According to this report, most people spend more than 4 hours a day on their smartphones. Our phones help us stay connected to our relatives and friends and they make for a better way to shop online. If you’re like the rest of us, you probably enjoy mobile shopping because of how fast and easy it can be. Have you ever noticed how some ads will conveniently place a call when you … [Read more...] about Mobile Ads Make Cents: Get More From Mobile Ads
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How To Nail Your Next QBR
If you work in the business world, you are most likely already familiar with the term QBR, or Quarterly Business Review. If you aren’t familiar, a QBR is a meeting held either internally or with clients once a quarter. The goal of the meeting is to recap last quarter’s strategy and results. It’s also an opportunity to present next quarter’s strategy plan, along with any budget … [Read more...] about How To Nail Your Next QBR
Target CPA Bidding: Avoiding Over-Delivery
The full scale integration of automation and AI in our daily work lives is upon us. It can be seen almost everywhere within Google, Facebook, Amazon, etc. Google is leading the charge with automated tools available anywhere from bidding, to ad creation, to audience targeting (some of which are forced updates). When they work, these tools drive major increases in productivity … [Read more...] about Target CPA Bidding: Avoiding Over-Delivery
3 Common Reasons Why Marketers Don’t Invest in Their Post-Click Experience… & Why That’s a Big Mistake
“Should we move forward with conversion rate optimization services?” We face this question often and of course, for me, being involved in post-click optimizations and analysis every day, it’s an easy yes. Investing in the post-click experience or conversion rate optimization (CRO) is a given. This refers to the page users land on or their experience after they’ve clicked on … [Read more...] about 3 Common Reasons Why Marketers Don’t Invest in Their Post-Click Experience… & Why That’s a Big Mistake
Guide to Facebook Advertising: Beginner Edition
Written by The Hanapin Marketing Team In this guide, we’ll go over the basics of Facebook Ads Manager. After you launch a few campaigns, you’ll quickly see how much insight into your audience Facebook provides to optimize your account. In this guide, we will cover: Ads Manager InterfaceAccount Organization (Campaigns, Ad Sets, Ads)Campaign ObjectivesAd Set … [Read more...] about Guide to Facebook Advertising: Beginner Edition
July Updates to Paid Advertising Platforms
July has been an exciting month for new updates to paid advertising platforms. Google Ads rolled out 7 new updates alone. In this monthly blog post, we bring you the latest from all of the major platforms. Google Ads What: Google Ads Editor v1.1 unveiled Details: This update is clearly in response to feedback Google has received from those of us utilizing the Editor. The key … [Read more...] about July Updates to Paid Advertising Platforms
When National News Impacts Your Client
In today's day and age, we rely heavily on the internet for our source of news. That is why we need to use it to our advantage and ensure that we are up-to-date on any news or media that could impact our clients. Today, I want to discuss how we can ensure we are receiving alerts and using the information to our advantage. Keeping Up With Sources With that being said, … [Read more...] about When National News Impacts Your Client
Facebook Ads And Fair Housing – Are You Compliant?
Facebook Unrolls New Targeting Limitations For Special Categories As digital advertisers, we have become acutely aware of the advertising platforms' policies. Whether we’ve done our due diligence and learned these policies on our own or we were forced to learn them when we received that “disapproval” message from the platform. Either way, we ultimately abide by Google, Bing, … [Read more...] about Facebook Ads And Fair Housing – Are You Compliant?
Midwest Digital Marketing Day: Free Day of Training On July 25th
Midwest Digital Marketing Day is an intentional event focused on creating a space for shared learnings and communication with our fellow PPC heroes in the heartland. We know that working in digital marketing in the Midwest means we’re spread out, and it’s harder to find meet-ups and swap ideas. This event is designed for connecting with fellow marketers and deepening your PPC … [Read more...] about Midwest Digital Marketing Day: Free Day of Training On July 25th
How to Exclude Mobile Apps in Google Ads
In a previous article, I discussed how to target and exclude mobile apps in Google Ads Display. This initial approached seemed to work, but then the mobile app spend began to increase sharply for several accounts. Honestly, my opinion about mobile app traffic has not improved. Mobile app traffic may have low CPCs, but the costs add up quickly with few tangible results. In fact, … [Read more...] about How to Exclude Mobile Apps in Google Ads
Actionable Takeaways on Amazon Ads, Pinterest, CRO and More
Become a better digital marketer with real-world advice, PPC best practices, and a healthy to-do list after leaving Hero Conf London, 21-22 October at etc.venues St. Paul's. This year's program is well on it's way to becoming our largest UK event yet, and there is no better time than now to convince your boss to attend. Leave Hero Conf knowing your training spent with us was … [Read more...] about Actionable Takeaways on Amazon Ads, Pinterest, CRO and More
RSAs vs. ETAs: Stop Comparing CTR
Testing new platforms, bid strategies, ad types, etc. can be exciting, but also daunting. Exciting, because you think you’ve found the newest way to enhance performance. Daunting, because you can’t guarantee it will work, and you might be unsure how to quantify the results. But isn’t anxiety part of any test? It doesn’t have to be. Recently, I was looking for ways to improve … [Read more...] about RSAs vs. ETAs: Stop Comparing CTR