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
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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
Hero Conf 2015 Super Early Bird Pricing Expires Tomorrow!
Hero Conf 2015, your best opportunity to connect with PPC Hero friends new and old, is fast approaching. We're headed to the Pacific Northwest for the first time, April 27-29 in Portland, OR. And we're adding speakers and sessions daily to what will be our biggest and best all-PPC event yet. Hero Conf is different in a lot of ways, but here are four that we think are pretty … [Read more...] about Hero Conf 2015 Super Early Bird Pricing Expires Tomorrow!
Webinar: 5 Reasons You Need To Use Bing Advertising in 2015
More about this Webinar For the past few years, Bing has been making quite the impact on the competitive landscape for search engine marketing, comprising 29% of the search marketplace. 2014 alone saw many newly added features, like the accounts summary feature and Universal Event Tracking, that has increased the usability and value for digital marketers. In the webinar … [Read more...] about Webinar: 5 Reasons You Need To Use Bing Advertising in 2015
The Role Of Social Networks Moving Forward
Social networks play a large part in the advertising industry. It’s likely that the majority of you get plenty of advertisements shown to you once logging in to Facebook or Twitter. As the industry continues to grow, be prepared for even more advertising platforms. In 2015, advertisers will want to focus on non-Google opportunities. Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn are … [Read more...] about The Role Of Social Networks Moving Forward
Creating A Full Funnel Marketing Strategy With AdWords
I find that the more I learn about SEM, the more I realize I don’t know. There are many layers of sophistication that we can build into our campaigns and targeting to increase performance. The days of matching a relevant keyword with a relevant add and landing page and thinking you are done are behind us. It’s time to get more sophisticated about our targeting and audience … [Read more...] about Creating A Full Funnel Marketing Strategy With AdWords
5 Ways Location Targeting Delivers Big Results [Webinar]
If your company is based in a certain area or you have branches of your company that service a number of geographic locations, it’s only logical that you want to advertise to the area you service. Search engines have a pretty wide array of targeting options so its easy to make the mistake of advertising to too many locations or ones that are not even serviced by your company. … [Read more...] about 5 Ways Location Targeting Delivers Big Results [Webinar]