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The Importance of PPC Landing Pages
A landing page at its most basic is any web page that a person can visit or “land” on when navigating the Internet. These pages can be structured and organized in different ways for a variety of purposes. News sites have pages that are full of the latest news, arranged so that a visitor will engage with that content. Ecommerce sites are designed to showcase products and guide … [Read more...] about The Importance of PPC Landing Pages
Making Good Use Of Those Location Extensions
When the time comes to really push your accounts, it’s helpful to know where to push and what will help connect users to your product or service. This can be especially vital when you have both online retail business as well as brick & mortar locations. Sure you have location extensions enabled (you do, right??) but do you simply bid up all of those locations with bid … [Read more...] about Making Good Use Of Those Location Extensions
Stop Wasting Time: 3 Helpful Browser Tools for the PPCer
Ron Swanson. The name brings a smile to my face as I think of his wisdom for Leslie, his kindness for his team (as much as he tries to hide it), and his skillful use of hand tools. Ron Swanson prides himself on using the right tool for the right job... and he does that extraordinarily well. While you, PPC account manager, are likely familiar with the basic tools of … [Read more...] about Stop Wasting Time: 3 Helpful Browser Tools for the PPCer
Win the Mobile Bid Battle with 3 Easy Excel Reports
Of all the issues we deal with in PPC, the question of what to do with mobile traffic seems to come up more often than the rest. In many ways, it's the next big problem we have to face (alongside attribution in general)- is there any value to this traffic? If so, how do we properly account for its value? And what role does it play in our marketing efforts as a whole? While … [Read more...] about Win the Mobile Bid Battle with 3 Easy Excel Reports
Defining Cost-Per-Click (CPC)
CPC (cost-per-click) is simply the amount advertisers have to pay every time one of their ads is clicked. Ideally, this click would result in a conversion but that is not always the case. Therefore, advertisers must be strategic in what they are willing to pay for every click. That being said, advertisers set a max CPC for their keywords. A max CPC is the maximum amount an … [Read more...] about Defining Cost-Per-Click (CPC)
Make the Most of Your Audience
When developing a remarketing strategy, it is important to consider different ways of reaching a variety of audiences. With this in mind, I recommend linking your remarketing and social media presence through Facebook audience targeting. There are 3 areas that should be considered: standard audience targeting, similar audience lists and remarketing to mail lists. 1) … [Read more...] about Make the Most of Your Audience
Bing Ads Announces Universal Event Tracking
Yesterday Bing Ads announced their Universal Event Tracking functionality. In layman’s terms, it’s goal customization, designed for flexibility from one business to the next. Bing’s announcement also included the reveal of audience-based remarketing, which isn’t yet available, but should be in the near future. Bing touts the advertising advantages of UET as … [Read more...] about Bing Ads Announces Universal Event Tracking
PPC Insights for the Tourism & Travel Industry
Series week continues as we assess PPC management across different industries. Yesterday, Kevin covered the Healthcare industry. Today, Kristina is discussing the Tourism and Travel industry. When I think of the many industries that see success in paid search, vacation and traveling is one my favorites. First, everyone loves vacation. The audience already exists and is aware … [Read more...] about PPC Insights for the Tourism & Travel Industry
Managing an Education PPC Account. What You Need to Know
I’ve been managing paid search accounts in the for profit education vertical for nearly six and a half years. During this time the industry has changed significantly. New regulations restrict the way users are messaged, bid prices have soared making paid search an expensive proposition, and the demand for high quality leads has forced changes in how conversions are … [Read more...] about Managing an Education PPC Account. What You Need to Know
Pay-Per-Click Inside the Financial Services Vertical
Series week continues as we assess PPC management across different industries. This morning Rachael covered PPC for the IT and Technology industry. In case you missed it, yesterday Matt discussed PPC for the legal space. And this afternoon, Sarah is covering PPC Inside the Financial Services Vertical. I spent 7 years working with insurance and banking PPC accounts and … [Read more...] about Pay-Per-Click Inside the Financial Services Vertical
New AdWords Scripts! Non-Converting Keywords and Busted CPA
Making mistakes are a big part of managing a PPC account. There is so much we can learn from our mistakes, and the moment we see them as lessons or opportunities for growth rather than mistakes, we will no longer have this crazy fear of encountering them in the PPC journey. AdWords scripts are one way an account manager can identify mistakes in your account and help you … [Read more...] about New AdWords Scripts! Non-Converting Keywords and Busted CPA
