As an account manager of a handful of e-commerce clients, return on ad spend (ROAS), is the key metric I look at to optimize my accounts. Of course, return on investment (ROI) is even better, but it's not often, at least in my experience, that you get a client with access to their product margins and overhead costs. I normally get a loose estimation of these things, and we work … [Read more...] about How To Use Analytics Custom Reports To Optimize E-Commerce Accounts & Increase ROAS
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Heroview- How to Avoid Intrusive Remarketing
We held another successful Heroview yesterday with remarketing expert, John Ellis. John is the CEO at Crescent Interactive, an online marketing firm based in Nashville, TN. We had a great conversation about best practice; see the recap below! PPC Hero: Today, John Ellis will talk with us about utilizing remarketing without being too intrusive, annoying, or creepy! We are … [Read more...] about Heroview- How to Avoid Intrusive Remarketing
Templated Success: How To Make Your Life Easier With Excel
Anyone who has ever been put under pressure to build out a large account in a short space of time will know the trademark feeling of despair that can come with such a task. Luckily for us, there are a number of tools at our disposal that can speed up this process. When trying to build out thousands of ad groups, ads and keywords, templates can really improve your overall … [Read more...] about Templated Success: How To Make Your Life Easier With Excel
Doubling Leads Through the Magic of Best Practices
You ever meet someone with seriously funky breath? The kind of person that makes you turn your head whenever they talk to you so you can pretend you’re looking at something to avoid the direct path of their funkiness? I would bet that person brushes his teeth regularly, that he follows the so-called best practice of personal hygiene, but somehow he’s doing it wrong. Not … [Read more...] about Doubling Leads Through the Magic of Best Practices
It’s Takes Two, Baby! Webinar Recording
For those of you who were not able to attend yesterday afternoon's live webinar, have no fear! Below is a link to watch the recorded session. Paid Search Consultant Kayla discusses her tips on building a mutually beneficial relationship between PPC Agency and Client! She covered how to avoid potential downfalls and manage expectations. This webinar is no one-sided coin, though; … [Read more...] about It’s Takes Two, Baby! Webinar Recording
WTQ?! Remember Ask Jeeves?
This month, we've got 5 amazing WTQ?! search queries for you. My favorite, number 5, reminds me that some people still search like they're using AskJeeves. Remember when that was a thing? You were told to search like you were asking Jeeves a question, and I think some people still do that. Now, with the invention of Siri, all of those bad habits are being reinforced. … [Read more...] about WTQ?! Remember Ask Jeeves?
Mr. Clean is All Wet When it Comes to Facebook Ads
So, I couldn’t help but noticing this ad on my Facebook page: So far so good, right? I mean, if you can’t help but notice an ad, it’s at least doing something right. And what was so conspicuously noticeable about this? Mr. Clean of course. And while this is a discussion for another post, I think it’s worth noting how much power this brand icon -- an icon created by mass … [Read more...] about Mr. Clean is All Wet When it Comes to Facebook Ads
A Three Step Guide To Account Growth
This week, I created the below guide to break account growth down into an easy to digest format. I often see accounts grow to a point of stability and growing beyond that point always seems to be challenging. As an agency, it seems like every time we get together to address growth on a client, we come up with a plan that seems, on the surface, to be unique to that particular … [Read more...] about A Three Step Guide To Account Growth
Getting Your Ads Right First Time! Case Study: $300 For An Ad?
When it comes to writing ads, even the best of us can be guilty of getting a little lazy. Considering how easy it is to swap ads in and out with AdWords Editor, it’s no wonder that we often just throw some ads up and think we’ll switch out the one that isn’t doing so well once we have some data. However, what if you had an account where you had to pay for every new ad you … [Read more...] about Getting Your Ads Right First Time! Case Study: $300 For An Ad?
Read This Now! – A Look at Effective Calls to Action
By popular demand from our loyal PPC Hero readers, ladies and gentlemen, today’s post is going to dive a little deeper in to what may seem like a simple ad copy writing topic: calls to action. So why the dig-in? Because it’s time to stop resting on the easy stuff and make your calls to action more creative. Searchers are smart, and they are no longer easily fooled by your ‘buy … [Read more...] about Read This Now! – A Look at Effective Calls to Action
Attending Conversion Conference-Chicago? Like Networking & Free Drinks?
Then this event is for you! As a bonus networking event at the tail end of Conversion Conference-Chicago Day 2, Hanapin is going to host a 2-hour meet up at Bar Louie’s River North location so we can meet more faces and so can you! If you’re currently managing paid search, either through an agency relationship or your company’s in-house team, YOU’RE INVITED! Let’s hit you with … [Read more...] about Attending Conversion Conference-Chicago? Like Networking & Free Drinks?
Building A Mobile Landing Page With HowToGoMo: A Case Study & A How-To!
Now that you've got Client Buy-In for Mobile and learned about Mobile Landing Page Best Practices, It's time to build a mobile site if you don't have one! If you have a Google Rep, I don't think there's any way you've gotten around hearing all about HowToGoMo. If you or your client don't have the resources for a mobile site, this is A GREAT way to start testing mobile traffic. … [Read more...] about Building A Mobile Landing Page With HowToGoMo: A Case Study & A How-To!