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New Year, New Look for Google for Advertisers

cgseo — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:03:00 +0000

The New Year festivities have come and gone, and it's now time to return to the daily grind. To add a little color to the January doldroms, we're pleased to share the newly redesigned Google for Advertisers - the central destination for advertisers and their agency partners to understand what it is Google does for advertising. So what has changed? One big change is the homepage where we now illustrate how Google's tools work together to support the entire value chain of marketing, from insights to creative to media to measurement and optimization . We've been calling these areas of focus the "marketing cycle" and we hope it's a clear and lasting way to help advertisers and agencies make sense of how everything they're working on fits with everything we're working on. Beyond the new homepage, we added fresh content like our video overview of the Google Content Network and ways to stay up-to-date through twitter, trainings and quick videos. Because we work with partners from around the globe, we're working hard to translate the site into additional languages and create locally-relevant content in other parts of the world. To kick off this effort, we're pleased to introduce our first localized site - Google for Advertisers UK . To check out the new sites, please visit Google.com/advertisers or Google.co.uk/advertisers . Happy New Year! Posted by Oliver Deighton, Business Marketing

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Kick off 2010 training with ThinkTravel webinar

cgseo — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:52:00 +0000

To kick off the New Year, we're pleased to bring you the next installment in the Think[Industry] webinar series; this webinar will highlight new Google and Compete research on the role the online channel plays in cruise bookers' shopping processes. On Tuesday, January 19, 2010, Google and Compete will present results from their study into how shoppers research and book cruises, as well as when and how cruisers use search as part of their online travel research, using in-depth online behavioral analysis and data from a recent survey of online cruise shoppers. The webinar will cover: Which offline and online resources shoppers use in their cruise research process How much online content cruise shoppers consume before booking How search impacts likelihood to book How queries evolve as shoppers move closer to booking How search engine usage intensifies when shoppers are ready to book Date: Tuesday, January 19th at 10amPST / 12pmCST / 1pmEST Register here Posted by Veronica San Luis, Travel Marketing Manager

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Pay Per Click Advertising – “Must Know” Secrets For Successful PPC

cgseo — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 16:19:55 +0000

This is the final part of the mini-series on successful PPC campaigns. See my previous two articles on the topic. This article will sum up what is important with your pay per click campaigns and provide a few extra tips. To sum up: 1) Set a daily budget limit. If you don’t do this, it’s very easy for things to get expensive and out of control. 2) Use keywords related to major keywords. This is especially useful in campaigns where you have a lot of competition, such as with annuities or real estate. Find major keywords and “tack on” to them, e.g. “how to find the best real estate deal” is an example if your niche is real estate. 3) Focus on conversions, NOT clicks. Clicks are good only if your conversion rate is worth noting. Forget how many clicks you get and focus on increasing your conversion rates from the clicks. 4) Make sure your ad and landing page match. The ad headline and body should match where you are taking your visitors. If they don’t, you’ll have some ticked off visitors, you’ll waste money and time, and the search engines can penalize your listing with a lower ranking. 5) Test, test, test your ads. The money is in optimization. You optimize by testing dozens, or HUNDREDS of campaigns. Change each piece using the scientific method – one piece at a time. This method takes time but is well worth the investment. One small change can mean the difference between a 1% or 10% conversion. Change the body of the ad, test this as well. You can even test URLs to see if one pulls more than the other. Along the same lines, no PPC campaign can ever be successful without a properly optimized landing page. Your PPC campaign has managed to grab your prospect’s attention, and your landing page’s job is to keep it. Test your landing page against the ppc ad by changing headlines, sub-headlines, the body, even placement of graphics and video. I will go over aspects of a successful landing page in future posts. Other points to consider: 6) Create multiple campaigns and ad groups. This is in line with testing and optimization. When you create ad groups and chunk it down into multiple campaigns, you have more ability to track which ones are yielding the best results. Google and Yahoo both have analytics code you can upload to your website to track conversions and the general flow of traffic through your site. I’ll be more detailed on this aspect later on, but for now, know that the more campaigns, groups and ads you have, the better (generally speaking), because you have much more variety and grounds for testing. 7) Measure your budget and ROI (return on investment) to see if your campaign has been profitable, breaking even or not profitable. Typically, I’ll abandon a campaign if my leads cost more than $12. I will go much more into ROI in another post. There we have it – a nice, basic rundown of PPC mastery. There is much more to it. If you want to learn more, visit the link in the signature section. Wolf Benedict is an established home-based entrepreneur who coaches people on how to make money online. “Want to Start a Business? Do it the RIGHT Way With Training, Support, and Know-how” http://www.30daymarketing.com?t=articlesbasePPC3 Article Source: http://www.articlesbase.com/ppc-advertising-articles/pay-per-click-advertising-must-know-secrets-for-successful-ppc-1688424.html

