There's a hidden side to the Display Network that we don't often talk about. Contextual Keywords, Topics, Placements, and Interest Categories are all common Display Network tricks these days. However, you probably aren't aware of your other option when it comes to maximizing your Display ROI. Hidden away in the bottom of the Display Network tab lies the Exclusions interface. … [Read more...] about Need Better Display Traffic? Use Site Category Exclusions!
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Search Marketing Madness Final Four Announced!
Regional champs have been named in this year's search marketing madness. Before the intense rivalries can heat up, we want to take a moment to congratulate each of the winners! PPC Software Regional Champ Acquisio From their website: The world’s leading Performance Media Platform, Acquisio helps marketers buy, track, manage, optimize, and report on media across all … [Read more...] about Search Marketing Madness Final Four Announced!
The Total Guide To Product Listing Ads: Part 1, Setting Up Your Data Feed
You've asked for it, and here it is: The Total Guide To Product Listing Ads. We have a feeling this product will continue to expand and get cool, new features since it's doing so well for our eCommerce accounts. But, there is so little information out there about how to set these up and make them work for you right now. We took it upon ourselves to put everything we know about … [Read more...] about The Total Guide To Product Listing Ads: Part 1, Setting Up Your Data Feed
Watch Out for Runaway Bids
Two weeks ago I had an alarming discovery in an account. Based on the geo-targets, day-parting and device based bid multipliers I had turned 300,000 keywords in to 7.4 million UNIQUE bids. The reason, as many in the PPC world know by now, is the multiplied affect of bid multipliers. The math is pretty straight forward. You take the number of bid multipliers for location … [Read more...] about Watch Out for Runaway Bids
Heroview: An In-depth Look At Remarketing
On last week's Heroview we had Cassie Oumedian (@Cass_Oumedian) on to chat in-depth about remarketing. Cassie is an Account Manager with Hanapin Marketing with over four years of online marketing experience combined with a background of ten years of traditional marketing. Cassie has worked with a variety of business-to-business and business-to-consumer verticals in ecommerce … [Read more...] about Heroview: An In-depth Look At Remarketing
Decide the Best of the Best: SMM Regional Finals
The time is upon us. It's regional finals in this year's Search Marketing Madness. Our bracket is oh-so-close to its final four. Here's how each of the regional finalists got here: Software Region Acquisio Round of 64: Def. Wordstream AdWords Grader Round of 32: Def. AdWords Editor Sweet 16: Def. SEM Rush Unbounce Round of 64: Def. adX Search Round of 32: Def. … [Read more...] about Decide the Best of the Best: SMM Regional Finals
What Some Facebook Ads Actually Get Right
I’ve spent a lot of time in this column deconstructing either bad Facebook ads, or good Facebook ads that could be made a lot better. And I’d like to think that’s helpful, but at some point the question comes up: so are there any Facebook ads you like? And in answer, I’m showcasing three ads that I’ve come across which I think do a fine job of capturing the viewers attention … [Read more...] about What Some Facebook Ads Actually Get Right
Ecommerce Marketing: Find More Customers and Close the Deal Webinar Recording
During this week's webinar, we went over some best practices for guiding your customers through the ecommerce sales funnel, and came to terms with the fact that the path changes all the time. Check out the video below to hear Hanapin Marketing experts Jeff Allen, Amanda West-Bookwalter and Christina Hall as they discuss cutting-edge ecommerce and search marketing best … [Read more...] about Ecommerce Marketing: Find More Customers and Close the Deal Webinar Recording
Full Value of Mobile – A Dream Coming True?
Earlier this week Google announced the Full Value of Mobile Initiative. As Google puts it, people take a variety of online and offline actions on their smartphones, including calling a business, downloading an app, looking for directions to a store, or starting research about products/services that lead to a purchase on another device. But marketers do still not completely … [Read more...] about Full Value of Mobile – A Dream Coming True?
Seven Things We Learned in March That You Should Learn Too
Our accounts got better during March (or at least we all got better at understanding them). In addition to the glories of spring having sprung (see details below), the staff of PPC Hero reveled in some new tips and techniques this past month and we wanted to pass them along to you. Take Assisted Clicks into Consideration in Your Optimizations Sam Owen The biggest … [Read more...] about Seven Things We Learned in March That You Should Learn Too
Vote Now for Search Marketing Madness Sweet 16!
After a crazy week of voting, the final 16 entrants in this year's Search Marketing Madness have been decided (you can see the full bracket here). It's now up to you to decide who should move on to the Elite Eight. Special commendation to Florida Gulf Coast, whose performance in that other March bracket was so strong that it almost moved them into our bracket (it would have … [Read more...] about Vote Now for Search Marketing Madness Sweet 16!
New Webinar! Ecommerce Marketing: Find More Customers and Close the Deal
Every online retailer or ecommerce business owner knows that the buying process is a journey. You have to find your customers, connect with them in a meaningful way, get them to your website and convince them to click that "buy now" button. All pretty much at the same time. Problem is, the best practices for guiding your customers through that path change all the time. So sign … [Read more...] about New Webinar! Ecommerce Marketing: Find More Customers and Close the Deal