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Why The “WHAT” Is More Important Than The “HOW” In PPC Marketing

Why The “WHAT” Is More Important Than The “HOW” In PPC Marketing

Whether you are a PPC Pro, Novice or someone who just wants to learn more about Paid Search Marketing, you are most likely reading the same old blog posts about how to game the Google Adwords machine with NEW tricks of the trade by all the PPC experts. However, in this blog post I am not focusing on tricks, but rather questioning the "real" importance of understanding the bigger picture of the key objective, … Read entire article »

Filed under: Google Adwords, Online Strategy, Paid Search in General

10 Things About SemGeek You Probably Did Not Know

10 Things About SemGeek You Probably Did Not Know

Once in a while I like to step away from the seriousness of PPC and Search Marketing and have some fun once in a while. (People who know me, are saying yeah right?) So, sit back and enjoy the things you may not know about me. #1. Model Airplane Champion: I was once a Jr. Champion of the East Coast Division of the AMA. No, not the American Medical Association, but the Academy of Model Aeronautics. … Read entire article »

Filed under: Funny Stuff

4 Ways To Persuade Your Clients To Spend More PPC Dollars

As the advertising dollars continue to decline, I am sure anyone reading this blog post is, has or knows someone who has cut back on their PPC Budget or turned it off completely. Now, with that said, depending on the client or how the PPC campaigned was managed prior to the budget cuts, I want to highlight on some ideas that could persuade the client/company to spend some Ad dollars again and maybe, just maybe, look at PPC in a new light, instead of the AVG cost per conversion model. Let’s discuss…… I. Monetize Everything:The reason why I listed this tactic first is because I believe it is the most underrated one of all. Many success events that come from PPC tend to go unnoticed especially since Paid Search was most … Read entire article »

Filed under: Online Strategy, PPC Analysis & Case Studies