New ways to optimize Content Network campaigns

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:40:00 +0000

We are often asked about how to maximize the ROI from Content Network campaigns. What type of targeting should I use? How many keywords and ad groups should I have? How can I develop effective creatives? Behind the scenes of many new product introductions this year, we have developed a set of best practices to answer some of these questions for you. Recently introduced as part of a new initiative called Optimization University, these are now available to everyone through a series of 6 videos and the Getting Started guide . The guide and videos provide a conceptual walk-through and product demos of major steps in executing a Content Network campaign. campaign setup best practices creative appropriate ad groups selecting effective keywords developing high impact ad creative bidding strategies conversion tracking and tweaking for ROI Along with simple tips and tricks to improve ROI, we also go over several tools, such as Wonder Wheel , Keyword Tool and Conversion Tracking , that help you be more efficient with the process. The recommendations are based on our analysis of thousands of campaigns, successful and unsuccessful ones, to understand what works and what doesn't. They are easy enough for you to start applying them to your campaigns today. If you're starting a new Content Network campaign, watch the first video below; you may find it to be particularly valuable. ( click here to view video ) And you can always bookmark the playlist or find all the latest videos on our YouTube channel . Posted by Aman Govil, Product Marketing Manager, Google Content Network

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Four things agencies should know about site testing

cgseo — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:10:00 +0000

The beginning of the year is a great time to take a step back and to re-evaluate marketing plans for your clients. Of course, one key ingredient in a successful marketing plan is the website. Over the next couple of months, the Google Agency Team will be blogging about how you can work with your clients to review their website and landing page performance for 2010. Today, we'll discuss how site testing can benefit both you and your clients. 1. Testing is good for PPC management agencies Whether you specialize solely in pay-per-click management or you also help your clients with website design, the creation and optimization of landing pages for the best possible user experience will help you achieve your performance goals. We've all seen this situation before: you've already worked exhaustively to ensure that your search marketing efforts are bringing in relevant traffic, but are still not seeing conversion results. The reason? The current format and messaging on the site does little to retain even the most qualified traffic. Remember that doubling your conversion rate is essentially the same as doubling your traffic at your current conversion rate. (click here to view image) If you're a design shop, establishing a strong culture of testing will also bring great benefits. As with PPC campaigns, it's best to consistently monitor current site performance and then optimize based on data. Even if you've designed the site yourself, there's no way to predict exactly how it will perform and as a result, there will always be an opportunity for incremental improvements. Build these expectations in with your design clients. Consider also that market and visitor expectations change frequently (e.g. holidays and the recession). The beauty of testing and re-optimization is that you can address the immediate site issues and help the client adapt to any changing conditions. 2. Testing is good for your clients Often a major concern from clients is the production resources and money necessary to move forward with testing. But it's worth it! We all know we shouldn't judge a book by its cover; but let's face it, first impressions matter, especially on the internet. If users don't like what they see at first glance - even if it's for a superficial reason - they are likely to move on. Explore the possibilities with your client. We have an extensive library of success stories with Google Website Optimizer that showcase some of the increases in conversion rates for businesses that have done landing page testing. Higher conversion rates mean more sales and/or leads at the same cost. If the client already is doing PPC and has an understanding of the opportunities in online marketing, the importance of providing visitors with the right on-site experience for their goals will be easy to demonstrate. Your client will appreciate your expertise in helping to develop this crucial piece of their marketing plan. 3. You likely have the data to identify site problems If your client has web analytics data, you can begin to identify site and landing page weaknesses today. In Google Analytics, the "Content" section houses some of the most useful reports. Start by looking at Top Landing Pages. If the bounce rate of these pages is higher than or close to the site average, you may want to examine possible issues with these pages that would cause a user to leave the client's site. To see if visitors are proceeding down the expected path, set up a funnel if you haven't already to find out if there is kink in the trajectory to conversion (i.e. if visitor volume is dropping off at any point in the process). You can then open your Navigation Summary to see where those visitors are actually exiting out of the funnel. 4. You can test with Google Website Optimizer for free Remember that while Analytics may help identify issues with the site or landing page, a website testing tool can help you find the solution. With Google Website Optimizer, you can quickly set up a A/B or multivariate test. Website Optimizer can work with almost any site infrastructure or type . It's free and easy to get started, and a great way to add value to your existing client services. Be sure to check back soon when we explore more ways to use your Analytics data, industry-specific challenges, and testing strategies. Happy Testing! Posted by Michael Giannotti, Agency Team

