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Wow this has been a big day for announcements, Google first then MSN<\/span>.<\/p>\n

First Google has announced a new bidding strategy<\/span> that you can now use instead of max CPC<\/span>, it is called Preferred Cost per Click<\/a>. With this new bidding strategy instead of telling Google AdWords what is the maximum you would be willing to pay, now you tell them the average price that you would like to pay or your preferred cost per click. Over the next week or so, this option will be turned on in Google AdWords accounts. I am not sure as to how this will impact performance, but I will certainly be testing it out.<\/p>\n

Preferred cost per click bidding will be set at the campaign level so just be aware of that.<\/p>\n

Second, Microsoft adCenter<\/span> has just announced that it is spidering<\/span> landing pages and assigning a quality score to programs<\/a> much in the same manner that Google AdWords and Yahoo Sponsored Search Marketing already do. This will help to increase profits for them and improve the ad quality for readers.<\/p>\n

So two big changes in the pay for performance arena have happened today!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Wow this has been a big day for announcements, Google first then MSN. First Google has announced a new bidding strategy that you can now use instead of max CPC, it is called Preferred Cost per Click. With this new bidding strategy instead of telling Google AdWords what is the maximum you would be willing to pay, now you tell them the average price that you would like to pay or your preferred cost per click. Over the next week or so, this option will be turned on in Google AdWords accounts. I am not sure as to how this will impact performance, but I will certainly be testing it out. Preferred cost per click bidding will be set at the campaign level so just be aware of that. Second, Microsoft adCenter has just announced that it is spidering landing pages and assigning a quality score to programs much in the same manner that Google AdWords and Yahoo Sponsored Search Marketing already do. This will help to increase profits for them and improve the ad quality for readers. 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