Social networks play a large part in the advertising industry. It’s likely that the majority of you get plenty of advertisements shown to you once logging in to Facebook or Twitter. As the industry continues to grow, be prepared for even more advertising platforms. In 2015, advertisers will want to focus on non-Google opportunities. Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn are … [Read more...] about The Role Of Social Networks Moving Forward
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From Zero to Hero: Measuring PPC’s Impact On Brand Awareness
Question: When I say “tissue” what comes to mind? Answer: Kleenex What about “cheese crackers”? Okay, you get the point. These two brands have created awareness where you associate their brand immediately for a term (tissue & Kleenex have almost become synonymous). Brand awareness can make or break a business, and it’s something that is most often a focus for … [Read more...] about From Zero to Hero: Measuring PPC’s Impact On Brand Awareness
Creating A Full Funnel Marketing Strategy With AdWords
I find that the more I learn about SEM, the more I realize I don’t know. There are many layers of sophistication that we can build into our campaigns and targeting to increase performance. The days of matching a relevant keyword with a relevant add and landing page and thinking you are done are behind us. It’s time to get more sophisticated about our targeting and audience … [Read more...] about Creating A Full Funnel Marketing Strategy With AdWords
Learn How To Fight Click And Conversion Fraud
Click and conversion fraud is one of the most frustrating things to deal with when managing a paid search account. You methodically plan strategy, execute it flawlessly, and the traffic and conversions start rolling in. Everything is going according to plan and life is pretty good. Then the other shoe drops. Traffic starts to spike, spend is rising sharply, and no … [Read more...] about Learn How To Fight Click And Conversion Fraud
Conversion Tracking is the Hermione Granger of PPC
Let’s take a minute and talk about conversion tracking— the process that, you know, lets you know when your PPC campaigns are successful, and when they are not. Pretty important stuff, yeah? But rather than take the notion of “conversion tracking is important” at face value, perhaps a high-level explanation of why is in order. Why is Conversion Tracking … [Read more...] about Conversion Tracking is the Hermione Granger of PPC
Determining The Most Impactful Ad Types
With 2015 quickly approaching, it’s the perfect time to look back at what happened this past year. There is valuable information we can take from 2014 that we should be aware of for implementation in the coming year. In this 2014 State of Paid Search survey, the most popular industries for PPC consist of retail, lifestyle and education. What ads are most important to those … [Read more...] about Determining The Most Impactful Ad Types
Master Social PPC in 2015! 10 Tips To Set Yourself Up For Success [New Webinar with Clix Marketing!]
Is your social PPC ready for 2015? With over 70% of online adults actively using multiple social networking sites, if you don't have a strategy prepared for the new year (or worse, not even advertising on social - if this is you, you might want to rethink that!), its time to start thinking and start preparing. Changes...Changes Everywhere! In the past year, we’ve seen a lot of … [Read more...] about Master Social PPC in 2015! 10 Tips To Set Yourself Up For Success [New Webinar with Clix Marketing!]
Reassessing My 2014 PPC Suggestions And Looking To 2015
2014 has been an amazing year in paid search. AdWords and Bing Ads made some great strides with their features and interfaces (my personal favorite being AdWords ad customizers). Social platforms began experimenting with new features, including Twitter allowing the ability to make purchases directly from the interface. Finally, and maybe most importantly, the PPC community … [Read more...] about Reassessing My 2014 PPC Suggestions And Looking To 2015
Moving Beyond Keyword Targeting In 2015
Series week continues at PPC Hero as we try to write about the same topic every day. This week’s topic is predictions for 2015. When I’m asked to think about 2015, the first area I assess is how keyword targeting seems like it’s becoming less relevant, and there are so many new alternatives to targeting ads. I fully expect all the new features in 2015 to follow … [Read more...] about Moving Beyond Keyword Targeting In 2015
4 Bing PPC Predictions To Watch For in 2015
Series week rolls on as Cassie explores her Bing predictions for 2015. Also make sure to check out Sarah's post on projected RLSA expansion in 2015 and Jeff's prediction of the year of bid and budget automation. The Yahoo Bing Network has big plans on the horizon for 2015 that could potentially change the way we advertise pay-per-click ads and budgets for Bing Ads. The Yahoo … [Read more...] about 4 Bing PPC Predictions To Watch For in 2015
New Video Analytics Page in AdWords for Video
Google Adwords recently announce their Video Analytics page for YouTube videos. Before this addition advertisers looking for info on how their videos performed, outside of when they appeared as ads, would need to jump over to YouTube Analytics for that data. Now with a revamp of Videos reporting, Adwords offers more YouTube Analytics-style performance metrics right in Adwords … [Read more...] about New Video Analytics Page in AdWords for Video
#Hanalife – Become A Hanapin Team Member
It’s more than just a hashtag, hanalife is really a thing! Just ask anyone who works here. Sure, we like to make up words and put “hana” in front of everything we say (#hanaeverything), but beyond creating our own vocabulary, we have a culture that embodies this same enthusiasm. And lucky for you, we’re growing! We’re hiring both for our Paid Search Team and for non-paid search … [Read more...] about #Hanalife – Become A Hanapin Team Member