I like automated bidding, but I can’t help but side-eye many methods with a healthy dose of distrust. When I feel this way, it’s typically because I don’t have all of the information I want. As a deeply curious person, I don’t like the black box nature of automated bidding. I want to tear down the fourth wall and peer into automation and see what the heck the bots are doing … [Read more...] about Look Me in the AI: A Glimpse Into Target Impression Share Bidding
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What Is A Good Click Through Rate (CTR)?
What is a good click-through rate? It’s the age-old question asked by PPC managers and clients alike. Though we can agree that higher is better, much debate remains as to what constitutes a good vs. subpar account CTR. Below, I’ll give a definitive answer, though I acknowledge that many factors are at play. Additionally, I’ll be answering this question only regarding Google … [Read more...] about What Is A Good Click Through Rate (CTR)?
Top Ways To Improve B2B PPC Performance
The first few months managing a B2B account I struggled. I could not understand the lifecycle of the customer, I could not grasp the client’s goals, and I did not understand how the account was structured. Further into management, I started to lose account efficiency because of my lack of understanding; I couldn’t even keep the client’s previous performance before I took over … [Read more...] about Top Ways To Improve B2B PPC Performance
“All I Want for Christmas is an Apple Editor”: Campaign Build and Bidding Tips for Apple Search Ads
Apple Search Ads is super useful. It’s unlike most app marketing platforms because of the level of control you can leverage with keyword targeting while maintaining ease of succinct messaging through screenshots and copy you apply on your app’s page. Conveniently, this is the only landing page and ad copy source that you will ever need, which is great because it’s the only … [Read more...] about “All I Want for Christmas is an Apple Editor”: Campaign Build and Bidding Tips for Apple Search Ads
Digital Marketing Interviewing – A Tried & True Process For Success
Excellence in digital marketing is no longer optional for most agencies and organizations – digital platforms are evolving at a breakneck pace, usurping roles historically played by traditional channels and permeating across every aspect of the marketing mix. That makes hiring high-quality digital marketers one of the most important things for an agency or organization to do … [Read more...] about Digital Marketing Interviewing – A Tried & True Process For Success
Heroes Don’t Work Alone: Why Agencies and In-House Teams Need Each Other
Hi. I’m Lauren. I work at a world-class PPC agency. Nice to meet you. You say you do PPC for your company? Amazing! So what brings you to PPC Hero? Are you drawn to the incredible insights you get from Mary Hartman’s blogs (have you seen her latest?) Or you can’t get enough of Briana’s tips and tricks to make your life easier? Seriously, we pack some good stuff in here. As you … [Read more...] about Heroes Don’t Work Alone: Why Agencies and In-House Teams Need Each Other
How We Increased Conversion Rate by 24% Through Campaign Match Type Segmentation
The decision to segment Search campaigns or ad groups by match type can be tricky. More campaigns can often mean more needed management. On the other hand, including all match types within the same ad group will result in extra campaign management time as well. Typically, segmenting match types at the ad group level is best practice, however, we recently tested going an extra … [Read more...] about How We Increased Conversion Rate by 24% Through Campaign Match Type Segmentation
How to Organize a Successful PPC Audit
Over the years, a lot has changed about PPC. Clients expect us to be more integrated with their overall business strategy and goals, and not just work in a silo. In particular, I have noticed a shift in our audit clients and what sort of presentation resonates the best. Gone are the days when we can just poke through an account’s settings, list high CPL keywords, recommend some … [Read more...] about How to Organize a Successful PPC Audit
PPC Investigative Report: What Are APIs?
Today’s investigative report takes a look into the million-dollar question: What is an API? For those unsure what an investigative report is (other than a fantastic song from GZA’s Liquid Swords album), an investigative report can clarify your thinking and even uncover additional questions that provide new insights into a case. I chose to define this because this blog post … [Read more...] about PPC Investigative Report: What Are APIs?
Ways to Reduce PPC Spend Without Turning Out the Lights
Working in Paid Search, you are always aware that you are spending money and at times your promised budget changes. Sometimes you are given more money to help meet new goals such as lead acquisition or ROI but other times your budget is reduced without a lot of notice. Here are a few ways for you to take action in your account to reduce your PPC spend without having to turn out … [Read more...] about Ways to Reduce PPC Spend Without Turning Out the Lights
How We Train PPC Experts
I work with a team full of lifelong learners. It is a requirement to work at Hanapin. Gotta have that thirst for knowledge. Something happens, though, when you have a diverse team with varying depths of PPC knowledge: one-size-fits-all training doesn’t work. One-size-fits-most doesn’t work. This is a problem I ran into when I sat down with my colleague to construct our training … [Read more...] about How We Train PPC Experts
Surfing the Waves of Creative Destruction
This post is shared with you from Anders Hjorth, Digital Marketing Strategist at Innovell & speaker at Hero Conf London. AI is disrupting the Search Industry It is only fair that I start with a confession: Facebook thinks I am German. So they serve me German language advertising. I am many things, Danish national, French resident, Estonian e-resident. I also speak several … [Read more...] about Surfing the Waves of Creative Destruction
