Not long ago, the Google Content Network used to be a source of frustration for many PPC managers. This distribution channel can be difficult to master as the user intent for the Content Network is extremely different from the Search Network. However, any frustration you may have encountered with the Content Network should hopefully not end in complete desertion of this … [Read more...] about How to Utilize Your Placement Performance Report to the Fullest Extent
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Yahoo! Thinks My PPC Accounts Suck
I got a good chuckle today. In 5 minutes time, I received two emails for two different accounts from Yahoo! Search Marketing this morning. The first one told me that my bids were too low, and the other reported that my ads are too low of quality. Wh-what? Yahoo! must think my PPC accounts suck! Email 1: Your Bids are Lower on Average than Most of Your Competitors Email 2: … [Read more...] about Yahoo! Thinks My PPC Accounts Suck
PPC News Roundup for March 6, 2009
Lovely weather. 60's. Love it. Hope your winter is showing signs of going away as well *unless of course, you like winter*. Happy Friday as well, here's the blogs for the weekly roundup. Brad Geddes gives us some advice on how to write ad texts. Basically, pay attention to what you're writing! Beware of copping out with DKI. Blend these three forms of optimization together … [Read more...] about PPC News Roundup for March 6, 2009
New Features Rolling Out For Yahoo! Search Marketing, FINALLY!
Yahoo! is finally catching up with Google and MSN and has some new features rolling out mid-March. Here's what they are: 1. Day Parting: Yahoo! has officially opened up their targeting preferences to certain times of the day. This is the exact same concept of Google's ad scheduling. You can go in at the campaign level and select certain hours of the day that you … [Read more...] about New Features Rolling Out For Yahoo! Search Marketing, FINALLY!
Our Greatest Hits for February, 2009
The page views have spoken! Below we have gathered PPC Hero’s four most visited, and hopefully most valuable, articles from February. Whether you’re a new or long-time subscriber you may have missed these insightful and helpful pay-per-click management tips. Enjoy! Google AdWords has recently launched a new website called the Google Agency Tool Kit. This new site basically … [Read more...] about Our Greatest Hits for February, 2009
PPC News Roundup for February 27, 2009
Greetings PPC Hero readers! I got a Blackberry this week. And I love it. It really is a Crackberry. That's really all I have for you this week. Enjoy the blogs! If you use AdCenter for international campaigns (anyone?), their blog has posted some advice for you. They are pretty generic and can be applied for most of your campaigns anyways, so take a quick look. Most of you … [Read more...] about PPC News Roundup for February 27, 2009
Get All of Your AdWords PPC Tools in Place
Today, Google announced a site that acts as a one-stop shop for all your Google Adwords tools called the Google Agency Tool Kit. Within the site is several tools advertisers use every day to help create and optimize their PPC accounts. Below is a list of the tools on the page with a brief description of each. Tools to Plan: Ad Planner - Create targeted media plans … [Read more...] about Get All of Your AdWords PPC Tools in Place
PPC News Roundup for February 20, 2009
We know that paid search was utilizied by the Obama team when was was running against John McCain. SEM Geek reviews what was accomplished by these campaigns, and what to expect for future political paid search. Yahoo! has a new "Rich Ad" platform, where you can insert videos and pictures, show your logos, and create deep links. It is currently invite only, but it is definitely … [Read more...] about PPC News Roundup for February 20, 2009
Is DMA Targeting Within AdWords the Wave of the Future?
Last week the PPC Hero team attended a lecture by Jim Koehler, Senior Statistician for Google. The lecture was on the campus of Indiana University as part of their Statistics Symposium (we are about a 7 minute drive from campus!). We had no serious expectations on the topic or content. But when someone from Google speaks, you listen! The content was geared toward the target … [Read more...] about Is DMA Targeting Within AdWords the Wave of the Future?
Review Your Conversion Paths To Look For Optimization Opportunities
In order to properly optimize your conversion rate, you don't want to to track just the total number of conversions you generate at any given time. You need to understand the path users take through your site on their way to converting, and you need to understand which path is most successful. I was reviewing the goal funnels within Google Analytics for a client the other day. … [Read more...] about Review Your Conversion Paths To Look For Optimization Opportunities
What to Do When the Content Network Goes Haywire
I like Google's Content Network. We're pretty good friends. Over the past few years our relationship has grown to one of mutual respect. I set reasonable parameters and CPCs, the Content Network returns the favor with semi-to-mostly relevant traffic. Last week, this relationship turned sour. The dark underbelly of the Content Network showed itself in the form of an AWFUL … [Read more...] about What to Do When the Content Network Goes Haywire
Know the How, When, Why of AdWords Conversion Optimizer
This week we are featuring guest articles from our PPC Hero allies! We requested submissions from our readers and we received excellent responses from some great PPC bloggers! The PPC Hero team will return to our regularly scheduled articles next week. Enjoy! I only recently realized that Google’s conversion optimizer had lowered its requirement on the search network to 30 … [Read more...] about Know the How, When, Why of AdWords Conversion Optimizer
