Today we have a guest post from one of our PPC Hero allies! Nate Turner (@npturner) is the Online Marketing Director for Sprout Social, a social media management tool for business, based out of Chicago, IL. —————- When you are paying for traffic, it is important that you consistently work to understand the user intent and expectations, so that you can tailor your message to … [Read more...] about 3 Ways to Re-Align Your PPC Strategy
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If You Got It, Flaunt It: A Follow Up On Google’s New Product Local Ads
Google’s new product local ads (currently in beta) are designed for mobile, the perfect place for local advertisers to reach their consumers. Mobiles phones can detect location (if the user opts in), so Google can easily match up nearby retailers with consumers. Google also matches up geo-qualified queries (the same way they do with desktop queries) to best meet the searchers … [Read more...] about If You Got It, Flaunt It: A Follow Up On Google’s New Product Local Ads
Google’s New Product Local Ads & Product Extensions To Show On Mobile
A few years ago, in 2009, product extensions in Google were made available to all advertisers in the United States. As of today, product extensions will also be available in mobile formats, as will Google’s new product local ads (in Beta format). Because consumers rely so heavily on their mobile devices to shop (79% of smartphone consumers claim that they use their phones to … [Read more...] about Google’s New Product Local Ads & Product Extensions To Show On Mobile
Google Analytics Releases Limited Webmaster Tools Pilot
Google announced today that after an outpouring of requests, Webmaster Tools data will finally be reachable through Google Analytics. Though this change is currently in limited pilot stages, you can sign up for the opportunity to take part in the integration. According to Google’s statement, this addition to Analytics will be in the form of reports containing Google search … [Read more...] about Google Analytics Releases Limited Webmaster Tools Pilot
Creating Custom Reports in Google Analytics
Google Analytics is an extremely valuable tool in analyzing the performance of your website, whether you are focusing on paid or organic traffic. The first time you log in to Analytics though can be quite overwhelming. I was just getting comfortable with creating custom reports in the old version of analytics when Google released the updated version in April. I finally worked … [Read more...] about Creating Custom Reports in Google Analytics
Our Greatest Hits for May 2011
The page views have spoken! Below we have gathered PPC Hero’s and SEO Boy’s most visited, and hopefully most valuable articles from May. Whether you’re a new or long-time subscriber, you may have missed these insightful and helpful PPC and SEO management tips. Enjoy! PPC Hero Greatest Hits: Dave makes his PPC Hero debut and scores big with his analysis of Quality Score Across … [Read more...] about Our Greatest Hits for May 2011
Heroview – Generating Leads with Matt Umbro
As the founder of #ppcchat, PPC expert Matt Umbro (@Matt_Umbro) is already well-known on Twitter. That is one reason why we felt so lucky to have him as our guest for the second live #Heroview – real-time discussions with industry experts via Twitter. Our Heroview with Matt talked mainly about lead generation and lead metrics. Check out the transcript of the conversion … [Read more...] about Heroview – Generating Leads with Matt Umbro
AdWords Privacy Policy Updates, Just in Time!
Last Tuesday, I spent a good chunk of my day adding in a new page across several landing page creatives for one of our clients. While it was a bit tedious, in general, I’m glad this change was necessary. Starting May 17, 2011 aka tomorrow, Google will add three new requirements to the Information Harvesting clause for their advertisers. In my post today, I want to step you … [Read more...] about AdWords Privacy Policy Updates, Just in Time!
News Update: Google AdWords Call Metrics Charging For Calls
If you’re using call metrics in your Google AdWords campaigns, you should be aware that Google will begin charging you $1 when someone manually dials the number displayed with your ad. There is no charge, however, on clicks from users on mobile devices, so basically this means you’ll only incur the extra cost when someone sees your ad in a traditional Web browser and decides to … [Read more...] about News Update: Google AdWords Call Metrics Charging For Calls
News Update: Google’s Instant Preview Comes to the Ad World
Google’s own Inside AdWords blog announced yesterday afternoon that the ever-expanding world of their Instant Preview feature has finally made it’s way to advertising. Their news release explains that the Instant Preview feature for ads works in the same way it does for organic results. A small magnifying glass now appears next to the headline of each ad that populates for a … [Read more...] about News Update: Google’s Instant Preview Comes to the Ad World
Heroview – Analyzing Ad Strategy With Tom Demers
As Co-founder/Director of MeasuredSEM and former Director of Marketing with Wordstream, Tom Demers (@TomDemers) is one of those PPC experts that many PPC marketers want to talk to. That’s why we chose him to participate in our first-ever live #Heroview – real-time discussions with industry experts via Twitter. There are many SEM experts we at Hanapin Marketing want to meet and … [Read more...] about Heroview – Analyzing Ad Strategy With Tom Demers
Four Tips to Liven Up Your Facebook Marketing
Many relationship therapists will tell you that the key to a successful long-term relationship is keeping things new, exciting, and fresh. The same is true for our online relationships – if you want to keep your Facebook fans happy, you’ll need to add new content regularly. While you can’t join a French cooking class with your fans, you can still show them you care by treating … [Read more...] about Four Tips to Liven Up Your Facebook Marketing