You've asked for it, and here it is: The Total Guide To Product Listing Ads. We have a feeling this product will continue to expand and get cool, new features since it's doing so well for our eCommerce accounts. But, there is so little information out there about how to set these up and make them work for you right now. We took it upon ourselves to put everything we know about … [Read more...] about The Total Guide to Product Listing Ads: Part 3, How to optimize your PLA campaign in your data feed
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Writing Successful PPC Ad Copy – Building from Account Structure & Beyond
For this month’s series PPC Hero decided to go back to the basics, but with a twist. We’ll be tackling all of the standard best practices for bids, ads, and keywords. But we’ll also share some of our personal insights about what works, what doesn’t, and what you can apply to your own accounts. Yesterday, Eric discussed how account structure is vital to making sure your PPC … [Read more...] about Writing Successful PPC Ad Copy – Building from Account Structure & Beyond
Facebook Ads: Fan Pages vs Landing Pages
Facebook recommends you send your ad traffic to your fan page -- they want to keep you within the FB eco-system. And there are some solid reasons for that: People who have decided to get on Facebook, generally want to stay on Facebook -- they don’t want to get too distracted with some other link If you leave Facebook, they have to put up a warning to your visitors, … [Read more...] about Facebook Ads: Fan Pages vs Landing Pages
Enhanced Campaigns – It Isn’t All Bad, But We Have Some Thoughts
There is so much going on in the world of PPC lately that we’re spending an entire week introducing the changes and letting you know how to make the most of them. It goes beyond Google’s new “Enhanced Campaigns” feature to Facebook and Analytics. Over the next week, PPC Hero is going to take a look at each of these updates in a series of posts designed to get you ready for all … [Read more...] about Enhanced Campaigns – It Isn’t All Bad, But We Have Some Thoughts
Facebook Ads: Don’t Bury the Lede
Take a look at this ad I found on my wife’s Facebook page: Ok, so, the picture is great, because it’s instantaneously and unmistakeably recognized as a wedding shot. And a fairly interesting or artsy shot at that. But the healdine sucks. Big time. Why? Because as soon as you see the “Learn” part of it, you assume that it’s an ad placed by a for-profit school. … [Read more...] about Facebook Ads: Don’t Bury the Lede
Testing New Keywords Without The Anxiety
For this Month’s Series, we’re going to be talking about new and exciting things that you can test within the wonderful world of PPC. Take your accounts to the next level with some of these new techniques or tools. New keywords are like the life blood of any established PPC account. Was that analogy too weird? Eh, either way, you see what I'm saying. Your account is like … [Read more...] about Testing New Keywords Without The Anxiety
Seven Ways to Increase CTR Without Even Looking at Ad Text
Driving up click through rate is one of the most important things that we do in PPC. Hosting a webinar recently, I discovered that it is a lot of people’s key performance indicator (KPI). While all of my accounts are based around what happens after the click, I can understand that for many PPC advertisers driving traffic is the name of the game. While ad text and testing is … [Read more...] about Seven Ways to Increase CTR Without Even Looking at Ad Text
Lessons Learned From AdWords Flexible Reach
Lots of crazy stuff has happened in PPC during 2012. Even though that’s been true pretty much every year since its launch, we at PPC Hero felt that it was a big enough year to justify its very own series. That’s why for this month’s series we’re taking on the Biggest Thing in My PPC Year. Whether it’s tools, product releases or changes to our way of thinking, we’ll be … [Read more...] about Lessons Learned From AdWords Flexible Reach
How Ad Rotation Settings (Almost) Ruined My Year
Lots of crazy stuff has happened in PPC during 2012. Even though that’s been true pretty much every year since its launch, we at PPC Hero felt that it was a big enough year to justify its very own series. That’s why for this month’s series we’re taking on the Biggest Thing in My PPC Year. Whether it’s tools, product releases or changes to our way of thinking, we’ll be … [Read more...] about How Ad Rotation Settings (Almost) Ruined My Year
Audit Your Account With Wordstream’s AdWords Grader
You know you should audit your account, right? Whether it's a new account you've just taken over or one you've been managing for years, a comprehensive, holistic analysis can always turn up new insights to help you push your PPC performance to new heights. We've already written about the myriad benefits of a PPC audit (and what not to do). We've held webinars and had Q & … [Read more...] about Audit Your Account With Wordstream’s AdWords Grader
Holiday Ad Copy & How to Schedule Holiday Ad Tests
For the final installation in this month’s PPC Hero series on strategizing for the holiday season, we’re going to review the best and most effective ways to optimize ad copy to drive higher CTR’s and conversion rates. There will hopefully be some interesting tips you hadn’t thought of in terms of actual copy changes, but we’ll also take a look at a potential ad testing schedule … [Read more...] about Holiday Ad Copy & How to Schedule Holiday Ad Tests
The 5 W’s of AdWords Ad Extensions – Part II
The five W’s return… I’m sure some of you may remember these from grade school as who, what, when, where and why. Together, they create the basic formula for getting the complete story on a particular subject. If you were following along earlier this month, we’ve already covered 4 of the different types of extensions that AdWords has to offer in Part I. For the purpose of Part … [Read more...] about The 5 W’s of AdWords Ad Extensions – Part II
