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Search Engine Watch January 5, 2009 Ron Jones |
Search Ad Quality Score 101, Part 1 Increasing your quality score for paid search campaigns will help you save money on your bid and increase your rank position. |
Search Engine Watch November 6, 2008 David Szetela |
The Account Quality Score: Money Pit for the Uninformed In Google AdWords, an ad's Quality Score calculation is based on how well the account's campaigns have performed over time. |
Search Engine Watch May 13, 2004 Danny Sullivan |
Google Offers Banners & Image Ads -- But Not On Google Itself Google has debuted a new graphical ad option for its advertisers -- the ability to run banners, skyscrapers and other image-based ad units. However, these ads won't run on Google itself. |
Search Engine Watch March 4, 2002 Danny Sullivan |
Up Close With Google AdWords Forget the hype about what the new cost-per-click AdWords program means for Google, in terms of competing with Overture. What's in the program for advertisers, and how does the cost per click pricing fit in with the existing cost per impression ads? Let's take a look... |
The Motley Fool August 18, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Google's Altered Ante A the new bid pricing strategy improves click-through rates and results in better leads, all three parties -- Google shareholders, AdWords customers, and AdSense publishers -- will be cheering the shift. |
Search Engine Watch October 15, 2010 John Lee |
It's True: Optimizing PPC Campaigns for Quality Score is Still Important Some simple tips for optimizing your campaigns to improve quality score. |
InternetNews June 13, 2007 Sean Michael Kerner |
Search Omakase Search engines want to serve you the ads that you want, and they've got a plan to do it. Finally. |
Search Engine Watch October 27, 2008 David Szetela |
Those Mysterious Quality Scores: Fundamentally Simple If you're aware of quality scores at all, you may have a vague notion that the search engines "grade" the "goodness" of your PPC campaigns |
Search Engine Watch June 25, 2010 John Lee |
One Ad vs. Many: Understanding Placement Targeted Ads on Google's Content Network Using placement targeting gives your ad a huge advantage for increasing click-through rate and conversions. Here's how you can ensure your placement targeted ads have a fighting chance to perform. |
HBS Working Knowledge August 12, 2008 Benjamin G. Edelman |
Google-Yahoo Ad Deal is Bad for Online Advertising A proposed advertising deal between Internet competitors Google and Yahoo would reduce competitiveness in the Internet advertising market, likely resulting in higher advertising rates. |
Search Engine Watch October 19, 2010 Thi Thumasathit |
Wag the Dog: The Tail of Bid Management Search marketers need to focus on maximizing relevance and conversion before bid management. Relying exclusively on bid management solutions to drive the success of a search campaign is letting the tail wag the dog. |
Search Engine Watch April 15, 2011 Joseph Kerschbaum |
Inside the adCenter Quality Score -- Or Should We Call It Competitive Score? Exploring the attributes of the adCenter Quality Score, how these scores affect your performance, and how you can optimize your account for better rankings. |
BusinessWeek July 17, 2006 Jon Fine |
Today Search, Tomorrow Ads? Google, the company that takes in $6 billion from cryptic online text ads, is still testing efforts to sell Old Media ads. |
Search Engine Watch May 19, 2008 David Szetela |
Placement-Targeted Campaigns: Taming the Beast Having trouble with Google AdWords placement-targeted campaigns? Learn the secrets of getting those stalled campaigns off the ground, churning out conversions like the best search campaigns. |
Search Engine Watch April 24, 2008 David Szetela |
The Google Content Ad Fraud Lawsuit: Just the Facts, Ma'am Google's being sued for tricking advertisers into advertising on its content network - but the truth may be more damning than the lawsuit claims. Or is there a fatal mistake in the lawsuit filing? |
Inc. January 2004 Rod Kurtz |
Google Update Draws Criticism from Small Biz Google changes the way it sells keyword ads. |
Search Engine Watch September 25, 2006 Catherine Seda |
