If you're planning your 2020 marketing budget, there are a lot of trends you should be considering. As a paid media agency, we're already planning our marketing budgets for 2020. We're also starting those conversations with our clients. It's a time-intensive process for all of us. The cycle of making projections, pitching, and deliberating can take months before a final … [Read more...] about The Future of Paid Social: Is Your Marketing Team Ready?
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Close Variants Diluting Match Types – What You Should Know
The timing of this post is by no means “hot off the press”, but for those that missed the update, here it is. At the end of July, Google announced that in the coming weeks they’ll begin rolling out close variants for phrase match and broad match modified. This is right in line with last year’s update that caused some unrest in the Search marketing world – when Google made … [Read more...] about Close Variants Diluting Match Types – What You Should Know
How to Troubleshoot PPC Performance (Template Download)
If one thing is certain there will always come a time when we have to troubleshoot the performance of paid search campaigns. As routine as this task is when flustered by a downward spiral it can be easy to miss common pitfalls. Download an easy to use ppc performance troubleshooting template that will organize your analysis and allow for easy collaboration among teams. My … [Read more...] about How to Troubleshoot PPC Performance (Template Download)
Does PPC Make The World A Better Place?
The views expressed in this post are solely those of the author. I was recently spending time with some folks who I had never met, and before long, the conversation turned to current events - specifically the myriad of scandals in which the big tech companies have become embroiled. Soon, my new friends were discussing how creepy and distasteful it is that Google and Facebook … [Read more...] about Does PPC Make The World A Better Place?
When National News Impacts Your Client
In today's day and age, we rely heavily on the internet for our source of news. That is why we need to use it to our advantage and ensure that we are up-to-date on any news or media that could impact our clients. Today, I want to discuss how we can ensure we are receiving alerts and using the information to our advantage. Keeping Up With Sources With that being said, … [Read more...] about When National News Impacts Your Client
Midwest Digital Marketing Day: Free Day of Training On July 25th
Midwest Digital Marketing Day is an intentional event focused on creating a space for shared learnings and communication with our fellow PPC heroes in the heartland. We know that working in digital marketing in the Midwest means we’re spread out, and it’s harder to find meet-ups and swap ideas. This event is designed for connecting with fellow marketers and deepening your PPC … [Read more...] about Midwest Digital Marketing Day: Free Day of Training On July 25th
3 FAQs about Midwest Digital Marketing Day
1. What is Midwest Digital Marketing Day? A free, virtual event for all digital marketers, hosted in the heartland Three actionable webinar sessions led by PPC Pros Slack discussions to deepen learnings A networking event Opportunity to participate in a mentor/mentee program Exclusive content and discounts for registrants only 2. What are the webinar sessions … [Read more...] about 3 FAQs about Midwest Digital Marketing Day
Stranger Things for Digital Marketing
“The Battle of Starcourt” : Stranger Things for Digital Season three of Stranger Things released last week and I spent my weekend watching it. (Don’t worry, this post doesn’t contain any spoilers. Read with ease). Episode eight (and much of the previous episodes too) took place in the new, groovy Hawkin’s mall, Starcourt, where the cast battled the frightening Mind Flayer, … [Read more...] about Stranger Things for Digital Marketing
A Different Way to Think About PPC Ad Copy
There have been a lot of changes over the last couple of years when it comes to something as basic and fundamental as ad copy. In my almost three years at Hanapin, we’ve seen the major shift from two ads split tested to now a Google recommended 3 to 5 ads in each ad group. That means a lot more characters that we get to play with, a lot more ideas that we can use but are you … [Read more...] about A Different Way to Think About PPC Ad Copy
New Client New Industry? Where to Begin
Agencies gain and lose clients all the time. Churn is a natural part of the business and as volatile as the weather. So you just received a new client in an industry that you are unfamiliar with. Where do you begin? How do you prepare for those initial conversations? How do you begin to sound like a subject matter expert? This blog post will provide initial strategies and … [Read more...] about New Client New Industry? Where to Begin
New Research! The State of Paid Social
97% of marketers are investing in social advertising, which is up 10% from last year's numbers. I mean, is anyone really surprised by that? Social ads are pretty easy to get started in and less intimidating (in my humble opinion) than trying to start a Google ad campaign. However, with more adoption by more marketers, comes more costs, more platforms jumping into the mix, and … [Read more...] about New Research! The State of Paid Social
Facebook Relevance Score: One Metric Becomes 3
Facebook recently revamped the relevance score metric to offer more information to marketers on what might be affecting ad performance. Similar to what Google offers in its quality score, Facebook broke its singular relevance score into three distinct measures of the ad experience: quality ranking, engagement rate ranking, and conversion rate ranking. These taken together give … [Read more...] about Facebook Relevance Score: One Metric Becomes 3
