Scenario 1: Rob ran a 15-second TrueView ad for 30 days with the goal of increasing website traffic. The campaign yielded 5 conversions, with a 45% view rate. Rob deemed the campaign a success. Scenario 2: Rob ran a 30-second TrueView ad for 30 days with the goal of increasing brand consideration. The campaign yielded 5 conversions, with a 45% view rate. Rob deemed the … [Read more...] about Measuring the Success of TrueView YouTube Ads
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Mobile Gaming: Boosting User Retention with Digital Advertising
If you develop mobile games, the majority of your revenue likely comes from in-game advertising or microtransactions, and both of these happen post-download. In 2018, an average of 1,800 games/mo were launched on the IOS app store alone. With this sort of competition, users have more options than ever to find a game they want to invest their time (and money) into and can shop … [Read more...] about Mobile Gaming: Boosting User Retention with Digital Advertising
How to Organize a Successful PPC Audit
Over the years, a lot has changed about PPC. Clients expect us to be more integrated with their overall business strategy and goals, and not just work in a silo. In particular, I have noticed a shift in our audit clients and what sort of presentation resonates the best. Gone are the days when we can just poke through an account’s settings, list high CPL keywords, recommend some … [Read more...] about How to Organize a Successful PPC Audit
Ways to Reduce PPC Spend Without Turning Out the Lights
Working in Paid Search, you are always aware that you are spending money and at times your promised budget changes. Sometimes you are given more money to help meet new goals such as lead acquisition or ROI but other times your budget is reduced without a lot of notice. Here are a few ways for you to take action in your account to reduce your PPC spend without having to turn out … [Read more...] about Ways to Reduce PPC Spend Without Turning Out the Lights
New Year, New You(Tube): Creating a Robust YouTube Ad Strategy for 2019
Looking for a new PPC strategy? This blog, plus the momentum of the New Year, can help you launch your first YouTube video ad campaign. If you are already a YouTube marketing pro and clicked on this article to enhance your current strategy, I recommend reading through the Campaign Specifics and Audience Targeting sections. This post is not meant to be your typical “how-to … [Read more...] about New Year, New You(Tube): Creating a Robust YouTube Ad Strategy for 2019
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
What To Do If Your Black Friday Flopped
While most of America was stuffing their face with Turkey, digital marketers around the world anxiously awaited the ensuing cyber selling free-for-all. Good performance on Black Friday and Cyber Monday can set an account up for record numbers during the holiday season. On the other hand, underwhelming numbers can lead to account uncertainty and a less-than-solid client … [Read more...] about What To Do If Your Black Friday Flopped
How We Train PPC Experts
I work with a team full of lifelong learners. It is a requirement to work at Hanapin. Gotta have that thirst for knowledge. Something happens, though, when you have a diverse team with varying depths of PPC knowledge: one-size-fits-all training doesn’t work. One-size-fits-most doesn’t work. This is a problem I ran into when I sat down with my colleague to construct our training … [Read more...] about How We Train PPC Experts
Mobile App Targeting and Exclusion – Post Adsenseformobileapps.com Retirement
Google recently made a big change in retiring Adsenseformobileapps.com placement and G-mob exclusions as a universal way to exclude mobile app traffic. In September, Google sent out a letter warning that these exclusions would no longer be available. So, if you were previously excluding apps in this way, you might see an increase in mobile app traffic. Google also provides a … [Read more...] about Mobile App Targeting and Exclusion – Post Adsenseformobileapps.com Retirement
Quora Ads: How to Reach Your Target Audience at Key Moments
Quora is a unique, high-intent advertising platform, ideally suited to reach customers as they evaluate and research a product or service. People come to Quora to ask questions, and to read and share insightful answers. This includes people looking for reliable information about your company, products, competitors, and industry. This provides advertisers the opportunity to … [Read more...] about Quora Ads: How to Reach Your Target Audience at Key Moments
Where Marketers Are Spending Their Digital Dollars in 2019
The end of the year is coming up fast and I'm guessing you're probably in the middle of figuring out next year's budget. It's definitely one of your favorite things to do this time of year...right? right??? Yeah, we get it! To help ease the stress of next year's planning and give you some guidance on where you could be spending your digital dollars, I'll lay down some of the … [Read more...] about Where Marketers Are Spending Their Digital Dollars in 2019
5 Ways To Help Your New Digital Marketing Manager Be Successful
The benefit of hiring a marketing manager can potentially be offset by the training required for the position. Your manager is not only learning the ins and outs of their new employer, but also the nuances of the digital marketing objectives. To ensure that the marketing manager is thoroughly prepared to carry out the desired responsibilities, here is a checklist of … [Read more...] about 5 Ways To Help Your New Digital Marketing Manager Be Successful