Today, Google announced some very exciting news. Keyword match types generally make our lives easier, and we are better able to target the traffic with it. But what happens when your keyword is often misspelled? Or when you're an e-commerce company who has to bid on singular and plural terms? This could get very time consuming. This past weekend at Hero Conf, there was a … [Read more...] about New Matching Behavior For Keywords
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Are You Ruining Your Results By Ignoring This Vital Aspect of PPC?
One of the most important pieces of pay-per-click, unfortunately, tends to receive the least amount of attention. This often-overlooked aspect of PPC is account structure, as Melissa Mackey, Search Supervisor at gyro, explains in the following interview. A poor account structure can result in a worse click-through-rate, lower quality score, and decreased revenue. So how can … [Read more...] about Are You Ruining Your Results By Ignoring This Vital Aspect of PPC?
How To Set Up Your Own SBS Keyword Analysis
Keyword analysis can be a daunting task, particularly for larger accounts with robust keyword lists. Fortunately, we have a variety of tools available at our fingertips to help us digest the data at hand. For instance, AdWords offers up several capabilities that make data analysis much easier on a daily basis, including dynamic graphs and interface segments, which are two of my … [Read more...] about How To Set Up Your Own SBS Keyword Analysis
Heroview- PPC for eCommerce
Our live Twitter interviews continued this month as we ventured into PPC for eCommerce. We had a great conversation with Shawn Livengood, the Online Marketing Manager at BuildASign.com and one of our Hero Conf speakers. The stream cap is below. Enjoy! PPC Hero: We are really excited to have you with us today Shawn! Thanks for joining PPC Hero! Shawn: Great to be here! PPC … [Read more...] about Heroview- PPC for eCommerce
Interview with Matt Van Wagner: Slugs, PPC Tools, and Small Business Strategies
Today we are delighted to present an interview with Matt Van Wagner, the President and Founder of Find Me Faster. Matt will be presenting "Small, but Mighty! Winning Strategies, Tips and Tricks for PPC on Small Budgets" at Hero Conf on April 16-17, 2012 in Indianapolis, IN. Matt will also be moderating a panel on Advanced Mobile Marketing. The early bird deadline has been … [Read more...] about Interview with Matt Van Wagner: Slugs, PPC Tools, and Small Business Strategies
PPC Hero’s Greatest Hits
Like a great musicians who provide inspiration through their music, we strive here at PPC Hero to provide the best and most valuable articles to help paid search managers take their accounts to soaring new heights. Whether you’re a new reader or a long-time subscriber, you may have missed these insightful and helpful PPC management tips over the past several months from … [Read more...] about PPC Hero’s Greatest Hits
Mobile Growth and Utilization
Jeff Allen, an Account Manager at Hanapin Marketing, conducted this interview with Josh Aston. Josh is Director of Online Marketing at Progrexion (which is not a client of Hanapin Marketing.) He is leading Progrexion’s efforts in the mobile marketplace. Jeff: At Hanapin, we take a much different approach to Mobile devices than we do for desktop. Specifically, we try to truly … [Read more...] about Mobile Growth and Utilization
In-House vs. Outsource: The Dirty Paid Search Debate
The Internet marketing industry has doubled in size in just a handful of years and is expected to surpass $55 billion in revenue by 2014. That’s only two years from now! What’s more is that this year, online ad spend is forecasted to exceed print advertising for the first time ever (see the photo below). These statistics likely do not surprise many of our readers, but if you … [Read more...] about In-House vs. Outsource: The Dirty Paid Search Debate
When & How to Try to Push the Boundaries on “Non-Existent Functionality”
Facebook is admirably clear on their advertising guidelines. Lots of (IMO) sane and common-sensical Dos and Don'ts aimed at protecting the user experience. They don't want users creeped out by ad creative displaying uncanny access to user data They don't want advertisers misusing pictures of semi-nude models just to grab your attention, and Ads should not be unduly … [Read more...] about When & How to Try to Push the Boundaries on “Non-Existent Functionality”
Interview with Crystal Anderson from SEER Interactive
This week we had the pleasure of an interview with Crystal Anderson. Crystal spearheads the Paid Search division at Seer Interactive, and will be sharing her expertise in Advanced Mobile PPC at Hero Conf. PPC Hero: Crystal, thank you for interviewing with us. Crystal: Thank you so much for having me! PPC Hero: To begin with, how did you get your start in PPC? Crystal: I … [Read more...] about Interview with Crystal Anderson from SEER Interactive
Updated Agenda – Yahoo! and 7Search to Speak at Hero Conf!
We are excited to announce that Mike McMeekin, Senior Manager, Search Optimization & Strategy at Yahoo!, Charles Meyer, Business Development Director at 7Search and Cleofe Betancourt, Business Development Strategist at 7Search will be speaking at Hero Conf! It will be a great experience listening to these professionals speak about paid search in relation to the search … [Read more...] about Updated Agenda – Yahoo! and 7Search to Speak at Hero Conf!
Mark Zuckerberg and Paid Search
Have you heard anything about the Facebook IPO this week? Me either. Back to reality now…I haven’t been able to avoid this news in the least. The articles keep rolling in too. My favorite addition today was the Washington Post analyzing how Zuckerberg could be worth more than Google founders Sergei and Larry. Why all the fuss? Saying it’s obvious is a bit of an understatement. … [Read more...] about Mark Zuckerberg and Paid Search
