On December 13, 2017, Harry Shum, executive vice president of AI and Research at Microsoft announced new Intelligent search features in Bing with artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning. It is slated to deliver more comprehensive and complete information, give people answers quicker, and enable people to interact more conversationally with Bing search. AI has been a … [Read more...] about Bing Artificial Intelligence Advancements
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Ultimate Guide to Paid Search Acronyms & Terminology
Whether you’re new to the game or a seasoned account manager, PPC terms and acronyms can be difficult to digest at times. The sheer volume of terms, acronyms and technicality is enough to make even the boldest of individuals cry. The folks here at PPC Hero believe it is important to provide our readers with as much information possible, so we’ve decided to compile a … [Read more...] about Ultimate Guide to Paid Search Acronyms & Terminology
Why You Should Rethink Your Bing PPC Strategy
Okay, so we all know that Google continues to have the highest volume of searchers compared to Bing and Yahoo. In the last comScore Search Engine Share release, Google has 63.8% of the search engines share. Bing has 21.3% and Yahoo has 12.4% of the remaining search market share. In 2017, when the next market share report is released we can expect a few shifts, but we do not … [Read more...] about Why You Should Rethink Your Bing PPC Strategy
How to Create Memorable Data Visualizations
You take all this time to create data visualizations, but the story is still not coming across. You spend hours fabricating elaborate charts and graphs, yet in presentations you’re still grilled with questions from your CMO. Sound familiar? We know the practice of data visualization can be super challenging, and we want to make it easier and more efficient for you. Join Bing’s … [Read more...] about How to Create Memorable Data Visualizations
Work Habits & Resources for the Stressed-Out PPC Manager
I don't think I need to remind anyone that having good work habits are important during the stressful holiday season. As online marketers, the holiday season is often the busiest time of the year with promotions, holiday sales, and pressure to close the gap as the fiscal year ends. Meanwhile, the days get shorter and colder and we find ourselves sitting in pitch dark rooms, … [Read more...] about Work Habits & Resources for the Stressed-Out PPC Manager
Two New Bing Updates To Make Your Work Easier
Multi-Linking Bing Ads rolled out a more streamlined and intuitive mechanism called “Multi-Linking” for linking one account to another. Multi-Linking is helpful for agencies and multi-account advertisers in various scenarios, such as when you’re looking to: Run reports across all your managed accounts. Transition clients from one agency to another. Manage billing … [Read more...] about Two New Bing Updates To Make Your Work Easier
Democratizing AI – Making the NOW Available for All
Bots, artificial intelligence, and personal digital assistants are the new norm in the quickly changing realm of marketing and advertising. Though the technology may seem daunting to any business, there are simple solutions for any size organization to realize a positive impact from embracing such change. Join Agency Director Adrian Cutler of Microsoft Search Advertising as … [Read more...] about Democratizing AI – Making the NOW Available for All
Using Excel Regressions To Better Understand KPIs
A group of us here at Hanapin recently participated in a free 21-Day Excel Course directed by renowned Microsoft Excel expert Dr. Wayne Winston. The course itself felt slow at first, but ultimately revealed several Excel capabilities I’d never known. Most exciting of these, to me, is the capacity to regress multiple variables without an advanced statistical software (such as … [Read more...] about Using Excel Regressions To Better Understand KPIs
Tracking Click Events In Google Tag Manager
Google Tag Manager makes tag placement simple. Many users utilize GTM for placing conversion tags but you can track many other page elements as well. In this article, we’ll tackle a scenario in which we track click events on a webpage. Tracking click events is helpful for sites that don’t have separate confirmation pages. Events are also useful for tracking specific … [Read more...] about Tracking Click Events In Google Tag Manager
Training The New Generation Of Digital Marketers
Humans now have a shorter attention span than goldfish. In 2015, there was a study conducted by Microsoft on the human attention span. The study showed that the average attention span of 12 seconds had slowly been declining down to 8 seconds since 2000. In comparison, scientists have studied goldfish in the past to have 9-second attention spans. Addressing Shorter … [Read more...] about Training The New Generation Of Digital Marketers
4 Forgotten Excel Tricks For PPC
If you are reading this post, it's because you know that Excel saves precious time when analyzing PPC data and you want to stay up-to-date on the latest and greatest Excel tricks. I feel the same way! The problem is that we often forget to surf the digital marketing blogs for new Excel tips because we end up spending any training time we have learning about the newest PPC … [Read more...] about 4 Forgotten Excel Tricks For PPC
Should You Choose Bid Modifiers Or Exclusive Campaigns For Your Mobile PPC?
For even the newest face in the digital marketing world, it comes as no surprise the amount of attention mobile has garnered in the past few years. Ours is a rapidly evolving industry – what was once an unexplored frontier has quickly become a staple. It's not to say mobile advancements have become less frequent or noteworthy over time - on the contrary, shifting to reflect the … [Read more...] about Should You Choose Bid Modifiers Or Exclusive Campaigns For Your Mobile PPC?