Welcome to the first edition of ‘According to…’, a monthly post that offers insights and advice for various aspects of search engine marketing from different industry experts each month. This entry focuses on optimizing remarketing campaigns for the Display network. I attended SES Chicago in November and had the privilege of attending Joseph Kerschbaum’s PPC Beyond …
Read MoreRyan’s PPC Playlist: New Years Edition 1
How’s you new year’s resolutions going? I use to set new year’s resolutions but stopped because my list started to look like this list. It always felt so cliche to me too. I like setting goals in life but usually just do it throughout the year. I’ve scoured my Google Reader this month to filter …
Read More6 Reasons to Bid on Branded PPC Keywords 0
If you’ve managed a PPC campaign before you’ve no doubt heard this question: “Why are we be bidding on branded keywords? We’re ranked #1″. Sometimes we’ll just get a directive when marketers think they’re being smart “Once we’re ranked #1, we’ll stop spending money on these keywords”. On the surface this seems to make sense; …
Read More5 New Year’s Resolutions for PPC Ad Testing in 2012 8
There are many ways you can spend your time optimizing your Adwords account in 2012. One of best ways to impact performance on your account is by ad testing. Not only can you increase click through rate but click through rate is the primary factor behind quality score. Improving your quality scores can decrease your …
Read MoreRyan’s PPC Playlist: Early PPC Campaign Development Edition 4
Have you recently taken over a new Adwords account? Or starting one from scratch? If you answered yes to either one of the previous questions, then this playlist is for you. This week’s playlist offers tips from the last month to ensure you avoid disaster and plan for success during your hostile take over. If …
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