In the world of PPC, you have to be organized in some way, shape, or form. Prior to my career as a PPC Hero, I was known as a procrastinator and probably still fall into that category more often than not. (Don’t ask me when I wrote this blog post.) When I first began working at Hanapin, I learned that to-do lists, status docs, roadmaps, and sticky notes would become my best … [Read more...] about Sticky Notes, To-Do Lists, Status Docs – Oh my!
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PPC For Noobs: Tips for Starting Your New Job in Digital Marketing
Starting any new job is difficult: Getting a lay of the land from office desk maps, realizing who is in charge of what, and discovering the ins and outs of whatever industry in which you've chosen to work. I was ruminating on my early days working in digital marketing and the stress it brought me learning the ropes. I started in 2012, though the first time I encountered the … [Read more...] about PPC For Noobs: Tips for Starting Your New Job in Digital Marketing
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)?
New Jobs Posted on PPC Hero’s Job Board!
New jobs have been posted to PPC Hero's Job Board, including new positions open at ArcBest, Wickfire, 1SEOcom, Hanapin Marketing, RyTech, Chegg, MicroSeismic, Effective Spend, and Wise Bread. Here's a brief look at some of the positions available: ArcBest Fort Smith, AR Role: Lead Paid Search Analyst We are looking for a Lead Paid Search Analyst to join the ArcBest team. As a … [Read more...] about New Jobs Posted on PPC Hero’s Job Board!
INTRODUCING Hero Academy: A Brand New Training Resource for Digital Marketers
At Hanapin, we live, breathe, and love PPC. It’s what we do for clients and what we’re passionate about. We've been producing PPC Hero since 2007 and Hero Conf, a conference series dedicated to our fellow PPC enthusiasts, since 2012. And now, we're excited to introduce our newest initiative - Hero Academy. Hero Academy is a video series that offers short and basic how-tos for … [Read more...] about INTRODUCING Hero Academy: A Brand New Training Resource for Digital Marketers
Making Ends Meet: Combining Lead Data for Closed Loop PPC Reporting
When working in PPC data, we can feel so superior to other marketing channels. We have instant data. We don’t have to wait to see the impact of our optimizations no matter how big or small. When we focus on generating leads, we often say (hopefully), “Look! I have increased your leads 20% YoY!”. But what is happening to those leads? Last fall I tested Lead Form Ads for … [Read more...] about Making Ends Meet: Combining Lead Data for Closed Loop PPC Reporting
How I Lowered Brand CPA By 90% While Increasing Conversions
At this point, keyword targeting can seem a little antiquated and probably the most univocal part of account management. I tend to view keywords as more supplemental to a mixed bag of strategies, campaign types, audience targeting, and more. However, while they may seem straightforward on the surface, we must still remain vigilant as match type evolution can cause some … [Read more...] about How I Lowered Brand CPA By 90% While Increasing Conversions
Amazon DSP – Taking over the Programmatic World
To the B2C advertiser, advertising on Amazon seems like a no-brainer. High Intent users ready to buy, with 75% of shoppers expressing that they regularly use the channel to make online purchases. However, over the last couple of years, Amazon has been evolving its advertising solution to beyond their owned properties and have quietly created a powerful Demand Side Platform. … [Read more...] about Amazon DSP – Taking over the Programmatic World
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
Paid Search Basics for Events
Digital Advertising for events can be a tricky business, especially on the paid search side. Either the company you advertise for is running the event or attending the event which will dictate how you approach your strategy. You need to fill person quotas, need to drive traffic to the event page, and need to make sure your ads generate interest surrounding the event. This means … [Read more...] about Paid Search Basics for Events
3 PPC Techniques to Strengthen your Brand
Branded campaigns can help increase awareness to your product and services and capture the demand generated by your upper funnel campaigns. Through the process of Brand Building, you can help strengthen your brand and enhance the performance of your campaign. If you’re not sold on the idea of paying for your branded terms, read what happened when one of our clients paused their … [Read more...] about 3 PPC Techniques to Strengthen your Brand
