Have you ever wished you could see all digital ad types in one succinct place with visuals to remind you of what they actually look like? Us too! And now you can with our new Hanapin Marketing Ad Gallery. As digital marketers, we’re living in an ever-changing ad landscape. Platforms release and change ad types on a regular basis these days. There are so many, in fact, … [Read more...] about Introducing the Ad Gallery
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Hero Conf London 2019 Speaker Recap: Sarah Barker
SEO and PPC can and should work together was the premise of Sarah Barker’s keynote speech at Hero Conf London this year and she made a great argument for her case. I had the opportunity to attend Hero Conf in London this year and while attending I heard this great presentation and thought I would summarize a few of the key takeaways for you all out there. To set the stage, … [Read more...] about Hero Conf London 2019 Speaker Recap: Sarah Barker
[Hero Academy Video] Reporting 101 for Google Ads
Reporting can be a tedious part of the paid media manager's job, but it is also an essential part. You need to know how to set up and pull meaningful reports that tell the story of how your ad campaigns are making an impact on your company's overall marketing. In this new, short video on Hero Academy Hanapin's Senior Account Manager, John Williams, breaks down the setup and … [Read more...] about [Hero Academy Video] Reporting 101 for Google Ads
The Definitive Search Campaign QA Checklist
If there’s a box that can be checked, I’m in! I have a checklist for just about everything, including a checklist for my checklists. There’s something very satisfying about ticking off all of the boxes and knowing you’ve covered all your bases. If you can’t already tell, we here at Hanapin love a good checklist. We also love a well-built search campaign. So here to give you the … [Read more...] about The Definitive Search Campaign QA Checklist
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
New Release! Paid Advertising Trends for Travel and Tourism Marketers
According to eMarketer’s newest estimates as of August 2019, travel is the sixth-largest industry in terms of ad spending in the US this year. Digital ad spending will hit $10.86 billion this year and increase to $13 billion next year. The travel industry is very dependent on search advertising as you’ll see in this report, but continuous testing and optimizing in other … [Read more...] about New Release! Paid Advertising Trends for Travel and Tourism Marketers
Google Ads New Release: Ad Groups for App Campaigns
Google recently rolled out two exciting new features for account mangers working with Google App campaigns. Ad groups and expanded ad fields are now available in Google App campaigns. These updates allow account managers to expand creative testing and gain clearer creative performance insights with improved ad segmentation and expanded ad fields. What's … [Read more...] about Google Ads New Release: Ad Groups for App Campaigns
Strategies To Retain Your Team With Record Low Unemployment
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, unemployment is at a record low. As employers we can take one of two paths to build our teams: get really serious about stealing talent from our competition or retain the great team members we already have on our team. I can assure you that investing in retention strategies rather than engaging in a talent war is worth it, as we have … [Read more...] about Strategies To Retain Your Team With Record Low Unemployment
Hiring a Marketing Agency? Critical Questions that Drive the Right Decision
If you’re looking to hire a marketing agency, it’s vital to choose one that understands your goals, industry, and your business. The path to finding and hiring the best agency for your company is no easy feat. You need one that’s not only honest and upfront with you, but one that can help you navigate the complex world of marketing and get you the results you need to expand and … [Read more...] about Hiring a Marketing Agency? Critical Questions that Drive the Right Decision
Top-Rated Speakers Return: Hero Conf Austin
Each year for Hero Conf we invite the highest rated speakers to return to the next conference. It is one way we make sure we are giving our attendees the type of content that they want. Here’s the lineup for this year, you know these speakers won’t disappoint. As for the remaining speakers, our pitch review is underway and we are beginning to curate a knock-out agenda for … [Read more...] about Top-Rated Speakers Return: Hero Conf Austin
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?
