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The test matrix is your roadmap for executing PPC tests – it becomes a living record of all the tests you’ve done. By following a systematic approach to ad testing with a testing matrix, you’ll give yourself the best chance at great ROI from PPC.
Active View lets advertisers reserve inventory on the Google Display Network and pay only for those that meet the Interactive Advertising Bureau’s proposed standard of at least 50 percent of an ad being visible onscreen for one second or longer.
Has search lost its luster? Global search spending continues to grow, but costs-per-click (CPC) may be stagnating, according to Kenshoo's Global Search Advertising Trends report.
ComScore data shows that some 47 million U.S. searchers can be found exclusively on the Yahoo Bing Network, not on Google. Additionally, these searchers unique to the Yahoo Bing Network spend 30 percent more than the average Google searcher.
Product listing ads can be deceptively easy to set up, but there are still simple steps to take to make the most of them. Here are some of the simplest things you can do when it comes to bidding and optimizing your PLAs to maximize your returns.
To truly make PLAs a win, use semantic optimization to better position the products in your feed to match actual consumer intent and make the most of your creative. This will help generate a greater return overall on your marketing dollars.
Google has announced that it will wind down its Affiliate Network over the next few months to focus on newer CPA tools. Google's exit could be good news for competitive affiliate networks and affiliate program management companies.
Search ad revenues once again broke records in 2012. Search remained the revenue leader at $16.9 billion, accounting for 46 percent of all Internet advertising revenue, although this figure doesn't even include mobile search ads in the IAB's report.
In trying to be more like AdWords, Bing Ads has mostly reached parity with AdWords. Importing campaigns into Bing Ads can now be done in a matter of minutes, not days. And search campaigns running on the Yahoo Bing Network often yield better ROAS.
Need help getting started with Google Shopping? This series of six videos explains Google Shopping data feed best practices, reasons why you might not want to list on Google Shopping, and how to troubleshoot issues with your PLAs, and more.
Mobile and tablet campaigns will soon be included with desktop. How will this impact your results? This mobile vs. desktop PPC performance snapshot comparison provides helpful guidance on how to enhance your mobile campaign integration strategy.
Another year of busted brackets, bets runs rampant, and anxious fans glued to NCAA college basketball action is in the books. So how did searches for each team and for the event as a whole change for the duration of the March Madness season?
Click fraud still occurs in paid search, and at some level always will. However, the engines do a solid job at monitoring the problem. The issue for search marketers is to ensure the metrics don't go out of whack from a normal level of variance.
Most people don't search for a solution to their problem until something triggers them to do something about whatever pain or longing they've been suffering. By understanding these common search triggers, you can make your paid search ads stand out.
Paul Feng from Google AdWords made a few key announcements during Hero Conf this week in Austin, Texas. In addition to Google's news, leaders in pay-per-click marketing shared top tips on topics from retargeting, to product ads, to PPC abroad.
Ad copy testing is one of the staples of good SEM agencies. "Test and test often" is a bit of wisdom you'll hear over and over in the field. But do you know exactly what you're testing? Can you really trust the results? In most cases, no, you can't.
The Google Display Network can generate great results. However, with so much impression inventory, it’s also possible to generate a lot of spend with a poor ROI. Don't crash and burn! Here's how to establish a solid campaign structure foundation.
AdWords is the logical first choice for paid search advertisers for its superior impressions and click-through rates. However, YBN’s advantages – lower CPCs and CPMs and less competition for ad position – offer a ripe, incremental opportunity.
Real-time bidding (RTB) extends the bidding process that makes SEM so efficient to the display world. It allows marketers to target users by buying display banners available in ad exchanges in real time. Here are five critical points about RTB.
When Google AdWords ceases to be a Wonka-esque mystery machine and instead matures into a transparent pipe through which messages travel from merchant to market, what’s at the ends of the pipe will become far more important than the pipe itself.
