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.
1. How to Outsmart Your PPC Competition
Jon Lisbin – Founder
Maria Nikishyna – Sr. Client Manager
December 16th, 2009
2. About Point It
Presentation Agenda
• 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
4. Today’s Agenda
Presentation Agenda
• Bidding on Branded Terms: Yours and Theirs
• Google, Yahoo, Bing Trademark Policies
• Whitehat, grayhat, blackhat PPC
• Tools we recommend
5. Your Branded Terms
Presentation Agenda
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
27. 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.
28. 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