At Hanapin, we encourage our clients to test out many different advertising platforms to see which work best for their business. From my experience, one of the hardest platforms to get clients to buy in to is Facebook. Even though Facebook continues to enhance and improve their advertising program, announcing even more changes this week, there's the perception that Facebook is … [Read more...] about Are Facebook Leads Less Valuable Than Google Leads?
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Using Image Search Ads in Google
If you’re relatively new to PPC advertising, Google’s image search ads may have flown under your radar. What are image search ads, you may be asking? Image search ads are ads that include both text and an inline image, appearing only on Google image search results pages. Don’t confuse these with image ads, which are graphical ads that show on Google’s Display Network. Here’s … [Read more...] about Using Image Search Ads in Google
Improved Google Product Ads – Just In Time for the Holidays!
As a follow-up to last week’s blog series on holiday PPC management, which included tips on holiday keyword research, account structure, ad position and holiday-specific landing pages, I thought it would be beneficial to discuss Google’s recent improvements to their Product Ads, and why investing in Product Ads may be useful to you or your ecommerce clients this holiday … [Read more...] about Improved Google Product Ads – Just In Time for the Holidays!
Google AdWords Introduces Dynamic Search Ads
Are you managing an AdWords account for a company that has tons of products? Do you find it difficult to keep up with writing ads for all the new products? Do products often get taken off the shelves before you have a chance to pause the ads? Well, Google hears your cries of frustration, friend. They’ve introduced the beta for Dynamic Search Ads. So, here’s how they work: … [Read more...] about Google AdWords Introduces Dynamic Search Ads
Google Introduces The +1 Button To Display Ads
We’ve talked about the +1 button on PPC Hero before. We’ve told you how it allows people who like your site to “+1” your search ads, and doing so will show all their Google contacts that the person liked it. Now, Google announced, people can do the same with your Display ads! … [Read more...] about Google Introduces The +1 Button To Display Ads
Google AdWords—Applying Ad Review to Paused Ads
Google has made yet another announcement for a feature change in the AdWords interface. As of yesterday, Google will now be proactively reviewing not only your enabled ads, but your paused ones as well. According to Google’s Lauren Barbato, a crew member for the Inside AdWords blog, this change will make managing AdWords accounts that much easier for users as it further … [Read more...] about Google AdWords—Applying Ad Review to Paused Ads
Google Announces Click-to-Call Enhancements in AdWords Ads
In an email today from Google to AdWords advertisers, Google announced enhancements to their click-to-call functionality in AdWords ad text. This is important information to have because these enhancements will impact charges on clicks to these phone numbers. What are the enhancements and how do they affect charges on your click-to-call ads? Here’s the skinny: To enhance … [Read more...] about Google Announces Click-to-Call Enhancements in AdWords Ads
Local Online Ads Made Easier with Google AdWords Express
Google has officially announced the introduction of AdWords Express this week, much to the delight of local advertisers who have been waiting since October to get their hands on it! So what is this AdWords Express? Here’s a video Google published to help new users understand the service: Basically this is a simpler, easier-to-start version of AdWords for local business owners … [Read more...] about Local Online Ads Made Easier with Google AdWords Express
If You Got It, Flaunt It: A Follow Up On Google’s New Product Local Ads
Google’s new product local ads (currently in beta) are designed for mobile, the perfect place for local advertisers to reach their consumers. Mobiles phones can detect location (if the user opts in), so Google can easily match up nearby retailers with consumers. Google also matches up geo-qualified queries (the same way they do with desktop queries) to best meet the searchers … [Read more...] about If You Got It, Flaunt It: A Follow Up On Google’s New Product Local Ads
Google’s New Product Local Ads & Product Extensions To Show On Mobile
A few years ago, in 2009, product extensions in Google were made available to all advertisers in the United States. As of today, product extensions will also be available in mobile formats, as will Google’s new product local ads (in Beta format). Because consumers rely so heavily on their mobile devices to shop (79% of smartphone consumers claim that they use their phones to … [Read more...] about Google’s New Product Local Ads & Product Extensions To Show On Mobile
Google Launched Comparison Ads
This week Google began testing a new feature, Comparison Ads. The Google Comparison Ads tool enables searchers to compare multiple, relevant offers together on one search engine results page. While this new feature is still in the testing phase, that could give shopping search engines like Shopzilla and BizRate a run for their money. While Google has strong metrics for … [Read more...] about Google Launched Comparison Ads
Get More Leads by Restructuring and Optimizing Your Google Content Network Campaigns
Lately, I've been writing a series of articles on the Google Content Network. Previously, we have discussed Content Network bidding strategies; how to and why you should separate the Search and Content network distribution; how to use your performance data to create placement targeted campaigns (not written by yours truly); how to locate performance fluctuations; and I've also … [Read more...] about Get More Leads by Restructuring and Optimizing Your Google Content Network Campaigns
