One of the many issues that can plague a PPC account, particular one where spending is limited by set-in-stone marketing budgets, is that of monthly spend going over a threshold. There are a few things I do generally to try and prevent this: Projecting out spend for the account twice a week to make sure I'm not looking to be too far over budget. Watching my accounts' … [Read more...] about Avoid Going Over Your Limit With Managed Budgets
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4 Targeting Strategies For Product Listing Ads
One of the coolest features about Product Listing Ads is that you can target your ads by whatever you want. Instead of using keywords, these ads use targets. Every time I talk to other marketers, they all seem to target a little differently. So, I thought today I've cover 4 targeting strategies for PLA's. Because, like Daryl from The Walking Dead, we all need to be super great … [Read more...] about 4 Targeting Strategies For Product Listing Ads
Customize Your Analytics Dashboard for Instant Insights
Wrestling with Google Analytics can be a difficult proposition for any seasoned account manager, let alone you poor souls out there that are new to the platform. The data on display is so incredibly robust and the reporting options so thoroughly expansive, it's easy to be overwhelmed even when looking at the simplest of metrics. In remembering my first Analytics dive, I'd … [Read more...] about Customize Your Analytics Dashboard for Instant Insights
Free Hosting – Facebook Ads Case Study
As many of you know, I love Facebook ads and write about them all the time. A week or so ago I wrote a post about the top free hosting companies in the World. I don't as much want to talk about the free hosting companies or hosting in general as we know their clicks are super expensive. In this post I'll teach you how to get explosive traffic through Facebook ads and … [Read more...] about Free Hosting – Facebook Ads Case Study
Facebook Ads: Fan Pages vs Landing Pages
Facebook recommends you send your ad traffic to your fan page -- they want to keep you within the FB eco-system. And there are some solid reasons for that: People who have decided to get on Facebook, generally want to stay on Facebook -- they don’t want to get too distracted with some other link If you leave Facebook, they have to put up a warning to your visitors, … [Read more...] about Facebook Ads: Fan Pages vs Landing Pages
Enhanced Campaigns – It Isn’t All Bad, But We Have Some Thoughts
There is so much going on in the world of PPC lately that we’re spending an entire week introducing the changes and letting you know how to make the most of them. It goes beyond Google’s new “Enhanced Campaigns” feature to Facebook and Analytics. Over the next week, PPC Hero is going to take a look at each of these updates in a series of posts designed to get you ready for all … [Read more...] about Enhanced Campaigns – It Isn’t All Bad, But We Have Some Thoughts
Search Funnels Have Arrived in the AdWords Interface. Use Them.
Lost amid last week’s reactions to Google’s new Enhanced Campaigns was a pretty nifty enhancement to the Google interface. Search funnel information is now available for inclusion in the AdWords reporting, right alongside the rest of your data. As long as you have conversion tracking active in your account, you can add in these columns to get even more insight to how your ads … [Read more...] about Search Funnels Have Arrived in the AdWords Interface. Use Them.
Fact Checking Google: Tablet and Computers Are Not the Same!
As many of you are probably aware by now, Google's new enhanced campaigns are talk of the town in the PPC industry. For those of you who sat in on Google's introductory Webinar last week, you'll remember how they rather brashly asserted that the reason they are allowing you to adjust your bids on mobile but not for tablets is that computers and tablet are 'essentially the same … [Read more...] about Fact Checking Google: Tablet and Computers Are Not the Same!
The Beginner’s Checklist of What To Do in the First Month of Your AdWords Optimization: Part 3
This month Andrew Lolk of White Shark Media joins PPC Hero as a guest blogger to discuss his personal tips for optimizing a PPC account within the first month. This is part 2 see here, for part 1 see here. -------------------------------------------------- This is a three-part series that helps you identify the areas of optimization during the first month of your Google … [Read more...] about The Beginner’s Checklist of What To Do in the First Month of Your AdWords Optimization: Part 3
Facebook Ads: Don’t Bury the Lede
Take a look at this ad I found on my wife’s Facebook page: Ok, so, the picture is great, because it’s instantaneously and unmistakeably recognized as a wedding shot. And a fairly interesting or artsy shot at that. But the healdine sucks. Big time. Why? Because as soon as you see the “Learn” part of it, you assume that it’s an ad placed by a for-profit school. … [Read more...] about Facebook Ads: Don’t Bury the Lede
Enhanced Campaign Silver Linings: Geo Targeting
There is so much going on in the world of PPC lately that we’re spending an entire week introducing the changes and letting you know how to make the most of them. It goes beyond Google’s new “Enhanced Campaigns” feature to Facebook and Analytics. Over the next week, PPC Hero is going to take a look at each of these updates in a series of posts designed to get you ready for all … [Read more...] about Enhanced Campaign Silver Linings: Geo Targeting
A detailed look at Google’s new Enhanced Sitelinks
This week on PPC Hero we’ve been focusing on all the big new and exciting changes happening in the PPC world. If you haven’t heard yet, Google is rolling out its new Enhanced Campaigns at present and you’ll be forced to switch over come June. For more info have a look at Eric’s reaction earlier this week. Today we’re going to take a look at the new Sitelink features in … [Read more...] about A detailed look at Google’s new Enhanced Sitelinks
