If there’s a box that can be checked, I’m in! I have a checklist for just about everything, including a checklist for my checklists. There’s something very satisfying about ticking off all of the boxes and knowing you’ve covered all your bases. If you can’t already tell, we here at Hanapin love a good checklist. We also love a well-built search campaign. So here to give you the … [Read more...] about The Definitive Search Campaign QA Checklist
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How to Pivot Paid Search Data in Excel
Learning how to use Pivot tables in your PPC reporting helps you find insights in a quick and easy manner. I create Pivot tables to look at how our campaigns are performing across different marketing platforms for brand, non-brand, and specific client goals. Let’s dive into how you can feel confident with your data and start pivoting your way into data analysis. The … [Read more...] about How to Pivot Paid Search Data in Excel
The Impact of the 2020 Election on Media Buying
We are just shy of 1 year until the 2020 Presidential election is upon us. While that may seem that it is a long way ahead, that day alone will have a significant impact on the way we consume and buy and form of media over the next 12 months, especially for those in the world of advertising. As we enter the full swing of the election season, the Democratic primary … [Read more...] about The Impact of the 2020 Election on Media Buying
How To Create A Great PPC Campaign Structure
The way you structure your PPC campaigns is extremely important. Your structure is basically the skeleton or the backbone of your account, and a fantastic structure supports so many other important parts of your account, including your account’s performance. Campaign structure is one of the most crucial pieces of a successful PPC effort, but there are thousands of ways to … [Read more...] about How To Create A Great PPC Campaign Structure
How to Forecast Spend Potential for Paid Social Campaigns [Free Tool]
If you’re anything like me, ideating and building strategies is often much more fun than presenting your plan and being pressed by the question, “what am I going to get from this? How much more revenue (or conversion volume) is this initiative going to provide?” Last year, we talked about forecasting uncertainty in Excel as one way to answer that question. Rachael Law also … [Read more...] about How to Forecast Spend Potential for Paid Social Campaigns [Free Tool]
[Hero Academy Video] Targeting the Right Audience in Microsoft Advertising
Search has gone through an evolution. As marketers, we used to be focused on keyword targeting and what someone was searching for at that time. But now the focus has shifted on the people we’re trying to sell to and what we know about them. We’re more focused on how to connect with them and figuring out where they are in our customer journey. With this evolution has come a wide … [Read more...] about [Hero Academy Video] Targeting the Right Audience in Microsoft Advertising
The 3 Search Campaign Analyses You Need To Run
Ongoing PPC search campaign analyses are crucial to improve performance and cut wasted spend. Extensive analysis should always be performed upon acquisition of new accounts, but they should also be conducted as part of account maintenance. There is always room to improve as the paid search landscape is always evolving. In this post, we’ll discuss 3 of the top analyses to run … [Read more...] about The 3 Search Campaign Analyses You Need To Run
Beginner’s Guide to Pinterest for Business
Pinterest is a growing advertising platform that can boost any company’s reach and sales, especially for e-commerce brands. This guide will walk you through setting up your Pinterest for Business account, creating Pins, and launching ads. It will also help you start to create a budding Pinterest strategy that will drive conversions and loyalty from your targeted audience. Why … [Read more...] about Beginner’s Guide to Pinterest for Business
Click & Bot Fraud: The Spookiest Specters of PPC
Check out PPC Hero’s Ultimate Guide to How to Detect Click Fraud I was working in the office late one night when my eyes beheld an eerie sight. For a monster from my account began to rise and suddenly, to my surprise… He did not do any kind of monster-themed dance, because he was a bot spending my ad budget on fraudulent clicks. If click fraud has happened to you, you … [Read more...] about Click & Bot Fraud: The Spookiest Specters of PPC
[Hero Academy Video] What You Need to Know About Naming Conventions
There’s a lot of complexity in running paid ads, so it's easy to let something more simple – like naming your campaigns – fall to the bottom of your to-do list. However, investing the time and energy upfront to build a consistent campaign naming convention will pay off over the long run. Not only does it make your campaigns more organized, but it allows you to pull reports more … [Read more...] about [Hero Academy Video] What You Need to Know About Naming Conventions
[Hero Academy Video] How to Pull a Search Query Report in Under 10 Minutes
Search Query Reports (SQRs) can be overwhelming, but they are a really important tool for your paid media campaigns. You should be using them to do regular checkups on your account and to help eliminate irregular traffic. They are especially important if you have limited spend for your accounts or are worried that you have cross-pollination in your account. Plus there are many … [Read more...] about [Hero Academy Video] How to Pull a Search Query Report in Under 10 Minutes
Facebook Targeting: Lookalikes vs. Your Intuition
Ever since Facebook first launched its advertising platform, being able to target users based on demographics, interests, etc. was one of its key strengths over Google. Over time through politics, privacy issues, and countless other items, Facebook has pulled many of those interesting targeting categories away. With the prioritization of campaign-level budgets, we're able … [Read more...] about Facebook Targeting: Lookalikes vs. Your Intuition