<\/noscript> <\/figure>\nNaturally, if competitors are bidding on your branded terms you don’t want them to have the top spot and steal traffic. Luckily search engines tend to give an advantage to brands. Plus, it’s way cheaper to bid on your brand than it is for competitors to pay to show up for your branded terms.<\/p>\n
What’s the magic tonic that brings ads to life?<\/h1>\n We’ve now covered what PPC is and why it’s important. Let’s now delve into how the PPC magic is created.<\/p>\n
Actually, for most advertising platforms, it’s pretty simple. Each domain (www.yoururl.com) normally has 1 domain per account (more are possible, but not advised). Under this account, there is a campaign. Let’s use bedding as an example. A campaign is composed of a set of ad groups that share a common overall theme, such as “Pillows” or “Blankets.” The ad groups (an ad group contains ads, keywords, and bids) share a budget, targeting based on geographic location, and some other settings. They hold settings like daily budget and ad scheduling. In general, campaigns organize services or products you offer.<\/p>\n
Below the campaign level is the ad group. The ad group level is where product type is distinguished. Using our bedding example one group could contain “Down Blankets” with another one covering “Fleece Blankets.” Specific keywords, ads, and bids fold up into each ad group.<\/p>\n
The final level is ads and keywords themselves. When searched for, the keywords push to an ad. Settings for how exact a search query must be in order for the ad to display can easily be modified by campaign, ad group, or even individual ad, those are called match types.<\/p>\n
Here’s a visual aide to clarify the typical levels of a given account:<\/p>\n <\/noscript> <\/figure>\nRecap<\/h1>\n Here’s a brief reminder in case you opted to scan through this post.<\/p>\n
A. PPC is a 3-part process:<\/p>\n
1. Advertisers create ads and select associated keywords to be displayed in search results<\/p>\n
2. Advertisers set the daily and per-click spend of an ad<\/p>\n
3. Ads are displayed by the search engines when a relevant search matches an advertiser’s select keywords<\/p>\n
B. There are many ways in which ads are displayed by the search engines including traditional, shopping, and site links, to name just a few.<\/p>\n
C. You should care about PPC because it’s a growing and proven method of advertisement, results can be easily quantified, and PPC can help grow and protect your brand name.<\/p>\n
D. Most PPC platforms are set up in the following top-to-bottom fashion:<\/p>\n
Account > Campaign > Ad Group > Ads + Keywords<\/p>\n
Please feel free to share any comments or questions you may have below.<\/p>\n
If you only remember one thing from this now long-winded tutorial it should be that PPC is great and your company should be doing it.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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