New client account assignments are not a task to be taken lightly. In fact I would say this might be one of the most crucial steps in onboarding new business. Account Managers (AMs) can’t be assigned like used car lot...
Continue Reading 6 Factors to Assigning the Right PPC Account Manager
If you’re planning on running a pay per click (PPC) campaign, and you’d like to hire an agency this guide is for you. I hope to show you how pay per click marketing works, and how you can contribute to...
Continue Reading A Client’s Introductory Guide to Pay Per Click Marketing
They say, “don’t make assumptions”, but who are they to tell you how to live your life? Contrary to the expression, making assumptions can make you a better account manager, maybe even a great one. Now I can’t condone every...
Continue Reading 3 Assumptions Every Great PPC Account Manager Makes
In certain circles it can be considered rude to talk about money. It may not even matter the circle; there are plenty of circumstances where it’s either awkward or impolite to bring up matters of the all-mighty dollar no matter...
Continue Reading What ‘Budget’ Means in PPC & Why You Should Divulge It to Prospective Agencies
I don’t do a lot of things well. I am pretty bad at MLB 14: The Show. I can’t draw, not even stick figures. I can’t sit through any of the Fast and the Furious movies (fell asleep watching film...
Obviously, there are several ways to build and manage your digital advertising accounts. Too often, advertisers see working with an ad agency as an either/or proposition: Either you build an in-house ad team, or you hire an external agency to...
It’s important to understand that in PPC, you’re often part of a bigger picture than you realize. Whether in-house or agency, there are many moving parts– external non-Google display buys, social networking, old media advertising, SEO, webinars… the list is...
Continue Reading How to Catch an Affiliate Red-Handed in PPC
As the agency behind PPC Hero and Hero Conf, Hanapin Marketing is always looking for people. Really, really good people. Our careers page is always full of openings. We’re always having conversations with PPC professionals near and far. To do...
So you’ve got a team of multiple people (for our purposes, team = more than one person) managing your paid search campaigns, but you’re getting the feeling there is something missing. Not that your team isn’t doing what they can...
Continue Reading How to Use An Agency to Help Your In-House Team, Not Replace Them
Occasionally I find myself using our blog as a way of ‘venting’ after a call, and today’s post shall be one of those times. When we’re meeting with prospective clients, we generally put together something called a Solutions Blueprint, which...
Continue Reading Why You Have to Teach Metrics, Not Just Deliver Them
Reporting. It’s the Yin and Yang of the PPC world. On the one hand, we love it. Running AdWords and other analytics reports can tell us how we’re doing, whether we’re succeeding or staying flat, and what we should focus...
Continue Reading The Art of Transparency – Better Reporting for Better Results [Webinar Recording]
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...
Continue Reading Navigating The Maze of Changing Goals and Objectives
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