New Banner Groups

[Ajeh]

If you don't want the banners to show in a particular position, then don't add their Banner Group name to the setting ...

[Lovely]

How does one get rid of headings over the banners on the sidebar?

[Ajeh]

Use the Tools ... Developers Tool Kit ... to locate the text you are looking to change ...

Enter the text in the bottom input box and select Catalog then click SEARCH ...

This will show you the language file that you should be using in your templates and overrides to make your customizations ...