{"id":70609,"date":"2012-10-22T13:03:01","date_gmt":"2012-10-22T12:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.strattoncraig.com\/insight\/how-to-make-your-ppc-ads-work\/"},"modified":"2012-10-22T13:03:01","modified_gmt":"2012-10-22T12:03:01","slug":"how-to-make-your-ppc-ads-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.strattoncraig.com\/us\/insight\/how-to-make-your-ppc-ads-work\/","title":{"rendered":"How to make your PPC ads work"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\tCreating an online advertisement that works is not an easy task, as marketers know all too well. A series of components have to be carefully stitched together to ensure that consumers see the ad, read it, click on it and decide they want the product that&#39;s being advertised.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tHere are a few tips on how to make your ads work better and engage consumers, provided by the QueryClick website.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tAdvertising copy is the single most important component, as this is what acts as a bridge between the product and the consumer. Its main goal is to convince consumers to click on an ad when they see one.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThere are a few basic features that pay-per-click (PPC) ads need to have. Capitalising each word is one of them, as this makes the ad content easier to perceive and makes it more prominent. Sentence structure is also very important. It is recommended that the ad consists of short, simple sentences, with the proper punctuation. 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