Back in February, Yahoo announced that they would be instituting a reserve market price for their keywords. Basically, this means they now have minimum bid standards for their keywords. This seems like a reasonable tactic to employ to ensure the quality of advertising within their paid listings. For the most part, this new system hadn't seriously affected our campaigns until … [Read more...] about Yahoo Reserve Market Price Killed My Campaign
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PPC News Roundup for July 9, 2008
Looking to be a guest blogger on a popular SEM blog? Look no further! Michael Gray from Graywolf's SEO blog is looking to accept guest posts to his blog. He only has a few requirements; the post must be educational, informative or entertaining and must have correct grammar! Arnold from Search Engine Journal writes about Google's new keyword tool including search volume data … [Read more...] about PPC News Roundup for July 9, 2008
Tell Us Your Best PPC Success Story & Win Great Prizes!
Have a great success story you would like to share with other PPC advertisers? We want to hear it! If your PPC account was once suffering a poor ROI, low click volume or too high a cost-per-lead, etc. but is now performing well, we want to know what you did to get it to perform well and how you did it! We’re collecting entries for the best PPC success story and the winner … [Read more...] about Tell Us Your Best PPC Success Story & Win Great Prizes!
Our Readers Have Spoken! Learn What AdWords Report Was Voted as Your Favorite
A week ago I posted a survey asking all of you what your favorite Google AdWords report was. More importantly, I also asked, "Why?" As promised, today I'm going to share the results of that survey. Favorite AdWords Reports By the Numbers Search Query Performance: 54% Placement Performance: 23% Ad Group Performance: 8% Campaign Performance: 8% Placement/Keyword … [Read more...] about Our Readers Have Spoken! Learn What AdWords Report Was Voted as Your Favorite
PPC News Roundup for July 3, 2008
If you're wanting excellent tips on how to build a profitable PPC campaign, check out David Szetela's new weekly column on SEW called, Profitable PPC. The series will aim to build and optimize successful PPC campaigns from start to finish. Can't wait to read them David! Wondering how you can create a radio ad with success in Adwords? Shoemoney says it's been a great source of … [Read more...] about PPC News Roundup for July 3, 2008
PPC News Roundup for June 26, 2008
The folks over at SEOMoz are known for their organic search prowess, so it's a pleasant surprise to stumble across some decent PPC content over there. In a guest appearance on White Board Friday, Tom Critchlow explains the basics of PPC. If you're a beginner or just want a solid refresher course, this is a great video to watch. We're big fans of trying to better understand … [Read more...] about PPC News Roundup for June 26, 2008
Take a First Look at the adCenter Desktop Beta and Share Your Thoughts
If you're anything like me, you have a touch of the "ooh, shiny!" complex. By that I mean, each and every new product offering from my favorite search engines carries with it a certain appeal. I get excited at the prospect of trying something new and possibly finding my next favorite resource along the way. This month, Microsoft unleashed their adCenter Desktop Beta on us. … [Read more...] about Take a First Look at the adCenter Desktop Beta and Share Your Thoughts
Manage Big, Complicated PPC Campaigns with Less Frustration!
Just in case you missed the "Managing Big, Complicated PPC Campaigns," webinar featuring David Szetela, (pronounced za-tell-uh), I have provided a quick recap of David’s tips and guidelines here. What consists of a big and complicated PPC account you ask? You have 10,000+ keywords, dozens to thousands of ad groups, you’re managing your account on multiple search engines, you … [Read more...] about Manage Big, Complicated PPC Campaigns with Less Frustration!
It’s Alive! Beware of the Search Beast Named “Yahoogle”
Ok, so I'm about 4 days late breaking this news, but I just have to share my 2 cents. Last Thursday, Google announced that they had reached a deal to share their AdSense for Search and AdSense for Content with Yahoo!. Holy crap, the Yahoogle beast is alive. The number 1 and number 2 search giants are now officially in cahoots with each other. Times they are … [Read more...] about It’s Alive! Beware of the Search Beast Named “Yahoogle”
Don’t Make This Mistake When Opening A New PPC Account!
What I found the other day with a Google Adwords account I have actually seen before, which makes me think this mistake could possibly be a common one new Adwords users make when opening an account. The problem: The advertiser opened a new Google Adwords account and generated no impressions or clicks for days. When he went to look at the ad diagnostics tool, it said that … [Read more...] about Don’t Make This Mistake When Opening A New PPC Account!
Realize a Higher ROI by Creating, Reading and Understanding Goal Funnel Reports
At the core of any successful search marketing campaign is clearly defined goals, and tracking and measuring of these goals. This week have been discussing how to use Google Analytics to enhance your PPC performance and today I'll explore how goal funnels can help increase conversions and your ROI. First, in order to utilize goal funnels within Analytics, you'll need to … [Read more...] about Realize a Higher ROI by Creating, Reading and Understanding Goal Funnel Reports
PPC News Roundup for May 22, 2008
Still having trouble with the Google Adwords Quality score? Check out this cool video by Matthew Bredel from 'Inside the Marketing Mind' that goes in depth about what the quality score is, and how you can improve it within your account. Writing ads with strong calls-to-action is one of those techniques every PPC advertiser should be using! In case you are new to what a … [Read more...] about PPC News Roundup for May 22, 2008
