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Amongst a holiday season of innovation and addition in the PPC world, Bing Ads recently announced the reincarnation of image extensions in search ads. Although previously introduced and eventually discontinued within AdWords, Bing Ads will now offer advertisers the ability to increase clicks and grab attention via complimentary images. Image Ad Extensions within Bing enables advertisers to display…

We all know the classic saying, “Teamwork makes the dream work” and it couldn’t be truer for marketing. Ensuring that your marketing channels are cooperating to create a cohesive message is one of the cornerstones of effective branding for your business. PPC marketing is fraught with reminders that congruence is key. These reminders vary from Quality Score (a metric…

How are you going to manage your creative process? Ultimately, potential customers are interacting with your creative assets. Response is directly tied to how deep this interaction is. How are you going to manage your creative process? This important question must be considered, answered, and decisively acted upon in order to have a successful paid search program. Consistently…

This week, we here at PPC Hero are all about overcoming PPC's (and life's) many challenges. For me, those challenges usually encompass policy problems, reporting, training questions, the looming threat of a surprise webinar, and battling the nine-headed hydra that is the Google Display Network. So to help you in your own struggles with Google's expansive placement network, I've compiled…

The Basics of PPC PPC (pay-per-click) marketing is a form of online advertising in which advertisers accrue costs when users click their ads. Advertisers bid on keywords and audience types, which a search engine matches to user search queries and predefined lists, and then displays ads. PPC is used for all types of campaign goals, including: Increasing…

Often new products come through Google and Bing and suddenly the PPC blogosphere is ablaze with chatter. Enhanced campaigns, extended sitelinks, Search Companions, Remarketing Lists for Search Ads, and scores more have been the subject of conversations over the past few years. A shortcoming however, is the follow up to these features. We know how to set them up, and…

Segmenting search and display campaigns is a basic best practice that we are taught as PPC fledglings. However, I am guilty of having a campaign or two that targets both “Search & Display Networks”. I can give you a list of excuses. The campaign is hitting goals, it doesn’t spend much or there have been other parts of the account…

To most folks, finding (non-Remarketing) success on the Display Network can be an elusive goal. This vast conglomeration of partner sites can, without proper management and restraint, place your paid advertisements in front of just about anyone, anywhere. They'll usually spend a lot of money in the process, too. However, with a consistent approach and careful eye towards efficiency, you…

Targeting a relevant audience is essential for PPC ads. Whether in the Search or Display Network, considerable time and attention is taken to ensure you are reaching an appropriate audience. A while back, Google introduced a new method to help determine uninterested viewers. In July 2012, Google ushered in a new tool to mute certain ads on the Display Network, using…

Google has developed a new ad format called ‘Engagement Ads’. The purpose of these ads is to provide an interactive way for users to engage with your brand. Google recognizes that branding is a different marketing objective than direct response, so instead of paying a cost-per-click, they developed a pricing model called CPE (cost per engagement). Measuring and setting cost…