Conversion tracking plays such an important role in measuring the success of paid search performance. However, how many times do you revisit the goals and check the tracking? Most of the time, you should only have to setup conversion tracking once and you can forget about it. Or can you? It may be a good idea to go back on occasion and double check the tracking. Audit Your … [Read more...] about Thoughts About PPC Conversion Tracking
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3 AdWords Features You Are Underutilizing
Few industries evolve, adapt, and integrate new tech quicker than paid search. Capitalizing on this dynamic environment is a significant aspect of the daily challenges account managers face. Whether the news comes from Inside AdWords or via a Google Representative's beta deck, the announcement of upcoming changes typically triggers a flurry of excitement and preparation. … [Read more...] about 3 AdWords Features You Are Underutilizing
Enhanced Day-Of-Week Budgeting With Non-PPC KPIs
Last month, I came to you with 3 ways to use ROAS for lead gen optimization. Today, I want to talk about another way Hanapin Marketing has begun embracing “back-end,” atypical KPIs in our PPC strategies and tactics. This example comes from a dynamic, sometimes complicated vertical that blends both lead gen and e-commerce attributes: Healthcare. The Complexity Of Healthcare … [Read more...] about Enhanced Day-Of-Week Budgeting With Non-PPC KPIs
Avoid These Common PPC Shopping Strategy Mistakes
With all the new features for Shopping product feeds, extensions, and labels, it’s easy to overlook the basics of what makes Shopping campaigns successful for ecommerce accounts. The oversights listed below are common with new accounts at Hanapin Marketing. Avoid these to develop a sophisticated Shopping campaign structure and increase overall performance. Only Running One … [Read more...] about Avoid These Common PPC Shopping Strategy Mistakes
The 7 Things You Wish You’d Known About Facebook
We’ve all been there before - the first time you try a new advertising platform. While there are general consistencies you can prepare for using past experience, there are always learning curves to any new channel. Facebook hosts over 1.87 billion monthly active users as of 2017. No one is arguing that Facebook is a legitimate social media platform, or even that advertising … [Read more...] about The 7 Things You Wish You’d Known About Facebook
Building An Automated PPC Spend Tracker In Google Sheets
With yesterday’s webinar on efficient data analysis through Google Sheets, as well as Tuesday’s post pitting Excel features in their very own March Madness tournament, this week on PPC Hero we’ve highlighted one of the most important pieces of the digital marketer’s toolbox: spreadsheets! Today, we’ll continue the trend by showcasing an application of Google Sheets, utilizing … [Read more...] about Building An Automated PPC Spend Tracker In Google Sheets
Capture User Attention On The SERP And Hold It On The Landing Page
It’s all about attention folks. On a Google SERP, we’re trying to pull in a user by using the words they’ve used and are scanning for along with various other tactics. On Facebook, we’re trying to hook our users into an action while they sit in a mindless browsing mentality. The underlying and crucial principle here is attention. If you can’t catch a user’s attention, … [Read more...] about Capture User Attention On The SERP And Hold It On The Landing Page
Is Your Website Your Own Worst Enemy?
One of my favorite things is obscure foreign colloquialisms that accurately describe commonplace emotions or actions, that defy English definition. Currently, the Danish word Hygge is all the cozy rage and describes the feeling of warm contentment derived from enjoying the simple pleasures in life. Schadenfreude, the act of taking pleasure from another person's misfortune, … [Read more...] about Is Your Website Your Own Worst Enemy?
How Do Conferences Fit Into Your Professional Training Plan?
Professional development is a tricky endeavor. It’s about balancing cost and quality, ensuring training is continuous and relevant, and measuring the return on investment. It’s not always precise and takes some experimentation to get just right. Which brings us to one of the most common questions we on the events team face – How does Hero Conf fit into my larger professional … [Read more...] about How Do Conferences Fit Into Your Professional Training Plan?
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
Individualized Learning Takes Center Stage at Hero Conf LA!
Advanced Track, Career Development Sessions, and Tailored Workshops We love the feedback that we get from each of our events. It allows us to expand on the most successful components and ditch or reinvent those pieces that are falling flat. What we heard last year was three-fold: As an expert-level marketer, I need more advanced content I'm looking to grow personally, … [Read more...] about Individualized Learning Takes Center Stage at Hero Conf LA!
Facebook vs Twitter Video Ads: Comparing Views and Engagement Rates
If you haven’t started integrated video ads into your social media strategy then it’s time to start. Whether you’re in B2C or B2B, 2017 is shaping up to be all about video marketing. Video marketing can appear as complex because of the various platform offerings, across a growing range of devices, and the amount of work and time required to produced one video. At the same … [Read more...] about Facebook vs Twitter Video Ads: Comparing Views and Engagement Rates
