Well, judging our Hero Conf guest post scholarship event turned out to be a lot harder than we expected it to be. We had so many excellent entries, it was difficult to narrow down the finalist, let alone the overall...
Make It Count! How To Avoid Common PPC Ad Testing Mistakes
One of our favourite talking points in the PPC industry when it comes to testing is deciding when we have enough data to judge our results accurately. On the face of it, this should be a fairly straightforward process, albeit...
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What You Need to Know About Enhanced Display Campaigns
If you still need to make the jump to Enhanced Campaigns, then you’ve got a few surprises in store. Specifically, there are some new wrinkles in the way that we now bid on Display campaigns. You’re already keenly aware of...
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Who’s the Best PPC Manager? Best PPC Software? You Decide.
Round two of search marketing madness continues today! You can vote for blogs and conferences until Monday, but today is all about the Best/Most Influential PPC Manager along with the Best PPC Software. Voting will close on Monday of next...
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Google AdWords Picks the Final Four Champion
Okay, so it’s not AdWords directly who’s picking the winner, but I put together a new statistic to rank each and every team in the NCAA Men’s Tournament by some of the metrics that matter in PPC: namely search volume...
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Vote Now for SMM Round 2! (Blogs and Conferences)
The first round of voting closed yesterday and we’re moving onto round two for this year’s search marketing madness! Congratulations to all of the content creators that were able to make it to the next round of the tournament. There...
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Get Descriptive With Your Keyword Match Types
Deciding what match types to pursue in your accounts should be based on query data (a descriptive approach). We need to be as descriptive as possible when it comes to the ever-evolving search marketplace and the queries people are putting...
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Starting PPC For eCommerce Sites: A Beginner’s Handbook Part 3 (Final)
You’ve come up with the perfect eCommerce site. Maybe you got in on a great wholesale deal for miniature furniture for dollhouses. Maybe you spin your own yarn out of your angora bunny’s hair and it’s selling like proverbial hot...
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Going Beyond the Basics with PPC Keyword Research
A return to the basics of PPC keyword research, but in the mindset of an expert. Take a look into the simple steps you can take to avoid being too basic with your keyword lists and to maximize the potential...
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Last Chance! Final Day to Bid on Hero Conf Sponsorships
Just a friendly reminder that your chance to own a piece of Hero Conf ends TONIGHT! Pockets of competition have been fierce (who knew people loved Twitter so much? Oh wait…), but there is still plenty left to bid on...
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Finalist: Optimizing and Targeting for User Behavior
Editorial note: This guest post is a finalist in our Hero Conf scholarship event. Jeremy Estes currently works on the paid search team at Standing Dog Interactive in Dallas, Texas. When I first started building PPC campaigns, 7 or 8...
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Finalist: The Secret PPC Matrix Before the Click
Editorial note: This guest post is a finalist in our Hero Conf scholarship event. Raymond Smit is Co-Owner of Nico’s Kitchens in South Africa. Many Adwords users are trapped inside a matrix they don’t yet know exists. They choose keywords,...
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