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?
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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
Programmatic Guide: Google Campaign Manager
Advertising in a new platform can be intimidating. Knowing where to start, what steps to complete, and how to complete each step can often stop advertisers from trying new platforms. This guide will walk you through the step-by-step process of creating campaigns in Google Campaign Manager (GCM). Defining Programmatic Advertising Before we walk through the step-by-step guide, … [Read more...] about Programmatic Guide: Google Campaign Manager
Optimizing Facebook Ads for Content Engagement: 4 Custom Conversion Ideas
We all know Facebook Pixel. The little snippet of code that is tasked with sending interaction and conversion data back to Facebook Ads algorithm for delivery optimization and tracking. With its set of standard events and the ability to track Custom Conversions, Facebook Pixel is a key element of the Facebook Ads platform.While the standard events cover different scenarios for … [Read more...] about Optimizing Facebook Ads for Content Engagement: 4 Custom Conversion Ideas
Listen, All Marketers Should Be Considering Podcast Ads
According to this year's State of PPC, Podcast ads are a big opportunity for marketers; while over 50% of the U.S. population is listening to podcasts, only 4% of marketers are advertising in the channel. The average performance marketer is going to hesitate to jump into podcast advertising due to conversion attribution limits, relative to Google or Facebook ads. However, … [Read more...] about Listen, All Marketers Should Be Considering Podcast Ads
Top 4 Reasons Hanapin Loves YouTube Ads for SaaS Companies
YouTube is the gateway to audience targeting; ads supplement search and elevate brand awareness. You have a lot of opportunity to share more information about your products and services compared to the standard search/display ad. There are many reasons why SaaS businesses should be running YouTube ads, but here are our top 4: Low Risk, High Reward More ad formats are … [Read more...] about Top 4 Reasons Hanapin Loves YouTube Ads for SaaS Companies
YouTube For Action Leads Form Ads: Early PPC Results
Hi friends! Today’s thrilling post will be a follow-up piece to a post I wrote some months ago about YouTube Lead Form Ads for PPC. I highly recommend giving that a read if you’re looking to test/expand into YouTube Lead Form Ads, as there are some components, such as the webhook solution, which requires a lot of time and energy to get set-up properly. It would be best to … [Read more...] about YouTube For Action Leads Form Ads: Early PPC Results
Fall 2019 Updates to Google Merchant Center
Google quietly rolled out several updates to Google Merchant Center in August 2019, which you may have missed if you weren’t paying close enough attention. While these updates were minor in nature, as advertisers it’s important to find ways to leverage new features as they are rolled out to continue bringing innovative ideas to grow our clients’ businesses. I’m going to recap … [Read more...] about Fall 2019 Updates to Google Merchant Center
Top 4 Reasons Hanapin Loves Amazon Ads for eCommerce
You may be thinking.....isn't it a given that eCommerce businesses should be advertising on Amazon? While sometimes it DOESN'T make sense, most of the time, it does! There are a lot of good reasons eComm businesses should be running Amazon ads, but here are our top 4: Rapidly Growing Audience We know that 40% of eCommerce marketers are already investing in Amazon Ads. … [Read more...] about Top 4 Reasons Hanapin Loves Amazon Ads for eCommerce
Pinterest Ads: The Basics
What you need to know about Pinterest When thinking of digital marketing, Google Ads and Facebook are at the forefront of every marketer’s mind. While these platforms are essential to an effective digital strategy, they have become commonplace and are saturated with competitors. Therefore, it is important that marketers blaze the trail of new advertising networks to … [Read more...] about Pinterest Ads: The Basics
Straight to Amazon Facebook Ads
If you’re like seemingly everyone else, you buy a lot of stuff from Amazon. That makes it a great space to expand your paid search footprint to drive more sales. Amazon Advertising offers its own services, but the interface has been notoriously challenging to navigate (although it has made some recent strides in the right direction). If you're interested in promoting your … [Read more...] about Straight to Amazon Facebook Ads
