In May of this year Google announced new matching behavior for phrase and exact match keywords. It seemed like a boon for search volume at the time, and now that a few months have passed we can further evaluate the effect of this change on your accounts. This is all assuming that they’re turned on for your campaigns to begin with. Accounts were automatically opted into them, … [Read more...] about Have Close Variants Increased Your Leads by 55 Percent?
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Hope You Weren’t Planning On Split Testing Your URLs
Here at PPC Hero, we’re always game for a good round of split testing. We split test lunch locations (let me tell you about Potbelly Sandwiches…), hairstyles, ad copy, landing pages, all kinds of things. So when one of our recent meetings led us all to the conclusion to do some more split tests on Display URLs with additional and/or different text after the base URL, we were … [Read more...] about Hope You Weren’t Planning On Split Testing Your URLs
PPC Myth Busting! Myth 1: Analytics is Complicated to Use.
Because I felt completely constrained by my hour time limit for my recent webinar, and because I think there's a lot of people out there that would rather focus on one topic at a time or read an article over listening to a whole webinar, I decided to post a PPC Myth busting series. I'll post a blog article for all 10 PPC myths I busted in my webinar with bonus information for … [Read more...] about PPC Myth Busting! Myth 1: Analytics is Complicated to Use.
Two Tips to Make the Most of Google’s Latest Results Page Change
The SEM world has been set aflame by some of the recent changes seen on Google’s Search Engine Results Page. First observed by Dr. Pete over at SEOmoz and later elaborated on at length by Larry Kim over at Wordstream, the main takeaway for all of you intrepid PPC Account Managers out there is this: On many searches, Google has been showing only seven organic search listings … [Read more...] about Two Tips to Make the Most of Google’s Latest Results Page Change
54 Conversion Rate Optimization Tips To Improve Your PPC Campaigns
For the final installment of our conversion rate optimization and landing page series we’ve tried to bring together as many tips and tricks as we can! Testing Methodology 1. Don’t test for testing’s sake! Always have a hypothesis about what you think will improve your conversion rate and why. There are a million different things you can change – you’ll make the biggest … [Read more...] about 54 Conversion Rate Optimization Tips To Improve Your PPC Campaigns
ABC’s of PPC – A Guide for the Basics!
We’ve been posting some pretty advanced optimization techniques recently at PPC Hero to make sure our audience is getting the next level of PPC advice. That doesn’t mean new advertisers aren’t getting in the paid search game daily or that you all-star vets couldn’t use a little reminder of the basics. The following alphabetical list is going to seem a little simple, but you … [Read more...] about ABC’s of PPC – A Guide for the Basics!
Introduction to China’s Largest Search Engine: Baidu
Why Consider Using Baidu? Baidu is by far the most-used search engine in China and is ranked #5 in the world for traffic according to Alexa. Baidu states that over 90% of China’s Internet users use Baidu search and that there are hundreds of millions of searches performed each day. Research firm iResearch reports that Baidu has 78% of the search market in China, while Google … [Read more...] about Introduction to China’s Largest Search Engine: Baidu
5 Ways adCenter beats AdWords
Microsoft adCenter is often dismissed in PPC circles as a much more cumbersome, AdWords lite. However, we’re here today to dispel some myths! While adCenter certainly used to be painfully slow to use, the latest iteration of the interface is a million times faster and more pleasurable to navigate. Sure, there are a few ways it still lags behind AdWords (which we’ll come onto in … [Read more...] about 5 Ways adCenter beats AdWords
Using PPC Desktop Editors To Save Time & Streamline Your Workflow
In the fifth and final post of our automation and timesaving series this month, it’s all about the desktop editors and how they can work to your advantage. As pay-per-click account managers, we’re often pressed for time juggling several campaigns at any given time. Fortunately, the AdWords Editor and adCenter Desktop are here to help, enabling you to make bulk changes much more … [Read more...] about Using PPC Desktop Editors To Save Time & Streamline Your Workflow
How To Use Google Automated Rules For Targeting Optimal Ad Positions
In part one of our automating paid search series this week, Kayla explained three ways to self-automate your work, and in part two Sam talks about using bid management software. Today, in our third series post, I'll tell you all about Google's automated rules. Why you'd want to use them, how to set them up, a case study on when I used them for an account, and how to stop using … [Read more...] about How To Use Google Automated Rules For Targeting Optimal Ad Positions
Top 3 Ways to Self-Automate Your PPC Account Work
The PPC Hero blog series team decided to focus this month on automation in paid search. The rest of the week, our PPC rock stars are going to discuss true automated tools or features to make your jobs easier, but I decided to take a more abstract approach to automation and focus on how you can automate yourself to work more efficiently. For your Monday reading pleasure, I bring … [Read more...] about Top 3 Ways to Self-Automate Your PPC Account Work
9 Step Guide to Increasing PPC Sales by 39.4%
Recently I had the good fortune to be on ta team that produced quite a turn around for an Ecommerce account. In 1 month sales grew by 39.4%. This was during a time when month-over-month sales trend downwards due to seasonality. Below is a brief summary of our to-do list from that month. 1. Check your funnel to see what percent of cart abandons you have. If above 80% … [Read more...] about 9 Step Guide to Increasing PPC Sales by 39.4%
