If you are ever told that the goal of an ecommerce account isn’t to improve ROI, you are probably being lied to. Generating more revenue is the driving factor behind the majority of businesses and the marketing efforts they push. It may not be the be-all end-all with other goals such as newsletter sign-ups and calls, but it’s vital. How can you improve ROI? If the answer was … [Read more...] about 3 Tips To Improve ROI For Paid Search
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The Best of the Best Industry Updates of 2017
You have probably seen the insane amount of updates that platforms have been rolling out in 2017 so far. From search to social to display, there have been some awesome new tools to play with in your marketing strategy. Now, you might have seen all the updates as they came out and thought I WANT TO USE THEM ALL! But which ones are worth giving your precious time and effort … [Read more...] about The Best of the Best Industry Updates of 2017
The 5 Stages Of PPC Account Restructuring
During my tenure as a PPC account manager I've found few things to be more anxiety provoking than the performance of a brand new account structure. Those first couple weeks of data are pivotal not only for account success, but for establishing client confidence moving forward. Following the launch of a brand new account structure, I typically go through a series of emotions … [Read more...] about The 5 Stages Of PPC Account Restructuring
Conversion Tracking for PPC Managers [The Basics]
Confused by conversion tracking? Trust us, you’re not the only one. Our Hanapin experts recently went back to the basics (because even experts need a refresher!) of conversion tracking in one of our monthly training sessions, and we want to walk through the basics with you, too. We've put together all the expertise and updates from different platforms to help you have the most … [Read more...] about Conversion Tracking for PPC Managers [The Basics]
How To Find The Right PPC Audiences
When I am working on an account and trying to optimize the campaigns to the fullest potential, I get stuck in a rut of looking at keywords, bids, and budgets. While these are great and essential ways to create efficient spend in your account, you are treating all users the same. Once you open up the Audience Insights report and think about how to segment your audiences, you … [Read more...] about How To Find The Right PPC Audiences
Time Saving Automation: Search Query Edition
Search Query Reports (SQRs) - you either love them or hate them. Nonetheless, they are an extremely important component of a PPC campaign. While you probably pull these semi-regularly (or maybe you don’t do them at all), are you getting the most out of them? With a little bit of work on the front end, you can save time by automating these reports. Once you get it all set up, … [Read more...] about Time Saving Automation: Search Query Edition
Use These Competitor Tools To Improve Results Through Competitor Insights
Competitor insights are a key part of how we can improve performance and spike conversion rates. This happens through using a multitude of tools and data insights to form a summary about a specific set of competitors that are directly influencing change in SERPs or ad performance. In today’s post, we will visit just a few of the top tools we can use to show value to our … [Read more...] about Use These Competitor Tools To Improve Results Through Competitor Insights
FAME: Exploring Facebook’s Ads Manager for Excel
One of the largest aspects of digital marketing distinguishing it from traditional forms of advertising is the amount of information available in near real-time - information on consumer attributes and behaviors relating directly to the marketer's efforts. The data we accrue can be used to immediately measure the success of a campaign, evaluate the best strategies for a brand, … [Read more...] about FAME: Exploring Facebook’s Ads Manager for Excel
Goodbye For Good Standard Text Ads
Last week, Bing Ads officially announced that on July 31st, 2017, it will end support for creating new and editing existing standard text ads. To help with the transition to expanded text ads, Bing Ads recently made changes to easily convert standard text ads (STA) to expanded text ads (ETA) via the Bing Ads Web UI and Bing Ads Editor. Since the launch of ETAs, there has been … [Read more...] about Goodbye For Good Standard Text Ads
AdWords Announces Upcoming Changes To Enhanced CPC Bidding
Beginning in early June, AdWords will be rolling out changes to Enhanced CPC bidding (ECPC). You’ve probably been seeing the below notification when logged into the AdWords interface. Keep reading to find out what changes are being implemented and how they could affect account performance. What’s Changing? Currently, ECPC is an automated bidding strategy that increases … [Read more...] about AdWords Announces Upcoming Changes To Enhanced CPC Bidding
Universal App Campaigns Vs. Mobile App Install Campaigns
How many apps do you have on your smartphone or tablet? How many of those apps do you use on a regular basis? While I don’t know how many apps I have, I can honestly say I use 30% or less on a regular basis. No matter how many apps you have on your device, the fact of the matter is that before you ever downloaded them, they had to have been placed in front of you in some … [Read more...] about Universal App Campaigns Vs. Mobile App Install Campaigns
5 Lessons Learned From Running International PPC Accounts
I currently manage ads in 6 continents across 32 countries with ad copy spanning 5 different languages. I speak one language. Well, to be fair, I speak more than just one language. Years of Spanish class has led to the proficiency of a "soon-to-graduate higher schooler with senioritis." Furthermore, my PPC international experience has given me a pretty strong pulse of the … [Read more...] about 5 Lessons Learned From Running International PPC Accounts
