Archive for the ‘Pay Per Click’ Category

AdWords Updates Structured Snippets Headers and Adds Language Options

Google quietly rolled out a few updates to the AdWords Structured Snippets ad extension recently. These changes took the form of adding a new “Models” Header, removing the Black Friday and Cyber Monday options, and adding Languages to choose from.

Google AdWords Sunsetting Social Ad Extensions on December 10th

Google is retiring the AdWords Social Ad Extension used to enhance search ads with Google+ annotation data after 4 years in use.

PPC for Content Marketing – Initiatives that Increase Reach, Engagement and Conversions

  I was recently in Dallas, Texas for the State of Search conference put on by DFW SEM to give a talk on using pay per click advertising for promoting content. My presentation is titled “The PPC Advantage for Content Marketing – Initiatives that Increase Audience Reach and Conversions “.

Google AdWords Turns 15 Years Old. Happy Birthday!

Today is milestone day for Google AdWords as it turns 15. The little engine that could, definitely did. And in a big way as Google is the largest search engine and has one of the most powerful ad networks around. Google even created an Infographic to commemorate the occasion. You can scroll down to see […]

The Complete Guide to Google AdWords Structured Snippets Ad Extensions

Structured Snippets Guide Table of Contents Preface and Launch Notes How To Find Structured Snippets The Makeup of a Structured Snippet – Headers – Values – Device Preference – Start/End Dates and Scheduling Account, Campaign & Ad Group Level Running Multiple Structured Snippets & Order Priority Examples Review Process Time-frame Final Thoughts Preface For the […]

New Keywords Tab Segmentation Showing in Google AdWords Accounts

  +Finally. “Finally”. [Finally]! It appears that after years of providing a clunky and unintuitive keyword segmentation experience, that the Google AdWords Keyword Tab is, yes, finally getting a much needed usability facelift. We spotted a different layout this week in a new client account that streamlines access to the different keyword reports that most […]

First Tweets from 57 PPC Authorities – #HeroConf 2015 Edition

  In honor of #ppcchat and one of my favorite conferences, I thought we’d take a look at how some of my favorite people got started on Twitter. I don’t think I really need to say more, so just take a stroll down Twitter memory lane… 57 First Tweets

Top 25 Most Influential PPC Experts of 2014

  PPC Hero just published their yearly “Top 25 Most Influential PPC Experts” list for 2014. Congratulations to our very own James Svoboda for making the list again at #15 this year. Up 1 from #16 last year.

PPC Bidding Strategies: from Foundational to Flexible

  This week I have the honor of presenting at the HeroConf in Austin, TX in the “More or Less: Flexible Bidding Strategies” session. My presentation for this session is entitled “PPC Bidding Strategies: from Foundational to Flexible“. Here is the full powerpoint presentation for you to reference. I hope you enjoy it!   View […]

Creating Linear Models that Lead to Successful PPC Campaigns

Last week I had the honor of presenting at the SEMpdx’s SearchFest in Portland, Oregon in the “#Fail Free PPC” session. My presentation for this session was entitled “Creating Linear Models that Lead to Successful PPC Campaigns“. Here is the full powerpoint presentation for you to reference. I hope you enjoy it!   View this […]