Here at Hanapin, we have clients in seemingly every vertical with budgets ranging from penny-pinching to limitless. Despite their many differences, nearly all of these accounts have one thing in common: Google AdWords is their most important network. For these accounts, Google receives the lion's share of budget and optimization resources. Beyond Google, however, Bing is … [Read more...] about Expanding Your PPC Coverage Beyond Google And Bing
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Top Bing Updates of 2016 and How To Get Your Campaigns in Shape for 2017
I think we can all agree that 2016 has left its mark as another year of overwhelming growth in search. It continues to impart our lives with more answers, more intelligence and more value. Let’s go through some of the highlights from Bing Ads as we move forward and build on our knowledge in 2017. New and Significant in 2016 Each year, Bing Ads, like many other platforms, … [Read more...] about Top Bing Updates of 2016 and How To Get Your Campaigns in Shape for 2017
Use The AdWords Reports Tab With Authority
When I talk to people in any industry about reporting, after I pause for the obligatory deep sigh, the most common response I get is, “there is just so much information.” We have all been there, drowning in a sea of numbers and not sure how to best answer the questions that have been asked of us. If you have an AdWords account, you have probably seen the Reports tab, nestled … [Read more...] about Use The AdWords Reports Tab With Authority
Campaign Groups Now Available In AdWords
We are all aware that the marketing industry is growing continually more complex. Frequent expansions and innovations in the digital marketing world are the evidence. As marketing strategies become more intricate, we see that AdWords is working hard to keep up. Our PPC strategies often involve multiple touch-points across various media when inviting users to convert, yet the … [Read more...] about Campaign Groups Now Available In AdWords
5 Personal Feelings You Need To Stop Letting Negatively Impact Your PPC Management
As PPC nerds, we continuously find ways to bring PPC into our daily lives outside of work. We break baseball down into a game of stats and metrics, try to find the quickest path to the goal completion of everyday chores, and even try to guess the CPM of TV ads during an episode of The Walking Dead. In the same way we bring PPC knowledge into our daily lives, we can also … [Read more...] about 5 Personal Feelings You Need To Stop Letting Negatively Impact Your PPC Management
Live Summit Confirmation
Alright! You are now registered for the PPC Hero Summit! You'll get a confirmation via email with an invite about a week before the Summit, so don't worry if you don't see it right away. Contact us here with any questions leading up to the event. Share this event with a friend or add it to your calendar: Tweet Copy Link Explore more from the ppc agency of … [Read more...] about Live Summit Confirmation
Live Summit
This event has already happened. The 2019 PPC Hero Summit is a free online seminar for digital marketers that features 8 sessions with the writers and digital experts behind PPC Hero, in partnership with If paid advertising is a part of your job, then this is an event for you. Marketing Managers, Directors, and Specialists will benefit from a variety of topics, … [Read more...] about Live Summit
Going It Alone – Should You Become An Independent PPC Operator?
I'm not sure if I've ever run across an article on this topic, but I have run across many people interested in it. Being independent has a draw on everyone. Who doesn't want to live life their way, make their own hours, be limited only by their destiny? (Well, in reality there are far more limitations than destiny, but this is the grass-is-greener mentality we all carry, … [Read more...] about Going It Alone – Should You Become An Independent PPC Operator?
Get More Bang For Your Buck – 6 Ways To Use Google Analytics for Ecommerce
Running an ecommerce PPC account, as you would imagine, can be quite different than running a lead generation account. In these instances, we are particularly interested in what the user is doing on the site, which products they’re looking at, and what they are purchasing. In this post, we'll review 6 ways you can make use of Google Analytics in order to improve your PPC … [Read more...] about Get More Bang For Your Buck – 6 Ways To Use Google Analytics for Ecommerce
Position Bidding vs. CPC Bidding: A Comparison Of Two Bid Optimization Methods
There are two competing approaches to bid optimization that I’ve found are most commonly used by top PPC analysts. There is the approach that I primarily use, which determines optimal bid levels to reach an ROI/volume goal. I’m going to call this ‘Direct ROI Bidding’. The other approach determines optimal position to reach an ROI/volume goal. Then bids are adjusted to get to … [Read more...] about Position Bidding vs. CPC Bidding: A Comparison Of Two Bid Optimization Methods
3 Quick Tips To Simplify Your Bid Optimizations
When beginning a new relationship with a PPC account, be it established or built from scratch, one of the most important things to manage is your bidding. How will you wrangle your new keyword friends and get them to perform to the best of their ability? Google is always happy to provide you with plenty of tools and suggestions for what to do, but the options can be … [Read more...] about 3 Quick Tips To Simplify Your Bid Optimizations
Reviewing Negative Keywords In Light of Recent Changes
With the recent AdWords close variant update, now is a good time to review your negative keywords. It is also prudent to review the rules of negative keywords and ensure they are working correctly in your accounts. If you are interested in seeing more data on the issue see Sam Owens post on the topic. The Anatomy of Negative Keywords Negative keywords are used to block … [Read more...] about Reviewing Negative Keywords In Light of Recent Changes
