As executives push their teams to tell them where they should spend their next dollar, they also want to hold or improve ROI/ROAS. That means that the team can only look at known channels, or must try to correlate performance in one channel or campaign with the new idea. Further, how a typical organization requests and interprets what’s happening with their marketing … [Read more...] about How Marketing Executives Are Being Fed Bad Data
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A Guide To Bing Ads Shopping Campaigns
With product ads continuing to see growth year-over-year, it’s vital that advertisers utilize Shopping campaigns now more than ever. Not only do they drive additional revenue but they boost a brand’s presence on the search results page. Last week, I had the privilege to speak on a webinar about Bing Shopping with Rachel Rogowin from Microsoft that can be found here. Today, I … [Read more...] about A Guide To Bing Ads Shopping Campaigns
Enhanced Day-Of-Week Budgeting With Non-PPC KPIs
Last month, I came to you with 3 ways to use ROAS for lead gen optimization. Today, I want to talk about another way Hanapin Marketing has begun embracing “back-end,” atypical KPIs in our PPC strategies and tactics. This example comes from a dynamic, sometimes complicated vertical that blends both lead gen and e-commerce attributes: Healthcare. The Complexity Of Healthcare … [Read more...] about Enhanced Day-Of-Week Budgeting With Non-PPC KPIs
Avoid These Common PPC Shopping Strategy Mistakes
With all the new features for Shopping product feeds, extensions, and labels, it’s easy to overlook the basics of what makes Shopping campaigns successful for ecommerce accounts. The oversights listed below are common with new accounts at Hanapin Marketing. Avoid these to develop a sophisticated Shopping campaign structure and increase overall performance. Only Running One … [Read more...] about Avoid These Common PPC Shopping Strategy Mistakes
5 Steps To Master Facebook Projections NOT Predictions
“Tell me how much I should spend in Facebook and what results I can expect.” This sentence is one we hear frequently from our clients. I used to cringe every time I heard this sentence. When I would hear it the over-analytical side of me would take over and freak-out because A.) I knew the volatility of Facebook’s ever-changing platform, varying audiences, and fewer metrics … [Read more...] about 5 Steps To Master Facebook Projections NOT Predictions
The 7 Things You Wish You’d Known About Facebook
We’ve all been there before - the first time you try a new advertising platform. While there are general consistencies you can prepare for using past experience, there are always learning curves to any new channel. Facebook hosts over 1.87 billion monthly active users as of 2017. No one is arguing that Facebook is a legitimate social media platform, or even that advertising … [Read more...] about The 7 Things You Wish You’d Known About Facebook
March Madness Continues: What Excel Tool/Function Rules Them All?
In light of the March Madness season it was thought that we could have some fun and review some of the previous PPC Hero articles on the best ways to utilize Excel in order to more efficiently and effectively manage PPC accounts. First, let's choose the seeds for the respective functions. There are four regions just like in the real tournament for the Excel Tools/Functions … [Read more...] about March Madness Continues: What Excel Tool/Function Rules Them All?
Going Old School: Why Audio Is The Next Logical Step In Your Digital Strategy
As digital advertising has emerged as a core piece of most brands' overall marketing strategy, one would assume that the simple radio ad or "audio" would fade into the background along with other traditional methods such as print. However, I am here to make the case for keeping audio advertising as a significant part of your marketing strategy. According to an eMarketer … [Read more...] about Going Old School: Why Audio Is The Next Logical Step In Your Digital Strategy
Bing Reporting Features And The Pep Talk You Need This Week
In agency life, you most likely manage multiple accounts. So how do you identify which of those accounts need optimizations in a quick and convenient way? Well, lucky for us Bing Ads has added fuller reporting features to the Accounts Summary page. In addition to providing more performance insight across each of the Bing accounts you manage, you’ll also be able to more swiftly … [Read more...] about Bing Reporting Features And The Pep Talk You Need This Week
PPC, KPIs, and the Marketing Funnel
Key performance indicators (KPIs) are essential to our industry. Without them, we’re like a pilot without navigation; we have no idea if what we’re doing is getting us closer to our goal. They’re the barometers of success which show whether or not your client is making money or losing money. KPIs are set based on your client’s primary goal (revenue, leads, etc.). However, not … [Read more...] about PPC, KPIs, and the Marketing Funnel
2017: The Year You Launch Your Video Ads
I was reading an article recently about Generation Xers and how they consume content on YouTube and how to best engage with this coveted consumer cohort. The article noted that Gen Xers, who were born between mid-1960 and late 1970s, are predominantly using YouTube for trips down memory lane, for news content and for DIY videos. I am a Gen Xer and I agree with this theory, but … [Read more...] about 2017: The Year You Launch Your Video Ads
Hidden Costs in your Bid Strategy: Incremental Measurement
This post is part of the Hero Conf Los Angeles Speaker Blog Series. Jay Stampfl will join 50+ PPC experts sharing their paid search and social expertise at the World’s Largest All-PPC Event, April 18-20 in Los Angeles, CA. Like what you read? Find out more about Hero Conf. Bidding is the most important lever to affect performance. The simplest way to execute is a strategy … [Read more...] about Hidden Costs in your Bid Strategy: Incremental Measurement
