So far this week, we have discussed the best practices for writing great PPC ad texts. The ideas presented have thus far focused on writing techniques, not necessarily search engine provided tools. However, today I'd like to discuss one of the most powerful tools provided to advertisers: Dynamic Keyword Insertion (DKI). DKI is a way to write your ad so that a user's actual … [Read more...] about How to Use Dynamic Keyword Insertion to Hook Customers
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Catch the BEST Leads, Not the MOST Leads by Using Qualifiers in Your Ad Text
In our 6 day series, Catch More Clicks and Conversions with Better Ad Text: Use the Right Lures! We'll talk about everything there is to know about writing great ad text. 'Catch the Best Leads, Not the Most leads is part 4 of our series. Lead generation is one of the tougher challenges among paid search advertising. An even bigger challenge lies within generating qualified … [Read more...] about Catch the BEST Leads, Not the MOST Leads by Using Qualifiers in Your Ad Text
Increase Your Click-Through Rate with Tasty Promo Offers and Calls-to-Action
Every day this week we are writing about how to improve your PPC account's ad texts! Yesterday we discussed writing benefit driven ads to lure customers to your site. So today, I'm going to take your ad writing skills to the next level by explaining how and why you should include promotional offers and calls-to-action in your ad texts. There are millions of people using … [Read more...] about Increase Your Click-Through Rate with Tasty Promo Offers and Calls-to-Action
The Benefits of Using Benefit-Driven Ad Texts: What’s in Your Tackle Box?
Let us not forget the fundamental root of search engine marketing: search. The term 'search' also comprises these terms: query, hunt, seek, look for, ferret, chase, rummage. Users rummage through search query results looking for a service, a product, a piece-of-information, an answer. Search engine results pages (SERP) are filled with possible answers to a users' query, but the … [Read more...] about The Benefits of Using Benefit-Driven Ad Texts: What’s in Your Tackle Box?
Catch More Clicks and Conversions with Better Ad Text: Use the Right Lures!
Our quest to make better PPC accounts for everyone continues! In our previous series we have expanded your view on the AdWords Quality Score, and we have revitalized and re-invigorated your PPC campaign in 5 days. This time around we will help you catch more clicks and conversions with better ad texts by using the right lures! The internet is like an ocean. There are little … [Read more...] about Catch More Clicks and Conversions with Better Ad Text: Use the Right Lures!
Take Back Control of Your Ad Rank in AdWords
With all of the quality score initiatives that have been implemented by AdWords it is becoming increasingly difficult to determine exactly where your PPC ad will appear on any given search engine results page (SERP). Believe it or not, this quality-based ranking system is a step in the right direction, but this evolution has left some search engine marketers in the dark in … [Read more...] about Take Back Control of Your Ad Rank in AdWords
Yahoo!’s Tune Up Tool a Bust? Follow Up from Last Weeks Posts
Last week I wrote on Yahoo!’s new tool called the Tune-Up tool. Just to re-cap, the tune-up tool performs a one-time analysis of a non-optimized campaign. Based on the results, it proposes optimal bids and match types for the campaign’s sponsored search keywords, as well as a suggested campaign daily spend limit. I said I would follow up on the performance suggestions the tool … [Read more...] about Yahoo!’s Tune Up Tool a Bust? Follow Up from Last Weeks Posts
What Everyone Ought to Know About Geo-Targeting in Google AdWords and Yahoo! Search Marketing
Last week, Google unveiled updates to the Location Targeting (geo-targeting) function within AdWords. In the wake of this event, I felt that there was no better time than the present to write a 1-2 punch article on geo-targeting. The geo-targeting options in AdWords and Yahoo! Search Marketing (YSM) both have the same end goal: serving location-targeted ads. But to use these … [Read more...] about What Everyone Ought to Know About Geo-Targeting in Google AdWords and Yahoo! Search Marketing
Campaigns Need a ‘Tune Up?’ Yahoo Can Help!
Yahoo! recently announced another new tool in their user interface that automatically gives your campaigns a 'tune-up' to help improve your overall performance. I just started the tune-up process for one of my campaigns today. Although I haven’t received my proposal yet from Yahoo! on my tune up, I can say it was really easy to set up, and it seems that it will provide some … [Read more...] about Campaigns Need a ‘Tune Up?’ Yahoo Can Help!
Our Greatest Hits for November!
The page views have spoken! Below we have gathered PPC Hero’s four most visited, and hopefully most valuable, blog posts from November. Whether you’re a new subscriber or a current subscriber you may have missed these insightful and helpful tips involving the world of pay-per-click. Enjoy! A problem many professional SEMs run into is inheriting PPC accounts from … [Read more...] about Our Greatest Hits for November!
Don’t Have the ‘Set It & Forget It’ Attitude: Interview with Dave Davis from RedFly Marketing
Dave Davis is the Managing Director of RedFly Marketing, a search engine marketing firm based out of Dublin, Ireland. Dave oversees search engine marketing, search engine optimization and pay per click management. According to Dave's Bio, he attended DIT with a Computer Science Degree where he learned almost all the facts of life. He apparently loves to travel and also … [Read more...] about Don’t Have the ‘Set It & Forget It’ Attitude: Interview with Dave Davis from RedFly Marketing
Get Your Masters of Business Online – Registration Ends Wednesday
On Friday, December 7th, the Masters of Business Online Conference will be held in Indianapolis, Indiana. This exclusive event has been organized to educate marketers on how best to do business online. Through the course of this one-day event, attendees will be educated on interactive marketing, search engine marketing (SEM), website usability, email marketing and best of … [Read more...] about Get Your Masters of Business Online – Registration Ends Wednesday