We’re only 1 month away from Q4! In the PPC world, that means we’re all thinking about holiday strategy. But do you know what else Q4 means for PPC-ers? Q4 means holiday parties full of mingling and small talk where you will inevitably be asked, “What do you do?” Then you must try and explain PPC to your family friends, acquaintances, and your Aunt Marge whom you’ve already … [Read more...] about How To Explain PPC To A Non-PPCer
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Reasons Why You Should Consider Call Recording
Over the years, we have come across many clients who are not tracking phone calls. There are advertisers who get significant volume of phone calls. If your PPC accounts are missing this type of conversion, you could be making critical bidding errors. Whenever I am optimizing an account, I would rather have as much data as possible before deciding to shut a high traffic keyword … [Read more...] about Reasons Why You Should Consider Call Recording
It Takes A Village: Keeping Up with the PPC Industry
You have probably heard the phrase “it takes a village to raise a child.” Well, it also takes a village to run a PPC account. The parallels between a baby and an account are numerous. They both can get cranky for absolutely no reason at all. You will go crazy if you do nothing but watch them day in and day out. Throwing money at them doesn’t solve problems. When they are too … [Read more...] about It Takes A Village: Keeping Up with the PPC Industry
5 Heroes of Hero Conf London 2016
This post comes to us from our friend Ruth Derby, a Paid Advertising Executive at The Tomorrow Lab. Her post was originally shared here. Hear more from Ruth on Twitter - @ruthcowan5. (Note: This post has been lightly edited from its original version) Last [year], I had the opportunity to attend Hero Conf London at etc.venues, St Paul’s. Spending two full days in buzzing … [Read more...] about 5 Heroes of Hero Conf London 2016
Geo Targeting on Facebook
Geo Targeting. It’s something us marketers hear about all of the time in regards to search. Whether it’s tailoring your ads for high performing cities, adjusting for products only available in certain markets or just singling out North Dakota for no reason; I’m sure you’re well versed in how to apply it to your search campaigns. If not, I recommend Discovering 3 Levels of Geo … [Read more...] about Geo Targeting on Facebook
Comparing AdWords & Real Estate: Understanding CPC Inflation
There are many surprising similarities between AdWords auctions and real estate markets. What can one ancient industry teach us about one that is so new to us? By comparing the two we'll try and understand more about CPC inflation, effective investment strategies and where the industry could be heading. AdWords auctions are like real estate auctions in many ways. A savvy … [Read more...] about Comparing AdWords & Real Estate: Understanding CPC Inflation
Automate Your Manual Bidding Strategy Using Supermetrics
One of the most important parts of our job as PPC’ers is bidding. We place bids to win auctions to gain conversions and leads. A big part, then, of our PPC strategy is optimizing bidding. There are several bidding strategies out there, but they can be simplified down to two categories: automated bidding and manual bidding. Automated bidding can be helpful, especially in … [Read more...] about Automate Your Manual Bidding Strategy Using Supermetrics
Defining Negative Keyword Match Types
An essential and fundamental step in creating your campaigns and ad groups is building and adding your keyword lists. Any keyword you add should, of course, be related to the product or service you’re offering. The goal is when a potential customer is searching for a solution your ad will show, and then lead them to your site. Unfortunately, search advertising isn’t always … [Read more...] about Defining Negative Keyword Match Types
Our PPC Training is Not for the Weak-Minded
At Hero Conf we challenge you to question your best practices, to reinvent your current campaigns and to go beyond the fundamentals to implement the most advanced techniques within your accounts. We throw nearly 11 hours of PPC-specific content at you, mixed with dedicated breaks & after-hours activities to rub elbows with the industry's finest, all within two days. We get … [Read more...] about Our PPC Training is Not for the Weak-Minded
The 2017 Top 25 Most Influential PPC Experts
You voted. We researched. The final list is ready. Every summer, we release our newest edition of the Top 25—it’s a nice way to honor some of the hardest workers in our tight-knit PPC community. The most crazy/awesome thing about the voting this year? We had over 17,000 votes! Yes, 17,000! It was an epic battle almost as good as anything you'd see on Game of Thrones … [Read more...] about The 2017 Top 25 Most Influential PPC Experts
Your Facebook Ads Are Working – Here’s How To Prove It
To online advertisers, it has become very clear that Facebook (more often than not) needs to be a part of every digital strategy. Whether it is brand awareness, dynamic remarketing, or a basic static ad, Facebook Ads can be a key element in driving traffic and increasing conversions. However, if you have ever used Facebook Ads you know that seeing a high return on your efforts … [Read more...] about Your Facebook Ads Are Working – Here’s How To Prove It
Automate Your Budget Projections Using Supermetrics
I don’t know about you, but I am always looking for ways to make my job easier. Anything that makes my day-to-day tasks take a little less time so I can focus more on learning and strategizing PPC is good to me. Recently, I began to utilize Supermetrics, an add on to Google Sheets. Supermetrics can automatically pull in data from across your PPC platforms, (AdWords, Bing, … [Read more...] about Automate Your Budget Projections Using Supermetrics
