There is a series of steps you need to complete to quickly review your new client's landing pages and website. The purpose of this review is to make sure that all of the lead/sales tracking measurements are in place and that data is being tracked correctly. Review analytics tracking code: You would be surprised at how many companies are not running analytics on their … [Read more...] about Get to Know Your Client’s Website and Landing Pages Quickly
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How To Geo-Target a National PPC Campaign
Typically pay-per-click managers who promote a nationally available product or service only run a nationally-targeted campaign. But they are missing a huge opportunity to serve relevant ads for local search queries. With increasing competition in the SEM industry, advertisers are looking for more ways to optimize their campaign. By implementing geo-targeting for a National … [Read more...] about How To Geo-Target a National PPC Campaign
10 Questions You Should Ask a Potential New PPC Management Firm
You’ve either been trying to manage your company's PPC account on your own, or you have hired a general marketing person to manage the PPC account internally. Regardless, you know that more could be done to get more bank for your buck. How do you know when it’s time to hire a PPC management firm? You know more could be done. You have 50 keywords in your entire account. You … [Read more...] about 10 Questions You Should Ask a Potential New PPC Management Firm
PPC News Roundup for Friday 7/24/2009
The Yahoo Search Marketing blog wants you to get ready for the back-to-school season. One tip on getting prepared is to focus your keywords on your searchers, not the buyers. What??? Yes, they say that the kids are the ones typing in 'clothes for kids' or 'pc laptops', then they ask for the parents to go online and buy them. Another tip is to go for the long tail and write … [Read more...] about PPC News Roundup for Friday 7/24/2009
PPC News Roundup for Friday 7/10/2009
Semgeek posted about the possibility of PPC Ads in Movie Theatres. At first I thought how do you "Pay per Click" in a movie theatre? OK, so they don't mean actual PPC, but the post does have interesting things to say about geo-targeting and marketing in general. Still think you can make thousands of dollars a week working from home for Google? Hate to break it to you, but it's … [Read more...] about PPC News Roundup for Friday 7/10/2009
Our Greatest Hits for June 2009
The page views have spoken! Below we have gathered PPC Hero's four most visited, and hopefully most valuable, articles from June. Whether you're a new or long-time subscriber you may have missed these insightful and helpful pay-per-click management tips. Enjoy! If you're not using competitive keyword research tools to learn about your competitors' keywords, you may be missing … [Read more...] about Our Greatest Hits for June 2009
Yahoo’s New Display Advertising – See How It Works
On Monday, Yahoo released their new display advertising for small and large businesses. Yahoo's display advertising program is identical to Google with a few twists. You can target your display ads geographically, demographically, and within specific content network placements. The funny thing about Yahoo's new display advertising is that it's not connected to your Yahoo … [Read more...] about Yahoo’s New Display Advertising – See How It Works
PPC News Roundup for June 16, 2009
Over at Website Magazine Peter Prestino has written an article on five PPC landing page design trends. These are not only trends but they are also best-practices when considering a landing page design. Good stuff. Have you seen the new AdWords bid simulator? It's not widely available yet but you should check your account to see if you qualify! If you do have access, Portent … [Read more...] about PPC News Roundup for June 16, 2009
PPC News Roundup for June 5, 2009
Do you have the latest version of AdWords Editor? They say that version 7.5.1 slices, dices and jubilees! It gets stains out of your carpet, mows the lawn and delivers the pizza! Just kidding. There are some new additions that will be very helpful such as CSV importing and additional keyword opportunity tools. Have you been keeping an eye on your trademark keywords … [Read more...] about PPC News Roundup for June 5, 2009
5 Tips that Can Make Your Life Easier When Using Yahoo Search Marketing
There are more than five things you should know about Yahoo's search marketing platform that can make your life easier. However, I have pulled together a short list that will help you manage your account more efficiently and optimize your account wisely. Unfortunately, a number of these items are a result of shortcomings within Yahoo's platform. Let's face it: their interface … [Read more...] about 5 Tips that Can Make Your Life Easier When Using Yahoo Search Marketing
PPC Blog News Roundup for May 22, 2009
This week, Google announced that they are updating their U.S. trademark policy. Under this new policy the restrictions will be loosened slightly so that more advertisers can display relevant brands within their PPC ads. This update applies only to Google.com within the U.S. and takes effect around June 15th. Gordon Choi has crafted a good introduction to the Google … [Read more...] about PPC Blog News Roundup for May 22, 2009
How To Broaden Your Exposure on the Google Content Network
I've said it before and I'll say it again: the Google Content Network is fickle and it can be tricky. In both the Search and Content Networks, ad position is important. Within the Search Network you have a wider range of ad positions that can generate positive results. However, the Content Network has a smaller window for optimal exposure and performance. On the Google Search … [Read more...] about How To Broaden Your Exposure on the Google Content Network
