9
articles
2010–2013
on Search Engine Watch
PPC
most covered
Author

Thi Thumasathit

2013

PPC

Why Negative Keywords are an Absolute Necessity in Your PLA Campaign

Are you maximizing your return on spend in PLA campaigns with negative keywords? Here's why negative keywords should be a…

23 Jul 2013

2012

PPC

Google AdWords Policies Crack Down on the Use of DKI & ‘Buy’ in Ads

We don't yet know how strictly Google will enforce this new policy demanding “meaningful ad text,” but we know Google…

23 Oct 2012

PPC

Head vs. Long Tail Keywords Analyzed: Impressions, Clicks, Conversions & Profitability

An analysis of about 1.5 million keywords over six months across multiple clients, campaigns, and verticals reveals how many impressions,…

04 Oct 2012

PPC

How to Make Call to Actions More Effective

CTAs tend to perform differently across verticals –there is not a one-size fits-all approach for selecting the highest performers. Keeping…

30 Aug 2012

PPC

Capturing Unrealized Revenue Through Keyword Order Analysis

Can secondary keyword phrases produce revenue and a similar profitability as primary keyword phrases? We analyze 78,000 primary keyword phrases…

10 Aug 2012

2011

PPC

The Challenge of Parenting Single-Keyword Ad Groups

Here's how advertisers can provide "only-child"-style attention to all of their keywords, customized, highly relevant ad copy, and landing pages…

02 Feb 2011

2010

PPC

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…

14 Dec 2010

Analytics

Broad Match: Desperately Seeking Cinderella

Solely utilizing broad match can return the equivalent of a long line of ugly stepsisters -- and channel the real…

16 Nov 2010

Analytics

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…

19 Oct 2010