We're excited to be liveblogging the Google Marketing Next 2017 event as updates to AdWords, Analytics, and DoubleClick are announced. Follow along to read our live reactions to these announcements. (TL;DR? Announcements Summary at the end) -- With the 5-min countdown, Google is highlighting a lot of Travel, Shopping, and Mobile stats. Foreshadowing the announcements to … [Read more...] about Liveblogging Google Marketing Next 2017
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Universal App Campaigns Vs. Mobile App Install Campaigns
How many apps do you have on your smartphone or tablet? How many of those apps do you use on a regular basis? While I don’t know how many apps I have, I can honestly say I use 30% or less on a regular basis. No matter how many apps you have on your device, the fact of the matter is that before you ever downloaded them, they had to have been placed in front of you in some … [Read more...] about Universal App Campaigns Vs. Mobile App Install Campaigns
How To Migrate To Google Tag Manager
Google Tag Manager (GTM) is a useful tool for organizing and maintaining your digital marketing tags. It provides a centralized platform for managing tags and events outside of the site's source code. It makes it a fantastic resource for marketers. It can help them implement tags on their own without relying on limited developer resources. Tags are vital for conversion tracking … [Read more...] about How To Migrate To Google Tag Manager
Tools Providing Audience Data for Optimizing Landing Pages
Optimizing your landing pages for the right audience is the key to having a successful CRO program. Today I’m going to walk through the tools that will provide you the knowledge and data you need to have to make these optimizations. The ultimate goal of these tools is to gather data about your users. Who is your audience and how do they behave on your site? To receive the … [Read more...] about Tools Providing Audience Data for Optimizing Landing Pages
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
3 Easy Ways to Optimize Landing Pages With Low Traffic
I'm a big believer in the power of landing pages and conversion rate optimization. But, to run your conventional multivariate or A/B test, you have to have traffic. Lots of it. In fact, just to prove that a new page design improves your conversion rate by just 20%, you need to split test thousands of visitors. The only problem is, for many paid search landing pages, it … [Read more...] about 3 Easy Ways to Optimize Landing Pages With Low Traffic
10 Traits Of A Successful PPC Account Manager: A Client Services View
If you have ever read any of my blog posts, you might have noticed that they are all very client-focused. That’s because I don’t actually do PPC work. Rather, I work with people who do. As an associate director of client services, my position is mostly client-facing and is somewhat a client concierge. One of my main goals is to make sure our clients have an internal voice when … [Read more...] about 10 Traits Of A Successful PPC Account Manager: A Client Services View
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
What Not To Do When Implementing New PPC Features
Implementing new ad types in our PPC platforms is key to staying competitive and innovative. However, new ad types are unpredictable and easier to mess up. I recently made a functionality mistake with a new Facebook ad type that I was testing. It wasn’t horrendous by any means, but someone that was being served the ad called out the issue in a Facebook comment directly on the … [Read more...] about What Not To Do When Implementing New PPC Features
PPC Video Campaign Targeting Methods You Shouldn’t Forget
YouTube campaigns have always made deeper targeting available to the advertisers. I loved video campaigns from the beginning because I could target by age, gender, parental status, household income, and more. But while those layered targets are great, it’s not enough for me. I’m greedy like the Little Mermaid. “I want to be where the people are.” Don’t laugh. She’s got the … [Read more...] about PPC Video Campaign Targeting Methods You Shouldn’t Forget
Should You Choose Bid Modifiers Or Exclusive Campaigns For Your Mobile PPC?
For even the newest face in the digital marketing world, it comes as no surprise the amount of attention mobile has garnered in the past few years. Ours is a rapidly evolving industry – what was once an unexplored frontier has quickly become a staple. It's not to say mobile advancements have become less frequent or noteworthy over time - on the contrary, shifting to reflect the … [Read more...] about Should You Choose Bid Modifiers Or Exclusive Campaigns For Your Mobile PPC?
Bidding In A Mobile Centric 2017
In early February, I hosted a Hanapin Marketing Webinar about the State of Mobile in 2017 and discussed numerous mobile changes and details to help take our mobile strategies to the next level. Since that discussion, I have continued to strategize on how I can improve results with the ever-changing landscape of mobile and desktop advertising over the past few years. Both … [Read more...] about Bidding In A Mobile Centric 2017
