As PPC Heroes, we like to think we’ve got all sorts of magic stuffed up our sleeves. Truth be told, there are plenty of approaches we use that may be less common to the outside world. That’s why this week’s *Series Topic* is just that: Underutilized Reports. This week we’ll go over reports we use in AdWords, Bing, Facebook, and Analytics that we find to be particularly useful … [Read more...] about Turn A Lazy AdWords Report Into A Money Making Tool
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3 Facebook Reports You Should Be Running
As PPC Heroes, we like to think we’ve got all sorts of magic stuffed up our sleeves. Truth be told, there are plenty of approaches we use that may be less common to the outside world. That’s why this week’s *Series Topic* is just that: Underutilized Reports. This week we’ll go over reports we use in AdWords, Bing, Facebook, and Google Analytics that we find to be particularly … [Read more...] about 3 Facebook Reports You Should Be Running
Do Long-Tail Keywords Matter in PPC?
One of the trickiest decisions in building out new campaigns in your account is how in depth you need to get with your keyword build out. On the one hand, building out every conceivable search term into its own exact match ad group seems like the best way to ensure maximum coverage. On the other hand, focusing your time and effort into making sure your head terms are well … [Read more...] about Do Long-Tail Keywords Matter in PPC?
Learn More About The Competition With New Features in Google’s Auction Insights
When it comes to competitor analysis, there is no such thing as too much information. During our monthly training day this month, we had a discussion about competitor analysis and how (most) clients show an interest in what their competitors are doing. One tool that is used to measure performance against competitors is Auction insights reports in AdWords. While this report is … [Read more...] about Learn More About The Competition With New Features in Google’s Auction Insights
Labels In The AdWords Editor! Is It But A Dream?
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 are we using to fix them? If only life could be as simple as those days of the Jetsons where you press a single button and everything is ready just the way you … [Read more...] about Labels In The AdWords Editor! Is It But A Dream?
Bring The Hammer Down on Inefficient Spend With Dimension Analysis
As search advertising marketers, a big part of our job is finding and controlling inefficient ad spend. John Wanamaker put it quite simply when he said “half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is, I don’t know which half.” The good news is that this isn’t the 19th century and we do have the tools to reveal where our ad spend is being wasted. Now, we all … [Read more...] about Bring The Hammer Down on Inefficient Spend With Dimension Analysis
Best Practices: Optimizing Your Bids By Time of Day
Ever since enhanced campaigns have come into play, bid adjustments have become the heart of any optimization strategies, and discovering the particular day and time that your target audience converts the most will enable you to increase your accounts’ performance exponentially. There are two options for generating conversion reports that will show you each day’s performance … [Read more...] about Best Practices: Optimizing Your Bids By Time of Day
Case Study: How Spinning Out Mobile Ads Got 19% Higher CTRs
Last week I was fortunate to get to chat with Brad Geddes about all things ad testing during our #thinkPPC webinar. For those of you familiar with Brad's work or who have seen him speak, you'll know he has a tendency to say something incredibly obvious that you somehow had never thought of before. In this case he mentioned a simple approach to dealing with the messy business of … [Read more...] about Case Study: How Spinning Out Mobile Ads Got 19% Higher CTRs
6 Excel Tricks to Save Your PPC Life
It comes as no surprise to most of you, but we get a lot of mileage out of Excel in PPC. Seeing as how the AdWords and Bing Editors are capable of accepting spreadsheet uploads, and how each interface can turn out roughly a billion Excel-based reports, it doesn't hurt to brush up on your Excel skills from time to time. While every function listed here isn't always useful 100% … [Read more...] about 6 Excel Tricks to Save Your PPC Life
How To Bid Smarter With Your Ideal Keyword Positions
Whenever we make changes in an account here at Hanapin we like to do what we call “Bookending”. Essentially this is creating a rough estimate of the projected impact of our changes on spend, conversions, CPA et al. It’s a fairly simple way of mitigating the potential problems at the end of the month that are common with managing PPC accounts: “How did we get so far over … [Read more...] about How To Bid Smarter With Your Ideal Keyword Positions
4 Easy Ways to Watch Your Account Without Going Crazy
Whenever I talk to people about PPC and what I do, I'm always quick to mention the paradoxical nature of the job. It requires you to be "patiently urgent" - always balancing your immediate deadlines for implementing new ads/keywords or making changes to meet your performance goals... then waiting to watch the results of your work come in, and determining your next steps once … [Read more...] about 4 Easy Ways to Watch Your Account Without Going Crazy
New Mind Blowing % Change Advanced Filters in AdWords
If you are anything like this guy and myself, your mind has been totally blown with AdWords latest update to the reporting suite that now allows you to apply advanced filters on KPI metrics to compare performance % change trends over a period of time directly in the AdWords UI. Whether you are an SEM account manager, digital marketing executive or an owner of a company that is … [Read more...] about New Mind Blowing % Change Advanced Filters in AdWords
