This periodical series is designed to help provide you with a better understanding of the true potential behind Microsoft adCenter’s paid search interface. I’ve found that literature pertaining to this subject is sparse, so I intend to contribute to the lack thereof. Overview Back when Bing and Yahoo announced that they were going to join forces, one of their endeavors sought … [Read more...] about adCenter 101: Utilizing Campaign Analytics For Better Conversion Data
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How To Effectively Capture Offline PPC Lead Conversions
Today we have a guest post from one of our PPC Hero allies! Kathleen Colan is the Director of Marketing and Content for Mongoose Metrics. Mongoose Metrics provides online marketers with data about which marketing efforts drive phone calls. —————- The beauty of PPC advertising is the ability it gives you to accurately track lead conversions and associate them with specific … [Read more...] about How To Effectively Capture Offline PPC Lead Conversions
The Strategy Behind Display Network Exclusions
Did you know that sometimes you should exclude automatic placements that have converted? Or that excluding at the URL level can be a waste of time, if not done right? Do you know how to sort the information based on your goal metrics? In this PPC howto, pay per click expert Jessica Niver gives an in-depth explanation of these questions, while also revealing other strategies … [Read more...] about The Strategy Behind Display Network Exclusions
3 Ways to Re-Align Your PPC Strategy
Today we have a guest post from one of our PPC Hero allies! Nate Turner (@npturner) is the Online Marketing Director for Sprout Social, a social media management tool for business, based out of Chicago, IL. —————- When you are paying for traffic, it is important that you consistently work to understand the user intent and expectations, so that you can tailor your message to … [Read more...] about 3 Ways to Re-Align Your PPC Strategy
How To Set Up Conversion Tracking In Google AdWords
Conversion tracking is essential for PPC account management, but setting up Google conversion code in AdWords can be confusing. In this how-to video, we show you how to set up conversion tracking in Google Adwords, and then how to make sure it's up and running! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oL2DKAo4xjk Transcript: Hello and welcome to PPC Hero’s video tutorials. Today … [Read more...] about How To Set Up Conversion Tracking In Google AdWords
Heroview – Analyzing Ad Strategy With Tom Demers
As Co-founder/Director of MeasuredSEM and former Director of Marketing with Wordstream, Tom Demers (@TomDemers) is one of those PPC experts that many PPC marketers want to talk to. That’s why we chose him to participate in our first-ever live #Heroview – real-time discussions with industry experts via Twitter. There are many SEM experts we at Hanapin Marketing want to meet and … [Read more...] about Heroview – Analyzing Ad Strategy With Tom Demers
How-To for Google Display Conversion Optimizer Setting
I love how Google Adwords continues to change to provide additional tools and settings to help optimize my accounts. While there are times I get frustrated with the content change (still not happy about the disappearance of all of the reports on the reports tab), overall Google has a lot of helpful tools and features not offered by the other search engines. One somewhat recent … [Read more...] about How-To for Google Display Conversion Optimizer Setting
Conversion Tracking: What To Do When It Doesn’t Work
What do you do when your conversion tracking isn’t working? That’s a question I’ve had to answer twice in recent months due to technology interference. In a perfect world our PPC campaigns would always run smoothly, be easy to measure, and would integrate seamlessly with outside technology. Hopefully that is the case for most of us but I can tell you from first hand experience, … [Read more...] about Conversion Tracking: What To Do When It Doesn’t Work
How Can I Make it Better? Part 4: Improving Click-Through Rate
In the last couple of weeks on PPC Hero, we have been writing a series of posts themed, “how can I make it better?” Jen started the series with tips on improving your account structure. Amy then gave readers 6 steps to raise quality score, while Erin recently posted tips on improving poor landing pages. Today, I am going to continue the series with tips on how to improve the … [Read more...] about How Can I Make it Better? Part 4: Improving Click-Through Rate
Developing a PPC Strategic Plan
You just got a new PPC client or maybe you are starting an account for a new brand or division of your company – what are you going to do first? Keyword research? Write ads? Before you dive in head first, take a step back and develop a plan. Ask some key questions, research the competitive landscape and think through things to make sure you set the account on the right path … [Read more...] about Developing a PPC Strategic Plan
Google Website & Conversion Optimizers & More!
If you’ve read the Google blog recently you’ll see that there are quite a few new tools being introduced to help us do our jobs better, and work more efficiently. So how can you tell which tools will help the most, and how do you find the time to learn about them all? While I can’t help you learn about everything right now, I can share some insight into a few of the tools we … [Read more...] about Google Website & Conversion Optimizers & More!
Defining Your PPC Strategy
It is easy to get lost in the details of bids and keywords with your PPC account but have you asked yourself recently what are you really trying to achieve? It may seem like a silly question but think about it. If your response is just X number clicks or X cost per lead, then you have some thinking to do. Taking a step back to outline your audience and goals can do wonders for … [Read more...] about Defining Your PPC Strategy
