I've been creating a lot of campaigns lately between getting new clients, standard keywords research for existing clients, and existing clients getting new products or running sales on seasonal products. With a tight deadline on these campaign builds, I've found myself wondering why I should even bother with phrase match keywords. See, I build my campaigns by match type. I … [Read more...] about Has Modified Broad Match Effectively Killed Phrase Match?
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Eight PPC Tactics That Are Hiding in Plain Sight
No matter where you live, there’s a restaurant nearby that you pass by on a daily basis without going in. At first you pass and you’re curious about it, and then you get less curious, and then finally you don’t even notice it any more. It’s just part of the scenery. The best part, though, is when you finally stop in for whatever reason and the food is delicious. We’ve … [Read more...] about Eight PPC Tactics That Are Hiding in Plain Sight
Comparison-Shopping Engines: 5 Easy Mistakes to Avoid, Part V
It is series time! One topic that we haven’t really talked much about in our blog are comparison-shopping engine sites. I have worked with multiple online retailers that have seen great success with this type of online advertising. So I want to take this series as an opportunity to dive deeper into the mystery of comparison-shopping. In the previous part of the … [Read more...] about Comparison-Shopping Engines: 5 Easy Mistakes to Avoid, Part V
Don’t Forget About Bing – Three Great New Features
There has been a lot of talk about AdWords lately. Google has been releasing new extensions such as review and site link descriptions. Of course the other big topic is the imminent rollover into enhanced campaigns. You can find out more about that all over the blogosphere and get ready with our PPC Hero enhanced campaign tool kit. Back to the topic though, Bing has introduced … [Read more...] about Don’t Forget About Bing – Three Great New Features
Happy 4th of July from PPC Hero!
Just to help you celebrate the long holiday weekend, here is some of our latest and greatest content, including guides, The Compass, and our new site: The Five Laws of Great Social PPC Ads [Free Guide!] Google AdWords Optimizations Post-Enhanced Campaigns [Quarter 2 Compass] PPC Hero Pro: Premium apps and content to help you master your accounts … [Read more...] about Happy 4th of July from PPC Hero!
New Keyword-Level Impression Share Data: Hot Tips For Boosting Performance
Google has just announced the release of Search Impression Share data at the keyword level! Our search for tools that allow for the most detailed analysis has reached another mile marker. This will allow us to change our approach to impression share metrics (and the leveraging thereof) Quick glance at what this means, exactly: We are looking at our individual keyword … [Read more...] about New Keyword-Level Impression Share Data: Hot Tips For Boosting Performance
Comparison-Shopping Engines: How to Optimize CSEs, Part IV
It is series time! One topic that we haven’t really talked much about in our blog are comparison-shopping engine sites. I have worked with multiple online retailers that have seen great success with this type of online advertising. So I want to take this series as an opportunity to dive deeper into the mystery of comparison-shopping. So you have decided to advertise on a … [Read more...] about Comparison-Shopping Engines: How to Optimize CSEs, Part IV
Show Off Your Reviews in AdWords with a New Extension
Two weeks in a row I've brought you a post about ad extensions! Last week the latest AdWords buzz regarded the new sitelink descriptions. This week Google released the beta for a new extension. More Extensions You Say? Google revealed an ad extension that displays reviews. Google’s announcement called it the “don’t take our word for it” extension. Advertisers can submit … [Read more...] about Show Off Your Reviews in AdWords with a New Extension
The End of Paid Search As We Know It?
Our PPC ecosystem is probably going to be changing soon. On June 25th, the Federal Trade Commission sent off a warning shot to a bunch of search engines, and it will most likely be reshaping the real estate on which our careers and lives (and senses of self and self worth {etc., etc.}) are built. Here’s the main thrust the letter: “To avoid the potential for deception, … [Read more...] about The End of Paid Search As We Know It?
PPC Landing Pages Should Optimize For Customer Awareness
I recently attended Conversion Conference up in Chicago and one of the most interesting takeaways was that we need to get better at tailoring our landing pages to visitors' awareness levels. I don’t mean whether or not they've had their morning coffee, but rather where they lie on a scale of ‘they have no clue about you, your product, pricing or why they might need it’ to ‘they … [Read more...] about PPC Landing Pages Should Optimize For Customer Awareness
6 Quick Metrics For Empowering The CMO
Account Managers don’t always see behind the curtain to the CMO controlling their budget and helping set their goals. But they can arm their contact/boss and the CMO of the client/company with metrics to help them set priorities, budgets and the targets which they will be measured against. One common mistake that account managers make is only focusing on lagging indicators of … [Read more...] about 6 Quick Metrics For Empowering The CMO
Comparison-Shopping Engines: The Do’s & Don’t’s of Three Popular CSEs, Part III
It is series time! One topic that we haven’t really talked much about in our blog are comparison-shopping engine sites. I have worked with multiple online retailers that have seen great success with this type of online advertising. So I want to take this series as an opportunity to dive deeper into the mystery of comparison-shopping. Following my last article about the top 10 … [Read more...] about Comparison-Shopping Engines: The Do’s & Don’t’s of Three Popular CSEs, Part III