How to Outsmart Your PPC Competition

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How to Outsmart Your PPC Competition Jon Lisbin Founder Maria Nikishyna Sr. Client Manager December 16th, 2009

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http://www.pointit.com - This presentation covers the elements of piloting a successful PPC campaign while getting ahead of your competitors. You'll learn how to bid on branded terms, trademark policy issues, and tools we recommend.

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How to Outsmart Your PPC Competition

Jon Lisbin – Founder

Maria Nikishyna – Sr. Client Manager

December 16th, 2009

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Presentation Agenda About Point It

• Launched in April 2002

• Seattle’s largest independent search marketing firm

• PPC & SEO

• 12 team members, 40+ yrs of SEM experience

• Servicing clients across all verticals and revenue models

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Presentation Agenda Competitive Intelligence

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• Bidding on Branded Terms: Yours and Theirs

• Google, Yahoo, Bing Trademark Policies

• Whitehat, grayhat, blackhat PPC

• Tools we recommend

Presentation Agenda Today’s Agenda

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Why bid on your branded terms?

• Drive other listings lower on the page

• Ensure you have the correct messaging

• Drive traffic to the right landing page

• Capture misspells

• Avoid Affiliate Arbitrage

• Branded terms are usually cheap

Presentation Agenda Your Branded Terms

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Presentation Agenda Branded Terms - Mispells

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Presentation Agenda Search Engine Trademark Policies

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How Does it Look?

Organic results Paid Results

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Do you want their branded terms?

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What your competitors may do

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Google Local

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Blackhat PPC Examples

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Presentation Agenda Competitive Tools

Coverage & Rank

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Presentation Agenda Competitive Tools

Budget Comparison

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PPC VS SEO

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Spyfu KW Overlap

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Spyfu KW Overlap

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Presentation Agenda Competitive Insights

Compete.com

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Compete.com

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Google Apps for Salesforce

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GA Network Location Report

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GA Network Location Report

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Free Tools

Google and Yahoo Alerts – Competitor insights that you may have otherwise overlooked and not been aware of.

Keyword Typo Generator – Great for creating misspells of branded terms.

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Paid Tools

• Compete.com – Free Trial, Pricing starts at $199/month.

• AdGooroo.com – Depends on the # of keywords you monitor. Trademark monitoring is more expensive.

• Spyfu.com – Monthly Subscription $59.95, Annual $395