As many of you are probably aware by now, Google's new enhanced campaigns are talk of the town in the PPC industry. For those of you who sat in on Google's introductory Webinar last week, you'll remember how they rather brashly asserted that the reason they are allowing you to adjust your bids on mobile but not for tablets is that computers and tablet are 'essentially the same … [Read more...] about Fact Checking Google: Tablet and Computers Are Not the Same!
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Next Level PPC & SEO With Google Analytics Webinar Recording
Welcome to our "Next Level PPC & SEO With Google Analytics" webinar recording! We have been covering the basics of SEO and PPC over the last two months, and we thought it was time to delve a littler deeper. In this recording with, Erik Dafforn of Intrapromote and Kayla Kurtz of Hanapin Marketing we uncovered how to use Google Analytics to report and analyze your SEO and … [Read more...] about Next Level PPC & SEO With Google Analytics Webinar Recording
A detailed look at Google’s new Enhanced Sitelinks
This week on PPC Hero we’ve been focusing on all the big new and exciting changes happening in the PPC world. If you haven’t heard yet, Google is rolling out its new Enhanced Campaigns at present and you’ll be forced to switch over come June. For more info have a look at Eric’s reaction earlier this week. Today we’re going to take a look at the new Sitelink features in … [Read more...] about A detailed look at Google’s new Enhanced Sitelinks
Google Says “Do Mobile or the Kitten Gets It”
There is so much going on in the world of PPC lately that we're spending an entire week introducing the changes and letting you know how to make the most of them. It goes beyond Google's new "Enhanced Campaigns" feature to Facebook and Analytics. Over the next week, PPC Hero is going to take a look at each of these updates in a series of posts designed to get you ready for all … [Read more...] about Google Says “Do Mobile or the Kitten Gets It”
Yahoo! to Start Partnering with Google on Contextual Targeting
Man, it's been a crazy week in PPC. And it keeps getting crazier. Yesterday Yahoo! announced that they're adding Google as an ad partner for contextually targeted ads on the display network. They say that they agreement is "global" and "non-exclusive" and that it includes placements on "various Yahoo! properties" along with "certain co-branded sites." According to the Wall … [Read more...] about Yahoo! to Start Partnering with Google on Contextual Targeting
Google To Force You To Go Mobile With Enhanced Campaigns
So for those of you in PPC land who were stuck under a rock for the past 24 hours – Google announced their exciting new ‘Enhanced Campaigns’. The main idea seems to be two-fold. On the one hand, make things easier to manage – fewer campaigns to work with, but on the other, more money for Google as more advertisers use mobile. In fact, I wrote something back in October about … [Read more...] about Google To Force You To Go Mobile With Enhanced Campaigns
Judging your PPC Ads by Analytics Metrics
I thought I’d write a quick blog post as I’ve been working on some ad test results this morning and wanted to share a quick set of techniques for judging winners without conversion data. Most of the time we talk about either click-through rate or conversion rate as the key way we judge our ads. Here at Hanapin we combine the two and use IUC – impressions until conversion – as … [Read more...] about Judging your PPC Ads by Analytics Metrics
Facebook Ads Case Study – Education Space
I love Facebook Ads, and I like all my clients to at least give them a try at least once. Facebook Ads however only works for around 10-20% of our clients. It REALLY only works for around 5% of all of our clients. But when it works, it works really well. In this Facebook Ads case study I will walk you through how I'm promoting Facebook Ads and sponsored posts and it's … [Read more...] about Facebook Ads Case Study – Education Space
11 Important Questions You Must Ask Yourself About Your Google Display Campaigns
For the final part of our January series – Things to test in your account in 2013 – I’m going to be diving into the wonderful world of the Google Display Network, or GDN for those of us who love pointless acronyms! Anyway, acronyms aside, there are plenty of things you want to be testing in your display campaigns this year. I’d wager that the majority of us in PPC land tend … [Read more...] about 11 Important Questions You Must Ask Yourself About Your Google Display Campaigns
Just How Annoying Are Your Ads?
There's a fine line to walk when it comes to targeting. Being too aggressive can be very off putting, but you want to make sure that you capture all possible interest out there. Google has a feature that will allow you to track when it's time to start dialing it back. Use the Reach and Frequency Report to determine if your ads are endearingly annoying, like Hampster Dance, … [Read more...] about Just How Annoying Are Your Ads?
Product Listing Ads: My Favorite Thing About 2012
Lots of crazy stuff has happened in PPC during 2012. Even though that’s been true pretty much every year since its launch, we at PPC Hero felt that it was a big enough year to justify its very own series. That’s why for this month’s series we’re taking on the Biggest Thing in My PPC Year. Whether it’s tools, product releases or changes to our way of thinking, we’ll be … [Read more...] about Product Listing Ads: My Favorite Thing About 2012
Introduction to Google Tag Manager
Ever had issues keeping track of which tracking codes go where? Whether it’s Google Analytics, Bing, AdWords or remarketing, the simple truth is that there are a lot of different snippets you need to keep track of these days. That’s where Google Tag Manager comes to help out! What’s the scoop? Google Tag Manager was launched back in October as a way to keep all of your tags … [Read more...] about Introduction to Google Tag Manager
