We had the opportunity to interview Dennis Yu, who will be speaking about Facebook and PPC at Hero Conf 2013. Dennis Yu is CEO of BlitzMetrics. He has helped brands grow and measure their Facebook presence and is an internationally recognized lecturer in Facebook marketing, having been featured on National Public Radio, TechCrunch, Fox News, AllFacebook, CBS Evening News, and … [Read more...] about Dennis Yu: Hero Conf 2013 Interview
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Case Study: Geo Segmentation & How It Can Help Your PPC Campaigns In 2013
Granularity is an important concept for many PPC accounts today. In fact, the way you segment your campaigns and ad groups can have a huge effect on key metrics like conversion volume and CPA. This granular segmentation is particularly useful for those larger accounts that drive a lot of volume and spend quickly. After successfully testing this on one of my larger PPC accounts, … [Read more...] about Case Study: Geo Segmentation & How It Can Help Your PPC Campaigns In 2013
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
5 Reasons to Start Bidding on Branded Terms (If You Aren’t Already)
As we start to wrap up 2012, I wanted to take some time to publicly address a question and concern that popped up rather often this year: bidding on branded terms. I know there are believers that this strategy is a waste of marketing budget and I understand where they’re coming from. That said, I also feel like the data and research that has been published over the last year or … [Read more...] about 5 Reasons to Start Bidding on Branded Terms (If You Aren’t Already)
Hero Conf 2013 Speaker Interview: Chad Summerhill
We had the opportunity to interview Chad Summerhill, who will be speaking about how to build an in-house PPC team at Hero Conf 2013. Want a chance to meet Chad Summerhill and other big names in the PPC industry yourself? Well, by attending Hero Conf 2013 you can! The design of the conference allows for a low speaker to attendee ratio, making your chances of meeting and … [Read more...] about Hero Conf 2013 Speaker Interview: Chad Summerhill
Dear Bing Ads, We Need to Talk
Dear Bing Ads, We need to talk. I’ve been working with you long enough now that I feel a certain level of familiarity with your systems and processes. So please understand that what I’m about to say comes from a place of respect and understanding. And before we get into it, I don’t want to focus entirely on the negative. I have a lot of praise for you. Our Bing … [Read more...] about Dear Bing Ads, We Need to Talk
Introduction to Google Tag Manager
Ever had issues keeping track of which tracking codes go where? Whether it’s Google Analytics, Bing, AdWords or remarketing, the simple truth is that there are a lot of different snippets you need to keep track of these days. That’s where Google Tag Manager comes to help out! What’s the scoop? Google Tag Manager was launched back in October as a way to keep all of your tags … [Read more...] about Introduction to Google Tag Manager
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
9 Tips for Effective Negative Keyword Management
Having an effective negative keyword strategy is one of the cornerstones of a successful PPC account. Negative keywords, implemented correctly will save you money, increase the relevancy of your audience and improve your click-through rates. I’ve listed what I consider to be the 9 main considerations when working with negative keywords. Hopefully those of you new to the PPC … [Read more...] about 9 Tips for Effective Negative Keyword Management
How Keyword Research Is Tanking Your ROAS
Keyword research is a vital part of every PPC manager's task list. Hitting up your organic keyword data, hitting up the search query report, whatever you do: it's all in the name of expansion, expansion, expansion. You want your account to be huge and always have that conversion and ROAS line creeping up and to the right. But what does that leave us with? Probably an account … [Read more...] about How Keyword Research Is Tanking Your ROAS
Heroview: How To Handle Keyword Research Late In The Sales Cycle With Eric Couch
Welcome to Heroview everyone, real-time interviews featuring PPC experts from around the industry! This month we had Eric Couch (@ecouch11) on who talked about how to handle keyword research late in the sales cycle. _______________________ PPC Hero: Thanks for joining us today Eric. We appreciate you being with us today! Eric: Thanks for having me! I'm thrilled to be … [Read more...] about Heroview: How To Handle Keyword Research Late In The Sales Cycle With Eric Couch
Is CPM Bidding a Waste of Your Money?
For a newer article on this topic visit: Deciding Between CPM & CPC Bidding on Facebook Yes. Full stop. Answering that question and then calling it a day doesn’t make for a rewarding blog post, though. I have found reasons that allow you to say CPM bidding wastes your money, and there are also some cool insights I’ve found about two of the biggest categories … [Read more...] about Is CPM Bidding a Waste of Your Money?
