In a roll out that’s been going on for months, demographic targeting should now be available to pretty much all users on the Google Display Network. Our bigger accounts have had it for some time while it’s still news to our smaller clients. Google’s tried releasing demographic targeting in the past (check out this news post from 2008 when it was a beta back then), but now … [Read more...] about Four Ways to Make the Most of Demographic Targeting
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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
Quality Score & How It Affects the Bottom Line For Ecommerce Advertisers
Developing a solid pay-per-click campaign takes time. Unfortunately, you can’t just launch a new campaign and forget about it, which is one of the many reasons we take so much pride in what we do for our clients. One of the key metrics we tend to focus on in paid search is Quality Score. Essentially, Quality Score measures the relevancy between your keywords, ads, landing pages … [Read more...] about Quality Score & How It Affects the Bottom Line For Ecommerce Advertisers
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
Leveraging Analytics Goals & Reporting Features To Improve Conversion Rates
Making the right moves can be difficult without the data. Perhaps this is why we thrive off intuitive interfaces and data-packed spreadsheets on a daily basis. When it comes to conversion rate optimization, however, this requires specialized tools and reporting features beyond what AdWords alone can offer. Fortunately, Google Analytics offers up several powerful measurement and … [Read more...] about Leveraging Analytics Goals & Reporting Features To Improve Conversion Rates
Engaged CRO: A 5-Step Plan for Full Client Support
I’m of the opinion that it is not hard to convince your client of anything, if it’s forwarded with: “this will get you more leads/make you more revenue.” However, as soon as the word “test” gets thrown in the mix, even when goals are on target, things have been known to screech to a halt. So if the client is happy with performance and you’re hitting goals, how do you convince … [Read more...] about Engaged CRO: A 5-Step Plan for Full Client Support
Using AdWords’ Recent Remarketing Changes To Improve Your Account
Last week Google made a couple of very important changes to their current remarketing set up. The first was enabling you to manage your remarketing lists within Analytics, which will mean you can start to develop really honed ads and offers to entice your users back. The other, is that you can now place a remarketing code for your entire site, rather than placing specific codes … [Read more...] about Using AdWords’ Recent Remarketing Changes To Improve Your Account
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!
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
Christmas in July: Considerations for Holiday Planning
The holidays loom for retail marketers, making July the time to start thinking about paid search campaign planning if you want to ensure your efforts are a success. Yes, it might be painful thinking about Black Friday keywords and holiday themed landing pages when the air conditioner is blasting, but it’s important to catch the holiday wave early. Analyzing your … [Read more...] about Christmas in July: Considerations for Holiday Planning
Suspended Motion: How to Get Your PPC Account Reactivated
It happens. It’s terrible (every time). You followed all the guidelines or rules for the search engine in question, yet somehow…you’ve been suspended. I’ll tell you flat out that my initial reaction anytime I’ve been first-hand involved in an account suspension is to throw up my hands and attempt not to scream. I’ll also tell you that reaction gets me nowhere. So what can you … [Read more...] about Suspended Motion: How to Get Your PPC Account Reactivated
Heroview- Common PPC Blunders and Tips to Avoid Them
Welcome to today’s Heroview, everyone! Real-time interviews featuring PPC experts from around the industry! Today, Jeff Ferguson, CEO of consulting group Fang Digital, talked with us about common PPC blunders that may be holding back your campaign. PPC Hero: We’re really excited to have you with us today, Jeff! Thanks for joining PPC Hero! Jeff: My pleasure! We're big fans … [Read more...] about Heroview- Common PPC Blunders and Tips to Avoid Them