Compare & Contrast: Search Ad Program Strategies Google, Microsoft and Yahoo's pay-per-click (PPC) programs are similar, but each have unique features that require different campaign tactics to use effectively. How do you get the maximum advantage from each program? |
The Motley Fool July 18, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Will Google Sneeze? Google's flagship product AdWords is about to go in for a radical makeover. Investors should pay attention. |
Entrepreneur June 2004 Catherine Seda |
Taken Out of Context? You might be part of a contextual ad program without even knowing it. Visit the search engines' sites to learn more about contextual advertising and how to manage it. |
InternetNews March 12, 2007 Nicholas Carlson |
Google Planning a TV Ad Takeover? Google is currently running a trial of test ads on cable as part of its larger plan to move into television advertising. |
InternetNews March 13, 2008 |
A New Ad Service For Google: Report Google will introduce a new service that Web publishers can use to manage their online ad sales and serve up ads each time a consumer pulls up a Web page |
InternetNews May 4, 2006 David Miller |
Thanks to Microsoft, This Ad's For You Targeting ads to match users' needs and wants has long been a benefit of online advertising, but now Microsoft says that it's taking that concept a step further with its just-out-of-beta adCenter. |
BusinessWeek December 12, 2005 Ben Elgin |
Can Google Go Glossy? Why Google's plan to resell print ads to its army of advertisers may be off to a slow start. |
Search Engine Watch December 14, 2010 Thi Thumasathit |
Ad Group Structure: A How-to Guide for SEMs Building a solid foundation of the right ad group structure is vital to search engine marketing success. Here's how SEMs can greatly improve the success of their search marketing campaigns. |
Search Engine Watch October 6, 2008 David Szetela |
Judging PPC Performance: Focus on Conversions, Part 2 Should you delete or pause under-performing keywords - or simply adjust their bid prices? The answer will vary by advertiser, but one thing is constant: decisions about keyword and ad performance should mainly depend on conversion performance. |
New Architect May 2002 Michael Hurwicz |
when small is better How Google's AdWords system is changing online advertising... |
Search Engine Watch November 11, 2008 Mark Jackson |
Google AdWords Quality Score -- That's Old-School for SEO By optimizing your Web site for organic search, and building out a bunch of pages for each keyword that you're honestly interested in targeting, you'll likely end up improving your Quality Scores as well. |
Entrepreneur June 2006 Catherine Seda |
Keyword to the Wise Pay-per-click advertising can bring a stampede of shoppers to your site, but make sure your keyword performance is profitable. |
PC Magazine August 31, 2005 David Murphy |
Google's Ad Network Spreads the Wealth Here's how Google's AdSense program can make money for your website. Click fraud is a growing concern for advertisers. |
Search Engine Watch January 12, 2009 Ron Jones |
Search Ad Quality Score 101, Part 2 Getting a good quality score requires that you create relevance and continuity from beginning to end of the search experience. Then you need to test, test, test. |
Search Engine Watch August 1, 2005 Danny Sullivan |
New Ask Jeeves Sponsored Listings Program Lets More Advertisers Buy Direct Ask Jeeves unveiled a new automated paid listings service today, Ask Jeeves Sponsored Listings, that will allow anyone to purchase ads directly on the Ask Jeeves network. |
InternetNews December 8, 2006 Nicholas Carlson |
Google Begins Radio Ad Beta Google began a beta test of Google Audio Ads yesterday, inviting a small group of AdWords advertisers to place 30-second radio ads on hundreds of radio stations across the U.S. |
BusinessWeek March 6, 2006 Peter Coy |
The Secret To Google's Success Research is showing that Google's ad auction methodology, invented internally and so important for its success, is far more innovative than auction experts once believed. |
InternetNews July 18, 2007 Clint Boulton |
Google Buoys Print Ads to Newspapers' Delight Google said today it has expanded its Print Ads advertising initiative, an extension of the search giant's AdWords platform that lets agencies and advertisers buy traditional newspaper ads in newspapers through a Web interface. |
