Monthly Archives: May 2010

Conversion Tracking – Intermediary Goals

Ideally, when you’re split-testing the performance of your ads, you’d like to pick a winner according to which one best converts to sales. Now if you’re testing with high-volume you can do that. Such as via a big list, CPA … Continue reading

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Google Brand Consistency Is Lost

Last month (April 2010) Google decided to turn on their “Brands” recognition. When you type in specific keywords for items you lose the old leaders of the SERP and gain a whole new breed of stores – the “Big Brand … Continue reading

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100 Days of Twitter Tools #99 Twonvert

Today’s tool is Twonvert. The number in the title has nothing to do with the number of how we determine the quality of the tool. These Twitter tools are just in order as we test them. Twonvert Twitter Tool What … Continue reading

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AdWords Plus Box

This is in a similar spirit as my prior post about Google Checkout (how it increases CTR) Like that, it applies if you have an online store, and do advertising on AdWords. With the additional requirement of having your products … Continue reading

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Short Ads vs More Detail

The tendency, when writing ads, is to use every character possible, in the headline and description lines. It’s often hard enough to even fit what you want within that small amount of room. I’ve had cases where I mentally pat … Continue reading

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