Negative keywords: likely the best and worst tool you have at your fingertips as a PPC account manager! Sometimes it’s difficult to identify the negative terms that will have the desired effect on your account (more qualified traffic, higher click-through rate and lower CPL), and the problem with relying on search query reports to find negatives for your account is that … [Read more...] about Using Social Media to Identify Negative Keywords
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Breaking! More Click Count PPC Ad Tests In The Wild
Today we have a post from one of our PPC Hero allies! James Zolman (@jameszol) is a guest author at PPCHero.com. He is the founder and CEO of QualityScores.com, a quality score analysis, optimization and consulting company. In this post he looks at Google's use of click data in PPC ads. It's not a surprise to hear that Google is testing ad layout, SERPs styles and more but … [Read more...] about Breaking! More Click Count PPC Ad Tests In The Wild
PPC for Reputation Management
Today we have a post from one of our PPC Hero allies, Katie Saxon of Boom Online Marketing. In her first post for PPC Hero, Katie looks how pay per click can be used to manage online reputations. Rick Santorum has a serious Google problem. It’s not the lewd website topping the search engine results for his name, it’s something potentially more damaging for a presidential … [Read more...] about PPC for Reputation Management
Heroview – Managing Google Grants Accounts with John Lavin
Today’s #Heroview featured John Lavin (@johnnyjetfan) as he revealed his expertise in working with Google Grants Accounts. The interview was full of great insights and interesting new ideas to add to your PPC arsenal. But you don’t need me to tell you, check out the streamcap below! Thank you to everyone who participated in this month’s Heroview – real-time discussions with … [Read more...] about Heroview – Managing Google Grants Accounts with John Lavin
Remarketing Success & Advanced Strategies
In the past few months, Google has been rolling out multiple ways to better target your audience on the Display Network – Topics targeting, Interest Category marketing, Remarketing…At this point in the game, I have tried all three approaches. All of them have worked, but the question of how well varies. The type of targeting I’ve seen the most success with thus far is … [Read more...] about Remarketing Success & Advanced Strategies
Heroview – Keyword Research, Tools & Strategy with Michelle Morgan
Today’s #Heroview featured Michelle Morgan (@Michellemsem) as she enlightened us on the subject of PPC Keyword Research, Tools, and Strategy. The interview was full of great insights and interesting new ideas to add to your PPC arsenal. But you don’t need me to tell you, check out the streamcap below! Thank you to everyone who participated in this month’s Heroview – real-time … [Read more...] about Heroview – Keyword Research, Tools & Strategy with Michelle Morgan
Ads In The Wild: Sometimes It’s Better To Keep ‘Em Guessing
This is the first in a weekly series of posts from one of our PPC Hero Allies, Jeff Sexton of BoostCTR, where he’ll dissect and analyze ads he sees various places online. Jeff's "Ads In The Wild" series will give an in-depth look at the philosophy and strategy behind these ads and will provide a lot of actionable advice for anyone looking to improve their ad copy. What’s … [Read more...] about Ads In The Wild: Sometimes It’s Better To Keep ‘Em Guessing
Heroview – CRO & Analytics for PPC with James Svoboda
Today’s #Heroview featured James Svoboda (@Realicity) as he put the 140 character limit to the test and shared some of his insight towards Conversion Rate Optimization & Analytics for PPC. The interview was full of great information and interesting new ideas to add to your PPC arsenal. But you don’t need me to tell you, check out the streamcap below! Thank you to everyone … [Read more...] about Heroview – CRO & Analytics for PPC with James Svoboda
Lower Your Cost Per Acquisition By Advertising On 7Search
This is part 3 of PPC Hero's advertising expansion series, focusing on improving return on investment by advertising through multiple channels. Today we have a post written by one of our PPC Hero allies at 7Search, one of the first search engines to use pay-per-click sponsored links. Life Was Easy Back in ‘98... For those that have been around in the Paid Search Marketing … [Read more...] about Lower Your Cost Per Acquisition By Advertising On 7Search
Ticker Tuesday: 3 Ways To Apply SEO Fundamentals To PPC
Part of why I love being a search marketer is that there is such a thriving culture, whether you interact with your fellow SEMers online, at conferences, or even at your local bar. But one thing that has always surprised me about my friends who do exclusively SEO, or have dabbled in SEO but no other form of online marketing, is that they seem nervous about jumping into PPC. … [Read more...] about Ticker Tuesday: 3 Ways To Apply SEO Fundamentals To PPC
Heroview – Unveiling Display Network and ACE Tactics with Melissa Mackey
For today’s #heroview, it was our pleasure to sit down with PPC guru Melissa Mackey (@Mel66) to talk about two tricky topics – AdWords Campaign Experiments (ACE) and the Display Network. Here is the transcription of the discussion! Thank you to everyone who participated in this month’s Heroview – real-time discussions with PPC industry experts via Twitter. Stay tuned for … [Read more...] about Heroview – Unveiling Display Network and ACE Tactics with Melissa Mackey
3 Ways to Re-Align Your PPC Strategy
Today we have a guest post from one of our PPC Hero allies! Nate Turner (@npturner) is the Online Marketing Director for Sprout Social, a social media management tool for business, based out of Chicago, IL. —————- When you are paying for traffic, it is important that you consistently work to understand the user intent and expectations, so that you can tailor your message to … [Read more...] about 3 Ways to Re-Align Your PPC Strategy