No matter your PPC budget it’s important to optimize your account so funds are being spent efficiently to bring in conversions. Even taking this approach, we’ve all been in the situation where clients need to cut spend dramatically. After explaining that conversion volume will drop with the decrease in spend, you need to come up with a game plan on how to spend less while … [Read more...] about 3 Steps To Quickly Reduce PPC Spend with Minimal Conversion Loss
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How to Form a Remarketing Strategy
On average, only 2% of users convert on their first site visit, making it crucial in today’s competitive landscape that you have a solid remarketing strategy in place. Thanks to Google, remarketing is now really easy to set up and implement. At a basic level, you can add the remarketing code to your website and easily show ads to anyone who has visited your website. If you want … [Read more...] about How to Form a Remarketing Strategy
One Million Ways to Define a Conversion: The A-Z Guide
Did you know that there are currently twenty-seven different columns containing the term "Conversion" in the AdWords interface? Were you also aware that they all have a different definition? I don't blame you if you're having a hard time keeping track of it all– with that many columns, it's enough to make your head spin. So to keep your brains intact, we've compiled some of … [Read more...] about One Million Ways to Define a Conversion: The A-Z Guide
Transcript: Our AdWords Announcement Liveblog – App Ads, Estimated Conversions, and Buzzword Bingo
Join us today at 11:45 AM EST for coverage of Google's AdWords event. In the event announcement, the AdWords team promised to unveil over 10 new products, features, and research studies that have been in the works over the last year. In particular, they stressed the user (and advertiser) multi-screen experience, in-app advertising, and targeting improvements that "let … [Read more...] about Transcript: Our AdWords Announcement Liveblog – App Ads, Estimated Conversions, and Buzzword Bingo
Understand User Engagement with Customized Bounce Rate
If you’ve ever wondered how people are interacting with your site after they click an ad, you’ve probably looked at Bounce Rate in Google Analytics. Google defines Bounce Rate as “the percentage of single-page visits (i.e. visits in which the person left your site from the entrance page without interacting with the page).” The problem with this definition is that it does not … [Read more...] about Understand User Engagement with Customized Bounce Rate
Google Changes Naming Conventions for Conversion Tracking
Changes are coming to conversion tracking in AdWords. Throughout this month, AdWords will begin rolling out updates to the conversion naming convention, as well as the way they are counted. If you are managing a Google account, you may have gotten an email alerting you of the upcoming enhancements. These changes are to help you better track different types of conversions and … [Read more...] about Google Changes Naming Conventions for Conversion Tracking
How To Succeed In PPC Without Conversion Tracking
For January’s series post we are taking a look at our PPC wishlists. What tools do we all wish we had available to make our lives that much easier? Where do our chief frustrations stem from and what band-aid solutions are we using to fix them? -- One of my biggest frustrations with PPC has always been in dealing with accounts where conversion tracking wasn’t straightforward. … [Read more...] about How To Succeed In PPC Without Conversion Tracking
What Makes A Great PPC Bidding Strategy?
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 features that we used to excel in 2013 here at PPC Hero. ---------- When you boil paid … [Read more...] about What Makes A Great PPC Bidding Strategy?
Strategic Metrics: What Matters (And What Doesn’t) [Webinar]
Strategic Metrics: What Matters (And What Doesn't) Metrics are handy tools that can help you take your business to the next level. Right now, you may find yourself asking, "How do I know when to use which metrics and when not to?" Lucky for you, the Heroes at Hanapin have an answer for you! This Thursday, two of our best and brightest will discuss all of those things that … [Read more...] about Strategic Metrics: What Matters (And What Doesn’t) [Webinar]
Increase Conversions With Facebook Lookalike Audiences
Facebook rolled out Lookalike Audiences in early 2013. With all the recent changes Facebook has made to the ad manager and conversion tracking since then, I thought it would be worth revisiting the topic as a possible opportunity to drive incremental conversions as we approach the holiday season. Also, in honor of Jeff Allen’s post the other day, I decided to use a picture of … [Read more...] about Increase Conversions With Facebook Lookalike Audiences
How Display Doubled My Conv. Rate in 90 Days: A Real Life Adventure
All accounts have their ups and downs. This week we’re all about how we troubleshoot the "downs," offering the practical application of PPC know-how to solve major mysteries plaguing your account’s performance. Eric has already given a few tips on how to address the source of bad lead quality and now we'll help you expand your reach in a way that pays off! Wouldn't it be nice … [Read more...] about How Display Doubled My Conv. Rate in 90 Days: A Real Life Adventure
Why You Can’t Manage AdWords Without A Multi-Device Strategy in 2013
I was presented with a pretty big account a couple of months ago from one of our Clients who asked me for help to build out their future strategy. They came to me with the following talking points. We think we’re doing pretty well in Search and we don’t need much external help (yes, this was their first talking point) We need someone to help us set up a system for our … [Read more...] about Why You Can’t Manage AdWords Without A Multi-Device Strategy in 2013
