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Social PPC: 17 Tips for Successful Ads on Twitter, LinkedIn & Facebook

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It seems only yesterday that “PPC advertising” was synonymous with Google AdWords. Google still dominates search advertising – at last count, it handles roughly two-thirds of all Web search queries , a market share that won’t be decreasing any time soon. Billion with Google in 2013.

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5 Simple PPC Landing Page Changes that May Improve Your Quality Score

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As most PPC advertisers already know, Google’s Quality Score measures what Google perceives to be the quality of your keyword ads. In short, the better your quality score, the lower your cost per click, the more likely someone will see and click on your ad, and the less you’ll pay for that click.

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B2B Display Ads with Demographic Targeting: Why Doesn’t Google Do This?

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The introduction follows on the heels of a similar announcement at September’s Dreamforce conference by Bizo , when they unveiled Bizo Company Targeting , a solution that also allows B2B advertisers to target display ads at prospects within target accounts, say Fortune 1000 companies, or a list of names from within the advertiser’s CRM database.

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7 Tips for a Successful PPC Landing Page

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Where do most paid search (PPC) campaigns succeed or fail? Though it’s typical for marketers to invest more time and legwork in the mechanics of search (keywords, bid strategy, campaign structure), I’d argue that the majority of PPC campaigns are won or lost at the close: the landing page. Write a headline that reflects the ad copy.

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26 Must-Have Negative Keywords for B2B PPC Campaigns

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Success in paid search (PPC) is often defined as generating quality clicks and conversions at the lowest possible cost. In fact, any experienced search marketer will tell you that many of the quickest ways to improve PPC campaign performance fall into the category of eliminating wasteful spending.

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Should You Use the Same Landing Page for Email and Online Ads?

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A client asks: “Can I use the landing page from an email campaign for online ads, say: search or LinkedIn, if it’s promoting the same asset?”. Should You Use the Same Landing Page for Email and Online Ads? Is it a search ad and you know that the reader is looking for information a specific topic? My response: In short: no.

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8 Common LinkedIn Advertising Mistakes

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In a remarkably short time, LinkedIn has grown to become a major player in B2B advertising (at about 20% of total industry spend, according to industry watchers ), quickly rivaling search advertising on Google. Unless your LinkedIn ad performance and ROI continues to hold steady, plan on introducing a new ad at least once a month.