The Google and Yahoo! Content Networks are great for capturing additional PPC traffic but if not managed, it can quickly spend a lot of money without giving you the results you are looking for. If you haven’t reviewed your network website list recently and added in exclusions, it might be time to take a look. In both Google and Yahoo! you can exclude both domains and subdomains … [Read more...] about How To Exclude Domains from the Content Network
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Efficient bid management: spreadsheet fun!
Changing keyword bids is going to be a task that faces you with some regularity if you’re managing any PPC account. It would be fantastic if we could just manage ad group bids and never consider the cost of our individual keywords, but it doesn’t always work that way. Sometimes, you have fabulous keyword performers who need to be supported with better bids, hanging out in an ad … [Read more...] about Efficient bid management: spreadsheet fun!
Sunshine, Rainbows and Fraud on the Content Network
We’ve discussed in the past what a great source of leads Google’s content network can be- it can help you reach customers you didn’t even know you wanted to reach, or customers who didn’t even know they wanted your product! But the content network isn’t all fun and games. You can discover and sell to new consumer audiences, but guess what? You’re also exposing yourself to new … [Read more...] about Sunshine, Rainbows and Fraud on the Content Network
Integrating YouTube Promoted Vidoes Into Your PPC Accounts
I hate to admit it, but I probably spend more time surfing YouTube than I probably should. You know how it goes: A friend sends you a link to some funny or random video on YouTube, then you find another video to watch and then you’re hooked. As someone who manages PPC accounts for a living, I wondered, why am I not on YouTube trying to grab a share of this captive … [Read more...] about Integrating YouTube Promoted Vidoes Into Your PPC Accounts
How To Effectively Group PPC Keywords by Purchase Intent
Effective Keyword Grouping for Pay-Per Click One of the most underrated means of driving down your PPC costs and driving up the number of conversions you can generate through paid search is effectively grouping and segmenting your keywords. In this article I’ll cover one means of effectively grouping keywords for pay-per click marketing: keyword grouping by purchase … [Read more...] about How To Effectively Group PPC Keywords by Purchase Intent
Always Review Your PPC Campaign Leads
This post was written by Matthew Umbro from https://theppcblog.com. Matthew has been in the PPC industry since August 2007 and has earned his Google AdWords and MSN adExcellence certifications. He can be reached via email at matt@theppcblog.com or through Twitter @Matt_Umbro. As a PPC campaign manager for business-to-business (B2B) clients, there’s one question I always ask: … [Read more...] about Always Review Your PPC Campaign Leads
PPC News Roundup for 3/26/2010
The biggest news in search this week came out of Google with the launch of “Retargeting” on the Content Network. You can now target users who did not result in a conversion on a website. It is all based on user intent. The folks over at Search Engine Land got the inside scoop from their reps, check out what they had to say. According to this post from Portent Interactive, the … [Read more...] about PPC News Roundup for 3/26/2010
A Cool (Repurposed) PPC Tool Discovery
It would be difficult to overstate the importance of a properly structured geotargeting strategy to the success of a good percentage of PPC campaigns. We’ve discussed geotargeting for PPC many times before on the blog, so if you are confused, go ahead and read about it. But to get the value out of this post you need to know that there are basically two reasons geotargeting … [Read more...] about A Cool (Repurposed) PPC Tool Discovery
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PPC News Roundup for 2/19/2010
Local search might be a great way to boost your clients' campaigns. Actually who am I kidding it’s a great way to boost everyone’s campaign, so make some time to localize your campaigns! Here are some great tips on PPCBlog for setting up your local PPC strategy, so give it a shot. Get your Google click to call deal while you can! Search Engine Watch has a useful post this … [Read more...] about PPC News Roundup for 2/19/2010
Best Practices for YSM Network Distribution
Last week I introduced the expanded Yahoo (YSM) network distribution options and how to find and change your account settings. As promised, this post will focus on some best practices to restructure your Yahoo campaigns to target both search and search partners. If you are like most pay-per-click managers, your YSM account is probably a cloned export of your Google AdWords … [Read more...] about Best Practices for YSM Network Distribution
Our Greatest Hits for December 2009
The page views have spoken! Below we have gathered PPC Hero’s four most visited, and hopefully most valuable articles from December. Whether you’re a new or long-time subscriber you may have missed these insightful and helpful PPC management tips. Need to improve your quality scores and gain better PPC performance? Amber has put together 6 rules to achieve better quality … [Read more...] about Our Greatest Hits for December 2009
