Pay Per Click Marketing

Pay Per Click Marketing
Class Name

Pay-Per-Click (PPC) Marketing

Add another channel to your online marketing mix - PPC! A subset of Search Engine Marketing, PPC enables you to drive more and better traffic to your website while easily managing budget constraints and determining ROI. It also provides a strong complement to traditional search engine optimization efforts.

If you don�t know the basics of PPC, you risk throwing your money out the window unnecessarily. Learn what it takes to create a successful campaign and how to measure success!
Outline
Week 1: Intro to Search Engine Marketing (SEM) and Pay Per Click
  • Definition of PPC and how it works
  • Why PPC is useful
  • How to decide between SEO and PPC
  • Main PPC Providers/Engines
  • Glossary
  • Keyword research
Week 2: Getting Started with PPC
  • Landing Pages
  • What is a conversion?
  • Setting up tracking code
Week 3-4: Account Set-up and Implementation (Google, Overture or FindWhat)
  • Creating an ad in excel
  • Campaign set-up
  • Overall and daily budgets
  • Tracking click throughs, conversions and budgets
  • Adwords tips for success
Week 5: Analyzing and Reporting, Getting the Most out of Your Campaign
  • Determining ROI
  • Other topics as class needs dictate
Prerequisites
A basic understanding of search engine marketing (SEM) is required and some knowledge of search engine optimization (SEO) is recommended. Students will get the most out of the course if they have at least a minimal budget to spend in the PPC search engines, but this is by no means required and is up to the discretion of the students. The instructor and TA are both willing to approve ads and make recommendations before students activate their campaigns - this will help reduce the possibility of wasteful spending.
Requirements
You must be able to submit assignments in a format that can be read on a PC as well as a Mac - PDF or HTML for example.
Class Books
No book is required
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Course Price
  • Member Price: $100.00 US
  • Non-Member Price: $200.00 US
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  • Member Price: $100.00 US
  • Non-Member Price: $200.00 US
  • Course Duration: 5 weeks
  • CEUs: 3.0
  • Web Course No: B343
  • Course Instructor: Darlene Moore
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Instructor: Darlene Moore
Darlene MooreThere is no getting around it: Darlene has a passion for search engines. Through her own search engine optimization company in Ottawa, she is a highly sought-after advisor to companies in the United States and Canada that want to both increase their visibility within search-engine results and achieve greater success with their pay-per-click advertising campaigns. A recognized speaker and trainer on the subjects of search-engine optimization, web analytics and writing for the web, Darlene has also developed and delivered Internet marketing courses for public and private-sector clients allowing them to increase both their online effectiveness and their returns on investment.

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