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5 Easy Ways to Customize AdWords Scripts
Find AdWords Scripts a bit scary? The truth is any computer savvy person can edit and customize AdWords Scripts. Not a coder? Not a problem. Most scripts are very detailed and vetted by loads of users, but sometimes you need to tweak them to meet your very specific needs. If you're just getting started with adding a script to your account this quick tutorial at the bottom … [Read more...] about 5 Easy Ways to Customize AdWords Scripts
Average Conversion Rate: What’s Average, Anyway?
Conversion rate optimization (CRO) is a huge topic in the PPC world, especially since increasing this metric can turn dirt into gold in your accounts. Each time someone clicks you have a chance to gain a conversion - whether that’s a sale, lead form filled out, or subscriber gained. Each time that person doesn’t perform a conversion on your site, you’re wasting money. So, … [Read more...] about Average Conversion Rate: What’s Average, Anyway?
Simple Tips To Enhance Your Excel Spreadsheets
Every now and then you stumble across an Excel tip or trick that blows your mind. However, this won’t always be the case and as your skills progress these insights are harder and harder to discover or take more effort than they are worth. Rather than going bigger, it is often much easier to take a step back and recognize little tricks you could try, or actions that lead to … [Read more...] about Simple Tips To Enhance Your Excel Spreadsheets
The 2015 Google Analytics Exam & What You Need To Know
In the past few months, I have provided exam guides for destroying the Advanced Display Exam, acing the Advanced Search Exam, succeeding into the Search Fundamentals Exam, and even beating the Bing Ads accreditation process. And now we’re ready for the big one: Google Analytics Individual Qualification exam, or GAIQ test. As the motherload of Google exams, the Analytics test … [Read more...] about The 2015 Google Analytics Exam & What You Need To Know
How to Stop Wasting AdWords Spend In Just 3 Clicks
Using AdWords Scripts in your account is an amazing way to help manage the PPC craziness, but sometimes you need help beyond what a script can provide. Here at Hanapin we utilize AdWords Scripts in almost every account we have, why? Because they're awesome! They free up loads of time, are easy for both our novice and expert account managers to employ, automate boring AdWords … [Read more...] about How to Stop Wasting AdWords Spend In Just 3 Clicks
Account Structure and Reporting in Excel
In late October I wrote an article about a template I created in Excel for account build outs and creating an organized paid search account. I emphasized that building out accounts in an organized manner helps with reporting and ease of optimizations. How does this organization help with reporting? Let's dig back into Excel to show how reporting can be done easily with a … [Read more...] about Account Structure and Reporting in Excel
An Explanation Of The AdWords Conversion Optimizer Tool
Like most businesses, I’m sure your goal is conversion generation at a profitable cost per acquisition. Fortunately, Adwords provides an automated tool called ‘Conversion Optimizer’ that can help achieve this goal. Today’s post will explain what Conversion Optimizer is and how it works. Additionally, set up directions will be provided along with some personal thoughts and … [Read more...] about An Explanation Of The AdWords Conversion Optimizer Tool
How To Better Connect With Your Client
As account managers, we can literally spend several hours a day on the phone speaking to our clients about their accounts. Remembering that these clients have placed their trust in us to manage their PPC spend, it's incredibly important to create a relationship that runs deeper than their last weekly report. But how do you achieve that personal connection with your client that … [Read more...] about How To Better Connect With Your Client
Become The Expert! New Advanced Guide To Google AdWords
After successfully navigating the setup of a Google AdWords account and the initial round of settings, optimizations, and expansions, the time has come to not only manage your account according to general best practices, but to really identify how your account will flourish. In this white paper, you will gain a greater understanding of the distinction between e-commerce and … [Read more...] about Become The Expert! New Advanced Guide To Google AdWords
How To Create Google Analytics Custom Attribution Models
It’s the time of year where advertisers are planning New Year resolutions for PPC accounts. However, if you are using a last click attribution model as part of your PPC strategy you could be doing more harm than good. A few months back we discussed the multi-channel attribution templates available in AdWords and Google Analytics. If you’ve taken the time to understand and … [Read more...] about How To Create Google Analytics Custom Attribution Models
Discover The Gold Mine Of Remarketing Lists Using Google Analytics
Digital analytics is entirely about discovery. As data analysts we are pursuing fresh insights we can turn into actionable business improvements. Campaign optimizations such as improving the click-through rate of your ads, or reducing cost-per-click are great places to start. Today I am going to cover a fantastic way to focus on your customers using Google Analytics … [Read more...] about Discover The Gold Mine Of Remarketing Lists Using Google Analytics