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New resource for display advertisers on the Content Network

cgseo — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:55:00 +0000

In the last 18 months or so we have made significant changes to the Google Content Network to deliver better performance for advertisers and agencies and to simplify the process of serving ads across a range of websites. As we roll out more features, we want to make it easy for you to keep up and understand what best fits your needs. To this effect, we've just launched a new Content Network brand channel on YouTube . The site is stockpiled with videos, links and downloads about the full suite of features and solutions on the Content Network. Structured into four key sections, you can learn about various products across the campaign execution cycle and how they help you achieve your various advertising goals. Case studies and research papers from various industries show what the most successful advertisers on the Content Network are doing. And if you need help getting started, please contact us (response times will vary). And last but not the least, we've also introduced a new creative direction for our videos, to add some color and fun. Enjoy the first 5 videos below, and let us know what you think by sharing your comments on YouTube. ( click here to view videos ) And you can always bookmark the playlist . Posted by Aman Govil, Product Marketing Manager, Google Content Network

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Upcoming Webinar: Google Site Search

cgseo — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:15:00 +0000

Last month we shared an update with you on Google Site Search , a hosted search solution that brings on-demand indexing, customizable, ad-free search results, and multiple refinement options to any website's search engine. If you'd like to learn more about Google Site Search, register for an upcoming webinar on Wednesday, December 9 at 10:00 am PST. Visit google.com/sitesearch for more information. Hope to see you there! Posted by Anna Bishop, Enterprise Search Team

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AdWords & Analytics Sessions at SES Chicago

cgseo — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:00:00 +0000

Next week on December 7th and 8th, you can catch presentations by the Google AdWords team at SES Chicago . We'll be offering practical tips on how to quickly improve your search and display ads performance in the following sessions: What's New and Exciting with Google Analytics : the latest tools and reports from our Analytics platform. Getting the Most Out of AdWords Optimization Tools : improve your campaigns with recently added AdWords features like the Opportunities tab, new data segmentation options, and custom alerts. The Next Generation of AdWords Bidding: Conversion Optimizer : learn how the Conversion Optimizer tool can help you achieve double digit percentage increases in conversions without increasing the cost per conversion. Finally, if you want to learn more about AdWords optimization tools, you can also watch a video walkthrough of the improvements we've made to AdWords this year. Ariel Bardin, the lead Product Manager for the AdWords web interface, will take you through the major new features and give you tips on managing your campaigns more efficiently. Posted by Miles Johnson, Inside AdWords Crew [Note: this post has been reprinted from the Inside AdWords Blog ]

