Sometimes while working at a PPC Agency, we tend to forget the bigger picture of our clients’ businesses. The beginning of a client/agency relationship often follows this process: Introduction and familiarization with the paid search accounts Nailing down a paid search goal(s) Understanding the business as a whole and how PPC fits in This process is a great start, but … [Read more...] about Understand The Economics Behind Your Client’s Business
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How To Turn Competitive Analysis Into Actionable PPC Gains
“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.” Sun Tzu – The Art of War PPC Let’s face it – managing a PPC account doesn't happen in a vacuum. We tend to … [Read more...] about How To Turn Competitive Analysis Into Actionable PPC Gains
PPC Roundtable – AdWords Close Variants
As we end series week we'll be looking at a once optional feature that will now be mandatory. If you haven't heard, AdWords will soon be removing the option to exclude exact and phrase match keyword variations. This impending update has caused much stir in the PPC community. We asked our authors what they think of the change. What are your thoughts on Google's decision to … [Read more...] about PPC Roundtable – AdWords Close Variants
The Argument For Match Type Segmentation
There have been many debates recently in our agency and here on PPC Hero over match type segmentation. It’s not surprising that people get heated when hearing that their way isn’t best. I suggest that every Account Manager should do what they feel works best, but there are many factors to consider when deciding the best option. There is often a good reason that advertisers … [Read more...] about The Argument For Match Type Segmentation
The Necessity of Regular Bid Changes
Bid strategy is often lost in all the talk about keywords, structure, and ad copy. At its core, AdWords has always been an auction. Bids ultimately have a major impact on the success of an account. Bid strategy should always be under evaluation. At no point should you settle on “well that is what the bids have always been set to”. This attitude will either lead you to … [Read more...] about The Necessity of Regular Bid Changes
Google AdWords Introduces Website Call Conversions
Have you been having a rough time tracking your calls that come in from your Google AdWords advertisements? Or have you been able to track the amount of calls that came through the AdWords ad to website path through another source, but it only tracks the amount of calls and not what keyword or ad the call came from? Conversion tracking when someone calls the website … [Read more...] about Google AdWords Introduces Website Call Conversions
The Real Impact of AdWords Close Variant Changes
Last week AdWords announced it would be removing the option to select whether we include or exclude close variants in our campaign settings. The justification is that those typing in search queries aren't perfect spellers. The intent behind a misspelled and correctly spelled keyword is the same. This is the same logic Google uses to tell us Tablet and Desktop are the same thing … [Read more...] about The Real Impact of AdWords Close Variant Changes
Why It’s Crucial To Audit PPC Accounts Ahead of Management
This month’s blog series is all about why we do what we do in paid search. We’re always talking about best practices, methodologies and strategies we utilize, but why are those methods the standard? Why do those methods and strategies work? We’ll discuss anything and everything – ad copy, mobile, account structure, projections, bid changes, keyword match types, conversions and … [Read more...] about Why It’s Crucial To Audit PPC Accounts Ahead of Management
5 Common AdWords Script Mistakes
Despite its technical reputation, coding is a creative endeavor and offers a wealth of flexibility in solving problems. On the other hand, the language adheres to certain standards. Since a machine interprets code, you must follow certain protocols or risk non-working code. Even minor errors and typos can throw everything off and leave your code inoperable. Thankfully these are … [Read more...] about 5 Common AdWords Script Mistakes
Advanced ABCs of PPC – Terminology & Strategies to Remember
In the spirit of last week’s blog series, I’d like to take our readers back to school with a revisited paid search alphabet. I published a similar post back in August 2012, but I mainly focused on general and/or beginner-level terms. This time around I’ll uncover some more advanced PPC terminology and concepts to keep in mind as you manage your paid search campaigns. Class is … [Read more...] about Advanced ABCs of PPC – Terminology & Strategies to Remember
Back To School PPC: Get In The Bus Driver’s Seat
This week we’ve been discussing the Back To School season, arguably the biggest thing to hit e-comm since the winter holidays! There are many details to consider when approaching your first Back To School campaign, or when simply evaluating when and how to set this year’s BTS efforts live. Today we’ll cover the first steps of not only knowing your own traffic, but also … [Read more...] about Back To School PPC: Get In The Bus Driver’s Seat
A Guide to AdWords Bid Adjustments
Bid adjustments are a fundamental part of PPC. It’s important that you have a firm grasp of what your bid strategy is and what options you have in terms of actually changing those bids. While there are many bid management software options (Acquisio, Marin, etc.), we’ll go over the native features in the AdWords interface and the pros and cons of each. Manual Bidding If you … [Read more...] about A Guide to AdWords Bid Adjustments
