Way back in January MSN announced a new adCenter add-in tool for Excel 2007 call Ad Intelligence. Recently, MSN adCenter announced that they are releasing this add-in for Microsoft Excel 2003. With this release more people are going to be able to utilize this tool so I thought I would conduct a quick review of the MSN adCenter Ad Intelligence tool for Excel. The adCenter folks … [Read more...] about My New Favorite Keyword Research Tool: MSN adCenter Ad Intelligence
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Playing Fair With Competitor Keywords in Google AdWords
This is a guest post by Michael Wiegand. Michael is a Pay Per Click Analyst (and Social Media dabbler) with Portent Interactive, a Full Service Internet Marketing Agency in Seattle, WA. When he's not making bid changes and writing ad text, Michael writes for the PiBlog. In this realm of pay-per-click advertising two things are inevitable (think death and taxes): first, you … [Read more...] about Playing Fair With Competitor Keywords in Google AdWords
Destination URLs, Tracking Parameters and 301 Redirects – A Cautionary Tale
You learn something new every day. Period. Yes, it's cliche. Yes, it makes me sound like my mother. But surprise, surprise, it's true! As my headline suggests, this is a cautionary tale about the "bad things" that can happen when you combine destination URLs, tracking parameters and 301 redirects. Needless to say, I learned something new the hard way. I began working … [Read more...] about Destination URLs, Tracking Parameters and 301 Redirects – A Cautionary Tale
Google Ad Planner Vs. AdWords Placement Tool: Which provides better sites to target?
With the release of Ad Planner, Google continues to expand the tools at your disposal that help locate new sites to target within your PPC campaign. You also have available the Placement Tool within the AdWords interface that can help find new sites on which to display your ads. These two tools have the same end goal (expanding your site targeted list in AdWords) but they … [Read more...] about Google Ad Planner Vs. AdWords Placement Tool: Which provides better sites to target?
Our Greatest Hits for August!
The page views have spoken! Below we have gathered PPC Hero’s four most visited, and hopefully most valuable, articles from August. Whether you’re a new or long-time subscriber you may have missed these insightful and helpful pay-per-click management tips. Enjoy! You need to continually optimize your PPC campaign in order to enhance your overall performance. However, PPC … [Read more...] about Our Greatest Hits for August!
Google Is Reshuffling the AdWords Deck Again: Prepare For Another Quality Score Update
Late last week, Google announced another round of changes for their Quality Score system. Be prepared to say goodbye to "inactive for search" and "minimum bids" with this update. According to Google, the end goal of this change is to provide advertisers with a more accurate AdWords Quality Score. What Is Changing? Since it's inception, Quality Score has operated on a … [Read more...] about Google Is Reshuffling the AdWords Deck Again: Prepare For Another Quality Score Update
Landing Page Critique HEROcast – Video Game Price Guide
Greetings and welcome to the second installment of our new Landing Page Critique Podcast Series. The goal of these podcasts is to give feedback on readers' landing pages in order to help you make them better! Don't forget, if you'd like to submit your landing page for our podcast series, you can read the details on how to submit right here. In this edition of our podcast … [Read more...] about Landing Page Critique HEROcast – Video Game Price Guide
Hey Sexy Lady, Come Check Out My Pet Photo Book
I frequently run the search query report in Google AdWords. I love this report because it gives you actual search queries that real users type in to get your ad. It's also a great way to see just how broad, broad match is. If you've heard about Google's expanded broad match, you will realize that Google will show your ads for keywords that aren't as relevant or targeted as … [Read more...] about Hey Sexy Lady, Come Check Out My Pet Photo Book
Avoid the AdWords Quality Score Slap: How to Make Common Changes to Your Account Without Damaging Your Quality Score
This week we've been dissecting the Google AdWords Quality Score. Each day we have been pulling back the layers of the ever-expanding Quality Score. Hopefully, all of the information we've been providing has been helpful and will allow you enhance your campaign's performance. However, be cautious because as you optimize your account in order to improve your AdWords Quality … [Read more...] about Avoid the AdWords Quality Score Slap: How to Make Common Changes to Your Account Without Damaging Your Quality Score
Top Google Adwords Quality Score Misconceptions
As day 4 of our Google Adwords Quality Score series, I'll be discussing the top misconceptions advertisers have about the quality score and how if effects your PPC account. The first misconception of the Google AdWords Quality Score is that using different match types improves your Quality Score. The fact is match types have no effect on your quality score. … [Read more...] about Top Google Adwords Quality Score Misconceptions
How to Determine if Your Landing Page is Hurting Your AdWords Qualty Score
Almost every aspect of your Google AdWords account has an effect on your Quality Score and this week we are dissecting the minute details of the Quality Score. In order to optimize your campaign as much as possible, every element has to be firing on all cylinders. You can't let any one piece slow you down. One aspect of the Quality Score that may not get much attention but it's … [Read more...] about How to Determine if Your Landing Page is Hurting Your AdWords Qualty Score
What Makes Google Adwords Tick? 2 More Quality Score Formulas You Need to Know: Keyword Targeted Content Ads and Placement Targeted Ads
Welcome to day 2 of our up close and personal examination of Google's Quality Score. Yesterday I wrote on the two fundamental formulas used to calculate Quality Score for Minimum Bids and Ad Position. However, those 2 formulas don't give you the whole AdWords picture, and certainly won't help you if you advertise on the Content Network! So, buckle up tight and get ready to … [Read more...] about What Makes Google Adwords Tick? 2 More Quality Score Formulas You Need to Know: Keyword Targeted Content Ads and Placement Targeted Ads
