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Search Engine Watch September 15, 2010 Joseph Kerschbaum |
5 Things to Try to With Google AdWords Campaign Experiments (ACE) We review the different types of experiments that can be launched using ACE, and where the feature needs improvement. |
Search Engine Watch September 2, 2010 Melissa Mackey |
PPC August Roundup: 3 New Features Every PPC Manager Should Try Now Catch up on the latest: Google Reports, Google Campaign Experiments, and Facebook's "Broad Match Targeting." |
Search Engine Watch September 17, 2010 John Lee |
Unleash Your Full PPC Potential by Leveraging Google AdWords' Match Types Exact match, phrase match, and broad match working together: build a winning PPC team. |
Search Engine Watch February 8, 2011 Kyle Costello |
3 Key Differences Between adCenter & AdWords Whether you're new to adCenter or just looking to more effectively manage your search campaigns following the Search Alliance, keep these three key differences in mind when managing paid search campaigns in the new, consolidated marketplace. |
Search Engine Watch August 18, 2010 Joseph Kerschbaum |
How to Review Keyword Ideas Presented by the Opportunities Tab in AdWords Best practices for reviewing the keyword suggestions contained within this often overlooked tool within AdWords. |
Search Engine Watch November 16, 2010 Thi Thumasathit |
Broad Match: Desperately Seeking Cinderella Solely utilizing broad match can return the equivalent of a long line of ugly stepsisters -- and channel the real Cinderellas to other marketers-in-waiting. Here's how broad match can improve your search campaigns. |
Search Engine Watch August 5, 2010 Melissa Mackey |
Modified Broad Match -- Broad Match as it Should Be You should be making extensive use of modified broad match in your PPC campaigns. And here's why. |
Search Engine Watch March 23, 2009 Ron Jones |
Setting up PPC Campaigns 101, Part 2 Don't be afraid to try something different to see if it will make an improvement. PPC management is all about dialing it in and then making small methodical course corrections to squeeze out a little more performance when you can. |
Search Engine Watch November 1, 2010 Ryan Woolley |
Secrets to Paid Search Success Revealed, Part 2 Want to save thousands of dollars on your paid search advertising campaigns? Use these tips on running exact, phrase, and broad match. |
Search Engine Watch June 24, 2010 Jason Tabeling |
How to Avoid Lost Impression Share Due to Budget Knowing these tricks can ensure that you use the money you have to capture the maximum volume possible for your best performing keywords. |
Search Engine Watch June 22, 2010 Jeremy Hull |
Paid Search Management: Campaign Organization, Part 3 An in-depth look at two special considerations that will help you get the most out of your Microsoft adCenter account campaigns. |
Search Engine Watch February 4, 2010 Jason Tabeling |
Review your PPC Keywords Search engines are always changing, and so are the ways people search for your products and services. So your keyword list should change as frequently. |
Search Engine Watch May 26, 2010 Joseph Kerschbaum |
How to Move an AdWords Campaign Without Breaking it If you need to make major changes to an AdWords account, such as moving ad groups between campaigns, or even moving campaigns between accounts, here are some tips to ease the process. |
Search Engine Watch June 23, 2004 Dana Todd |
Use Caution when Going Broad with Overture and Google Running a pay-per-click (PPC) campaign on Google and Overture can get complicated, especially now that both networks offer different types of keyword matching options when placing bids. Here's how to avoid trouble and maximize your campaign's effectiveness. |
Search Engine Watch October 13, 2008 David Szetela |
Reading the Tea Leaves: Interpreting Keyword Reports Once enough data has accumulated, it's important to run reports and take action based on the data. But what do all those numbers mean, and how should we make adjustments to improve PPC campaign performance? |
Search Engine Watch September 3, 2009 Melissa Mackey |
PPC Integration: Integrating PPC with SEO, Part 2 Marketing silos aren't inherently bad, as long as there is communication. Sharing research and results between PPC and SEO teams will help improve both channels. |
