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Interview with Marc Poirier from Acquisio
This week we had the opportunity to interview Marc Poirier, Co-Founder and CMO of Acquisio. Hero Conf is proud to not only have Marc as a speaker, but also to have Acquisio as our Platinum Sponsor! We enjoyed hearing Marc share some great information about PPC and Acquiso. PPC Hero: Welcome to this exclusive twitter interview with Marc Poirier, Co-Founder and CMO of … [Read more...] about Interview with Marc Poirier from Acquisio
Learning from “Controls”
In direct marketing, the ad that sets the performance baseline -- the ad you're writing against -- is known as the control. Sometimes controls get beaten and replaced very quickly, and sometimes they run for decades. And learning from successful controls is an important part of improving. But if you're not the advertiser, how can you tell when an ad you see is a control? … [Read more...] about Learning from “Controls”
145 PPC Must-Do’s for 2012
Squeeze every drop of PPC goodness out of 2012 with these 145 pay per click tips, tricks, and must-do’s! (You can download the entire list at the bottom of this page.) 1. Next year mobile will outpace desktop search queries. Get creating, testing, and optimizing mobile landing pages and campaigns. https://www.google.com/sites/help/intl/en/mobile-landing-pages/mlpb.html 2. Do … [Read more...] about 145 PPC Must-Do’s for 2012
Delivering on the Look After the Leap
Back when e-commerce was relatively new, one of the go-to best practices for improving usability and conversion was to consistently tell visitors what would happen next. So you would: write embedded links so that visitors could reliably tell where they would land after the jump explicitly state what would happen as a result of filling out and submitting a lead form (we'll … [Read more...] about Delivering on the Look After the Leap
SOPA: Rogue Websites vs. Censorship
The Stop Online Piracy Act or SOPA was introduced to the U.S. House on October 26. You’ve probably been following the bill through the news and recent hearings on November 16 and December 15 regarding details to the bill, but if you haven’t, I’d like to give a general overview of what SOPA is, what supporters and opponents of this bill are saying, and how it could potentially … [Read more...] about SOPA: Rogue Websites vs. Censorship
Rocket Science? No. Scientific? Yes.
So I saw this “meh” ad on my wife’s Facebook page, and thought it would make a pretty good example of “Things to Test on Your Facebook Ads.” But before I list off everything that could probably be improved or might be worth testing, here are a few things that are well done, or at least OK: The orange “Button” on the lady’s head provides enough visual prominence to at least … [Read more...] about Rocket Science? No. Scientific? Yes.
Visually Striking + Emotionally Compelling
For an image to grab eyeballs it has to be visually striking. But visually striking images won’t keep attention unless they have a compelling emotional content (also called “story appeal”). Combining the two practically guarantees a unignorable ad image. That’s the theory at least. Here’s an example: So you have the typical mid-riff baring fitness-model looking woman, … [Read more...] about Visually Striking + Emotionally Compelling
Ad Extensions in 5 Days Series: Social Extensions
This is the fifth installment in our series Fully Utilizing AdWords' Ad Extensions in Just 5 Days! Today, I will cover everything you need to know about AdWords social extensions and how they can benefit your search and display network campaigns. What are social extensions? Social extensions are used to enhance your social marketing efforts by allowing you to share +1’s … [Read more...] about Ad Extensions in 5 Days Series: Social Extensions
7 Tips For PPC On A Budget
You need a PPC campaign to drive visitors to your site in order to generate leads and sales, but you don’t have a big budget. So, how do you do it? Bootstrap it! Start small and continually reinvest the profits to grow the campaign. 1. Choose a Niche Select a niche market that represents your entire market well, so that you can learn from and scale the campaign once you are … [Read more...] about 7 Tips For PPC On A Budget
A Starter Guide for Advertising on Linked In
I’ve finally had the opportunity to run some ads on Linked In for a client! Today, I’m going to share with you some tips for getting things setup, and the different features that Linked In offers for advertisers. Being that I work in an agency setting, my initial question was how can I run ads for a client as a third party without having to actually access their Linked In … [Read more...] about A Starter Guide for Advertising on Linked In
Sponsored Stories as Social Proof
Do you have 5 or 10 minutes for an incredibly funny video? What if I promise you it will deliver not only one but three Facebook Advertising secrets? Or if I told you all those secrets were on display within the first 3 minutes of the video? Oh, just go ahead and watch it already: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooUqOwh-2LE So if you were paying attention you probably … [Read more...] about Sponsored Stories as Social Proof
