The month of May has brought us not only showers and flowers, but it's also included the arrival of the Flexible Bidding Strategies as promised this spring! This is another example of Google giving us additional control of the work we do. As the waves in the ocean of Enhanced Campaigns begin to die down, Google has been taking step after step to allow us more say-so in how we … [Read more...] about Getting Intimate With Keyword-Level Bidding Strategies
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Google Will Be Well-Served to Serve Once
Today's post comes from PPC Hero Ally Justin Sous. Justin is a paid search consultant specializing in PPC and local SEO. You can connect with him on Twitter @JustinSous, Google+, or contact him via his website. -- It’s no secret that more and more small businesses are showing up on the web to capitalize on advertising opportunities, including Pay Per Click. After all, with … [Read more...] about Google Will Be Well-Served to Serve Once
Use Many-Per-Click Conversions With CPA Bidding
Are you using the Conversion Optimizer in your Google AdWords account at the moment? It should be a really awesome tool that leads to much more efficient bid management, however it has always had one major drawback - only allowing me to set my target CPA on a one-per-click basis (one user can only ever cause one conversion). This is fine for lead generation accounts but kind of … [Read more...] about Use Many-Per-Click Conversions With CPA Bidding
Chasing the Long Tail: How Long Should Your Keywords Be?
A great long tail keyword is one of the prized possessions in PPC. If you've found an awesome keyword that no one else is using, you can make a lot of profit in running unopposed. But there's a question I've always wondered: just how long should you let your keywords get? To help you understand what I'm talking about, this is a common graphical representation of long tail … [Read more...] about Chasing the Long Tail: How Long Should Your Keywords Be?
Ad Copy Clean Up – What to Get Rid of & What to Keep
The unending wisdom of Martha Stewart tells us that “there are few rites of spring more satisfying than the annual clean.” In that spirit, PPC Hero’s April series will cover some aspects of your accounts that are worth a good cleaning. Structure, ads, negatives and more will all be covered. I just recently took a couple of days to go through my own closets and drawers at … [Read more...] about Ad Copy Clean Up – What to Get Rid of & What to Keep
Spr’Bing Cleaning: 7 Simple Steps For Your Bing Accounts
The unending wisdom of Martha Stewart tells us that “there are few rites of spring more satisfying than the annual clean.” In that spirit, PPC Hero’s April series will cover some aspects of your accounts that are worth a good cleaning. Structure, ads, negatives and more will all be covered. In the busy world of PPC Accounts, taking a few minutes out to dive into Bing can … [Read more...] about Spr’Bing Cleaning: 7 Simple Steps For Your Bing Accounts
Bing Helps You Improve How You Match Your SQRs
Bing has decided to bring another analysis tool to the table this month. PPC Heroes love anything that makes the path between us and extreme optimization as short as possible. The most recent features applies to Search Query Reports We know that SQRs are great resources for finding keyword expansion leads (not to mention hilarious and bizarre queries!). You may find that … [Read more...] about Bing Helps You Improve How You Match Your SQRs
Great Stuff You Missed From Hero Conf
I don't know about you, but I'm still in recovery mode from Hero Conf 2013. It's taken me roughly a week to collect my thoughts, but I'm finally ready to share some of the highlights I experienced on the front lines down in Austin, Texas this year. Blame it on the need to catch up on all of my accounts, blame it on the twenty hours of travel last Wednesday, or just blame me … [Read more...] about Great Stuff You Missed From Hero Conf
Heroview: An In-depth Look At Remarketing
On last week's Heroview we had Cassie Oumedian (@Cass_Oumedian) on to chat in-depth about remarketing. Cassie is an Account Manager with Hanapin Marketing with over four years of online marketing experience combined with a background of ten years of traditional marketing. Cassie has worked with a variety of business-to-business and business-to-consumer verticals in ecommerce … [Read more...] about Heroview: An In-depth Look At Remarketing
Seven Things We Learned in March That You Should Learn Too
Our accounts got better during March (or at least we all got better at understanding them). In addition to the glories of spring having sprung (see details below), the staff of PPC Hero reveled in some new tips and techniques this past month and we wanted to pass them along to you. Take Assisted Clicks into Consideration in Your Optimizations Sam Owen The biggest … [Read more...] about Seven Things We Learned in March That You Should Learn Too
Google Grants Us Mobile Specific Value Tracking
We complained and Google listened. As the Enhanced Campaign migration is underway, the Googs have responded to our concerns about existing in a world of all-device campaigns. One solution they are bringing to the table involves parameters in the Value Track tool. Value Track is an AdWords keyword level URL-tagging feature that allows you to gain insights from all sorts of … [Read more...] about Google Grants Us Mobile Specific Value Tracking
Starting PPC For eCommerce Sites: A Beginner’s Handbook Part 3 (Final)
You’ve come up with the perfect eCommerce site. Maybe you got in on a great wholesale deal for miniature furniture for dollhouses. Maybe you spin your own yarn out of your angora bunny’s hair and it’s selling like proverbial hot cakes. But, you seem to have reached your limit for growth through the marketing channels (or lack thereof) you’re already using. Someone or … [Read more...] about Starting PPC For eCommerce Sites: A Beginner’s Handbook Part 3 (Final)
