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How Do You Structure Your Ad Groups?
By now everyone has heard the general consensus on common ad group setup practices. An ad group should have a limited number of keywords, be related to one another, and be relevant to the ads and landing pages. Each one of these items is important but leaves ambiguity in the actual implementation. If you spend any time thinking about these you’ll arrive at more questions than … [Read more...] about How Do You Structure Your Ad Groups?
Identifying Your Ideal Customer Through Persona Analysis
Many of us view pay-per-click advertising in strictly quantitative terms. Those who hold this viewpoint look at PPC management as a continuous loop of analysis and optimization narrowly based on “what the numbers tell them to do.” Although this is a logical and often necessary philosophy, there’s a more sustainable approach, which I call ‘Persona Analysis.’ Persona analysis … [Read more...] about Identifying Your Ideal Customer Through Persona Analysis
How I Would Evaluate A PPC Agency’s Performance If I Were A Client
As the CEO of a 45-person company, I obviously can’t make all of the decisions for the company, nor do I want to. I need to be able to rely on our department heads and managers to drive results. So, I would approach managing the agency like I approach managing Hanapin, focusing on results and behaviors. If Hanapin were to hire a PPC agency, I would not be the person managing … [Read more...] about How I Would Evaluate A PPC Agency’s Performance If I Were A Client
Setting Clear PPC Expectations From The Beginning
Over the past five years the PPC industry has evolved and changed. As more pay-per-click agencies target small business we are increasingly seeing cost per clicks (CPCs) increase. This is simply because there are more companies in the marketplace bidding for positions on the results pages. Increasingly it is rare that a company does not spend money in PPC. As agencies we … [Read more...] about Setting Clear PPC Expectations From The Beginning
Utilize These 4 Ad Extensions Above All Else
Paid Search Marketers are always looking for a way to boost overall click thru rates within their accounts. While many metrics play a role in overall performance, higher click thru rates mean more traffic, which potentially leads to more conversions, leads or whatever you deem as a success within your account. Not only do higher click thru rates lead to more successful actions, … [Read more...] about Utilize These 4 Ad Extensions Above All Else
Webinar: Ask Me Anything About CRO With Brian Massey and Joanna Wiebe
Ask Me Anything About CRO With Brian Massey, Joanna Wiebe, and Roopa Carpenter More about this Webinar We’ll cover how to use CRO to increase your conversions, best practices on strategy and what to test, as well as live feedback on submitted landing pages from top industry experts. You'll get expert-level CRO tips like: How to assemble an awesome CRO team … [Read more...] about Webinar: Ask Me Anything About CRO With Brian Massey and Joanna Wiebe
Do Your AdWords Scripts Keep Giving You Timeout Errors?
Do you have a really large account or an account with multiple landing pages? Do you ever wish you had a tool at your disposal that scanned every single link in your Google AdWords account within a few minutes (and I don't mean 30 minutes, I really mean a few minutes) AND doesn't give you all those annoying timeout errors? (Get these a lot?) Yeah, so did we. So here at … [Read more...] about Do Your AdWords Scripts Keep Giving You Timeout Errors?
My Experience With An Adult PPC Client
Editor’s Note: This article is a part of our Hero Conf Guest Post Giveaway. Based on a combination of pageviews, shares and editorial review from the PPC Hero writing staff, a winner will be chosen from the 4 finalists we post throughout the week. Today’s post comes to us from Joe Martinez (@MilwaukeePPC), Search Marketing Specialist at Top Floor. At the agency I work for, I … [Read more...] about My Experience With An Adult PPC Client
How To Create Image Ads With No Artistic Ability In 5 Minutes
For a newer article on this topic visit: 3 Reasons to Run Responsive Display Ads + New Features You’re not Bob Ross, and there are no happy clouds. As a PPC manager you are required to perform many tasks, and few of them require artistic ability. Yet, now you need image ads for the client who suddenly decides they want to use the Google Display Network. So you open … [Read more...] about How To Create Image Ads With No Artistic Ability In 5 Minutes
4 Google Analytics Hacks To Improve Your ROI – Frank Underwood Approved
Editor’s Note: This article is a part of our Hero Conf Guest Post Giveaway. Based on a combination of pageviews, shares and editorial review from the PPC Hero writing staff, a winner will be chosen from the 4 finalists we post throughout the week. This post originally came to us from JD Prater (@jdprater). JD is now a Senior Account Manager at Hanapin Marketing and regular … [Read more...] about 4 Google Analytics Hacks To Improve Your ROI – Frank Underwood Approved
4 Red Flags That PPC is Not Right For Your Business And What To Do About It
I’ve been in PPC for quite some time now. As I get exposed to working with more and more clients, I’ve come to realize that many of their businesses are not a good fit for PPC. I’m not just speaking to the ability to setup an account, create a few campaigns, and quickly begin sending traffic to your website. Many businesses fail to think through whether or not their … [Read more...] about 4 Red Flags That PPC is Not Right For Your Business And What To Do About It
