It seems like the past 2 or 3 years we keep hearing “THIS year is the year for mobile." Well it's 2012, and we're definitely seeing increases across the board in mobile traffic in PPC, and Google seems to be supporting this with more features and more testing. After running some tests this week on several mobile devices (Android and iPhone), we are seeing some very interesting … [Read more...] about Google Testing Call Extension Placement
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New from Google: AdWords Ad Extensions Conversion Data
This week, Google softly launched an incredibly valuable improvement to Ad Extension reporting metrics in AdWords; you can now view conversion data for your ad extensions. I have deemed this a soft launch because there has been no official statement concerning this addition on Google’s blog, but of course there has been a lot of hype amongst industry professionals. What does … [Read more...] about New from Google: AdWords Ad Extensions Conversion Data
Mobile PPC: 30% More Leads at 40% Less Cost. Plus, two Pitfalls
Mobile PPC works. That’s why every time you talk to Google, read your favorite blog, or head to a conference you hear about how if you’re not doing mobile, you’re not really a pay per click marketer. That last part I sort of made up. But if you are engaging in PPC, you know that mobile is the #1 thing being pushed by every agency and every search engine. Why? For one of my … [Read more...] about Mobile PPC: 30% More Leads at 40% Less Cost. Plus, two Pitfalls
How to Better Optimize for Mobile Lead Generation
Mobile PPC has been making huge strides in the last year and continues to gain popularity with an ever-increasing volume of Internet searches coming from mobile devices. We know there are certain optimizations necessary to make mobile traffic work and convert for you in the PPC world, but what can be done specifically for lead generation purposes? Well, let’s talk about … [Read more...] about How to Better Optimize for Mobile Lead Generation
Interview with Robert Brady!
Our interview today is with Robert Brady, Director of PPC & Conversion at Trafficado, and author of the blog Righteous Marketing. PPC Hero: How did you become interested in PPC? Robert: Growing up on a small farm in Idaho I didn't even know about PPC until I took an internet marketing course in college. This was the first time the university offered the class and I signed … [Read more...] about Interview with Robert Brady!
Interview with Brad Geddes
This week's Hero Conf speaker interview is with Brad Geddes, Founder of Certified Knowledge, an online paid search training and toolset provider. Brad has a lot of experience in the PPC industry, and we are looking forward to hearing him speak about retargeting and quality score at Hero Conf. Hero Conf is a paid search conference being held on April 16-17, 2012, in … [Read more...] about Interview with Brad Geddes
Easier with Editor: AdWords Campaign Experiments
With as many tasks as PPC account managers are required to balance on their plates, the addition of AdWords Campaign Experiments (ACE) to the AdWords interface in 2010 was welcomed with open arms from many. This feature allows account managers to determine testing parameters and apply them to a given campaign’s elements in order to optimize performance in a controlled and … [Read more...] about Easier with Editor: AdWords Campaign Experiments
Facebook Ad Autopsy
When most people think of testing results for Facebook Ads, they think in terms of boosting click-throughs -- getting higher response rate by using the right picture and saying the right things. But that's an incomplete picture. Don't get me wrong: boosting CTR IS a good thing, but your goal should be to optimize the total process, at each stage of the client acquisition … [Read more...] about Facebook Ad Autopsy
Ad Test and You Shall Receive!
It’s a new year PPC Hero readers, and that means it’s time to stop putting off all the things you promised you’d do in 2011 and really start doing them! First on your list? Ad testing for increased account performance. At least that’s where we’re starting, with the first PPC management series of 2012: How to Ad Test Using Best Practices. You’re probably saying to yourself, … [Read more...] about Ad Test and You Shall Receive!
4 PPC Misconceptions of AdWords Keywords
Have you ever gone on thinking something was correct, telling it to others, only to realize later that what you whole-heartedly believed in well, wasn't. Like when I would sing along with Bill Withers "Give Me the Beach Boys" or purchased the Reading (pronounced reeding) railroad in Monopoly. I've come across a lot of situations like this in PPC, where I had misconceptions … [Read more...] about 4 PPC Misconceptions of AdWords Keywords
The PPC Renegade Wants To Delete Your Hoarded Keywords
When I was learning PPC, it was always stressed to me the importance of pausing things instead of deleting them. After all, the history of a keyword or ad is what makes up its quality score. This all made sense to me, and I went about pausing everything like a good little PPC Manager. But, once accounts around here get passed from person to person, and everyone just keeps … [Read more...] about The PPC Renegade Wants To Delete Your Hoarded Keywords
How to Manage a Lead Gen PPC Account with No Conversion Tracking
The crew here at PPC Hero was fielding quite a few questions in the last few months regarding how to manage in crisis situations. Specifically, our readers wanted to know how to manage a PPC account when conversion tracking fails. We tackled that issue and several others in a series on tricky account problems in October. Earlier this month, I wrote about how to test your … [Read more...] about How to Manage a Lead Gen PPC Account with No Conversion Tracking
