The Bing Ads Campaign Planner has been available since 2014. The tool was created to help advertisers understand competition levels and industry benchmarks. Admittedly, I have just recently started using the Campaign Planner and found that the insights provided are especially helpful when creating a strategy for segmentation of campaigns and ad groups. In this post, I’ll … [Read more...] about How To Use The Bing Ads Campaign Planner
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Ensure Bing Ads Are Part Of Your PPC Efforts
Working in PPC, it is easy to get lost in the “usual” PPC efforts. We tend to focus on what we know and concentrate most of our time with, Google. However, did you know that Bing accounts for roughly 1/3 of the paid advertising search market at 31%? Plus, with more than 100 million unique users that search on Bing, to be a comprehensive paid search marketer you have to be on … [Read more...] about Ensure Bing Ads Are Part Of Your PPC Efforts
5 Tips For The Travel PPC Marketer
If you missed it, last week we presented a two-part webinar series around the Travel Industry. Part one was a case study on how we increased ROAS by 50% over the course of a few months by implementing Gmail Ads. The second part focused on the travel industry as a whole and 5 tips that every travel marketer should know. If you missed them, never fear, they can be found … [Read more...] about 5 Tips For The Travel PPC Marketer
6 Components of A Successful CRO Program
Last month we discussed the importance of conversion rate optimization (CRO). Having a CRO program is vital to making the right optimizations for the right users. Today we will dive into what our CRO program looks like at Hanapin Marketing. Our program contains the following: As you can see from our graphic above, all of these analyses feed into our key takeaways. … [Read more...] about 6 Components of A Successful CRO Program
Thank You Notes: Acknowledging The Most Significant PPC Updates Of 2016
It’s that time of year when we all get a little bit retrospective. Maybe it is the changing of the seasons. Maybe it is the prospect of returning to one’s home for the holidays. The snow. The spirit. We look fondly (or maybe begrudgingly) upon the past year and pat ourselves on the back for getting through it in one piece. Before we set sights on what is to come in 2017, let us … [Read more...] about Thank You Notes: Acknowledging The Most Significant PPC Updates Of 2016
CRO for PPC: Back to the Basics
Whether you’re completely new to the PPC industry or you’re an expert, there are always questions around what CRO is and why it’s important. I’ll walk you through what CRO is, what kind of testing you can do to optimize and why this is so important to your PPC account. What is CRO? CRO stands for conversion rate optimization. Yes, we want to optimize for conversion … [Read more...] about CRO for PPC: Back to the Basics
Social Media Demographic Strategy Tips for 2017
Tis the season for holiday cheer, mistletoe and digital marketing planning for 2017! With all the discussions around digital budgets and strategy for 2017, are you sure your business is utilizing the right channels for your target audience? It’s no secret AdWords and Bing work great for pay-per-click advertising but if paid social platforms are not on your 2017 radar, you … [Read more...] about Social Media Demographic Strategy Tips for 2017
CRO And PPC Go Together Like Fall And Pumpkin
In the PPC world, there are so many cogs and wheels working together to push the marketing machine forward. We optimize ads in every facet - how they appear, when they appear, to whom they appear, and so on and so forth. What seems to be forgotten is that without a website or a landing page that ad can't send anyone anywhere. The landing page is critical, by definition, to … [Read more...] about CRO And PPC Go Together Like Fall And Pumpkin
30 Minutes To Peace Of Mind – How To Identify AdWords Performance Issues
Something is wrong in your AdWords account but you don’t know what it is. Better if you get the message from someone else, “I don’t know what’s wrong but I feel like something is wrong and we need to fix it!” While a deep dive is helpful, you can often identify the problem with a few easy steps. If you can commit 30 minutes, you will make decent headway. It might take you … [Read more...] about 30 Minutes To Peace Of Mind – How To Identify AdWords Performance Issues
Balancing Volume, Competition, And Intent To Find The Right Keyword
SEO is a skill which many train for years in order to crack some magical use-all formula to get their posts ranking on the number one spot in Google. Whilst Google Ads can bring in a fantastic amount of targeted traffic, organically ranking for the right keywords can see insane amounts of traffic (and even conversions) come into your site because the audience was already … [Read more...] about Balancing Volume, Competition, And Intent To Find The Right Keyword
Discover 3 Levels Of Geo Targeting For Beginners, Intermediates, & Experts
In paid search, setting geographic targets is day one. Whether it’s to exclude places you cannot sell or serve or to specifically target your primary customer base, the implementation of geo-targets is on the must-do list for a proper PPC campaign. Having cleared that up, we’re now onto the next layer of questions: Intro: How to I create this kind of targeting? … [Read more...] about Discover 3 Levels Of Geo Targeting For Beginners, Intermediates, & Experts
Coming Soon – New Cross-Device Reports And Benchmarks
Over the years, mobile traffic has continued to increase, which has made it increasingly difficult to track customers as they cross over from one device to another. The traditional marketing funnel that used to be awareness, consideration, and then purchase has almost become obsolete. No longer is the buying cycle a linear path. In fact, it's become necessary to identify the … [Read more...] about Coming Soon – New Cross-Device Reports And Benchmarks