Search Engine Watch May 13, 2010 Melissa Mackey |
Expand Your PPC Reach With Google's Interest-Based Advertising Interest-based advertising isn't new -- display networks have offered similar programs for years. However, there are a few big differences between those networks and Google's product. |
Search Engine Watch November 20, 2008 David Szetela |
More from the Mailbag: Quality Score Mysteries and Great PPC Learning Resources David digs into the reader mailbag to discuss Google's quality score issues, and some good beginner resources for learning PPC advertising. |
Search Engine Watch January 14, 2004 Christine Churchill |
Day of Reckoning in Search Engine Advertising Overture's announcement that it plans to separate contextual advertising from regular keyword-based search results and ads has garnered kudos from the search engine marketing community. Will Google follow suit? |
Search Engine Watch April 19, 2011 Melissa Mackey |
5 Often-Overlooked PPC Tips for Beginners If you're a PPC newbie, here are some basic strategies to get the best results from your PPC campaigns right away. |
Search Engine Watch August 5, 2002 Danny Sullivan |
Compare & Contrast: Ad Guidelines At Overture & Google Those new to paid placement listings might assume that it's anything goes. If you pay enough, you can come up tops for the terms you wish to target and with ads that say exactly what you want. |
Search Engine Watch July 25, 2006 Jennifer Slegg |
Analyzing the Google AdWords Landing Page Algorithm Google's pricing for AdWords includes a component that looks at the content of landing pages, and a recent change that has caused price increases is proving controversial in the search marketing community. |
InternetNews March 16, 2005 Susan Kuchinskas |
MSN Takes First Step Toward Native Ad Platform MSN's adCenter online advertising platform could eliminate revenue share with archrival Yahoo. |
Search Engine Watch September 16, 2010 Jason Tabeling |
Diagnosing the Impact of Optimization on Your Quality Score These two Google tools can help you understand and track your quality score, as well as the effect of your paid search campaign optimizations. |
Search Engine Watch April 1, 2010 Jason Tabeling |
Bid Management: The Day-Trading of the Paid Search World There are PhD infused automated systems, handmade data models, and the old-fashioned "gut feel" approach. Is any one method better than another for solving the data-driven puzzle of paid search? |
InternetNews August 23, 2007 Stuart J. Johnston |
Microsoft to Beta Test Content Ads Microsoft next week will begin beta testing a new advertising offering for its online properties - keyword ads on content pages. |
Search Engine Watch February 18, 2011 Joseph Kerschbaum |
Automate Your AdWords Management with Automated Rules, Part 2 A walkthrough of the numerous requirements/criteria that you can use when setting up automated rules. Also, a review of the rules you can use at other levels of your account: ad group, keyword, and ad variation. |
InternetNews March 11, 2008 Kenneth Corbin |
Google, Paid Clicks And The Economy Emphasizing conversions over clicks, Google executives outline the changing ad landscape in search, display and social networking. |
Search Engine Watch June 29, 2006 Chris Sherman |
Google Launches Checkout, not the Rumored GBuy Checkout isn't the rumored PayPal killer, but it does offer some compelling features for both merchants and online shoppers alike. |
Search Engine Watch July 20, 2009 Ron Jones |
PPC Bid Management, Part 2 There are times when manual bidding is enough, and other times when an automated solution is what's needed. Whether you use an automated or manual bid management system, it really takes a good balance of human and computer interaction to produce the best results. |
InternetNews August 28, 2009 |
Google Opens Ad Platform to Third-Party Networks Outside ad networks approved by Google in coming months will get a crack at the company's AdSense publisher sites. |
Fast Company February 2009 Bill Barol |
Google Takes on TV Ads Michael Steib joined Google from NBC Universal in early 2007. He oversees the new Google TV Ads program, which brings the auction system developed by the search giant for online ads to TV spot buying. |