A company’s brand is defined by many things – the people that make up the company, the clients or customers that company serves, the mission the company sets for itself, the messaging that brand uses to market itself…along with a much longer list of other factors. Splitting out that last piece about how the brand goes to market, they have to determine which marketing channels … [Read more...] about Branded vs. Non-Branded Keywords – Worth It To Budget for Both?
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Grow Leads 17% By Segmenting Search Partners During Bid Changes
Bid changes are a very routine optimization in any account. So routine, in fact, you might have most if not all of it automated. I know in a lot of my accounts I could write out my process for how I perform bid changes to the point that I could replicate that process with automated rules in AdWords or through a bid management system like Acquisio. However, there is something … [Read more...] about Grow Leads 17% By Segmenting Search Partners During Bid Changes
Why Are Your Quality Scores Dropping with Improved CTR?
“We’ve worked really hard on improving CTR, but Quality Scores are actually going down. How is that possible?” Back in October I wrote a post about how you can improve your account’s CTR and recently I’ve started to feel a little guilty about all that advice. I spent the entire article talking about how to increase click-through rates knowing full well that many advertisers … [Read more...] about Why Are Your Quality Scores Dropping with Improved CTR?
Recover From the Holidays Faster Than Your Competition [New Webinar!]
There's no reason to be ashamed. Whether your holiday season is a crazy rush of massive sales increases and logistical ecommerce nightmares... or the other kind, in which business slows to a crawl and none of your prospects are in the mood to respond, it's going to take a little while for things to go back to "normal." The only problem is, in the world of digital advertising, … [Read more...] about Recover From the Holidays Faster Than Your Competition [New Webinar!]
A Perfect Account Structure: Fact or Unicorn?
Here at Hanapin, we’re always trying to find the best way to do things. If there’s a method that generates the best results, we’ll call it a best practice and teach it to all the Account Managers as the best way to do that thing. One such thing we’ve been working on for a while is account structures. It seems there are a number of different methods that different people in the … [Read more...] about A Perfect Account Structure: Fact or Unicorn?
The 15 Ad Networks to Use Instead of AdWords
For a newer article on this topic visit: 10 Alternatives To Google And Facebook Ads For this month's series, we're providing a little bit of perspective on the hectic events of 2013. As we've left Enhanced Campaigns pretty well covered this year, this week we'll be dedicating our time to some of the other (non-Enhanced Campaigns) initiatives, tactics, strategies, and … [Read more...] about The 15 Ad Networks to Use Instead of AdWords
6 Exciting Changes Coming To Google & PPC In 2014
Thanks to the fun of Enhanced Campaigns, 2013 was an extremely interesting year for PPC. Google made a ton of changes that we all had to learn to adapt to. Looking ahead to 2014 don't expect anything as radical again, but there will be some major areas of change for us to focus on: Ads Will Be More Obvious Have you seen the orange Google "Ad" images yet? If not, you'll … [Read more...] about 6 Exciting Changes Coming To Google & PPC In 2014
Post 11/30: The Evolution Of The PPC Account Manager
This is part of a 30 posts in 30 days series chronicling my first 30 days in my new role as President of Hanapin Marketing. In the early days Account Managers didn’t exist. Someone in the IT department who knew how the Internet worked typically ran PPC. No one really knew what they did so they received a budget and occasionally reported on things like impressions and … [Read more...] about Post 11/30: The Evolution Of The PPC Account Manager
Shortcut To A Quick Holiday Ad Boost!
Now that the holidays are right upon us, what are the added tips and tricks we can share with you? For this series week, we're each revealing some of our favorite areas to focus a little extra energy, starting with a revamp of your remarketing ads. Remarketing lists are targeted audiences based on the individuals who’ve previously visited your site. As users enter your site, … [Read more...] about Shortcut To A Quick Holiday Ad Boost!
Google’s New Campaign Type: Search with Display Select
Google has announced it’s replacing the default ‘Search & Display Networks’ campaign setting with a new and improved setting called “Search with Display Select.” This new default setting provides “improved signals and methods of predicting when and where your ads are likely to perform best, and sets a higher bar for when to show them”. According to initial tests, Google … [Read more...] about Google’s New Campaign Type: Search with Display Select
Find Quick Wins With AdWords’ New Opportunities Tab
Earlier this week Google introduced the new opportunities tab. The old opportunities tab offered suggestions on keywords, bids, and budgets. All the things that you might not know are limiting you. Based on the performance of your account the system might suggest bumping up your budget. It may also offer more keywords similar to the ones you have in your account in order to get … [Read more...] about Find Quick Wins With AdWords’ New Opportunities Tab
7 Tips For Getting Your PLA Campaign Holiday Ready
With just 15 days left until Black Friday, are your Product Listing Ad Campaigns optimized and ready to go? If not, it’s time to get them ready, ASAP! According to Google 40% of annual retail sales will happen during the holiday season. With Hanukkah a week earlier and 6 less shopping days between Thanksgiving and Christmas, the time to start preparing is now! In 2012, Black … [Read more...] about 7 Tips For Getting Your PLA Campaign Holiday Ready
