WordStream Updates Its Free Google AdWords Performance Grader: Now With Mobile And Automatic 30-Day Reporting

WordStream has released a revamp of its AdWords Performance Grader, the instant AdWords account auditing tool, now dubbed AdWords Grader Plus. WordStream says the free tool, launched in August 2011, has already been used to analyze accounts representin…

What’s In Your SEM Toolbox? I’ll Show You Mine…

A question I get asked pretty often is, “What tools do you use for managing paid search ad campaigns?” I love this question, especially when there are other paid search managers within earshot. Everyone’s got their favorite tools and everyone wants to add their two cents’…

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Mastering PPC: Ad Extension Basics, Part 1

What are Ad Extensions? Ad extensions are additional features that show with text ads on the SERPs. Ad Extensions are optional features on Google AdWords (google.com) and Bing Ads (bing.com and yahoo.com).  Ad Extensions are not available on search partners. Ad Extensions are most often shown with ads in high positions (usually 1-3) but can […]

AdProof PPC Ad Copy Testing Platform Aims To Speed Up Testing Through Crowdsourcing

Ad copy testing is one of the foundation blocks of PPC campaign optimization. Yet, as any PPC manager knows, it can be laborious, time-intensive, money-consuming, or take eons to get enough data to make a call and move onto the next test. Jonathan Nels…