Mobile Version / Subscribe / Back Issues / About Us / Contact Us / Advertise

 PPC

Google testing search ads featuring email opt-ins

December 30, 2011

Google is testing an ad unit that would allow consumers to opt in to email newsletters within the ad, according to reports.
 

Effective tips on analytics marketing

July 01, 2011

Brands need to gain the most from their sales and marketing investments, and now more than ever, proving return on investment is the minimum price of entry to unlocking budget. The most surefire way to gain valuable insight into what's working and why is through marketing analytics, the practice of measuring and managing marketing performance to drive maximum ROI.
 

Organic search gains as complement to PPC

May 01, 2011

Marketers have long favored paid search because of its immediacy and measurability, but that preference has begun to shift to organic search, slowly but necessarily, according to industry experts.
 

Best practices for effective keyword research

Adam Scott Riff, GM Search, MediaWhiz January 15, 2011

Incorporating the right keyword search tool into your pay-per-click (PPC) campaign can be a time-saving and cost-effective strategy, but a keyword tool is only as effective as the techniques used in the keyword discovery process.
 

Hyper-flighting: a micro-strategy in 4 steps

Daina Middleton, CEO, Performics November 01, 2010

Direct marketers can generate cost savings, sales volume and more by using micro-strategies to get more granular with media buys.
 

Unconventional wisdom for PPC campaigns

Damir Saracevic, director of interactive, Catalyst July 06, 2009

When I attend conferences and chat with peers, there's consensus regarding best techniques for pay-per-click (PPC) campaign management. After all, if conventional wisdom is most sound, why not repeat it? Instead, I have four unorthodox concepts to share.
 

Technique: How to build the best PPC landing page

June 29, 2009

You've paid for the click and now you need to make the most of it. We asked three experts to share their secrets on how to design the best landing page so that every pay-per-click lead from a search engine turns into a buyer.