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Page Zero Speaking Engagement: SMX Milan 2013

Page Zero founder Andrew Goodman will speak at the following sessions at SMX Milan on November 1, 2013: Amazing Paid Search Tactics & Tools Fast and Easy SEA Analytics Forget What You Know About SEA – Best Practices Debate Come by and say “ciao” to Andrew! See Full Agenda & Buy

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5 PPC Iterations You Ignore at Your Peril

Andrew Goodman shares five typical PPC tactics you can’t afford to ignore and suggestions on how you’ll have to iterate once you get them running. Monty Python dropped a cookie in 1979, so unfortunately, I have to give them 100% credit for the all-important nugget of wisdom, “Blessed are the

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Is Your SEM Focus Too Conservative?

In the evolutionary struggle for business survival, it’s vital to adapt. “If all you do at work is hope to survive, your day can’t be much fun.” In the underappreciated “Survival Is Not Enough: Why Smart Companies Abandon Worry and Embrace Change,” Seth Godin expounds on the concept of the

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Your Company’s Looming Traffic Problem

A growth strategy trumps a narrow ranking strategy in a no-growth environment. Among a wide variety of insightful catchphrases you’ll hear from conversion optimization guru Bryan Eisenberg is: “You don’t have a traffic problem. You have a conversion problem!” I always cheer when I hear my friend say this, but

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12 Hidden Pitfalls in PPC Campaign Automation

A completely automated approach to marketing will cause your analytical abilities and corporate capabilities to atrophy, so getting the mix right is important. In a previous column, I discussed how limiting your exposure to “small stressors” and trial-and-error testing can lead to corporate fragility. This can be what happens when

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Correcting Common Google AdWords Mistakes (Pubcon)

Currently, paid search comprises about 15 percent of ad spending for businesses in the U.S., and it will continue to grow. Campaign setting mistakes, keyword mistakes, ad copy mistakes and landing page mistakes are all areas where your PPC campaigns can likely be repaired and improved. Continue reading at Pubcon

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Speaking Engagement: 2013 SES Toronto Conference

Make plans to meet Page Zero founder Andrew Goodman, Vice President of Findability Cory Kleinschmidt and several other members of the PZ team at the Search Engine Strategies Toronto conference in June. Andrew Goodman will speak during the “PPC Strategy Deep Drive” session (Track 3) at 2 pm Thursday, June 13, 2013.

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7 Landing Page Tests You Can Run Tomorrow (Search Engine Land)

For many years, I’ve been participating in sessions/panels in which I critique PPC landing pages volunteered by audience members. As crowds go wild for this type of session, I’ve decided to use this space to focus on effective landing page elements and provide several examples thereof. Continue reading on Search Engine Land

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