indication of your … [Read more...] about What PPC Impression Share Really Tells You
Turn Traffic Into Results With This Ulitmate CRO Toolkit!
So much of the attention in digital advertising goes to what happens before the click: Optimizing bids and timing, ad testing, and beyond. But one of the most valuable ways to spend your time is by optimizing what a user sees and does at the end of their click journey, making sure your landing page is engaging and relevant, and creating a cohesive message from your ad to the … [Read more...] about Turn Traffic Into Results With This Ulitmate CRO Toolkit!
Callout Extensions for Everyone
Callout Extensions coming to all AdWords users soon? Select AdWords users have been beta testing callout extensions, and soon this feature will be available to all. The PPC world has been buzzing about this new feature on Twitter as ads will begin taking up more space than ever before: What Are Callout Extensions? Callout extensions are used as an extra ad … [Read more...] about Callout Extensions for Everyone
The People vs. Bing Broad Match
The fundamental principle behind PPC is the keyword match type. It’s literally how we determine when we show our ads on the search engine results page, so understanding this concept is an important step in comprehending PPC as a whole. When I first learned PPC, it was explained to me like so: Exact match must contain the search query exactly. Phrase match requires that the … [Read more...] about The People vs. Bing Broad Match
The Opportunities Tab – The Good And Bad
Can there be useful insights in the Opportunities tab? I, like many others out there, tend to believe that I am smarter than the Opportunities tab. The Opportunities tab wants to spend more of my money and values click volume. My general feeling is: What does the Opportunities tab know about real paid search? Does it think about conversions or hitting monthly budget caps? … [Read more...] about The Opportunities Tab – The Good And Bad
[Webinar Recording] PPC Attribution: Bury The Last Click And Move On
Are you still only crediting the last click when you measure your marketing success? We hate to break it to you, but last click attribution is dying and no longer valid today. Modern analytics platforms allow you to go beyond last click and see all the interactions a user makes with your brand before the conversion. We all know different PPC clicks -- from display network … [Read more...] about [Webinar Recording] PPC Attribution: Bury The Last Click And Move On
The PPC Play Book
There are few things America loves more than Football. With football season approaching, I figured I would release a “PPC playbook” for lead generation. These top “plays” can increase the efficiency of your PPC performance, but always keep in mind that like in football, the same plays do not work for every team. I recommend implementing one play at a time, to measure … [Read more...] about The PPC Play Book
How To Turn Competitive Analysis Into Actionable PPC Gains
“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.” Sun Tzu – The Art of War PPC Let’s face it – managing a PPC account doesn't happen in a vacuum. We tend to … [Read more...] about How To Turn Competitive Analysis Into Actionable PPC Gains
Morning Clicks: Amazon Making Push in Paid Search, More on Close Variants
Morning Clicks is your mid-week roundup of digital advertising news and notes. We're your one-stop shop for the most relevant and important news in the PPC world. Grab your cup of joe and come see us every Wednesday morning. Last week the big discussion across the PPC world was on Google's decision to make close variants mandatory for Exact Match keywords. Hanapin … [Read more...] about Morning Clicks: Amazon Making Push in Paid Search, More on Close Variants
