The PPC world is one that changes often, quickly, and always in the direction of more awesome. So, it's no surprise that we're thankful for a lot of the new features that adCenter and AdWords rolled out this year. Felicia Coover goes over them in this week's Whaddya'know Wednesdays vlog. Check out the links below to read the articles she's talking … [Read more...] about Whaddya’know Wednesdays: The Top 5 New Features We’re Grateful For in 2011
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Infographic: How the AdWords Auction Works
Our friends over at Wordstream have developed a great infographic showing how the AdWords Auction works. It includes what gets entered into each auction, how Google determines where ads are shown, and how Google determines what advertisers pay. Check it out! © 2011 WordStream - a certified AdWords partner. … [Read more...] about Infographic: How the AdWords Auction Works
3 Strategies for Building Buzz Ahead of a Trade Show
Trade shows and conferences are fantastic opportunities to spread awareness about your brand and network with like-minded people, but it’s difficult for any one vendor to stand out amidst the hundreds (sometimes thousands) of other companies. Short of spending thousands of dollars on a premium sponsorship or an exhibitor booth, you’ll have to rely on on-the-ground hustle and … [Read more...] about 3 Strategies for Building Buzz Ahead of a Trade Show
Ask PPC Hero! Your Questions On Remarketing, Quality Score And More Answered
Wherever there are paid search advertisers with questions, PPC Hero is close at hand with the answer! We receive many questions from readers about different issues they have with PPC. In the past, these questions have spurred full blog posts, but we get so many great questions that it's hard to keep up. In our Ask PPC Hero series we will answer the questions … [Read more...] about Ask PPC Hero! Your Questions On Remarketing, Quality Score And More Answered
3 Mobile PPC Marketing Tips
There has been a lot of talk about how mobile searchers will make up 22% of search revenue in 2012. There’s been less talk about how PPC account managers can take advantage of this relatively new marketing channel. Here are my top 3 tips of mobile PPC marketing. 1. Segment Your Mobile and Desktop Traffic Best practice is to have your Adwords campaigns set to target Mobile, … [Read more...] about 3 Mobile PPC Marketing Tips
The Complete Guide To adCenter’s New & Improved User Interface
Change is something we’ve come to expect in the paid search industry. It’s almost as if new enhancements and features are introduced on a weekly basis, and they have been. This month alone, Google AdWords rolled out dynamic search ads, +1 button for display ads and their new bid-per-call system. On the other hand, the Yahoo! Search and Bing also recently introduced a handful of … [Read more...] about The Complete Guide To adCenter’s New & Improved User Interface
Have Yourself A Merry Little Account Structure
Happy almost-holiday season, PPC Hero’s! For our second installment in the Jingle Your Bells All The Way To The Bank holiday PPC management series, I’m going to take you to the next step in your planning: account structure. Yesterday, Sarah helped you make your way through specialized keyword research for the holiday season, including which holidays to target, gift recipients … [Read more...] about Have Yourself A Merry Little Account Structure
6 Quick Tips for Optimizing PPC Campaigns
“Every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it.” -Michelangelo You don’t have to be the Michelangelo of PPC to optimize a campaign, but optimizing is much like chipping away at a block of stone to discover the beautiful statue within. 1. Define Your Goal What is it you want your PPC campaign to do for you? Before you can optimize … [Read more...] about 6 Quick Tips for Optimizing PPC Campaigns
Overview and Analysis of AdWords Bidding Options
When I took the AdWords test for the first time, there were two bidding options: CPM and CPC. Now there are many different ways to bid in AdWords and you can even mix and match these strategies together. In the bidding options survey results posted yesterday, the majority of people use manual bidding. I've tried most of these options to see how I can affect performance and … [Read more...] about Overview and Analysis of AdWords Bidding Options
Our Greatest Hits for October 2011
The page views have spoken! Below we have gathered PPC Hero’s most visited, and hopefully most valuable articles from October. Whether you’re a new or long-time subscriber, you may have missed these insightful and helpful PPC management tips. Enjoy! October was a month of great “how to” and resource posts from Hanapin Marketing! Abby comes in first place with a post from the … [Read more...] about Our Greatest Hits for October 2011
The Results of our Bidding Options Survey are In!
Last week, we posted a survey asking you for your feedback on AdWords bidding options. We asked our readers what bidding options they currently use in AdWords and which one they find the most beneficial. Over 100 people responded to our survey! Check out the results below. The majority of people are using manual bidding for clicks in their accounts. Less people overall are … [Read more...] about The Results of our Bidding Options Survey are In!
Funny Halloween Post
Every year I love to dress up for Halloween. this year I have been everything from a Computer nerd to a Superhero. That got me into the though of what makes a good superhero? A superhero is someone that we all look up to, someone that makes us believe in something more then we think possible. For me a superhero has always been my Mom and my Dad. They despite all the crap I … [Read more...] about Funny Halloween Post