As of this week, you can now become an official Amazon Advertiser with the launch of Amazon’s Learning Console. With the new Console, you can learn the basics of Amazon Advertising to get started and take a test to become an accredited in Sponsored Ads. Let’s take a dive into the parts of the console and what the accreditation test looks like. Article Update: The Learning … [Read more...] about Become an Accredited Amazon Advertiser Today
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PPC Conversion Tracking
Did you know that nearly 70% of all PPC traffic isn’t properly tracked? Shocking, right? Actually, I made that up. But could you imagine if that was true? It’s thoughts like that which keep me up at night. Now that I may or may not have your undivided attention, I would like to take a moment to talk about the always important, yet often frustrating, conversion tracking. To be … [Read more...] about PPC Conversion Tracking
The #1 Way to Take Your PPC Strategy from Average to Expert
While doing a Google search for lists of common characteristics in highly effective PPC specialists, I noticed there is one trait in particular that often gets overlooked, which should be considered foundational. This is curiosity for human behavior. While your campaigns should be proactive, decisive, and organized, remember that data comes from real interactions and being … [Read more...] about The #1 Way to Take Your PPC Strategy from Average to Expert
Client Presentations: A Guide For Sophisticated Digital Marketers
No matter your skill level or time in the biz, there is always an element of anxiety when tasked with creating a presentation for your clients. The goal of this guide is to boost your confidence before facing off with clients with an outline for how to present data in a meaningful way. Considerations First, there are important considerations to be made. Where will the … [Read more...] about Client Presentations: A Guide For Sophisticated Digital Marketers
First Page Search Bids: Should You Go All In?
The number of insight-driven tools Google and Bing have given us over the years has grown. As someone who loves to assess risks ad nauseam, bid simulator metrics have been a real treat for me. But I have found that the standard options they offer don’t always jive with how I like to plan. When looking at keywords that are living below the first page, I want to understand the … [Read more...] about First Page Search Bids: Should You Go All In?
Juggling B2B & B2C: C Where You Need to B
Many companies have B2C and B2B offerings; in some cases their digital marketing efforts will coincide and in other cases they won’t. Often times B2C and B2B efforts could collide. I have a client that is a company with both B2B and B2C divisions, with two separate ad accounts. Budgets, conversions, goals, and KPIs are vastly different for each. The difficulty lies in the … [Read more...] about Juggling B2B & B2C: C Where You Need to B
Starter Projects for New Coders
Knowing what to do can be one of the biggest challenges for new coders. In a previous article we covered choosing a language. Now you’ve made your way around tutorials on variables, loops, and functions but how can you apply it to your job? Many coding tutorials are geared towards full-time coding positions or domains that have nothing to do with marketing. This leaves … [Read more...] about Starter Projects for New Coders
How to Organize a Successful PPC Audit
Over the years, a lot has changed about PPC. Clients expect us to be more integrated with their overall business strategy and goals, and not just work in a silo. In particular, I have noticed a shift in our audit clients and what sort of presentation resonates the best. Gone are the days when we can just poke through an account’s settings, list high CPL keywords, recommend some … [Read more...] about How to Organize a Successful PPC Audit
Marketing Events In Facebook
One of my favorite accounts to run strategy for is one where we market job fair events to a specific type of qualified job-seeker. The job fairs occur in target cities throughout the U.S. and we run 3-week flight campaigns in the lead up to every event with a registration form as the conversion goal. Typically, we’re launching 2-4 campaigns a week due to the rolling nature of … [Read more...] about Marketing Events In Facebook
[RELEASED] 44 PPC Pros You Can’t Miss
Our highly anticipated speaker line up for Hero Conf Philadelphia has arrived, and needless to say we are STOKED. We are bringing to the stage last year's top-rated presenters (with new content, of course) alongside the newest up-and-comers in the digital marketing landscape. See 40+ PPC pros at Hero Conf, including: Attend Hero Conf and expect to go back to the … [Read more...] about [RELEASED] 44 PPC Pros You Can’t Miss
Some Insights Into Bing’s PPC Audiences
What up! In today’s installment of, “Some Insights Into Things & Stuff”, we’ll cover some insights we here at Hanapin have come across in regards to Bing’s in-market audiences, as well as their branded “Microsoft Audience Network”. For reference, most of the findings I will speak to come from my work on an account that operates in the education vertical. What Are … [Read more...] about Some Insights Into Bing’s PPC Audiences
Top 4 PPC Interview Questions
Have you ever finished an interview completely gutted? I have. A few years ago I was interviewing for a position at Hanapin Marketing. I was on my final interview with Jeff Allen, the President of the agency, after a full morning of interviews and meeting the team. We had 30 minutes scheduled together after which I was scheduled to catch a shuttle straight to the airport. So … [Read more...] about Top 4 PPC Interview Questions
