Building URLs is a common pain point for marketers of all experience levels. Tagging isn’t something you do every day, making it easy to miss out on common tips and tricks. Without knowing the standard tools, you are often left with the daunting process of building URLs piece by piece in the Google URL Builder or one by one in the interface. I wouldn’t wish that on … [Read more...] about Helpful Excel Functions For Building URLs
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Take Action With Bing’s ActionLink Ad Extensions
As PPC marketers, one of our biggest challenges is getting our ad copy to look different from that of our competitors. Time and time again, I look at how my ads stack up against my competition and wrack my brain to try and find some differentiating factor that I can use to make my copy more appealing to the users. Many times, it’s a real challenge, as we mostly offer the same … [Read more...] about Take Action With Bing’s ActionLink Ad Extensions
How Smart Are AdWords Smart Goals?
AdWords recently introduced Smart Goals for advertisers who are not using conversion tracking. The Smart Goals measure user behavior to determine how likely they are to convert. Even with this new feature, if you have the ability to set-up goals or conversions tracking, these options would be ideal. Types Of Smart Goals Time on site Pages per … [Read more...] about How Smart Are AdWords Smart Goals?
Webinar Confirmation: Getting Your Ecommerce Ready for 2016
You're All Set! You're now registered for Hanapin Marketing and Shopify's webinar, From Building to Selling: Getting Your Ecommerce Ready for 2016. Check your email now for a link to join the webinar. Know of a fellow PPC fan who would also love this webinar? or Email It » Other Resources You Might Like: 4 Insanely Easy To Implement Features for … [Read more...] about Webinar Confirmation: Getting Your Ecommerce Ready for 2016
Webinar – From Building to Selling: Getting Your Ecommerce Ready for 2016
More about this Webinar In 2016, ecommerce sales are predicted to exceed 550 billion dollars alone. As an ecommerce marketer, you need to constantly be on your toes, with your ear to the ground on what's in the pipeline and what can help you sell your products and services better. It's crucial that you are changing dynamically to your customers' needs, targeting the right … [Read more...] about Webinar – From Building to Selling: Getting Your Ecommerce Ready for 2016
Treat Your Bid Management Like Your Daily Fantasy Players
In my article earlier this month on why PPC Life allows you to wear many hats, I stated how I get to do things at work that I enjoy doing in my spare time. I used FanDuel as an example as to how some things I enjoy doing are similar to my everyday work life. Well - when coming up with my latest bid strategy ideas I came up with direct ideas from how player analyses' are done in … [Read more...] about Treat Your Bid Management Like Your Daily Fantasy Players
Our Top 2015 Speakers Return for Hero Conf Philadelphia!
That’s right PPC Heroes, they’re back! Our top-rated 2015 speakers (your colleagues, friends and acquaintances) are returning for Hero Conf Philadelphia, April 25-27 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. And they’re preparing the all-new, in-depth PPC-only sessions our attendees have asked for. What’s more, most of them will be speaking as part of the brand new Hero Conf … [Read more...] about Our Top 2015 Speakers Return for Hero Conf Philadelphia!
Google’s Search Rater Guide Shares How Google Ranks Websites
On November 12th of this year, Google published a 160-page comprehensive guide used to train search raters at Google. This guide is by far the most complete list of instructions that Google has ever openly published outlining how websites are rated. Before we dive in, it is important to explain the purpose of this document. Google uses actual human beings, not an algorithm … [Read more...] about Google’s Search Rater Guide Shares How Google Ranks Websites
How To Onboard New Clients In 4 Steps
I spend a ton of time leading the onboarding of new clients. Onboarding new clients can be both exciting and scary at the same time. Adding a new client and the revenue that’s associated with it is always the fun part. However, reality sets in pretty quickly. Questions like: Who's going to manage the account? How complex is the client's business? Is PPC meeting … [Read more...] about How To Onboard New Clients In 4 Steps
Paid Search Budgeting For 2016: Estimating Your Best Budgets
The calendar year is filled with milestones for a Paid Search marketer. From gift-giving holidays to college enrollment deadlines, we all mark our respective calendars with dates and time frames to remember year after year. An undeniably vital time for each and every single one of us is the deadline for Next Year’s Budget. Because this is such an important topic and I’d … [Read more...] about Paid Search Budgeting For 2016: Estimating Your Best Budgets
The Ultimate Campaign QA Checklist
Quality assurance is a large part of running PPC initiatives. When new campaigns are built for an account, it is of utmost importance to QA. Campaign Settings Ad Rotation If you’re testing ad copy in this campaign(s), please make sure ad rotation is set to rotate indefinitely! Delivery By default, your campaigns will be set to standard delivery. This means that Google … [Read more...] about The Ultimate Campaign QA Checklist
4 Reasons Why You Need To Analyze Your Google Analytics Social Users Flow
I’m amazed at how many PPC account managers don’t know what happens after someone clicks an ad. Don’t get me wrong, I know there are scenarios when the goal is to drive as much cheap traffic to the website as possible. However, if you’re managing an account where conversions are the goal then understanding what happens post-click is vital to your PPC performance. To better … [Read more...] about 4 Reasons Why You Need To Analyze Your Google Analytics Social Users Flow