Okay, so we all know that Google continues to have the highest volume of searchers compared to Bing and Yahoo. In the last comScore Search Engine Share release, Google has 63.8% of the search engines share. Bing has 21.3% and Yahoo has 12.4% of the remaining search market share. In 2017, when the next market share report is released we can expect a few shifts, but we do not … [Read more...] about Why You Should Rethink Your Bing PPC Strategy
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How to Visualize Last Year’s PPC Data – and Learn From It
As a PPC professional, you hold yourself accountable for developing smart strategies and delivering optimized results. It’s critical to know how your Google AdWords campaigns performed last year and what you can do differently this year to improve. With all the reports available, it should be easy, right? Sadly, there’s a catch. But Orbiter PPC Data Visualizations can … [Read more...] about How to Visualize Last Year’s PPC Data – and Learn From It
An Argument for Automatic Placements on Google Display
Don't Lose Sleep over Evil Bots Earlier this month, Larry Kim wrote a post “How to Find & Eliminate 90%+ of Click Fraud in the Google Display Network”. In the very first sentence, he asserts: “Believe it or not, click fraud in PPC marketing really does exist.” And while I do agree, click fraud does exist, you will not find me huddled over my desk in a panic trying to save … [Read more...] about An Argument for Automatic Placements on Google Display
Searching for Lost Impression Share
There are two ways that we lose impression share in our campaigns: because of rank and because of budget. (Check out the PPC Hero Article about Maximizing Impression Share: How to Use Adwords Competitive Metrics if you want a better understanding of impression share). Losing impression share due to budget is somewhat easy to mitigate by either throwing more money into the daily … [Read more...] about Searching for Lost Impression Share
Improve Your Facebook Ads With Creative Hub and Split Testing
There are many tools and 3rd party platforms that are designed to help with ad testing and creation, but they can come with a steep learning curve and expense. For someone starting out in ad testing who is learning or without budget for a new tool, these options can be out of reach. Luckily, Facebook has created what is essentially an end-to-end ad testing suite right within … [Read more...] about Improve Your Facebook Ads With Creative Hub and Split Testing
6 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do In Google Sheets
Google Sheets is a versatile tool for PPC marketers. Whether you’re using it build reports for your clients, analyze data, or other miscellaneous PPC tasks, getting familiar with some of the lesser known functions can be beneficial. Here are the features we’ll cover in this post: Import Sitemaps Currency Conversions Sparklines Import from other workbooks Check for … [Read more...] about 6 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do In Google Sheets
How To Use The AdWords Keyword Planner
Building a new PPC campaign from scratch can be challenging. You can easily miss keywords or add keywords without search volume. Plus, even if you have a great list of keywords, it can be challenging to organize them into tightly themed groups. Using AdWords Keyword Planner can be an excellent way to get started in building out your next campaigns. Where to Find the Keyword … [Read more...] about How To Use The AdWords Keyword Planner
How To Better Organize Your Shopping Campaigns: Brand vs Non-Brand Segmentation
When I first pondered the notion of branded and non-branded Shopping campaigns I was a little skeptical. I wouldn’t necessarily describe myself as a perfectionist, or even a control freak; however, I’ll take a thorough initiative where I’m in the driver’s seat 10 times out of 10. Shopping campaigns, in general, are somewhat out of our complete control, so adding another level … [Read more...] about How To Better Organize Your Shopping Campaigns: Brand vs Non-Brand Segmentation
4 Tips For Troubleshooting PPC Performance
“Why is PPC performance so different from August to September?” These are the kinds of questions, that left unchecked, can send me into a bit of PPC whirlwind. My instinct is to jump to the “what”. What we will do to fix the problem. That feels easier than sifting through columns of data, trying to piece together a story. So, if you, like me, are unsure of where to start, … [Read more...] about 4 Tips For Troubleshooting PPC Performance
4 Quick Steps to Create Your Mobile App Strategy
There are several questions I get asked when advertisers or businesses are thinking about starting new mobile app campaigns. Just like paid search, it’s important to start your campaigns with a goal in order to measure value and success. Creating your mobile app strategy can be overwhelming. However, these 4 steps should help you when planning your strategy. 1. Know your … [Read more...] about 4 Quick Steps to Create Your Mobile App Strategy
Coffee Talk: Catching Up With Hanapin’s PPC Experts
It is Friday morning. Secret Jake and I walk to a little coffee shop just a block away from our office. We order Guatemalan pour-overs (we are fancy like that). We find a table and sit down only to discover it is wobbly. But we don’t move. For some reason, I feel like sitting and drinking coffee at a wobbly table is just what we need to properly talk PPC. A woman makes her way … [Read more...] about Coffee Talk: Catching Up With Hanapin’s PPC Experts
All You Need to Know to Succeed With CPA Bidding
For a newer article on this topic visit: Google Ads Target CPA Bidding: Benefits & Drawbacks Using CPA bidding is like living with an unpredictable pet. He’s as likely to bite your guest’s hand as he is to be a saint. There are mixed feelings about using Target CPA bidding. But there’s one big question: are there enough benefits to CPA bidding to … [Read more...] about All You Need to Know to Succeed With CPA Bidding
