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		<title>Getting Started With Microsoft Advertising</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dana Zacharias]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 13:22:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Learn how to get started with Microsoft Advertising, from setting up search campaigns to understanding match types, platform differences and targeting opportunities.</p>
<p>&lt;p&gt;The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://ppchero.com/get-started-with-microsoft-advertising/">Getting Started With Microsoft Advertising</a> first appeared on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://ppchero.com">PPC Hero</a>.&lt;/p&gt;</p>
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		<title>AI Won’t Save You Time. Not at First. A PPC Experts AI Journey</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thuha Wright]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 10:16:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>A PPC expert shares her honest AI learning journey, why mastering AI is about progress, not speed, and why it's perfectly OK if you feel left behind right now.</p>
<p>&lt;p&gt;The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://ppchero.com/ai-wont-save-you-time-not-at-first-a-ppc-experts-ai-journey/">AI Won’t Save You Time. Not at First. A PPC Experts AI Journey</a> first appeared on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://ppchero.com">PPC Hero</a>.&lt;/p&gt;</p>
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		<title>AI Max in 2026-2027: What’s Working &amp; What Bleeds Budget</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Harith Bashir]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 13:27:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Learn what’s working with AI Max in 2026-2027 &#038; how paid search marketers can optimize, train, and scale AI-driven campaigns with the 6-step AI Max framework.</p>
<p>&lt;p&gt;The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://ppchero.com/ai-max-in-2026-2027-whats-working-what-bleeds-budget/">AI Max in 2026-2027: What’s Working &amp; What Bleeds Budget</a> first appeared on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://ppchero.com">PPC Hero</a>.&lt;/p&gt;</p>
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		<title>Your ROAS Went Up. Where Did It Come From?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Igor Ivitskiy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[ROAS]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Discover how Google Ads conversion tracking errors, duplicate conversions and static values can inflate ROAS, and how to audit your settings to get a more accurate picture of campaign performance.</p>
<p>&lt;p&gt;The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://ppchero.com/your-roas-went-up-where-did-it-come-from/">Your ROAS Went Up. Where Did It Come From?</a> first appeared on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://ppchero.com">PPC Hero</a>.&lt;/p&gt;</p>
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		<title>Beyond Search: Winning Local Customers on Display &amp; Demand Gen</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David Green]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:53:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Discover how to win more local customers with Google Display and Demand Gen ads using pain-point targeting, tailored creative and better landing pages.</p>
<p>&lt;p&gt;The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://ppchero.com/beyond-search-winning-local-customers-on-display-demand-gen/">Beyond Search: Winning Local Customers on Display &amp; Demand Gen</a> first appeared on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://ppchero.com">PPC Hero</a>.&lt;/p&gt;</p>
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		<title>Landing Page Best Practices: When to Trust Them and When to Question Them</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dii Pooler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:27:12 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Landing Pages]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Use landing page best practices as a starting point when a/b testing. Let your account data guide what to test, how to test it, and when to challenge the standard in practice. </p>
<p>&lt;p&gt;The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://ppchero.com/landing-page-best-practices-2/">Landing Page Best Practices: When to Trust Them and When to Question Them</a> first appeared on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://ppchero.com">PPC Hero</a>.&lt;/p&gt;</p>
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		<title>Proving the Value of Paid Search With Incrementality Testing</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chad Stewart]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 14:33:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Attribution has long been one of marketers’ greatest challenges, but incrementality testing offers a more sophisticated view of true paid search outcomes.</p>
<p>&lt;p&gt;The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://ppchero.com/proving-the-value-of-paid-search-with-incrementality-testing/">Proving the Value of Paid Search With Incrementality Testing</a> first appeared on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://ppchero.com">PPC Hero</a>.&lt;/p&gt;</p>
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		<title>Google Ads Target Bid Strategy Changes: What Changed in August 2026 and What to Do Now</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ramial Aqeel]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 13:40:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Google Ads has changed how budget-limited campaigns optimise to Target CPA and ROAS. Here’s what changed, who’s affected and what advertisers should do now.</p>
<p>&lt;p&gt;The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://ppchero.com/google-ads-target-bid-strategy-changes/">Google Ads Target Bid Strategy Changes: What Changed in August 2026 and What to Do Now</a> first appeared on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://ppchero.com">PPC Hero</a>.&lt;/p&gt;</p>
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		<title>How to Build a Google Ads Daily Pacing Script</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sam Jacobs]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 16:54:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>How GrowRoom built a Google Ads script that automates daily budget pacing across every client account, freeing up time for strategic thinking.</p>
<p>&lt;p&gt;The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://ppchero.com/how-to-build-a-google-ads-dailing-pacing-script/">How to Build a Google Ads Daily Pacing Script</a> first appeared on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://ppchero.com">PPC Hero</a>.&lt;/p&gt;</p>
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		<title>Getting a Pipeline Number You Can Defend to Finance</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Natalia Hernandez]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Ask a B2B team what paid media added to pipeline last quarter, in dollars, and the room goes quiet. Here's how to measure it and defend the number to finance.</p>
<p>&lt;p&gt;The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://ppchero.com/getting-a-pipeline-you-can-defend-to-finance/">Getting a Pipeline Number You Can Defend to Finance</a> first appeared on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://ppchero.com">PPC Hero</a>.&lt;/p&gt;</p>
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