PPC to me is a lot like football. Building successful paid search accounts requires a well-defined philosophy for approaching account work, a strong game plan, and solid execution of the plan you spent all that time creating. Football coaches subscribe to either an offensive or defensive philosophy. Offensive minded coaches believe in high scoring teams with a defense that’s … [Read more...] about How Football Shaped My Philosophy Regarding PPC
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Rule Your PPC Strategy With High Value Analytics [New Toolkit with SEMrush!]
It's easy to get overwhelmed by the volume and reports available to you, but analytics data is the most powerful weapon you have when optimizing your PPC campaigns for maximum effectiveness. Without solid, predictive data, you could waste thousands of dollars learning things the hard way. That's why we've put together this toolkit, jam-packed full of useful tools and resources … [Read more...] about Rule Your PPC Strategy With High Value Analytics [New Toolkit with SEMrush!]
Be Smarter About Your Display Network Placements
Are you new to running campaigns on the Google Display Network (GDN)? Looking for a way to optimize your automatic placements campaign? Thinking managed placements is the way to go? Here’s something to keep in mind as you continue to develop a strong presence on the Display Network. Setting up Keyword Contextual Targeting campaigns on the GDN is a great way to target your … [Read more...] about Be Smarter About Your Display Network Placements
Make Time To Tune Into Our Webinar With Bing Ads
You’ve seen us advertising our joint webinar with Bing Ads, entitled “5 Reasons You Need To Use Bing Advertising In 2015,” but I want to personally explain why you should attend. The Evolution of Bing Ads Though Bing Ads has been an advertising platform for many years, it’s really upped its game over the last couple. Consider these additions and improvements. A new … [Read more...] about Make Time To Tune Into Our Webinar With Bing Ads
3 Easy Ways to Amp Up Your AdWords Scripts
Don't want to take the time to learn Javascript? Not a problem! Anyone brave enough to navigate AdWords has the skills to make these simple changes to any AdWords Script. In my previous post I wrote a non-threatening introduction to customizing AdWords Scripts for those interested in editing scripts without having to rely on a programmer. Here at Hanapin get loads of requests … [Read more...] about 3 Easy Ways to Amp Up Your AdWords Scripts
An Introduction To Yahoo Gemini
Are you looking for a way to expand your reach in Display advertising? Like most PPC advertisers, you have likely delved into interest based targeting and remarketing on Google’s Display Network. Beyond Google is another display tactic worth testing - Yahoo Gemini. Gemini showcases ads within the Yahoo and Yahoo Partner site network. The program is not part of Bing Ads and … [Read more...] about An Introduction To Yahoo Gemini
Easy Ways To Measure The Value of Branded Campaigns
It's a common occurrence for clients to question the value of brand campaigns. From their perspective they often see a brand campaign as being spend that cannibalizes conversions from the organic listings. We have covered many times on PPC Hero why brand campaigns are important, so I won’t get into selling the importance of the branded campaign. I will cover how you can measure … [Read more...] about Easy Ways To Measure The Value of Branded Campaigns
Secrets To Clever And Efficient PPC Campaign Build Outs In Excel – New Whitepaper!
One of the most important things in a Google AdWords account is structure. It is incredible what a simple, clean structure can do for an account. A clean structure can help you with reporting, optimizing, quality scores, and build outs. In this whitepaper, we focus on build outs and have included an example excel sheet to get you started! In this Whitepaper we'll … [Read more...] about Secrets To Clever And Efficient PPC Campaign Build Outs In Excel – New Whitepaper!
Expect Growth With Yahoo Stream Ads
Now that the holiday madness is over, it’s time for digital marketers to plan where we’ll be spending in 2015. According to The State of Paid Search survey, the PPC market is predicted to have slower growth in 2015 than it did in 2014. However, account managers are still excited about growth opportunities for the new year. 70% of account managers who plan to increase … [Read more...] about Expect Growth With Yahoo Stream Ads
A Step-By-Step Introduction to Amazon Product Ads
There is a land full of flowing rivers frothing with fresh, leaping trout where the deer and moose journey to water's edge to drink deeply of the fresh, clear water. This land is bordered by rising, rugged snowcapped mountains that keep those who would destroy it for pleasure from taking advantage of its beauty and life. *Note, this image was provided by the author and was … [Read more...] about A Step-By-Step Introduction to Amazon Product Ads
5 Easy Ways to Customize AdWords Scripts
Find AdWords Scripts a bit scary? The truth is any computer savvy person can edit and customize AdWords Scripts. Not a coder? Not a problem. Most scripts are very detailed and vetted by loads of users, but sometimes you need to tweak them to meet your very specific needs. If you're just getting started with adding a script to your account this quick tutorial at the bottom … [Read more...] about 5 Easy Ways to Customize AdWords Scripts
Showcase PPC’s Holistic Value With AdWords New Store Visits Metric
32% of offline consumers say that location-based search ads have led them to visit a store or make a purchase, according to a Google study. Last month Bri wrote about the Google announcement of “Store Visits” being added to the Estimated Conversion Tool belt, which already includes phone calls, in-store purchases and cross device conversions. Before seeing if Store Visits … [Read more...] about Showcase PPC’s Holistic Value With AdWords New Store Visits Metric
