My father always said “Time is a flat circle”, meaning the more things change the more they stay the same. At this point in time, it can’t more apparent that this isn’t true. We are in unprecedented times where the only thing we can expect is uncertainty. This is equally true within the digital marketing landscape for the time being. Amazon We are already seeing the … [Read more...] about Amazon & Google: Affects Of COVID-19 On Digital Marketing
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What Nonprofits Taught Me About Social Media Marketing (and how it applies to COVID-19)
It's no surprise that the coronavirus has caused either a spike or downfall for companies and marketers across the world. Times are scary for sure, not just from a global, economic and healthcare standpoint but as a marketer, it's hard to know when and what to share. The news is overwhelming and you might even question if it's okay to continue marketing when people and the … [Read more...] about What Nonprofits Taught Me About Social Media Marketing (and how it applies to COVID-19)
March Updates to Paid Advertising Platforms
In this monthly post, we bring you the latest from all of the major platforms. General What: Reacting to COVID-19 Resources: Prior to getting into platform-specific updates, it's essential to address COVID-19 and its impacts on the industry. The resources below were compiled from a recent Hanapin/Brainlabs email blast, and are an excellent source of industry trends, strategic … [Read more...] about March Updates to Paid Advertising Platforms
Nominate The Paid Media Experts Who Have Been Influential In Your Career
Every year, PPC Hero releases a list called The Top 25 Most Influential PPC Experts. This year will not be different! The purpose of this list is to highlight those who have dedicated their time, energy, and expertise over the last year to empower the rest of us to excel at our jobs. And right now, amidst the uncertainty, is as good of a time as ever to celebrate those … [Read more...] about Nominate The Paid Media Experts Who Have Been Influential In Your Career
The Complete Amazon Plan: 7 Steps to Success
Succeeding on Amazon isn’t just about optimizing product listings or running low ACoS PPC campaigns. You need a complete process for research, launch, optimization and expansion. These 7 steps outline the full process for getting a brand off the ground on Amazon. Market ResearchProduct ResearchProduct OptimizationBrand StoreDiscoveryRefinementExpansion Step 1 - Market … [Read more...] about The Complete Amazon Plan: 7 Steps to Success
B2B Paid Strategy: In It for the Long Run
As many of you know, B2B companies have longer customer cycles. They can range from a month to six months to a year. It is important when crafting your digital B2B strategy that you are focused on that long term return rather than the short term return, which means that you might have to adjust expectations and goal KPIs in the interim. In my experience, taking the time to lay … [Read more...] about B2B Paid Strategy: In It for the Long Run
From Last Click To Position-Based: An Attribution Test
An Attribution Test “Whodunit” is more than just a popular detective narrative, it is an important question in PPC as well. Attribution seeks to answer that question. So, choosing the right model for your account is important. In this blog, we’ll cover a quick overview of Google’s attribution, what led us to consider testing a different attribution, what changes you can expect, … [Read more...] about From Last Click To Position-Based: An Attribution Test
A Quick Look at Walmart Media and Spiceworks
Our general group chat is often teeming with questions like “who’s using Walmart Media?”, “DM me if you’ve been running on Spiceworks”, “does Safari have a UI?” This has been making me curious so I went nosing around for those sweet, sweet, deets. Below are some of my impressions and takeaways for these platforms: Safari We all know how I feel about Apple Search Ads, but … [Read more...] about A Quick Look at Walmart Media and Spiceworks
How To View Google Ads Data In Google Analytics
Connecting Google Ads and Google Analytics accounts offer several benefits to digital marketers. Analytics is a truly powerful and robust platform that will allow you to gain additional insight into what your customers do on your website post-click. Google Ads is a pay-per-click model, and understanding the full picture of how your customers interact with your website is … [Read more...] about How To View Google Ads Data In Google Analytics
Google Ads B2B Full-Funnel Strategy Outline
For any platform, having a full-funnel marketing strategy is ideal. Not only does it help you get a better idea of how you are reaching users and on what level, it also gives you an idea of how long your general sales cycle is. In this blog, I am going to cover what a full-funnel strategy looks like for Google Ads, from the content you will need at each level to the types of … [Read more...] about Google Ads B2B Full-Funnel Strategy Outline
How to Address Low Search Volume Keywords in Google Ads
You’ve done it! You built your first Google Search campaign after many hours of planning, projecting, and strategizing. The ads and keywords are all uploaded and visible in the interface, and you are performing your final QA. But then it hits… you open the campaign only to find out that Google has flagged many of your keywords as ‘low search volume’ and won’t trigger ads for … [Read more...] about How to Address Low Search Volume Keywords in Google Ads
The Grind! How to Rank Higher on Amazon
Oh, what a grind it can be to filter through reports to identify the winning and losing keywords, then update campaign settings, create targeted manual ads, include negative keywords and even update product listings sometimes. But hey, it works! This is one of the most common optimization strategies on Amazon today and it is also one of the most efficient ones. It involves … [Read more...] about The Grind! How to Rank Higher on Amazon
