Anyone who has used PPC as a channel for lead generation knows that there are two things that are always at the top of everyone’s mind – lead volume and lead quality. Without the volume, the sales team doesn’t have enough prospects to call. However, if you’re not providing quality leads, then the sales team is spending time calling prospects who aren’t truly interested in their … [Read more...] about How De-Selecting One Checkbox Completely Changed An Advertiser’s Lead Quality
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AdWords Customer Match: Advertising To Your Email Database
Google recently announced the ability to target ads based upon email addresses. This feature, called Customer Match, allows you to show specific ads to searchers who are logged in with their email address in the Google, YouTube or Gmail. This strategy is useful when you have an email database and want to show highly targeted ads to leads or existing customers at specific … [Read more...] about AdWords Customer Match: Advertising To Your Email Database
Google Rolls Out RLSA To AdWords Shopping Campaigns
With the holiday season fast approaching, paid search advertisers received an early gift as Google introduced RLSA to AdWords Shopping Campaigns. Although advertisers have long since enjoyed the many benefits of Remarketing Lists for Search Ads, this update effectively extends their application to both Shopping ads (PLAs) and Local Inventory ads (LIAs). The increased reach … [Read more...] about Google Rolls Out RLSA To AdWords Shopping Campaigns
Understanding The Shift Toward People Based Marketing
Before we all became digitally savvy using multi-devices in an online world, one of the key methods of effective marketing was direct mail. Sending letters, brochures, and pamphlets with your marketing messages directly to consumers’ doors was the norm. The benefit of this form of marketing was that you could ensure the right person was receiving the right message at the right … [Read more...] about Understanding The Shift Toward People Based Marketing
How Does Match Type Impact Performance?
One of the first lessons you learn in PPC is the different keyword match types. They are the building block of query matching, but we don’t often evaluate them as a group. Some don’t even bother with multiple match types and sway to only using one match type or the other. They may use exact match exclusively and have extremely large keyword lists (because specificity breeds … [Read more...] about How Does Match Type Impact Performance?
How PPC And CRO Work Together To Provide Great Results
Editors Note: This was post was co-written by CRO Manager, Samantha Kerr, and Account Manager, Kelsey Hadaller. At Hanapin Marketing, we have dedicated roles for Conversion Rate Optimization, PPC Account Management, and routine PPC account tasks. CRO Managers and Account Managers have very different focuses, but find a way to work together to integrate CRO and overall PPC … [Read more...] about How PPC And CRO Work Together To Provide Great Results
Index Census And Trends Data For PPC Performance Insights
The best RFP question I’ve read said something to the extent of, “how do you explain performance swings without always blaming external factors when things are bad but taking all the credit when things are good?” As with most answers PPC Managers give, the answer is “it depends.” But indexing PPC data to external sources can shed light on relative performance. Thus, helping … [Read more...] about Index Census And Trends Data For PPC Performance Insights
Google Analytics Cohort Analysis
The Cohort Analysis report is one of the newer features within Google Analytics. What this report allows you to do is segment your data into Cohorts based on Acquisition Date, and view metrics such as retention rate and transactions / revenue. Setting it up is a breeze, but the report is even more valuable with custom segments layered on it. Overview of Cohorts – How It … [Read more...] about Google Analytics Cohort Analysis
Are You Too Focused On Your Data?
There is no denying that the appeal of digital marketing is the metrics. In many cases data is as near to immediate as any manager needs. Proper data allows you to more easily make choices, decisions, and scale your efforts as needed. Every wealth comes with a downside though. It is possible to be too reliant on data, to become effectively data blind. I mention reliance first … [Read more...] about Are You Too Focused On Your Data?
Three Things I Learned About Our Lead Generation Clients
I was recently checking out Hanapin’s very own Carrie Albright’s post on what she’s learned from a year’s worth of hourly ppc data across e-commerce accounts. This post inspired me to find out what I can learn about user behavior in lead generation ppc accounts, and how that behavior varies on weekends vs. the workweek. Having access to lead-gen accounts across multiple … [Read more...] about Three Things I Learned About Our Lead Generation Clients
Love Your In-House PPC Employee? Pay Them More
Let's get the elephant out of the room right now. I'm an agency writing about in-house and I'm NOT trying to talk you into switching to agency. Period. There are pros and cons to using an agency or staying in-house for your PPC. The purpose of this article is not to try to talk you into one or the other. I'm writing this post to the business owner or VP or manager who … [Read more...] about Love Your In-House PPC Employee? Pay Them More
Are Multi-Channel Efforts Undermining Your PPC?
We all know the classic saying, “Teamwork makes the dream work” and it couldn’t be truer for marketing. Ensuring that your marketing channels are cooperating to create a cohesive message is one of the cornerstones of effective branding for your business. PPC marketing is fraught with reminders that congruence is key. These reminders vary from Quality Score (a metric that … [Read more...] about Are Multi-Channel Efforts Undermining Your PPC?
