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Insight16 September 2011

PPC Optimisation Tips | Digital Clicks Blog

What is PPC Optimisation? PPC (Pay Per Click) optimisation can be an effective way for companies to advertise and market their messages to prospective customers within 70 characters or so. This limit in length has forced advertising agencies to be more creative with their marketing strategies and convey their messages directly and successfully. The success rate is measured by an increase in clicks; conversions equal money.

Bidding by Match Type To ensure that the costs behind your campaigns are working efficiently and to their maximum potential, invest some time in thoughtful match-type bidding. There are two types of bidding: explicit and implicit. The difference between the two is relatively simple; one is more cost-effective compared to the other in the long run, but which?Explicit bidding is when you only allow specific match types to each keyword (the exact, phrase, and broad bid). Bidding only on these specific matches’ means that adCenter cannot imply bids from other match types. Implicit bidding (also known as bid inheritance) allows bids to be passed or implied, and therefore you are paying the same amount whether someone types in keywords that match your phrase bid or your broad bid. Explicit bidding is more likely to benefit your company yet is currently the lesser used of the two. Implicit bidding appeals to the majority of advertisers because it gives the impression that you have covered a wide range of audiences by using broad phrases, whilst in effect inadvertently compiling all companies that are also using implicit bidding into competition with each other and benefiting those using explicit bidding.

Tips to advance your optimisation To get more traffic to your site, the kind of traffic that you want and need to increase your sales can be difficult when starting with PPC but can be extremely valuable in increasing your online presence. By using PPC, you will reach more customers, can easily create and edit online ad campaigns, raise conversion rates, and, from researching the results of these campaigns, be able to identify the keywords and demographics, relate to your target audience, and increase their presence on your website.

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