Search Engine Watch July 28, 2009 Herndon Hasty |
Of PPC and PBJ: Combining PPC and SEO Effectively, Part 1 When search engine optimization and pay-per-click search ads work together, both can improve -- if it's done well. SEO's thick and salty "peanut butter" should form a strong base for PPC's "grape jelly" to form an unstoppable search/sandwich force, right? |
Search Engine Watch March 16, 2009 Ron Jones |
Setting up PPC Campaigns 101, Part 1 Are you starting a pay-per-click search advertising campaign and want to get everything set up for optimal efficiency? Or have you started a PPC campaign and realized that you're in over your head? Here's a step-by-step process for setting up PPC campaigns. |
Search Engine Watch May 7, 2008 Eric Enge |
The Top 3 Reasons PPC Lead Gen Campaigns Miss Volume Targets - Part 2 Understanding how to analyze keywords using a waterfall analysis can give you a great deal of insight into what's happening with your campaign, and bring a sharp focus to the nature of the opportunities available to you. |
Search Engine Watch July 14, 2008 David Szetela |
Creating PPC Campaigns: the 'Live or Die' Settings Think you know the right way to set up a new PPC campaign? Paying close attention to the details many advertisers miss can position you for success and help you avoid common pitfalls. |
Search Engine Watch August 22, 2008 Gregg Stewart |
6 Tips for Aligning Your National, Local SEM Efforts The volume of local searches continues growing, which means national-level search advertisers must develop strategic plans for incorporating local search into their national search programs. The benefit: lower cost leads with higher conversation rates. |
Search Engine Watch November 25, 2008 Mark Jackson |
Keyword Research for Search Engine Optimization All your SEO efforts will be in vain if you haven't spent enough time focused on which keywords you want to target. |
Search Engine Watch April 27, 2010 Jeremy Hull |
Paid Search Management: Campaign Organization, Part 1 Budgeting is one of the most important factors in your paid search campaigns. Here's how to drive maximum results. Part one of two. |
Search Engine Watch September 3, 2010 Rob Chant |
Small Business and Search: Where's the Return? (Part 2) SMBs generally have relatively tight marketing budgets. Here's how you can quickly figure out when you'll see a return on your SEO or PPC investments. |
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 October 1, 2009 Melissa Mackey |
PPC Integration: Integrating PPC with Offline Marketing, Part 3 Make the most of those offline marketing dollars by including PPC in your marketing mix. You may not be able to match your offline message exactly in PPC, but there are some best practices. |
Search Engine Watch September 22, 2008 David Szetela |
PPC Bidding Strategies: Prudence vs. Aggressiveness When it comes to PPC bids, should you start low and build up? Or start high and come down? As with many things, the right strategy for your company depends on your situation and objectives. |
Search Engine Watch May 24, 2010 Josh McCoy |
Breaking the Single Keyword Obsession in SEO Campaigns Structuring a site to be SEO-friendly, as well as reinforcing a keyword theme in your content strategy that greatly expands the broad term desired, should result in great rankings for competitive terms. |
Search Engine Watch January 23, 2009 David Szetela |
Google Conversion Optimizer: The Best-Kept Secret in PPC? Google quietly added Conversion Optimizer to every advertiser's AdWords account a few months ago. In a nutshell, it regulates keyword-level bids, promising to deliver as many conversions as possible, at or below a cost-per-conversion you specify. |
Search Engine Watch January 4, 2011 Ryan Woolley |
How to Structure an AdWords Account -- A Practical Guide A walk-through of some of the core components in setting up your Google AdWords account, plus tips on particular AdWords features that can help improve your program's performance. |
Search Engine Watch October 29, 2009 Melissa Mackey |
Popular PPC Pitfalls, and How to Prevent Them Three of the most common search advertising pitfalls can be avoided. Here's how. |
Search Engine Watch December 15, 2008 Ron Jones |
