I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: PPC enthusiasts are often Excel nerds . But if you’re just starting off down the road of mass data analysis, Microsoft Excel can be a little daunting. The secret is that once you know a handful of tricks, it become pretty easy to figure out how to make Excel work for you, instead of becoming a source of insecurity and stress. The … [Read more...] about Beginner Excel: 10 Must-Haves for PPC Newbies
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Landing Your PPC Dream Job: Nailing The Interview Process
This post is the second part of a series of posts on how to get hired for a job in PPC and draws on my experience as an agency owner and marketing educator. View the first post: Getting Noticed by Hiring Managers. If getting your resume noticed is half of the battle, then the other half is nailing the interview process and getting a job offer. Today I want to share some tips … [Read more...] about Landing Your PPC Dream Job: Nailing The Interview Process
Interview with Jeff Allen! Introducing his brand new monthly newsletter, “Cut To The Chase”
“I have 35 scheduled meetings this week. Think about that for a minute.” - Jeff Allen Starting this month, veteran PPCer and Hanapin's President, Jeff Allen will be introducing a new, monthly email newsletter focused on what's happening in the world of PPC and what you need to know. Jeff’s an extremely busy guy (see the quote above) and we know you are too. He’ll give you a … [Read more...] about Interview with Jeff Allen! Introducing his brand new monthly newsletter, “Cut To The Chase”
Tricks For Running AdWords Scripts In Multiple Accounts
In theory, AdWords Scripts can be a big time saver by automating tedious optimizations like maintaining an alpha-beta account structure and SKAGs, or running complex reports like those that calculate account level Quality Score. But what I found in practice when using Scripts is that any time saved can easily be eaten up by the tasks involved with maintaining the code across … [Read more...] about Tricks For Running AdWords Scripts In Multiple Accounts
Calculating Expected Lag Revenue
Don't count your chickens before they hatch. Usually, people tend to count on something before it happens, or they "count their chickens before they hatch." In paid search we do the opposite. Our phrase needs to be "Don't optimize before all your revenue is counted." But most accounts have lagging revenue and at the same time we need to optimize based on the most recent date … [Read more...] about Calculating Expected Lag Revenue
8 Email Alerts That Will Give You Back Your Sanity
I was recently talking with a team member about the weekly and daily “checks” I do on my account. How often am I in the interface, skimming through recent performance and searching for anomalies? Not to be confused with regular optimizations, these are simply pulse-checks for odd performance in my accounts. But what are the metrics I deem important enough to take time out of my … [Read more...] about 8 Email Alerts That Will Give You Back Your Sanity
Nail Down A Mobile Strategy In 5 Simple Steps
Question: Do you have a solid mobile strategy in place for your PPC efforts? If not, you should carve out some time to think about it and nail down an action plan to capture this ever-growing market in the PPC space. We’ve talked about micro-moments and what that means for advertisers, but we didn’t really talk about the specifics of putting together an overall strategy. … [Read more...] about Nail Down A Mobile Strategy In 5 Simple Steps
Landing Your PPC Dream Job: How To Get Noticed By Hiring Managers
This post is the first part of a series of posts on how to get hired for a job in PPC and draws on my experience as an agency owner and educator. Getting a job managing PPC accounts, especially your first job, can be a mystifying experience. Whether you want to work for an agency, go in-house, or even start your own freelance business, there are a lot of questions that come … [Read more...] about Landing Your PPC Dream Job: How To Get Noticed By Hiring Managers
My Top 5 PPC Mistakes
Having been in the PPC industry for over 12 years, I've had the unique experience of learning and growing at almost the same pace at which the industry has developed. In a way, that has provided me with many advantages. I had access to some of the brightest minds in the search industry and was able to grow my accounts at almost the same rate as my competitors. There was very … [Read more...] about My Top 5 PPC Mistakes
Bing Shopping Campaigns Rollout In Full
The Bing Shopping Campaigns (BSC) beta was launched in April and is now available to all US advertisers. Back in June we came up with three tips you need to know before creating BSC. Bing Shopping Campaigns will soon become the default campaign type for running Product Ads. The traditional way of managing Product Ads will dissolve this fall, so it is best to start the … [Read more...] about Bing Shopping Campaigns Rollout In Full
Welcome To Mobile App Installs 101
“Mobile app installs” is an AdWords campaign type. By the name, it is not a surprise that the purpose of this campaign is to drive app downloads. The ads send users to the app store after the ad is clicked. Conversion Tracking Mobile app install campaigns are direct response focused. Conversion tracking is a must where available (spoiler alert!). Like traditional conversion … [Read more...] about Welcome To Mobile App Installs 101
An Interview With Beyond The Paid’s Melissa Mackey
Melissa Mackey is one of the most well-known thought leaders in the PPC industry. Her blog, Beyond The Paid, showcases her views and opinions from over 10+ years in the industry. She guest blogs for top industry sites and is a regular speaker at search marketing conferences. She was also recently named 14th on our annual Top 25 Most Influential PPC Experts list. You can follow … [Read more...] about An Interview With Beyond The Paid’s Melissa Mackey
