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Competitor Adwords Keyword Analysis

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ba_seomoz last edited by

Hi everyone,

My company is exploring moving into a new industry, and I'm struggling a bit with where to start regarding adwords / keywords.

I'm wondering if you have any recommendations regarding a tool for analyzing what others in the space are using for keywords in Adwords (preferably including some detail regarding CPC, volume, etc...).

There appear to be several options (both free and paid). I'm just looking for what you'd consider a good product (whether paid or otherwise).

Thanks in advance and greatly appreciate any insight you may have.

Best,

Jason
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matbennett last edited by

Spyfu and SEMrush for me.
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ba_seomoz @ColinWhite last edited by

Thanks! Those seem to be popular options, thanks for confirming.
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ColinWhite last edited by

I have had folks tell me about SpyFU and keywordspy
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ColinWhite last edited by

I use wordstream on our team to manage our PPC efforts
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