Being able to effectively analyze your data is critical when it comes to PPC performance. This article covers a few key Google Analytics features important for quickly analyzing your data in the interface. If you’ve used Analytics before but haven’t ventured in too deep then this article will help you better segment and view your performance. Secondary Dimensions Since … [Read more...] about Key Google Analytics Features For Effectively Analyzing Data
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Gmail Ads Made Easy: The Perfect Guide To Getting Started
A beginner's guide to breaking out of simple Display campaigns and exploring Gmail ads. Google offers a vast variety of campaign types and is continuously developing new features for advertisers to use. Sometimes it can be overwhelming deciding which campaigns and placements are right for your business, especially when considering budgets and creative asset limitations. … [Read more...] about Gmail Ads Made Easy: The Perfect Guide To Getting Started
Google Ad Script to Manage Campaign Budgets
Today as advertisers utilizing Google Ads, it is a universal struggle to manage to a specific budget by campaign(s). Your options in the U.I. are singular: set a rule that excludes hourly. My question is why? Would it not be great to have a script to manage at the campaign level, via a sheet in 2019? It took some time but I figured it out, which you will see below. The … [Read more...] about Google Ad Script to Manage Campaign Budgets
Quora’s Lead Gen Ads Beta: Ready For Round Two
As advertisers, we are usually drawn to new ad platforms and betas, first and foremost, for the cost savings. Entering a newer platform, like Quora, is generally cheaper than a mature platform, like Google. However, in our latest beta test with Quora, we found that there’s another MAJOR reason to test younger ad platforms and betas within those platforms: The personalized … [Read more...] about Quora’s Lead Gen Ads Beta: Ready For Round Two
Google Policy Ad Disapprovals: A Story of False Flags
Having your ads disapproved for whatever reason can be a big roadblock for account success. These disapprovals lead to a loss of time when you have to research the policy that was violated, retool your ad to either meet the requirements or avoid the policy altogether, then submit the ads for review again. In this loss of time, these ads cannot serve to your audiences which … [Read more...] about Google Policy Ad Disapprovals: A Story of False Flags
Will Google Address Advertisers’ Transparency Concerns?
An overwhelming majority of Hanapin's State of PPC and Machine Learning survey respondents said that lack of transparency and lack of control were their biggest worries for the role of AI and Machine Learning in advertising. Below are a number of other worries from survey respondents: Some of the other worries are also correlated to the transparency and control piece, … [Read more...] about Will Google Address Advertisers’ Transparency Concerns?
Google Merchant Center Disapproval: A GTIN Story
I am not a feed manager. I have access to my client’s merchant center, but we work with a separate company for feed management and optimizations. That said, I am heavily affected by our feed as I do manage our shopping campaigns in Google Ads. If you manage shopping campaigns, you’ve likely been impacted by disapproved ads due to a missing or incorrect GTIN or other Unique … [Read more...] about Google Merchant Center Disapproval: A GTIN Story
[Hero Academy Video] Dynamic Search Ads for Beginners
Dynamic search ads (DSAs) are search ads that show based on the content of your site. Google crawls your site and then matches to search terms that are closely related to the content on your site. Then, the headline and landing page are dynamically generated to match the search term. This allows for more congruency between the search term, the search ad and the landing … [Read more...] about [Hero Academy Video] Dynamic Search Ads for Beginners
Programmatic Guide: Google Campaign Manager
Advertising in a new platform can be intimidating. Knowing where to start, what steps to complete, and how to complete each step can often stop advertisers from trying new platforms. This guide will walk you through the step-by-step process of creating campaigns in Google Campaign Manager (GCM). Defining Programmatic Advertising Before we walk through the step-by-step guide, … [Read more...] about Programmatic Guide: Google Campaign Manager
Optimizing Facebook Ads for Content Engagement: 4 Custom Conversion Ideas
We all know Facebook Pixel. The little snippet of code that is tasked with sending interaction and conversion data back to Facebook Ads algorithm for delivery optimization and tracking. With its set of standard events and the ability to track Custom Conversions, Facebook Pixel is a key element of the Facebook Ads platform.While the standard events cover different scenarios for … [Read more...] about Optimizing Facebook Ads for Content Engagement: 4 Custom Conversion Ideas
Listen, All Marketers Should Be Considering Podcast Ads
According to this year's State of PPC, Podcast ads are a big opportunity for marketers; while over 50% of the U.S. population is listening to podcasts, only 4% of marketers are advertising in the channel. The average performance marketer is going to hesitate to jump into podcast advertising due to conversion attribution limits, relative to Google or Facebook ads. However, … [Read more...] about Listen, All Marketers Should Be Considering Podcast Ads
Top 4 Reasons Hanapin Loves YouTube Ads for SaaS Companies
YouTube is the gateway to audience targeting; ads supplement search and elevate brand awareness. You have a lot of opportunity to share more information about your products and services compared to the standard search/display ad. There are many reasons why SaaS businesses should be running YouTube ads, but here are our top 4: Low Risk, High Reward More ad formats are … [Read more...] about Top 4 Reasons Hanapin Loves YouTube Ads for SaaS Companies