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December webinar schedule

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:10:00 +0000

We're pleased to share the current webinar schedule for December 2009, ranging from account security tips to industry research and strategies. The schedule is listed below, and class descriptions can be found on the Google Training site. ThinkHealth - Online Video for Health Marketers Tuesday, December 8th at 10amPST / 12pmCST / 1pmEST Register here Driving Brand Engagement among Social Media Users Tuesday, December 8th at 11amPST / 1pmCST / 2pmEST Register here Google Account Security: Tips & Best Practices Thursday, December 10th at 11amPST / 1pmCST / 2pmEST Registration password: agency1 Register here Google and Compete Present: Refining the Travel Search Process Tuesday, December 15th at 10amPST / 12pmCST / 1pmEST Register here Also, if you missed out on past sessions such as Display Week or the Holiday Webmaster Webinar, be sure to check out on-demand recordings of them here . Posted by Agency Ad Solutions Blog Team

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Choosing the Right PPC Keywords can Make or Break Your MLM PPC Campaign Success

cgseo — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:52:57 +0000

A good PPC keywords campaign can make or break the success of your MLM or Online internet business. When you are starting a new pay per click (PPC) ad campaign, one important element to your financial goal is to first prepare a long list of keywords and phrases that you can target for your niche market. Longtail phrase keywords will almost always out-perform broad based keywords and phrases because the will be less competition. With a PPC ad, you have the option of running multiple campaigns. You can run one for broad keywords, another for the name of your product along with your name for branding purposes, and one that includes variations of long-tail keywords. The first step you should take when selecting keywords is to make a list. Get a pen, a piece of paper and think of all the words or phrases that might describe your niche market. Include your company name, descriptions of your products or services, or anything else you think that your target market might think of when they search for you, your product or your company. It is important that during this step you get into the thinking of your target a market. You want to be able to reach the greatest amount of people with the least amount of keywords, and this means your keywords must be the ones that people are searching for the most. Instead of picking one or two word keywords, choose between six and eight and try selecting longer phrases that people might use who are doing the search. You might find that this strategy will work well for you because many internet marketers don’t know about the power of using the longtail key word phrases. Cars might be a good keyword to use for a broad based PPC ad campaign, but adding a related keyword that makes it more specific (like Antique Cars) will bring you a higher click-through rate. The people who are searching for information related to antique cars would more likely click on an ad that specifies the word antique because cars would be too wide open of a subject. There are some very good software tools available to help you to select the best keywords for your PPC campaign success. A couple of the most used ones are a free tool called Google Adwords keyword tool and WordTracker which comes in a free version and a paid version. These tools will help you find the best keyword match for your campaign and this will also help you the quality of people that will be clicking on your ad. There are other Software programs out there that can also find the spelling variations and mistakes for the keywords you are using in your campaign, something you may not be aware of when you started creating your list. Another trick of the trade that you can use it to visit your competitor’s websites and right-click on the page to View Source this will let you see what key words they are using. You should be able to see a META tag for their keywords and their HTML code. You can copy those words and add it to your list. Always take your time and do a thorough research on the best keywords for your PPC campaign and only choose the ones that the most people are searching for. Track your ads on a daily basis to see how your keywords are performing. If they’re not performing well, pull that ad group and use a different set of keywords. Pay per click campaigns can be an integral part of your internet marketing strategy for your MLM or online business, but you must first have a plan and do your research. Choosing keywords is not an easy process, but if you do it right, it will have huge financial rewards. For more information and PPC Training visit my website. Sandra Essex is a TOP Producing Internet Marketer. She enjoys helping new people learn how to build their MLM Business using the internet. I’m 53 years old and if I can learn these skills anybody can! For more information on how to market your business using the internet visit: http://uniquemillionaires.com visit my Blog: http://sandraessex.com FREE 7-day Video Boot Camp: “Finding Leads without Prospecting” http://uniquemoneymakers.com Article Source: http://www.articlesbase.com/ppc-advertising-articles/choosing-the-right-ppc-keywords-can-make-or-break-your-mlm-ppc-campaign-success-1489214.html

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