Display advertising has ruined the ethics of journalism. In all fairness, that is a fairly large exaggeration. With that said, I am proud to be a member of this industry and equally proud of the company and clients I represent. Despite this, I am NOT proud of the indirect impact PPC has on digital media. Long gone are the days in which print news outlets were supported by … [Read more...] about The Good, Bad, And Ugly Impact Of PPC On Journalism
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Is Everything OK? 3 Tips For Keeping Your PPC Accounts Healthy
As search professionals, we’re always assessing the overall state of our PPC programs. If performance isn’t constantly monitored, we’re sure to find out one day that the campaigns we thought were doing well are not hitting goals or worst case scenario, losing money. For this very reason, most account managers create intricate methods for tracking overall performance so they can … [Read more...] about Is Everything OK? 3 Tips For Keeping Your PPC Accounts Healthy
Sign up Now – For Your Chance to attend Hero Conf LA Free!
As we roll towards the end of 2016, we at PPC Hero and Hanapin Marketing are busy making huge additions to the schedule for Hero Conf Los Angeles. We're quickly adding speakers and descriptions to our 41 all-PPC sessions, and want you to be the first to know about big announcements - as they happen. We've confirmed keynotes from Google, Bing and Facebook. We've booked a … [Read more...] about Sign up Now – For Your Chance to attend Hero Conf LA Free!
5 Fast Fixes For Your Holiday PPC Strategy
Months of planning, weeks of implementation, days of scrambling, and one extended "break" hoping it all pays off. With Black Friday and Cyber Monday officially in the books, digital marketers are quickly diving back into the data to see where opportunity lies for December. While the first weekend of the holiday season is a good indicator of PPC account health, there is plenty … [Read more...] about 5 Fast Fixes For Your Holiday PPC Strategy
15 Incredible Facebook Ad Tools We Love
Who doesn’t love a good marketing tool? Utilizing tools can: Save you time Provide quick insights Improve campaign performance Automate repetitive tasks While we haven’t found the ultimate Facebook advertising tool that meets all of our needs and desires, we do have a solid list of tools that we keep handy. This is by no means a complete list, but rather a roundup of … [Read more...] about 15 Incredible Facebook Ad Tools We Love
Get Your Mobile PPC Ready For The Holiday Season
Whether you are an established brand or a newcomer to the PPC world, if you are in retail you know that competition to grab your potential customer exponentially increases during Q4. Furthermore, there is now more opportunity on mobile than ever before. Did you know that on mobile alone, conversion rate jumped 30% on Black Friday and 50% on Cyber Monday when compared to the … [Read more...] about Get Your Mobile PPC Ready For The Holiday Season
Evolve Your Conversion Strategies For The Modern Consumer
In days of marketing gone by, how and when we saw ads were determined by major media outlets, such as TV, radio, and print. The placements were determined by aggregated data that was based on assumptions and user feedback. It was dated, not entirely accurate, and there was no way to track how each channel performed. Consumers had little to no control. The advancement of … [Read more...] about Evolve Your Conversion Strategies For The Modern Consumer
9 Hero Conf London Advanced Sessions You Can’t Miss
Hero Conf London is only 5 weeks away, 24-26 October at etc.venues St Paul's. If that's enough of a reminder that you haven't yet gotten your ticket to London's Only All-PPC Event, we'll drop this registration link here for convenience. If you'd like some more details (and we've got plenty of details), how about a rundown of the deepest, most actionable sessions you'll see. … [Read more...] about 9 Hero Conf London Advanced Sessions You Can’t Miss
How To Make A Good Account Manager Assignment
One of my key responsibilities is assigning new accounts to team members. Account manager assignments are the first critical decision made on behalf of an account. Making a good account assignment instills confidence and positively demonstrates to clients an ability to make solid decisions. On the flip side, a poorly conceived and executed account manager assignment could … [Read more...] about How To Make A Good Account Manager Assignment
Road Trip – 5 Tips For Creating International Campaigns
I just spent a week in my birthplace of Scarborough, Ontario, and I was surrounded by stories about the hometown hero Andre De Grasse and the emotional last show from the Tragically Hip and so much Justin Trudeau contemplation. I was also immersed in very specific paid search advertising based on my IP address. I was amused that while looking at the same search … [Read more...] about Road Trip – 5 Tips For Creating International Campaigns
Measuring Conversions Post Converted Clicks: Help For Lead Gen Advertisers
Last week fellow PPC Hero Emma Franks wrote a great article about Google’s decision to retire its converted clicks metric. The paid search industry has shifted away from strict adherence to a last click attribution model to more flexible models that consider the entire customer journey. Tracking this journey has led Google to take the step of consolidating all conversion types … [Read more...] about Measuring Conversions Post Converted Clicks: Help For Lead Gen Advertisers
Treat Bing Like A Special And Unique Snowflake
When it comes to paid search there is simply no denying that Google is the big man on campus. For many clients, it represents the focal point of strategy while acting as the main driver of their digital marketing efforts. Despite this, savvy account managers do not shy away from capitalizing on the role players that compete within the search marketplace. Often times the … [Read more...] about Treat Bing Like A Special And Unique Snowflake
