The fundamental principle behind PPC is the keyword match type. It’s literally how we determine when we show our ads on the search engine results page, so understanding this concept is an important step in comprehending PPC as a whole. When I first learned PPC, it was explained to me like so: Exact match must contain the search query exactly. Phrase match requires that the … [Read more...] about The People vs. Bing Broad Match
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The Opportunities Tab – The Good And Bad
Can there be useful insights in the Opportunities tab? I, like many others out there, tend to believe that I am smarter than the Opportunities tab. The Opportunities tab wants to spend more of my money and values click volume. My general feeling is: What does the Opportunities tab know about real paid search? Does it think about conversions or hitting monthly budget caps? … [Read more...] about The Opportunities Tab – The Good And Bad
Now Voting – Most Influential CRO Experts for 2014!
So as many of you know every year PPC Hero launches the Top 25 Most Influential PPC Experts of 2014. We've found it to be, not only a very popular list, but also a very resourceful one for many of our PPC allies, both new and old. Many of the experts also happen (or not so happen actually!) to speak at our flagship PPC conference , Hero Conf. This year, we've introduced a … [Read more...] about Now Voting – Most Influential CRO Experts for 2014!
Why Do We Test PPC Ads?
Novels have been written regarding the art of ad testing. Whether it involves the creation of persona-based ad copy or a re-evaluation of your core testing metrics, there are countless posts educating us on how to make the most of our ads. But while there might be a lot of information out there about how we should test our ads, there aren’t many that try to explain why. This … [Read more...] about Why Do We Test PPC Ads?
Why It’s Crucial To Audit PPC Accounts Ahead of Management
This month’s blog series is all about why we do what we do in paid search. We’re always talking about best practices, methodologies and strategies we utilize, but why are those methods the standard? Why do those methods and strategies work? We’ll discuss anything and everything – ad copy, mobile, account structure, projections, bid changes, keyword match types, conversions and … [Read more...] about Why It’s Crucial To Audit PPC Accounts Ahead of Management
Why We Ignore Net Gains In PPC
Many reports ignore net gains by presenting data in some variation of the format: This table does a decent job of showing performance (of course there would be more metrics like CPC and conversion rate) but it doesn’t make it very clear what the cost of the change in performance was. By that I mean, what were the net gains (or losses) between June and July. This is … [Read more...] about Why We Ignore Net Gains In PPC
Morning Clicks: Advertisers are Butt of Jokes from Adobe/HBO, and More.
Morning Clicks is your mid-week roundup of digital advertising news and notes. We're your one-stop shop for the most relevant and important news in the PPC world. Grab your cup of joe and come see us every Wednesday morning. Wherein Adobe unveils an humorous ad, and oblivious marketers are the butt of the joke. [Digital Buzz Blog] Look's like Time Inc's digital advertising … [Read more...] about Morning Clicks: Advertisers are Butt of Jokes from Adobe/HBO, and More.
[Webinar Recording] PPC Mistakes You Didn’t Know You Were Making
Let’s face it - in the flurry of the tasks and strategy involved in PPC, you've made mistakes. Many of them avoidable and some of them huge. No matter how much of a seasoned digital marketer you are, it happens. In this webinar, our experts will go through four different areas where mistakes occur frequently, sometimes without you really understanding what the problem is. In … [Read more...] about [Webinar Recording] PPC Mistakes You Didn’t Know You Were Making
Segmentation By Keyword Match Type: A Case Study
Keyword match types are an integral part of how you decide to set up your accounts. Typically this decision is a matter of what the account manager prefers. We wanted to dig a little deeper and get some numbers behind different structure breakouts. We took a look at ad group breakouts by match type and ones without by testing different segment types in two AdWords accounts. … [Read more...] about Segmentation By Keyword Match Type: A Case Study
Take Advantage of AdWords Audiences With RLSA Campaigns
Are you taking advantage of the Audiences tab in AdWords? If not, why not? This tab gives you the option to add audiences (groups of users who have visited your site) to your existing search campaigns and bid differently for them. This technique is known as Remarketing List For Search Ads (RLSA’s). Your bidding strategy can become increasingly targeted enabling you to move from … [Read more...] about Take Advantage of AdWords Audiences With RLSA Campaigns
4 Steps To Back To School Success
It's time again for series week at PPC Hero! This week's theme is "Back to School." Even though it's only July, school will be starting back up soon. Our authors will be sharing tips and insights for running productive Back To School campaigns while also speaking to how account managers can most effectively discuss strategy with clients. We'll also hit on the education … [Read more...] about 4 Steps To Back To School Success
[Webinar Recording] 10 Ways To Outsmart Your PPC Competition
You're doing so many things right in PPC, but your competitors still seem to be gaining an edge on you. Nevermore! It's time to get on your boxing gloves and start fighting with smart strategy and tips your competitors don't know about (yet!). From quality score to ad extentions to conquesting, be ready to be a smarter PPC manager. In the recording below, experts Erin Sagin … [Read more...] about [Webinar Recording] 10 Ways To Outsmart Your PPC Competition
