Many of you have probably already heard Google’s announcement for a new ad targeting feature, announced last Wednesday, which automatically optimizes ads by conversion rate. (Previously the only ad settings were ‘Rotate’, which showed all ads evenly no matter their performance, and ‘Optimize’, which favored ads with a higher click-through rate.) Undoubtedly, this new feature … [Read more...] about To Optimize or Not To Optimize, Google’s New Ad Setting
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Google vs. Bing: Targeting Features Part 2
This is the second of a 2-part blog post comparing targeting features in AdWords and adCenter. The first post focuses on Language and Location targeting. Part two covers targeting by Device, Time of Day/Day of Week, and Demographics. Last month I wrote about the differences between the Language and Location targeting settings in Google AdWords and Microsoft adCenter. This post … [Read more...] about Google vs. Bing: Targeting Features Part 2
Looking at Revenue Across Adwords & Analytics
Last week, Hanapin Marketing conducted its monthly, company-wide training session where we take a look at a variety of PPC topics to further our understanding and develop as a company. For this session, one of the topics we covered was taking revenue across Adwords and Analytics, and I wanted to share a bit of what we presented with our readers. Overview For starters, if … [Read more...] about Looking at Revenue Across Adwords & Analytics
Creating Killer Ads Using Bing Dynamic Text
Last week Bryan wrote a great post about the changes Google is making in the way they display ads, so I thought it would be a good idea to call out the unique way Bing lets you insert dynamic text, and how you can use this to help you create killer ads. What is dynamic text? Dynamic text is a word or phrase that is inserted into your ad using a variable. After a search … [Read more...] about Creating Killer Ads Using Bing Dynamic Text
Why and How You Should Rethink Ad Writing and Bidding Strategies
We all know that Google likes to throw us in the industry for a loop every now and then. Usually, it is nothing to be too overly concerned about, despite the PPC doomsayers having a field day every time Google even changes it’s homepage logo. It simply means that you have to adapt a bit, tweak a strategy here and there, and voila, you’re back on the cutting edge of Adwords … [Read more...] about Why and How You Should Rethink Ad Writing and Bidding Strategies
Facebook: You Can Lead a Horse to Water…
A few months ago I was looking at an account’s stats and my jaw literally dropped. I know I probably shouldn’t have been so surprised, but I was! The account’s Facebook campaign had outperformed its Google Adwords campaign. The Facebook account had spent less than half as much as the Google account, and while the Google account acquired more impressions and clicks, the Facebook … [Read more...] about Facebook: You Can Lead a Horse to Water…
Our Greatest Hits for January 2011
The page views have spoken! Below we have gathered PPC Hero’s four most visited, and hopefully most valuable articles from January. Whether you’re a new or long-time subscriber, you may have missed these insightful and helpful PPC management tips. In first place this month is Caleb with The What, Why, and How on Low Search Volume Keywords. When a keyword gains that … [Read more...] about Our Greatest Hits for January 2011
Finding Success on the Google Content Network
Google’s content network can be a little mysterious, but you shouldn’t let it scare you. For those of you new to the Adwords and/or PPC scene, the Google content network is a great way to help expand your reach beyond just traditional search results. Before you dive in, know that the content network will dramatically increase your impressions, which can often lead to an overall … [Read more...] about Finding Success on the Google Content Network
Insight On Google Insights
Looking for ways to expand your account? Who better to look toward for insight than Google itself? Google Insight is a tool, which, much like Google Trends, shows trends in searches. Google Insights is, however, more directed toward researchers and advertisers with it’s additional data and features. Beyond the information that is found in Google Trends, Google Insights also … [Read more...] about Insight On Google Insights
Using Negative Keyword Lists
Frequently running search query reports and refining your keyword exclusions is a great way to cut down on traffic that simply spends your money without achieving results. A negative keyword, if you need a refresher, is a term that can be added as a broad, phrase, or exact match to filter out “bad” traffic. Your ad won’t show when a searcher types in a query with the keyword … [Read more...] about Using Negative Keyword Lists
Google vs. Bing: Targeting Features
This is the part 1 of a 2-part blog post comparing targeting features in AdWords and adCenter. The first post focuses on Language and Location targeting. Part two will cover targeting by Device, Time of Day/Day of Week, and Demographics. Batman vs. Joker, Red Sox vs. Yankees, Wile E. Coyote vs. Roadrunner, Google vs. Bing: just a few of the greatest rivalries of our time. In … [Read more...] about Google vs. Bing: Targeting Features
Case Study: Bid Changes
As a PPC account manager, I have the pleasure of new and exciting challenges with each new client I take on. Recently, I took on a client that was the pace setter for their PPC industry. What I mean by pace setter, is that their average ad position was 1.1 for their primary search terms. While I’ve certainly taken some keywords to top position as a strategy, I had never run … [Read more...] about Case Study: Bid Changes
