In early November, Google released four new search ad position metrics. These metrics are being rolled out to accounts now, so keep in mind they might not be available in your Google Ads accounts yet. Keep reading to learn about these new metrics and how you should adjust the way you’re currently measuring ad position. New Metric Definitions Impression (Absolute Top) %: … [Read more...] about Google’s New Ad Position Metrics: Rethinking Average Position
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5 Ways To Help Your New Digital Marketing Manager Be Successful
The benefit of hiring a marketing manager can potentially be offset by the training required for the position. Your manager is not only learning the ins and outs of their new employer, but also the nuances of the digital marketing objectives. To ensure that the marketing manager is thoroughly prepared to carry out the desired responsibilities, here is a checklist of … [Read more...] about 5 Ways To Help Your New Digital Marketing Manager Be Successful
What Happened When We Paused PPC Brand Campaigns
Over the years, many companies have debated whether you should or should not bid on your own brand keywords. Some articles suggest you should not waste your money and others believe it is a no-brainer. In this article, we are going to show you exactly what happened after we paused the Brand campaigns. In a previous article Why Brand Ad Campaigns are Important, I discussed the … [Read more...] about What Happened When We Paused PPC Brand Campaigns
How Much Should I Spend: Aligning PPC Budgets to Goals
“How much money should we spend on PPC this year?” “How many sales can we get with X amount of budget?” “We are looking at expanding into ____ platform, how much budget should we allocate?” In the five years I’ve worked at Hanapin, these types of questions from clients are becoming more and more common. Budget recommendations and planning are not so straightforward as they … [Read more...] about How Much Should I Spend: Aligning PPC Budgets to Goals
New Interface, New Syntax: Automating Rules in Google Ads
As every digital advertiser should know by now, AdWords has officially rebranded to Google Ads. Whether you are pro-change or anti-change with Google’s advertising services, there is one certainty - You have to change regardless. That in mind, there have been a ton of updates recently with name changes, new offerings, shuffled offerings, the completely new UI, and the list goes … [Read more...] about New Interface, New Syntax: Automating Rules in Google Ads
The Missing Ingredient to Your PPC Strategy: Non-Branded Campaigns
You may have a client, or you may be a client, asking the question, should we spend more on branded or non-branded terms? Like anything in PPC, it depends on the industry, the type of product/service, what your competitors are doing, how your PPC account is currently set up, etc. Having worked with a variety of clients, I have seen a wide range of strategies. Two opposing … [Read more...] about The Missing Ingredient to Your PPC Strategy: Non-Branded Campaigns
4 Facebook Ad Time Saving Tools
Digital marketing can be very time consuming. Advertising across multiple channels and devices can consume all your bandwidth if you let it. That's why you need to take advantage of every time saving tool and feature you can. Facebook has really grown and allowed users to automate and mass edit their campaigns in recent months. Utilizing these four features in Facebook will … [Read more...] about 4 Facebook Ad Time Saving Tools
Dynamic Search Ads for Advanced Users
In a previous article Dynamic Search Ads for Beginners, Shannon discussed different reasons you might want to use Dynamic search ads (DSA) and how to set them up in your account. In this post, I am going to discuss some advanced ways to use Dynamic Search Ads in your account. Why Use Dynamic Search Ads (DSA) As previously mentioned, DSA are great for catching additional … [Read more...] about Dynamic Search Ads for Advanced Users
Automated Bidding Strategies By The Numbers
When you think about automated bidding, or any machine-learning algorithm, it’s useful to envision a physical machine with lots of gears and belts in need of plenty of oil to stay running smoothly. Not to mention, useful human stewards to keep it all functioning. Even though the machines we’re working with in the digital marketing sphere are less tangible, there’s a lot we can … [Read more...] about Automated Bidding Strategies By The Numbers
Google Adds New Tools to Highlight Physical Store Locations
Buying in-store is still a big deal for shoppers, and Google has announced a few cool new tools to let physical retailers target those shoppers heading to the stores. These initiatives are coming on the heels of research reporting nearly 80% of shoppers are willing to buy in-store when the items are available immediately. Google is expanding affiliate location extensions, … [Read more...] about Google Adds New Tools to Highlight Physical Store Locations
Quick Tips to Earning Trust When Onboarding a New Client
First impressions are important – but so are second impressions, third, fourth, etc. In onboarding a paid search client, it is important for the account manager to realize that the first 90 days of the working relationship are crucial. Gaining trust within the first three months of working together sets the stage and tone for the rest of the interactions in the months … [Read more...] about Quick Tips to Earning Trust When Onboarding a New Client
How to Supercharge Your Google Shopping Ads
Running a successful Google Shopping campaign isn’t rocket science, but there’s definitely an art to it. Whenever I get asked to audit an account, the same issues or areas for improvement come up time and time again. So, I’ve put together this article to tackle some of those common problems and help you get the most out of your Google Shopping ad campaigns. The first thing to … [Read more...] about How to Supercharge Your Google Shopping Ads