Winning Results with Google AdWords, Second Edition

by Andrew Goodman

Overview

Run a Profitable Google AdWords Campaign

Reach millions of targeted new customers at the precise moment they're looking for the products and services you're selling with help from this hands-on guide. Winning Results with Google AdWords, Second Edition reveals the latest strategies for writing successful ads, selecting and grouping specific keywords, increasing conversion rates, and maximizing online sales. You'll also learn how to expand your ad distribution, test and tweak your ads, track results, and much more. Find out how boost visibility and increase profits with a Google AdWords campaign!

• Create strategic groups of ads and keywords
• Understand Google's Quality Score ad ranking system and quality-based bidding
• Use the keyword tool to your advantage
• Develop a successful bidding strategy
• Write, test, and refine winning ads
• Filter out inappropriate prospects
• Expand proven ad campaigns
• Measure success using Google Analytics and other methods
• Increase conversion rates

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071595742
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	10/22/2007
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	400
File size:	7 MB

About the Author

Andrew Goodman is principal of Page Zero Media, a marketing agency which focuses on maximizing clients' paid search marketing campaigns. He is the author of the first edition of this book.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I: The Paid Search Opportunity
Chapter 1. How Big Is This Market? The Rapid Rise of Paid Search
Chapter 2. A #21 Billion Aferthought: How Google Entered the Advertising Market
Part II: How to Play the AdWords Game
Chapter 3. First Principles for Reaching Customers Through AdWords
Chapter 4. Setting Up Ad Groups
Chapter 5. How Google Ranks Ads: Quality-Based Bidding
Chapter 6. Big-Picture Planning and Making the Case to the Boss
Part III: Intermediate-Level Strategies
Chapter 7. Keyword Selection and Bidding: Tapping into Powerful AdWords Features
Chapter 8. Writing Winning Ads
Chapter 9. Expanding Your Ad Distribution: Opportunities and Pitfalls
Part IV: Winning the AdWords Game: Advanced Issues
Chapter 10. Measuring Success: A "What's Changed" Report
Chapter 11. Increasing Online Conversion Rates
Chapter 12. Online Targeting 1995-2015: Fast Start, Exciting Future
Index