Do you ever want to compare notes on the PPC media industry with people outside of your company? Do you ever want to hear what other paid media experts are concerned about, excited for, or planning to test? Our team is constantly talking about what's next, so we thought, "hey, why don't we share their conversations with the world?" Enter: vlogs on PPC Hero! In this … [Read more...] about Images Are Going To Infiltrate Google Search – And Other Hot Takes For 2020 [Video]
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YouTube Look Back: Video Ads For All in 2020
According to 2019's State of PPC, 46% of marketers said they would spend more on YouTube ads within the next year. In 2018, that number was 38%. From that, we can assume that advertisers find YouTube to be either: More measurable in terms of their KPI'sMore accessible in terms of ad creativeNeither more measurable or accessible, but they just "have to be there" because it's … [Read more...] about YouTube Look Back: Video Ads For All in 2020
[Hero Academy Video] Quora Lead Form Ads
Quora is the world’s largest knowledge sharing platform with over 300 million monthly unique visitors. With 75% of users accessing Quora via their mobile phones, their new Lead Gen Forms allow users to securely share their contact information with businesses without the hassle of leaving Quora. They can instantly get the information they want, and your business generates a … [Read more...] about [Hero Academy Video] Quora Lead Form Ads
[Hero Academy Video] YouTube Lead Form Ads
One of Google’s most recent YouTube expansions is YouTube for Action. YouTube for Action allows you to reach your audiences using intent signals on YouTube. And now, you can drive conversions with new ad formats optimized for action, like Lead Form Ads. YouTube Lead Form Ads drive leads via in-line form submissions, meaning the user no longer has to navigate off of YouTube in … [Read more...] about [Hero Academy Video] YouTube Lead Form Ads
Key Google Analytics Features For Effectively Analyzing Data
Being able to effectively analyze your data is critical when it comes to PPC performance. This article covers a few key Google Analytics features important for quickly analyzing your data in the interface. If you’ve used Analytics before but haven’t ventured in too deep then this article will help you better segment and view your performance. Secondary Dimensions Since … [Read more...] about Key Google Analytics Features For Effectively Analyzing Data
Gmail Ads Made Easy: The Perfect Guide To Getting Started
A beginner's guide to breaking out of simple Display campaigns and exploring Gmail ads. Google offers a vast variety of campaign types and is continuously developing new features for advertisers to use. Sometimes it can be overwhelming deciding which campaigns and placements are right for your business, especially when considering budgets and creative asset limitations. … [Read more...] about Gmail Ads Made Easy: The Perfect Guide To Getting Started
Google Ad Script to Manage Campaign Budgets
Today as advertisers utilizing Google Ads, it is a universal struggle to manage to a specific budget by campaign(s). Your options in the U.I. are singular: set a rule that excludes hourly. My question is why? Would it not be great to have a script to manage at the campaign level, via a sheet in 2019? It took some time but I figured it out, which you will see below. The … [Read more...] about Google Ad Script to Manage Campaign Budgets
Quora’s Lead Gen Ads Beta: Ready For Round Two
As advertisers, we are usually drawn to new ad platforms and betas, first and foremost, for the cost savings. Entering a newer platform, like Quora, is generally cheaper than a mature platform, like Google. However, in our latest beta test with Quora, we found that there’s another MAJOR reason to test younger ad platforms and betas within those platforms: The personalized … [Read more...] about Quora’s Lead Gen Ads Beta: Ready For Round Two
Google Policy Ad Disapprovals: A Story of False Flags
Having your ads disapproved for whatever reason can be a big roadblock for account success. These disapprovals lead to a loss of time when you have to research the policy that was violated, retool your ad to either meet the requirements or avoid the policy altogether, then submit the ads for review again. In this loss of time, these ads cannot serve to your audiences which … [Read more...] about Google Policy Ad Disapprovals: A Story of False Flags
Will Google Address Advertisers’ Transparency Concerns?
An overwhelming majority of Hanapin's State of PPC and Machine Learning survey respondents said that lack of transparency and lack of control were their biggest worries for the role of AI and Machine Learning in advertising. Below are a number of other worries from survey respondents: Some of the other worries are also correlated to the transparency and control piece, … [Read more...] about Will Google Address Advertisers’ Transparency Concerns?
Google Merchant Center Disapproval: A GTIN Story
I am not a feed manager. I have access to my client’s merchant center, but we work with a separate company for feed management and optimizations. That said, I am heavily affected by our feed as I do manage our shopping campaigns in Google Ads. If you manage shopping campaigns, you’ve likely been impacted by disapproved ads due to a missing or incorrect GTIN or other Unique … [Read more...] about Google Merchant Center Disapproval: A GTIN Story
[Hero Academy Video] Dynamic Search Ads for Beginners
Dynamic search ads (DSAs) are search ads that show based on the content of your site. Google crawls your site and then matches to search terms that are closely related to the content on your site. Then, the headline and landing page are dynamically generated to match the search term. This allows for more congruency between the search term, the search ad and the landing … [Read more...] about [Hero Academy Video] Dynamic Search Ads for Beginners
