Today’s Heroview featured Robert Brady (@robert_brady). Robert is the Director of PPC & Conversion at Trafficado and is a Google AdWords Certified Partner & Microsoft adExcellence member. He has managed PPC for a variety of SMBs including a small grass-fed beef grower in Idaho, sun room installers, and a Washington DC lawyer. PPC Hero: Welcome to today’s Heroview, … [Read more...] about Heroview: PPC for SMBs
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Pulling PPC Gems from Best-selling Books
A lot of the books on the market that relate to PPC are how-to’s. They attempt to explain how to do things versus overarching strategy. When I am itching for some strategic thinking I turn to general business books and attempt to translate their wisdom into success in PPC. Here are three of my favorite books and some ways that you might be able to integrate them into your … [Read more...] about Pulling PPC Gems from Best-selling Books
Hero Conf Holiday Special!
Register before December 31 and receive an ADDITIONAL $100 discount. That's over $600 in savings! Use discount code- JINGLE! Register HERE! Topics include: Advanced Mobile Retargeting Account Structure Quality Score E-Commerce PPC Analytics Conversion Tracking Ad Copy Campaigns on a Small Budget Managing a Medium to Large Budget Account Landing Pages Conversion Rate … [Read more...] about Hero Conf Holiday Special!
Expert Advice and Best Practices for AdWords Dummies
Lately I have been trying to compile the coolest metrics and best practices to look for in your Adwords campaigns. That not only helps me touch base and recall all the best practices but also reminds me to stick to them while refining my failed digital marketing tests, so a word of advice from experts to beginners. Search Marketing campaigns are focused on numbers and stats … [Read more...] about Expert Advice and Best Practices for AdWords Dummies
5 Questions You Need To Answer About Your PPC Account Using MCF
Multi-channel funnels give PPC managers the opportunity to better understand the role PPC plays in the conversion process. If you haven't started looking into multi-channel reports for your account, it's time to start. Below are 5 questions you need to answer to better understand your pay per click advertising. 1. How much does PPC interact with other marketing channels? Why … [Read more...] about 5 Questions You Need To Answer About Your PPC Account Using MCF
Do You Know the Personality of Your PPC Account?
The other day I was reading an article about how babies have different personalities and different ways to nurture each type of personality. This got me thinking that our PPC accounts can also be grouped into similar personality types, and as PPC managers we have to adjust our strategies accordingly to make them profitable. Want to know your account better? Find out if your … [Read more...] about Do You Know the Personality of Your PPC Account?
Guide to Google’s Multi-Channel Funnels for PPC Managers
As PPC managers, we all know that to get a clear understanding of PPC performance you can’t just look at AdWords alone, but the discrepancies between AdWords and Analytics data due to click attribution can be frustrating. With the release of Multi-Channel Funnels, Google has helped to resolve this issue by showing how different marketing channels work together to create … [Read more...] about Guide to Google’s Multi-Channel Funnels for PPC Managers
PPC Problems Caused by Keyword Status
“My ads are all approved, but I can’t populate my ad using my keywords!” “I’m not seeing any conversions in one of my highest-performing ad groups!” “I’ve seen zero impressions in my new ad group!” Do any of these phrases sound familiar? Remember saying something similar recently and the feeling of despair and desperation that followed? The good news: everyone has … [Read more...] about PPC Problems Caused by Keyword Status
If You’re Not Using This Gmail Ad Targeting Tactic, You’re Missing Out
You already know that you can use the Adwords Content Network to target Gmail users. The ability to advertise to Gmail users through Adwords has been around for years. But outside of the occasional privacy complaint, you don’t hear much about this ad option. Well, I’m going to show you an awesome tactic to use when running Gmail ads that gives you a unique opportunity to … [Read more...] about If You’re Not Using This Gmail Ad Targeting Tactic, You’re Missing Out
9 Tips to Increase CTR this Holiday Season
I was thinking about writing a blog post on upcoming holidays and while doing so, I saw half of my colleagues already on the running to buy Christmas gifts which made me realize how intensive PPC campaigns would have been for retail marketers. Holiday season is about gift giving and this mentality is different than the rest of the year. To gain the most out of your PPC holiday … [Read more...] about 9 Tips to Increase CTR this Holiday Season
Ask PPC Hero! Your Questions On Remarketing, Quality Score And More Answered
Wherever there are paid search advertisers with questions, PPC Hero is close at hand with the answer! We receive many questions from readers about different issues they have with PPC. In the past, these questions have spurred full blog posts, but we get so many great questions that it's hard to keep up. In our Ask PPC Hero series we will answer the questions … [Read more...] about Ask PPC Hero! Your Questions On Remarketing, Quality Score And More Answered
Oh Come, All Ye Awesome Holiday Landing Pages
This is the third installment of our Jingle Your Bells All The Way To The Bank holiday PPC management series, where I will discuss a few landing page optimization techniques that can help increase your conversion rates during the holiday shopping season. The Holidays are just around the corner, which means it’s time to start preparing for that influx of seasonal traffic we … [Read more...] about Oh Come, All Ye Awesome Holiday Landing Pages