It seems these days everyone has a podcast, and with more than half of the US population taking up listening to podcasts it’s a great way to share information and keep users engaged with your content. According to a study by the Interactive Advertising Bureau, in 2017 the US market for podcast ad spend was $314 million and is expected to grow more than 110% by 2020. With this … [Read more...] about 4 Paid Media Lessons In Podcast Advertising
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Diagnose High CPL In PPC Search
Cost per leads (or cost per sale, cost per acquisition) is what you as an account manager are optimizing towards. You and your client have a set goal of what you think you can hit to remain profitable. You may also find yourself in a position where you are not hitting your CPL threshold and it is higher than you and your client approve. So how do you diagnose what the problem … [Read more...] about Diagnose High CPL In PPC Search
Facebook Messenger Marketing and Chatbots: What Every PPC Marketer Needs to Know Right Now
I’ll be upfront. My goal here is to persuade you that you should be using Facebook Messenger marketing and chatbots as part of your marketing strategy. This isn’t a sales pitch. This isn’t an infomercial. This is hard-hitting marketing intel. Whether you’re a PPC specialist, an SEO, a CMO, or just a curious bystander, I wrote this for you. Facebook Messenger marketing with … [Read more...] about Facebook Messenger Marketing and Chatbots: What Every PPC Marketer Needs to Know Right Now
Juggling B2B & B2C: C Where You Need to B
Many companies have B2C and B2B offerings; in some cases their digital marketing efforts will coincide and in other cases they won’t. Often times B2C and B2B efforts could collide. I have a client that is a company with both B2B and B2C divisions, with two separate ad accounts. Budgets, conversions, goals, and KPIs are vastly different for each. The difficulty lies in the … [Read more...] about Juggling B2B & B2C: C Where You Need to B
The Newest Amazon Sponsored Products Features of 2019
Amazon is continuing to improve their platform as they take more and more of the digital advertising market share. Coming in hot in January, Amazon has released a number of new Sponsored Products features across all Amazon advertising accounts. These new features, which include bidding strategies, placement multipliers, and new targeting options, introduce an additional layer … [Read more...] about The Newest Amazon Sponsored Products Features of 2019
How to Use Asset Placement Customization in Facebook
Facebook rolled out many platform changes in 2018, and my favorite was the asset placement customization tool released in the first quarter of the year. While I generally select Automatic Placements for my ad set delivery as a best practice in Facebook, many of my clients had creative assets they had specifically optimized for the Instagram Feed and Instagram Stories. Before … [Read more...] about How to Use Asset Placement Customization in Facebook
Some Insights Into Bing’s PPC Audiences
What up! In today’s installment of, “Some Insights Into Things & Stuff”, we’ll cover some insights we here at Hanapin have come across in regards to Bing’s in-market audiences, as well as their branded “Microsoft Audience Network”. For reference, most of the findings I will speak to come from my work on an account that operates in the education vertical. What Are … [Read more...] about Some Insights Into Bing’s PPC Audiences
Set Up Creative Testing in Apple Search Ads
Apple Ads is a great platform to target new users efficiently, however, their targeting is less than preferable to advertisers who rely on detailed custom targeting. With the upcoming Holiday season, where inevitably new phones will be purchased as gifts, it’s more important than ever to ensure you’re taking advantage of creative testing in Apple Search Ads. You’re probably … [Read more...] about Set Up Creative Testing in Apple Search Ads
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
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
How We Gained $21,000 More in Revenue by Changing One Color
Do you cringe when someone says, “button color?” Do you automatically shut down when a test is recommended to you that seems like just a minor change? Today I want to encourage you to shift your mindset. What may seem like a “minor” change to you may bring $21,000 more in revenue to your company. Now it doesn’t seem so “minor,” does it? You may hesitate testing something as … [Read more...] about How We Gained $21,000 More in Revenue by Changing One Color
Tackling Facebook Ad Disapproval
If you have ever used Facebook Ads for advertising, chances are you have had an ad disapproved at some point. It can be quite annoying when an ad is disapproved not only because it takes time to try and fix the ad but sometimes Facebook isn't exactly clear as to why your ad was disapproved. So let us take a look at some common reasons why your ad might be flagged and what you … [Read more...] about Tackling Facebook Ad Disapproval
