As the Bing/Yahoo merger nears, I thought it might be beneficial to talk about Bing. If you are anything like us here at Hanapin, you have been working for the past two months (if not more) to make sure all of your ducks are in a row before the merger takes place. Its not that Bing didn’t matter before, it did, but now it matters more. In order to prepare for the traffic … [Read more...] about Are Your Ads Dynamic?
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10 Tips for Advertising on Facebook
Every day, about 200 million people log onto Facebook, spending an average of 14 minutes on the site—adding up to about seven hours per month! This high number of engaged users represents a huge potential advertising audience for your business. If you choose to tap into this audience, consider following these 10 tips for advertising on Facebook: Familiarize yourself with … [Read more...] about 10 Tips for Advertising on Facebook
36 Myths of PPC
Note: This post was authored by Amber, a prolific blogger at PPC Hero and one of our long-time PPC managers, who welcomed her gorgeous son Jacob on April 29th! Over the course of the past several years, many old PPC tactics have become dated and are no longer considered best practice. There have also been many PPC strategies that have been developed bloggers and so-called PPC … [Read more...] about 36 Myths of PPC
Efficient bid management: spreadsheet fun!
Changing keyword bids is going to be a task that faces you with some regularity if you’re managing any PPC account. It would be fantastic if we could just manage ad group bids and never consider the cost of our individual keywords, but it doesn’t always work that way. Sometimes, you have fabulous keyword performers who need to be supported with better bids, hanging out in an ad … [Read more...] about Efficient bid management: spreadsheet fun!
Using URL Tracking Parameters To Get More Out Of Analytics
One of the challenges of working in an agency environment is that, while it helps get the work done, multiple people touch an account, and you run the risk of creating inconsistencies. When you need to know that your data is accurate it’s nice to know that you and your team have taken a few minutes in the beginning to set up a system for URL building and tracking. Once you … [Read more...] about Using URL Tracking Parameters To Get More Out Of Analytics
PPC News Roundup for 3/26/2010
The biggest news in search this week came out of Google with the launch of “Retargeting” on the Content Network. You can now target users who did not result in a conversion on a website. It is all based on user intent. The folks over at Search Engine Land got the inside scoop from their reps, check out what they had to say. According to this post from Portent Interactive, the … [Read more...] about PPC News Roundup for 3/26/2010
iSpionage – The Keyword research tool – Sponsored Post
The success of your PPC campaign depends upon finding the right combination of keyword, ad copy and ad position. The process usually starts with researching and compiling extensive, wide-ranging keyword lists. Next, comes building and launching campaigns with those keywords. The goal of this phase is to get a sense of which keywords have potential. The final, and ongoing phase … [Read more...] about iSpionage – The Keyword research tool – Sponsored Post
PPC Hero Blog Series
We often explore complex search marketing issues with in-depth analysis & research. To really give a topic the attention that it requires, we will write an entire series of articles that focus on one hot PPC topic. This is where our blog series come in! We craft each blog series so that it is truly an authoritative document on the topic at hand. The Dynamic Series … [Read more...] about PPC Hero Blog Series
Effectively Using adCenter PPC Tools
After the announcement last week of The Yahoo! and Microsoft Search Alliance, I thought it would be helpful to take a look at the adCenter tools that are available, and how you can use them to help grow and optimize your accounts. Microsoft adCenter Desktop Tool As an avid user of the Adwords Editor, I was delighted when Microsoft launched their adCenter desktop tool. Sure, I … [Read more...] about Effectively Using adCenter PPC Tools
PPC News Roundup for 2/19/2010
Local search might be a great way to boost your clients' campaigns. Actually who am I kidding it’s a great way to boost everyone’s campaign, so make some time to localize your campaigns! Here are some great tips on PPCBlog for setting up your local PPC strategy, so give it a shot. Get your Google click to call deal while you can! Search Engine Watch has a useful post this … [Read more...] about PPC News Roundup for 2/19/2010
Positioning Your Business For Success In Local Search
Consumers today not only want to know what’s around them, they want to be able to call with one click, access directions, and know what other people think of it. Due to the fact that 50% of consumers head to search engines first when researching local businesses, according to a joint study from Nielsen and Webvisible, you need to make sure your business is in a position to … [Read more...] about Positioning Your Business For Success In Local Search
5 PPC Resolutions for 2010
Since we're only a couple days away from the end of 2009 and many of us are working a short week this week, it seems like a good time to pull out a classic end of year cliche: the Resolution List! Like many people, I don't like New Year's resolutions. I usually don't make them, partly because choosing an arbitrary date - January 1st, for example - to begin making life changes … [Read more...] about 5 PPC Resolutions for 2010