Hello PPC nerds & nerdettes! In this post, I will be talking about YouTube strategy, but more specifically, I will be talking about turning prospects into customers with TrueView for Action Lead Form Ads. I’ll cover what you need to know about YouTube Lead Form Ads before you start putting forth time and energy into an endeavor such as this. Before I begin, if you’re … [Read more...] about YouTube Lead Form Ads for PPC: What You Need to Know Before Getting Started
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Making Ends Meet: Combining Lead Data for Closed Loop PPC Reporting
When working in PPC data, we can feel so superior to other marketing channels. We have instant data. We don’t have to wait to see the impact of our optimizations no matter how big or small. When we focus on generating leads, we often say (hopefully), “Look! I have increased your leads 20% YoY!”. But what is happening to those leads? Last fall I tested Lead Form Ads for … [Read more...] about Making Ends Meet: Combining Lead Data for Closed Loop PPC Reporting
The Top 25 Most Influential Experts of 2019
It's that time of year again! The time to release our newest edition of the Top 25 and honor some of the hardest workers in our tight-knit PPC community. There is a complex formula that goes into calculating what makes someone truly influential in our industry. You can read more about the methodology on how we arrived at the rankings below the infographic. The scores took into … [Read more...] about The Top 25 Most Influential Experts of 2019
3 PPC Techniques to Strengthen your Brand
Branded campaigns can help increase awareness to your product and services and capture the demand generated by your upper funnel campaigns. Through the process of Brand Building, you can help strengthen your brand and enhance the performance of your campaign. If you’re not sold on the idea of paying for your branded terms, read what happened when one of our clients paused their … [Read more...] about 3 PPC Techniques to Strengthen your Brand
The Case For Time Flexible PPC Budgets
"Just wanted to let you know your campaign has a limited budget. You're hitting your goals so might as well raise it!" I'm guessing I'm not the only one who hears this from platform reps, account executives, and sales associates. In a perfect world, every client has an unlimited budget restricted only by the maximum scale at which ROI remains positive. In the real world, that … [Read more...] about The Case For Time Flexible PPC Budgets
Guide To Google Ads Performance Planner
On May 13, Google Ads announced a new tool in the UI called Performance Planner. The Performance Planner helps advertisers optimize campaigns by suggesting an "ideal plan" by "spreading spend in the most effective way among campaigns in the plan." Performance Planner is easy to use and certainly helpful, but it should be used with caution. What Does Performance Planner … [Read more...] about Guide To Google Ads Performance Planner
3 Alternative Paid Social Platforms to Diversify Your PPC Investment
On the heels of another Google Marketing Live event, we are reminded that our beloved PPC world is always “under construction.” As the industry giants aim to grow and retain market share, competition on the advertiser level remains just as fierce as ever. Advertising costs are perpetually rising, but KPI targets tend to remain static. Savvy account managers recognize the … [Read more...] about 3 Alternative Paid Social Platforms to Diversify Your PPC Investment
Ad Copy Must-Haves That Make or Break a PPC Campaign
Writing ad copy isn’t sexy. Typically done using a program like Excel (boring), it’s easy to just go through the motions and write copy that “will do.” While almost any ad copy you write will probably be okay, that kind of mediocrity won’t help you stand out and get the kind of performance you expect out of your paid search campaigns. Remember, your ad is competing with 10 … [Read more...] about Ad Copy Must-Haves That Make or Break a PPC Campaign
Measuring YouTube Success with Brand Lift Study 2.0
Are you able to measure the success of your search and display campaigns, but have a hard time quantifying the impact in-stream YouTube ads have on your overall marketing strategy? If you are running YouTube ads to generate awareness, do you know if your ads are actually improving brand awareness, consideration and/or purchase intent? Do you know if your target audience thinks … [Read more...] about Measuring YouTube Success with Brand Lift Study 2.0
What Else Is Affecting Your PPC Advertising?
Frequently enough I find myself staring at my weekly or monthly reports going cross-eyed, trying to make sense of the data and how it’s been influenced by changes throughout the month. As marketers, we know all of the details of our strategy and are constantly thinking about what effects will come based on the changes we’re making to the campaigns. One of the biggest reasons … [Read more...] about What Else Is Affecting Your PPC Advertising?
6 Tactics to Dominate Local PPC
Brick-and-mortar businesses depend heavily on foot traffic and local shoppers. In a cutthroat retail world, physical businesses need a competitive edge. Paid search ads can be a great way to give you that edge and boost your revenue. However, using them effectively to get potential customers to walk through your doors after an online visit isn’t easy. When you can’t rely on … [Read more...] about 6 Tactics to Dominate Local PPC
70/20/10 PPC Budgeting
Budgeting for clients is an uphill battle. It is also a challenge deciding how you want to spend your client’s budget, how to figure out the amount to allocate towards a certain platform, and then to develop a reasoning for your recommendation. There’s a method that I have fallen back on, that many at Hanapin utilize for their accounts. It is the 70/20/10 budgeting rule. This … [Read more...] about 70/20/10 PPC Budgeting
