Earlier this month, Google notified AdWords customers that all app install campaigns will be migrated to Universal App Campaigns (UAC). On October 16, new app install campaigns created in AdWords will begin running on UAC. And on November 15 of this year, existing app promo campaigns for search, display and YouTube will stop running. So what are UACs, and why does Google … [Read more...] about The Great Rollover: Google Pushes Universal App Campaigns
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Ads in Mobile Apps: Not Just For Other Mobile Apps
A week ago I was researching ad placement ideas for a client trying desperately to deliver something deliciously new and creative. I am admittedly, not much of an “app” person, but as I kept stumbling upon apps related to my client’s industry, I got wide-eyed at the thought of deliberately placing an ad in a related app. Typically in my display efforts, I purposely avoid in-app … [Read more...] about Ads in Mobile Apps: Not Just For Other Mobile Apps
Facebook Ads For B2B: Presenting The Right Content At The Right Time
According to Hanapin’s new State of Paid Social 2017, 72% of marketers are spending less than 15% of their budget on social ads. When I first saw this statistic I was surprised, but quickly found myself nodding my head. Well, yes. Of course, that’s true. There are many reasons why marketers shy away from social advertising on Facebook, especially those working in the business … [Read more...] about Facebook Ads For B2B: Presenting The Right Content At The Right Time
How To Utilize PPC Brand Building Strategies
When working with clients, you are going to be asked how to increase brand impression share. Clients love seeing conversions and revenue but making sure that your brand name is on top of the search results is another important metric that could lead to sticky conversations. Increasing brand impression share is not an easy task because sometimes your impression share is in the … [Read more...] about How To Utilize PPC Brand Building Strategies
PPC’s Future: Machine Learning And How To Adapt To This New Dynamic
I recently conducted a webinar with Marc Poirier, CEO of Acquisio. In that webinar, we discussed the impact of machine learning on paid search campaigns. Since then, Google has announced the roll out of new ‘smart’ features such as in market audiences for search and enhanced its ‘smart bidding’ functionality by rolling out a new bid strategy called ‘maximize conversions.’ … [Read more...] about PPC’s Future: Machine Learning And How To Adapt To This New Dynamic
Bing Ads Releases New Audience Features
Finding your ideal audience is the end of the rainbow for digital marketers. The more we can know about the users behind the screen, the better we can customize our messaging and capture their interest in our brands and their dollars. We’re always trying to reach our best customers and last week, Bing announced two new open betas to help us do just that: In-Market Audiences and … [Read more...] about Bing Ads Releases New Audience Features
Using Excel Regressions To Better Understand KPIs
A group of us here at Hanapin recently participated in a free 21-Day Excel Course directed by renowned Microsoft Excel expert Dr. Wayne Winston. The course itself felt slow at first, but ultimately revealed several Excel capabilities I’d never known. Most exciting of these, to me, is the capacity to regress multiple variables without an advanced statistical software (such as … [Read more...] about Using Excel Regressions To Better Understand KPIs
The Complete PPC Account Audit Guide
11/12/2019 Your PPC account is never perfect. Hopefully, that doesn’t come as a surprise to you. The truth of the matter is that no matter how hard you work on building an account and optimizing it according to best practices, you will probably miss something. An even truer statement is that the longer you work in an account, the easier it is for things to slip past … [Read more...] about The Complete PPC Account Audit Guide
Guide to URL Tracking In Google Analytics
8/12/2020 What is URL Tracking? URL tracking is the process of adding unique identifiers to your final URLs. If you aren’t tagging your URLs for tracking in either Google Analytics or your analytics platform of choice, you are losing out on helpful information. When you manage pay-per-click campaigns in conjunction with other online marketing efforts, it is extremely … [Read more...] about Guide to URL Tracking In Google Analytics
How To Find The Right PPC Audiences
When I am working on an account and trying to optimize the campaigns to the fullest potential, I get stuck in a rut of looking at keywords, bids, and budgets. While these are great and essential ways to create efficient spend in your account, you are treating all users the same. Once you open up the Audience Insights report and think about how to segment your audiences, you … [Read more...] about How To Find The Right PPC Audiences
Universal App Campaigns Vs. Mobile App Install Campaigns
How many apps do you have on your smartphone or tablet? How many of those apps do you use on a regular basis? While I don’t know how many apps I have, I can honestly say I use 30% or less on a regular basis. No matter how many apps you have on your device, the fact of the matter is that before you ever downloaded them, they had to have been placed in front of you in some … [Read more...] about Universal App Campaigns Vs. Mobile App Install Campaigns
The Complete Google AdWords Shopping Campaign Settings Breakdown
When it comes to paid advertising, Shopping can be one of the most intimidating and complex initiatives to tackle. It has multiple moving pieces with the setup, management, and continued optimizations. Plus, you not only have to manage your campaign on AdWords, but you also have to manage your feed, which can be especially tedious if you have a large, diverse inventory of … [Read more...] about The Complete Google AdWords Shopping Campaign Settings Breakdown
