We’ve all seen it: the little orange text saying, “limited by budget” next to your campaign. The red alert that Google uses to say, “hey, you’re limiting your campaigns!” Unfortunately, we can’t always choose when we can open budget up, and we aren’t always able to expand budgets even when performance is great. These 5 strategies will help you make the most of these … [Read more...] about 5 Strategies For Dealing With Restricted PPC Budgets
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Why Website Redesigns Impact PPC More Than You Think
It’s a common perception during new website builds or redesigns that search engine optimization (SEO) should be considered from the beginning. From keyword research to content creation, and through the user experience process, SEO needs to be addressed. However, questions surrounding how the new site will impact PPC efforts are rarely addressed. I often encounter three areas … [Read more...] about Why Website Redesigns Impact PPC More Than You Think
Make Your Transition To Google Shopping Campaigns A Smooth One – New Checklist!
Google is retiring Product Listing Ads (PLAs) in August 2014,and accounts running them will be upgraded to Google Shopping Campaigns. It is best to switch now, manually, so that you’re prepared for the transition. However, there are some key differences between the two campaign types, and you’ll want to make sure you address these with optimizations before switching over. This … [Read more...] about Make Your Transition To Google Shopping Campaigns A Smooth One – New Checklist!
Is a Lack of Power Balance the Root of All PPC Issues?
There was a fascinating article in the Journal of Management last week on when, why and how some leaders use their power to benefit themselves and others use it to benefit a team, organization or even society as a whole. The premise was that people who concentrate on self-focused goals (more money, career growth, personal brand, etc.) instead of organization-focused goals … [Read more...] about Is a Lack of Power Balance the Root of All PPC Issues?
4 Steps To Back To School Success
It's time again for series week at PPC Hero! This week's theme is "Back to School." Even though it's only July, school will be starting back up soon. Our authors will be sharing tips and insights for running productive Back To School campaigns while also speaking to how account managers can most effectively discuss strategy with clients. We'll also hit on the education … [Read more...] about 4 Steps To Back To School Success
Functional Vs. Performance Paid Search Strategies and Tactics
The way I have come to see things, you can take two, sometimes conflicting actions to an account. You can increase functionality or you can drive performance. I’ll emphasize, “sometimes conflicting” because there are certainly many times where making a functional change to an account changes performance. But that’s often not the purpose of the strategy or tactic but just a … [Read more...] about Functional Vs. Performance Paid Search Strategies and Tactics
Everything You Need To Know About PPC Ad Extensions
Search ads are no longer just about headlines, description lines and display URLs. Ad Extensions now also play a huge part in the appearance and success of our ads. Take a look at this ad from Walmart I saw the other day. Notice how more than 50% of the space taken up by this ad comes from extensions of various types. Why Are Ad Extensions Important? There’s Lots … [Read more...] about Everything You Need To Know About PPC Ad Extensions
Conflict Resolution and Client Management
I don’t do a lot of things well. I am pretty bad at MLB 14: The Show. I can’t draw, not even stick figures. I can’t sit through any of the Fast and the Furious movies (fell asleep watching film six 2-3 times on the plane to SMX Sydney). But one thing I am decent at is conflict resolution. As Hanapin Marketing’s client roster grows and I spend more of my time on scaling the … [Read more...] about Conflict Resolution and Client Management
How to Form a Remarketing Strategy
On average, only 2% of users convert on their first site visit, making it crucial in today’s competitive landscape that you have a solid remarketing strategy in place. Thanks to Google, remarketing is now really easy to set up and implement. At a basic level, you can add the remarketing code to your website and easily show ads to anyone who has visited your website. If you want … [Read more...] about How to Form a Remarketing Strategy
8 Fixable Shortcomings That A PPC Audit Would Uncover
We’ve all been there: A new account comes across your desk and you get to spend the next few days digging in and finding all the flaws that you can then turn into “quick wins” for your team. But what will someone uncover when they audit your account? While your account may be in good, even great, shape, there is always something to find. Today I break out 8 specific oversights … [Read more...] about 8 Fixable Shortcomings That A PPC Audit Would Uncover
The 4 Big CRO Lessons I Learned at OptiCon
Last week I flew west to San Francisco to attend the very first OptiCon. OptiCon is Optimizely’s brand new conversion rate optimization conference. Experts from many different companies took the stage to talk about their work and shed a little light on improving CRO services. Despite the varied industries and methodologies, at the heart of each presentation were a few key … [Read more...] about The 4 Big CRO Lessons I Learned at OptiCon
Optimize PPC Conversion Rates Without Touching a Landing Page
We love to talk about Conversion Rate at PPC Hero. Our job doesn't stop with acquiring traffic; we have to make sure that traffic ends up doing something of value - otherwise we've wasted our money. That part, however, isn't always easy. Our best intentions can sink for a number of reasons: No time or money for web designers / developers A boss or client who doesn't want to … [Read more...] about Optimize PPC Conversion Rates Without Touching a Landing Page
