Category Archives: Quality Score

Reviewing AdCenter’s Recent Improvements

Posted on March 26, 2012 by

Last week, Search Engine Land reported that Microsoft is rolling out quite a few improvements to their AdCenter product. And that’s great! I love using AdCenter for PPC, but I feel like they’re light years behind Google in terms of … Continue reading →

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How To Show Your Competitor’s Trademark In Your PPC Ads

Posted on March 19, 2012 by

Last month, ProFlowers got into a bit of trouble when it was revealed that they were showing PPC ads indicating local florists were sold out for Valentine’s Day. This is such a magnificent piece of douchebaggery that I think it … Continue reading →

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How To Increase CTR And Why You Should Do It

Posted on March 5, 2012 by

This week, I want to explore one of the most basic metrics of PPC marketing – click-through rate (CTR). The basic formula is your total clicks divided by total impressions. Some folks over-analyze their CTR, and some folks ignore it … Continue reading →

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Fixing AdWords Quality Score Issues (Part 4 of 4)

Posted on December 19, 2011 by

Note: this is the fourth part of a four part series detailing how to improve AdWords quality score issues at each level of your account. Check out part 1 here, part 2 here, and part 3 here. In this final … Continue reading →

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Fixing AdWords Quality Score Issues (Part 3 of 4)

Posted on December 12, 2011 by

Note: this is the second part of a four part series detailing how to improve AdWords quality score issues at each level of your account. Check out part 1 here and part 2 here. This week in the “Fixing AdWords … Continue reading →

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