Strategies to Overcome Adwords Image Ad Disapprovals
One of the “not so sexy” elements of PPC management is the constant tug of war that goes one with Google’s Editorial process with regards to their Display Network Platform. Throughout any given day, we all find new ways to beat the system, or in some cases avoid the dreaded client call where you have the “I know, but it’s Google, not me” conversation. In this short blog post, I have provided some … Read entire article »
Filed under: Featured, Google Adwords, Paid Search in General, PPC Display Advertising
Is PPC Becoming the Cheap Beer of The Internet Marketing Industry?
As someone who treats PPC like an exquisite Micro-Brew that goes well with any fine meal, I am somewhat dumbfounded by the lack of strategy and overall mindset of what I am seeing in the Industry. I also cannot blame the clients as they are getting what they pay for. The problem, however, is that the client doesn’t have a clue as to what they are getting, other than they gave this agency $500 and … Read entire article »
Filed under: Featured, Online Strategy, Paid Search in General
A Deeper Look at Trellian’s Direct Search Network
When Trellian, the parent company of Keyword Discovery, launched their new Direct Search Network, I was a little skeptic at first as I did not truly understand the scope of it. However, as I started to read more into it, I realized that it’s not getting the attention it truly deserves in the PPC Industry. The bottom line is that even though this platform is completely different from traditional PPC, it does provide another outlet … Read entire article »
Filed under: Paid Search in General
A PPC Geeks View of the LinkedIn DirectAds Network
If someone asked me “what’s your opinion of LinkedIn DirectAds” my elevator speech would be “It’s not for everyone. It’s a little expensive. But man, it has some amazing targeting abilities that Google doesn’t even have. So it’s worth testing depending on the business” As a PPC Marketer I typically would not even consider using the LinkedIn’s DirectAds Network as part of a viable PPC strategy because it’s just not the right marketplace. However, that … Read entire article »
Filed under: Paid Search in General
Attention Sales Teams! PPC Marketers are More Than Just Geeks!
Based on the title of this post, you kinda get the picture that just because us PPC Geeks can figure out a Quality Score Algorithm doesn’t mean that we cannot switch gears and help increase the client pipeline. In fact, in my opinion, more sales teams should almost always utilize a PPC expert’s opinion and have them scope out a potential prospect before they start setting false expectations. We all know that the Sales Team … Read entire article »
Filed under: Featured, Online Strategy, Paid Search in General
Tips on How To Better Visualize Effective PPC Strategies
Have you ever realized that it can sometimes be a difficult task to communicate and demonstrate to a client or C-level executive what your PPC strategy actually looks like? Have you ever felt they just do not fully understand the complexity no matter how many times you try and explain it? Well, after many years in both the “Agency” and “In-House” world, I have put together a few tips on how to effectively visualize your … Read entire article »
Filed under: Featured, Online Strategy, Paid Search in General
AARP Uses Yahoo/Bing PPC To Promote Michael Douglas Cancer Interview
Even though this is a very sad story to hear that one of our most beloved actors has been diagnosed with cancer, I was a little surprised by the move of AARP to use PPC to drive awareness to an exclusive interview with Douglas’ battle with Stage IV throat cancer. However, I was more surprised they appeared to ignore Google and chose Yahoo/Bing as their search engine of choice. The reason why this is significant, … Read entire article »
Filed under: Paid Search in General
Top 10 PPC Questions You Must Ask A Potential Prospect
In a previous post on Semgeek.com entitled “Why The Client Discovery Phase Is Most Important for PPC Marketers” I talked about the importance of the discovery phase and how the agency needs to understand of everything there is to know about the client in order for the client-agency relationship to get off on the right foot. Moreover, in this post, I have put together some of my own Top 10 list of “must ask” questions … Read entire article »
Filed under: Paid Search in General, PPC Analysis & Case Studies
Why PPC Marketers Should Adopt A More “Stock Portfolio Approach” To Their Strategies
With the latest Buzz about the return of Gordon Gekko on the Big Screen with the Latest Movie “WALL STREET: Money Never Sleeps“, I figured it was the right time to write a post about how some of the smaller Search Engine Advertising Platforms, such as Looksmart, who have been evangelizing their “Stock Portfolio” approach to their existing customers and prospects. In this post, I want to discuss a different approach to search engine visibility … Read entire article »
Filed under: Featured, Paid Search in General
What’s In Your PPC “Pre-Flight” Checklist?
When launching a new PPC Campaign on Google or any other Search Engine, there’s an audit that MUST be done in order to ensure that every click and dollar spent is where it needs to be. Because if you forget something or notice any missing traffic metrics, conversions, disapproved Ads, etc… it’s your mess to figure it out and it does shine a bad light on the PPC Marketers abilities. In this post, I will … Read entire article »
Filed under: Google Adwords, Online Strategy, Paid Search in General
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