In the past few months, Google has been rolling out multiple ways to better target your audience on the Display Network – Topics targeting, Interest Category marketing, Remarketing…At this point in the game, I have tried all three approaches. All...
Search Psychology – Using Creative Outlets for Writing Ads
So your client has one brand, but LOTS of different audiences in which to market that brand. How in the world are you going to reach all of them!? Chances are, you’re not. However, by thinking outside the box and...
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Facebook Advertising Guidelines—Update!
It seems like we don’t get the opportunity to make many news update announcements from Facebook these days, but today is not one of those days! Facebook has released a new version of their Advertising Guidelines that not only includes...
Whaddya’know Wednesdays: 4 Ways a Google Place Page Benefits Your Company
On this week’s Whaddya’know Wednesdays, our weekly expert, Bryan Watson, gives us four reason why every business should have a Google Place Page. If you’ll remember, Amber delved into this topic a bit way back in 2009, but a lot...
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Enhanced CPC in AdWords: Conversion Optimizer’s Third Cousin
So Enhanced CPC, huh? I’ve read a lot of opinions about this feature. Google wants me to believe it’s amazing and can boost my leads WHILE reducing my overall CPC. Random interneters claim that Google wants me to give them...
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Ads in the Wild: Make ‘Em Look Where You Want
This is the fifth in a weekly series of posts from one of our PPC Hero Allies, Jeff Sexton of BoostCTR, where he’ll dissect and analyze ads he sees various places online. Jeff’s “Ads In The Wild” series will give an...
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Hanapin is Hiring! Looking for Account Executives!
Hang out with people who understand the web, work with some of the best companies nationwide, and spend your days where your talents and intelligence are appreciated and make a difference! Hanapin Marketing is now hiring, and we’re looking for...
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adCenter Releases More Site Targeting Options for Content Ads
An email was sent out last night announcing Microsoft’s enhancement to the site targeting feature for content ads. This enhancement will let users have more control over their ads’ distribution by allowing them to choose from a list of over...
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Search Intent: Session Based Broad & Advanced Location Targeting
This week, the Hanapin team got together and sat down for our monthly Redbop training session. One of the topics we covered was the psychology aspect of search marketing, including search intent. Our presentation brought up the point of session...
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Heroview – Keyword Research, Tools & Strategy with Michelle Morgan
Today’s #Heroview featured Michelle Morgan (@Michellemsem) as she enlightened us on the subject of PPC Keyword Research, Tools, and Strategy. The interview was full of great insights and interesting new ideas to add to your PPC arsenal. But you don’t...
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My Top 5 AdWords Filters For PPC Managers
When I first started working with PPC, I would download all of my keyword data to excel and then begin sorting by price, cost per conversion, or whatever other metric I was interested in. Rookie mistake. Now don't get me...
Whaddya’know Wednesdays (Redbop edition): Side vs. Top Segmentation Hack
Every third Wednesday of the each month, we have a company-wide training day called Redbop. That stands for Research and Development Best Practices. It’s a day where we all get together to teach and learn with each other. It’s just...
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