In the last couple of weeks the competitor and brand bidding debate has once again reared its ugly head when Basecamp.com ran this controversial ad below. The ad fires back at Google over the fact that Basecamp has to pay them what they called a “ransom” so that they appear at the top of the […]
Should you bid on your competitors’ brand terms? A simple test for PPC – Econsultancy Read More »
One of the biggest advantages of running a paid search campaign is the ability to bid on keywords that would be difficult (if not impossible) for your website to rank for organically. The best example of this is bidding on competitors’ brand or product names. For example, if you’re in the athletic shoe/apparel industry, you’d
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Brand bidding is often touted as a hotly debated topic in paid media. That said, a cursory glance will reveal that the typical advice given by PPC experts is to bid on it, without exception. But the question is whether this is good advice or just self-serving. Let’s look at each of the main arguments for
