5. It’s packed with PPC resources. In every issue, we give you the latest industry whitepapers and reports, how-to guides, upcoming webinars and news about our all-PPC conference, Hero Conf. You can get all the industry updates and changes before anyone else. 4. Our content is written and produced by PPC experts. Our whitepapers and guides are written by the PPC experts at … [Read more...] about Top 5 Reasons Why Our PPC Newsletter Rocks
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The 2018 PPC Trends That Affect Your Day-to-Day
Prioritizing 2018 PPC Trends PPC becomes more complex every year. As humans, our ability to consume information doesn't grow at the same pace, if at all. This creates an ever-growing gap between the number of potential PPC strategies and our ability to act on them. This gap creates that overwhelming feeling you have every time you see a headline from Google/Bing/Facebook etc. … [Read more...] about The 2018 PPC Trends That Affect Your Day-to-Day
Automating Bidding with Google Sheets and AdWords Scripts
Bid changes are vital in steering your account towards performance goals. While the process is important, making the changes and implementing them adds little value. In this article, we’ll cover setting up an automated bidding system using both Google Sheets and AdWords scripts. Specifically, we’ll utilize the bulk upload functionality to format and post the changes directly … [Read more...] about Automating Bidding with Google Sheets and AdWords Scripts
6 Bottom Line Boosting Tips for Paid Search
"It depends". In my 2+ years at Hanapin Marketing, I've come to learn that this is a universal truth across the industry. There is no shared magic number for ROI or CPA. There is no perfect CTR or CVR. And there most certainly isn't a singular strategic approach that can navigate across all industries and account types. That said, I do think there is a handful of search … [Read more...] about 6 Bottom Line Boosting Tips for Paid Search
Projecting Future Trends In Your PPC Account
Projecting an account’s trajectory is a vital skill for every account team. You can’t escape it. It comes up when performance is great and it comes up when performance is poor. Despite the demand for these skills and insights, it can be one of the scarier tasks. The uncertainty of accounting for everything makes it easy to doubt any method. While there is no perfect … [Read more...] about Projecting Future Trends In Your PPC Account
Statistical Significance? Who Needs It? (Hint: YOU Do!)
We talk about testing. A lot. We talk about testing so much, you might think that all you need to do is simply create a test and you’ll be a PPC Hero yourself! Today we’re going to clarify how statistical significance is your key to proper testing and the true gateway towards being a PPC Hero. Statistical significance, in manageable bite-sized terms, is the likelihood that … [Read more...] about Statistical Significance? Who Needs It? (Hint: YOU Do!)
6 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do In Google Sheets
Google Sheets is a versatile tool for PPC marketers. Whether you’re using it build reports for your clients, analyze data, or other miscellaneous PPC tasks, getting familiar with some of the lesser known functions can be beneficial. Here are the features we’ll cover in this post: Import Sitemaps Currency Conversions Sparklines Import from other workbooks Check for … [Read more...] about 6 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do In Google Sheets
5 Lessons I’ve Learned (the hard way) in CRO
Approaching an anniversary commemorating the time I've spent in the glorious arena of conversion rate optimization under the umbrella of a stellar PPC agency (#8 on AdAge's Best Places to Work list), I wanted to take this small corner of the Interwebs to share a few key lessons with you all. Why? Because I am a doer. I learn by doing. Thus, I tend to make mistakes. It … [Read more...] about 5 Lessons I’ve Learned (the hard way) in CRO
How To Use The AdWords Keyword Planner
Building a new PPC campaign from scratch can be challenging. You can easily miss keywords or add keywords without search volume. Plus, even if you have a great list of keywords, it can be challenging to organize them into tightly themed groups. Using AdWords Keyword Planner can be an excellent way to get started in building out your next campaigns. Where to Find the Keyword … [Read more...] about How To Use The AdWords Keyword Planner
How To Better Organize Your Shopping Campaigns: Brand vs Non-Brand Segmentation
When I first pondered the notion of branded and non-branded Shopping campaigns I was a little skeptical. I wouldn’t necessarily describe myself as a perfectionist, or even a control freak; however, I’ll take a thorough initiative where I’m in the driver’s seat 10 times out of 10. Shopping campaigns, in general, are somewhat out of our complete control, so adding another level … [Read more...] about How To Better Organize Your Shopping Campaigns: Brand vs Non-Brand Segmentation
Ad Experiments You Can Start Running Today
All of the recent changes happening in AdWords, from the Interface-lift , to the New Ad Rotation options to the Daily Budget Changes has me feeling like Google is having a mid-life crisis, and I’m wondering “what’s it going to do next, buy a leather jacket?” When you’re faced with these, or any other uncertainties in your accounts, consider running Experiments. The beauty of … [Read more...] about Ad Experiments You Can Start Running Today
Data Driven Attribution: The Future for PPC?
Over the past week or so, I’ve spent quite some time thinking about the future. Not my future per se, but rather the future of digital advertising. A few months ago, I was perusing LinkedIn, catching up on some industry blogs since being out for three months (See It Takes A Village: Keeping Up With The PPC Industry). I read a blog post that doesn’t rank high in the overall … [Read more...] about Data Driven Attribution: The Future for PPC?
