Many of you have you been wondering what to expect at next year's Hero Conf. Well you're in luck, because we have a preliminary list of topics to share! After weeks and weeks of deliberation, we have finally rounded out our preliminary list of Hero Conf 2013 speaking topics. You can check out the list here. We're hitting everything from Ecommerce & Lead Gen to Landing Pages … [Read more...] about Hero Conf 2013 Speaking Topics Are Here!
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Audit Your Account With Wordstream’s AdWords Grader
You know you should audit your account, right? Whether it's a new account you've just taken over or one you've been managing for years, a comprehensive, holistic analysis can always turn up new insights to help you push your PPC performance to new heights. We've already written about the myriad benefits of a PPC audit (and what not to do). We've held webinars and had Q & … [Read more...] about Audit Your Account With Wordstream’s AdWords Grader
9 Tips for Effective Negative Keyword Management
Having an effective negative keyword strategy is one of the cornerstones of a successful PPC account. Negative keywords, implemented correctly will save you money, increase the relevancy of your audience and improve your click-through rates. I’ve listed what I consider to be the 9 main considerations when working with negative keywords. Hopefully those of you new to the PPC … [Read more...] about 9 Tips for Effective Negative Keyword Management
Holiday Ad Copy & How to Schedule Holiday Ad Tests
For the final installation in this month’s PPC Hero series on strategizing for the holiday season, we’re going to review the best and most effective ways to optimize ad copy to drive higher CTR’s and conversion rates. There will hopefully be some interesting tips you hadn’t thought of in terms of actual copy changes, but we’ll also take a look at a potential ad testing schedule … [Read more...] about Holiday Ad Copy & How to Schedule Holiday Ad Tests
Heroview: How To Handle Keyword Research Late In The Sales Cycle With Eric Couch
Welcome to Heroview everyone, real-time interviews featuring PPC experts from around the industry! This month we had Eric Couch (@ecouch11) on who talked about how to handle keyword research late in the sales cycle. _______________________ PPC Hero: Thanks for joining us today Eric. We appreciate you being with us today! Eric: Thanks for having me! I'm thrilled to be … [Read more...] about Heroview: How To Handle Keyword Research Late In The Sales Cycle With Eric Couch
Testing Rules and Opinion Drools — Especially For Facebook Ads!
I came across a very well done Lead Generation Case Study on Facebook Advertising and thought I’d share some thoughts on the company’s testing savvy: As brief background, the case study involved generating leads for an online Jiu Jitsu Course, and theys started out target a very broad demographic of US males under the age of 50. So what did they do right? They … [Read more...] about Testing Rules and Opinion Drools — Especially For Facebook Ads!
Top PPC Tips For Local Businesses
Here’s the deal – you want PPC to power your business, but you offer a product or service that can only cater to the local community. What options does that leave you? There are really two things I want to focus on – the first is making sure your PPC is as awesome as it can be, and this comes from taking advantage of all the tools and tricks available to you as a local … [Read more...] about Top PPC Tips For Local Businesses
Heroview – New and Unusual PPC Auditing Techniques
Stuck in your old PPC auditing routine? Mix things up with our feedback from "British Sam" (Sam Owen of Hanapin Marketing) as he discusses new and unusual PPC auditing techniques in this week's Heroview. __________________________________________ Welcome to today's Heroview everyone, real-time interviews featuring #PPC experts from around the industry! As a reminder, we'll … [Read more...] about Heroview – New and Unusual PPC Auditing Techniques
Predictive Keyword Research for PPC
I just watched a fascinating video by Rand Fishkin on predicting keyword volume. It’s geared to his neck of the woods (SEO) but was important and insightful enough that I wanted to shed some additional thoughts on predictive keyword research for PPC. What is predictive keyword research? To me, it means getting ahead of a term or topic before it becomes popular. Think about … [Read more...] about Predictive Keyword Research for PPC
Why AdWords and Analytics Don’t Match
In PPC, we live and die by our data. We make recommendations, optimizations, additions, and subtractions all based on the analysis and interpretation of actionable statistics. Millions upon millions of dollars can hang in the balance based on every change we make. With stakes that high, then, it can be incredibly frustrating and/or terrifying when confronted with the idea … [Read more...] about Why AdWords and Analytics Don’t Match
Holiday PPC Strategy & Prep in Just 7 Steps!
It’s coming. We can tell over here at PPC Hero because more and more questions are coming in asking about preparing for the holiday season in PPC. It’s true…the peak holiday ecommerce season is right around the corner! If you were thinking you still have some time to put this off, I’d strongly caution you to re-examine that thought and get started now. The more time you give … [Read more...] about Holiday PPC Strategy & Prep in Just 7 Steps!
The 5 W’s of AdWords Ad Extensions – Part I
The five W’s… I’m sure some of you may remember these from grade school as who, what, when, where and why. Collectively, they comprise the basic formula for getting the complete story on a particular subject. In fact, this is what I hope to achieve in my coverage of AdWords ad extensions this month. We had a few of our dedicated readers request coverage of this topic awhile … [Read more...] about The 5 W’s of AdWords Ad Extensions – Part I