The crew here at PPC Hero was fielding quite a few questions in the last few months regarding how to manage in crisis situations. Specifically, our readers wanted to know how to manage a PPC account when conversion tracking fails. We tackled that issue and several others in a series on tricky account problems in October. Earlier this month, I wrote about how to test your … [Read more...] about How to Manage a Lead Gen PPC Account with No Conversion Tracking
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How to Test Broken Conversion Tracking
The need for conversion tracking in PPC marketing has definitely infiltrated the ‘Land of Best Practices’ and most PPC managers accept it as a factor that can ease the management process by a large degree. But what happens when it goes haywire and breaks…or you suspect it has, at the very least? As with many things in PPC, the trick is to test it and I’m going to give you a … [Read more...] about How to Test Broken Conversion Tracking
Google Analytics: Creating Deliberate Results from Random Metrics
Google Analytics provides a cornucopia of statistics. Some are the turkey and mash potatoes to your Thanksgiving dinner, and the others are the potluck sides that may go under-eaten. I’m calling these less utilized metrics “Random,” because they are statistics that you may not monitor on a consistent basis, and you may not even know how to use them. I’m a firm believer that if … [Read more...] about Google Analytics: Creating Deliberate Results from Random Metrics
Did You Know: Some Google Display Network Sites Don’t Track Conversions
As my client team was putting together monthly reports to send out, one of my team members noticed a pretty big disparity between the Display Network CPL showing in the Google interface and the CPL that was being calculated in Excel. It was a difference of $2.33. I reached out to a Google rep about this disparity, and received the following response: there are some sites on the … [Read more...] about Did You Know: Some Google Display Network Sites Don’t Track Conversions
How I Manage An E-commerce PPC Account Without Conversion Tracking
For our final installment in the How I Manage A PPC Account With/Without __________ series, I’m going to explain how you can make the best of what seems like an impossible situation and effectively manage an E-commerce PPC account without any form of conversion tracking available. Mission impossible, no more! First, I’ll explain how I ended up in this beautiful disaster to … [Read more...] about How I Manage An E-commerce PPC Account Without Conversion Tracking
Display Network Strategy: A Three Part Approach
In the final topic for our series on how to succeed on the display network, I’ll be discussing display network strategy. I’ll break strategy down into three parts: Goals – What you intend to accomplish with your display campaign. Channels – Where you’ll be placing your ads. Ads – CPM or CPC? Creative strategies to get the most out of each. Defining your goals It’s … [Read more...] about Display Network Strategy: A Three Part Approach
Shoestringin’ It: 3 Strategies for Campaigns on Smaller Budgets
Everybody is looking for a way to cut costs and stay within budget these days, in all businesses. So, PPC is no different. Not everyone has a large budget to bid with, so it makes sense that there are other strategies to employ to be successful. So, without further ado, there are three strategies that you should try out in order to get the most out of your limited budget PPC … [Read more...] about Shoestringin’ It: 3 Strategies for Campaigns on Smaller Budgets
Three Ways to Quickly Convince your Client with a New PPC Strategy
We’ve all been there. You have a new strategy for a client, and given that the client’s time is not infinite, you only have a few minutes to convince them of the worth of the strategy. This short amount of time is also combined with the fact that your PPC efforts are but one prong of a multi-faceted advertising strategy that often employs more traditional (and easier to … [Read more...] about Three Ways to Quickly Convince your Client with a New PPC Strategy
Google AdWords Conversion Tracking Data Explained
As most of us are steeped in conversion tracking, either in the form of leads or ecommerce revenue, I thought it would be worth the time to take a look at the various types of data available in AdWords for conversion tracking. It’s easy to overlook the breadth of information AdWords gives you in your reports, and it’s not easy to discern the difference between the types of … [Read more...] about Google AdWords Conversion Tracking Data Explained
Remarketing Success & Advanced Strategies
In the past few months, Google has been rolling out multiple ways to better target your audience on the Display Network – Topics targeting, Interest Category marketing, Remarketing…At this point in the game, I have tried all three approaches. All of them have worked, but the question of how well varies. The type of targeting I’ve seen the most success with thus far is … [Read more...] about Remarketing Success & Advanced Strategies
Enhanced CPC in AdWords: Conversion Optimizer’s Third Cousin
So Enhanced CPC, huh? I’ve read a lot of opinions about this feature. Google wants me to believe it’s amazing and can boost my leads WHILE reducing my overall CPC. Random interneters claim that Google wants me to give them all my moneys and they’re trying to squeeze every last penny they can out of an ad auction with Enhanced CPC. A lot of people want me to see it as Conversion … [Read more...] about Enhanced CPC in AdWords: Conversion Optimizer’s Third Cousin
Heroview – Keyword Research, Tools & Strategy with Michelle Morgan
Today’s #Heroview featured Michelle Morgan (@Michellemsem) as she enlightened us on the subject of PPC Keyword Research, Tools, and Strategy. The interview was full of great insights and interesting new ideas to add to your PPC arsenal. But you don’t need me to tell you, check out the streamcap below! Thank you to everyone who participated in this month’s Heroview – real-time … [Read more...] about Heroview – Keyword Research, Tools & Strategy with Michelle Morgan
