With the ever-changing PPC landscape, we’re always looking for new ways to access, manipulate, and analyze data. The Account Analyst team at Hanapin has begun working with RStudio as a tool to do just that. This article is a basic intro to RStudio, describing what it does and why you’d want to use it for your PPC endeavors. RStudio? What the heck is that? “RStudio is a free and … [Read more...] about RStudio for PPC: A Beginner’s Intro
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How To Audit a Low Performing AdWords Account
AdWords accounts are sometimes like children, your job is to take of the account and watch it grow. But also like children, having all of your children healthy at the same time is not always a given. There are going to be times when one of your accounts is underperforming and will need some extra TLC. In this article, I am going to discuss how you keep plugging away when your … [Read more...] about How To Audit a Low Performing AdWords Account
Our Hero Conf Austin Schedule is Now Live!
It wasn't easy. After wading through hundreds of speaking pitches, and completing our thorough review process (more on that in a minute), we're excited and proud to roll-out what we think is our best Hero Conf agenda yet! Jam-packed with brand-new, and truly innovative PPC content, we can't wait to share the best and latest our experts have to offer. Check out the … [Read more...] about Our Hero Conf Austin Schedule is Now Live!
The 2018 PPC Trends That Affect Your Day-to-Day
Prioritizing 2018 PPC Trends PPC becomes more complex every year. As humans, our ability to consume information doesn't grow at the same pace, if at all. This creates an ever-growing gap between the number of potential PPC strategies and our ability to act on them. This gap creates that overwhelming feeling you have every time you see a headline from Google/Bing/Facebook etc. … [Read more...] about The 2018 PPC Trends That Affect Your Day-to-Day
Roadmap for a Solid B2B Facebook Advertising Strategy
Facebook has long been accepted as a great platform for B2C advertisers to reach their customers, but clients in the B2B sector have historically asked us at Hanapin Marketing whether Facebook ads would be a beneficial use of their ad spend dollars. I'm here with good news! I have seen success with B2B clients in Facebook firsthand, and it boils down to ensuring that a solid … [Read more...] about Roadmap for a Solid B2B Facebook Advertising Strategy
AdWords Grant Policy Changes
In case you haven’t heard the news, there are new policies in effect that will govern the use of Adwords grant money. These new policies went into effect on January 1st and effect all accounts that use grant money. There are several changes that happened which everyone needs to be prepared for. I will go into those changes and some tips to deal with them but it seems like … [Read more...] about AdWords Grant Policy Changes
Top 3 AdWords Updates of 2017
Google had a lot of AdWords updates in 2017, and there were several that had a huge impact on how can we optimize and change our strategy. For some runner-up examples, custom intent for display, smart display including life events, sharing negative lists across accounts, view-through conversions for Gmail Ads, and much more. This post could have easily been 5 or even 10 top … [Read more...] about Top 3 AdWords Updates of 2017
Getting The Ball Rolling – Account Analysis
The hardest step to take is the first one. PPC account analysis is the same way. A request for an account analysis sends me into analysis paralysis. The necessity of an account deep dive can manifest for a variety of reasons. Before you succumb to analysis paralysis, read through these simple account analysis steps to help get the analysis ball rolling. Review Account … [Read more...] about Getting The Ball Rolling – Account Analysis
Searching for Lost Impression Share
There are two ways that we lose impression share in our campaigns: because of rank and because of budget. (Check out the PPC Hero Article about Maximizing Impression Share: How to Use Adwords Competitive Metrics if you want a better understanding of impression share). Losing impression share due to budget is somewhat easy to mitigate by either throwing more money into the daily … [Read more...] about Searching for Lost Impression Share
How To Setup A Campaign In Quora Ads
The hunt for higher conversion volume at a lower cost is the eternal struggle for everyone in digital marketing. Like Sisyphus from Greek mythology, digital marketers are constantly fighting an uphill battle to increase conversions while lowering CPCs. This challenge forces savvy digital marketers to look beyond the crowded auctions of Facebook and Google to find new … [Read more...] about How To Setup A Campaign In Quora Ads
6 Bottom Line Boosting Tips for Paid Search
"It depends". In my 2+ years at Hanapin Marketing, I've come to learn that this is a universal truth across the industry. There is no shared magic number for ROI or CPA. There is no perfect CTR or CVR. And there most certainly isn't a singular strategic approach that can navigate across all industries and account types. That said, I do think there is a handful of search … [Read more...] about 6 Bottom Line Boosting Tips for Paid Search
The Ultimate Guide to PPC Marketing
What is PPC? PPC (pay-per-click) marketing is a form of online advertising in which advertisers accrue costs when users click their ads. Advertisers bid on the perceived value of a click in relation to the keywords, platforms, and audience type in which it originates. Paid search advertising and Pay Per Click management can be hugely effective form or digital marketing. With … [Read more...] about The Ultimate Guide to PPC Marketing