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November 28th, 2005 
QuadsZilla Here’s an article by Mikkel deMib Svendsen from back in March discussing Black Hat PPC Management.
Black Hat PPC management is the art of getting around stupid rules and restraining guidelines to gain a competitive advantage over your competitors in PPC engines.
The article discusses:
1. Avoiding Direct URLs so you can retain high CTR ratings
2. Cloaking the PPC Editors so you can add (among other things) pop-ups
3. Avoiding the Budget Function
The article doesn’t discuss bid jamming or eliminating bid gaps through Smart Bidding – but that’s more white hat than black.
Of course, if you have anything resembling a real PPC ad spend and don’t have automated bid management software you’re like a one legged man in an ass kicking contest – you don’t have a prayer.
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