Keyword Discovery 101, Part 2 Our keyword discovery quest continues, with a focus on analyzing and refining your initial keyword list. We'll also look at some of the keyword tools on the Internet, some of which might help you with this process. |
Search Engine Watch July 21, 2010 Joseph Kerschbaum |
Details on How the Yahoo/MSN Merger Will Affect Your PPC Campaign Latest update and tips on the upcoming merger, plus what it means for your adCenter and Yahoo PPC accounts. |
Search Engine Watch June 27, 2008 Chris Boggs |
SEO Basics: Effective Iterative Keyword Research in 2008 The value of any SEO effort lies in the keywords you choose. It's really that simple -- you can't overestimate the importance of strong keyword research. |
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 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? |
Search Engine Watch September 30, 2010 Melissa Mackey |
Using AdWords Segments To Increase PPC ROI A new and little-known feature called Segments can take your campaign performance to the next level. Here's how. |
Search Engine Watch March 30, 2011 Duncan Parry |
Easier Negative Keyword Management in AdWords Google introduced a useful addition to AdWords that potentially makes managing negative keywords across multiple campaigns a lot easier. Here's how to get the most out of them. |
Search Engine Watch December 20, 2010 Alex Cohen |
A 10 Day Plan to Overhaul Your PPC Campaigns, Part 2 There have been many changes to paid search this year. Here are some tips on how to get started with targeting display ads above the fold, migrating to modified broad match, and testing click-to-call. |
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 November 10, 2010 Joseph Kerschbaum |
How General Keywords Can Influence Brand-Related PPC Purchases Which search queries are leading users to make a purchase? The search funnel reports within AdWords can provide deeper insights into your account's performance. |
Search Engine Watch September 29, 2008 David Szetela |
Judging PPC Performance: Focus on Conversions Knowing how and when to make decisions about your PPC campaign's keyword and ad performance can make or break your campaign. Just remember that almost every action you take to improve your PPC ad campaign should be based on conversion data. |
Search Engine Watch August 4, 2009 Carrie Hill |
Targeting your Search Advertising for Success Running successful search advertising campaigns can be a tricky pursuit. Anyone can do it, but being careful and educated about what you're doing is important to seeing a return on your investment. |
Search Engine Watch January 21, 2011 Joseph Kerschbaum |
Automate Your AdWords Management with Automated Rules, Part 1 This new, extremely powerful AdWords feature can automate your campaign optimization, saving you time and improving your campaign's results. Here's how to get the most out of Automated Rules. |
Search Engine Watch April 22, 2011 Ryan Woolley |
Paid Search Fire Drills: Common Oversights, Harsh Consequences Make your life a little easier by avoiding these three paid search emergencies associated with keyword insertion, use of broad match, and attribution. |
Search Engine Watch February 2, 2010 Herndon Hasty |
Selling Search up the Chain: Money & Traffic Looking to start a search campaign quickly? Make your case by focusing on the money and traffic that can be gained. |
Search Engine Watch July 12, 2010 Ray Comstock |
The Challenges of Measuring SEO Success, Part 1 Some of the most common challenges of reporting on SEO performance, plus solutions. First of a three-part series. |
Search Engine Watch January 7, 2010 Jason Tabeling |
Five Paid Search Resolutions for 2010 Here are five things you should consider doing to improve your paid search campaigns this year, and why they're important. |
Search Engine Watch February 18, 2011 Rob Chant |
Why SEOs Shouldn't Fixate on Keyword Rankings Focusing only on where you rank for a small group of keywords is a bad investment for many reasons. Some tips on how to diversify your efforts. |
Search Engine Watch July 21, 2008 David Szetela |
PPC Keyword Sets: Words to the Wise Keyword lists are the bedrock of a successful pay per click ad campaign. Learn how to get started assembling lists that pack the most powerful advertising punch. |