One of the guiding principles I utilize for Account Management is taking a beat to consider: If a competitor digital agency took a look at my accounts, what would they say to my client to try and win the business? Albeit a bit paranoid in nature, it’s a useful lens to view your work as objectively as possible. Having run through this exercise countless times, here are a … [Read more...] about Could Another Digital Agency Easily Steal Your Clients?
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New Interface, New Syntax: Automating Rules in Google Ads
As every digital advertiser should know by now, AdWords has officially rebranded to Google Ads. Whether you are pro-change or anti-change with Google’s advertising services, there is one certainty - You have to change regardless. That in mind, there have been a ton of updates recently with name changes, new offerings, shuffled offerings, the completely new UI, and the list goes … [Read more...] about New Interface, New Syntax: Automating Rules in Google Ads
Conventional Ad Testing Is Dead, Long-Live AI Testing
Ad Testing Reviewed Over the past decade, ad testing has, for the most part, been a simple A/B test. Change messaging or URLs and see which ad performs best through a 50/50 split serve. Then after enough statistical significance, see which ad performed best based on the CTR and other KPI metrics like conversions, conversion rate, and so forth. Now, with the continued … [Read more...] about Conventional Ad Testing Is Dead, Long-Live AI Testing
Facebook Split Testing 101
source: Product Manager HQ For many digital marketers, when we hear "split testing," we immediately think of A/B testing creative variations across advertising platforms. This usually means taking two nearly identical ads, which differ only by one variable (e.g. headline), and running them simultaneously in a campaign to determine which variation has the "winning" performance. … [Read more...] about Facebook Split Testing 101
Life After A/B Ad Testing: A Retrospective
Last August, Google switched up the options for ad rotation settings. We all saw it. And we all, for the most part, adjusted the settings to suit our needs, (I say "for the most part" as I to this day onboard clients with the unsupported "Optimize for Conversions" selected). Mary wrote a great piece, The End of 2 Ads Per Ad Groups. Google said, "This is changing!". We said, … [Read more...] about Life After A/B Ad Testing: A Retrospective
Testing New Bidding Strategies Through AdWords Experiments
If you are feeling the surge toward automated bidding but are unsure of where to begin, you are in good company. Whether it’s a client’s uncertainty or your own, handing over the reins of power is unsettling. However, don’t let feelings of doubt hold you back. AdWords experiments provide an opportunity to test new (and old) features. While there are many ways to utilize AdWords … [Read more...] about Testing New Bidding Strategies Through AdWords Experiments
Ad Experiments You Can Start Running Today
All of the recent changes happening in AdWords, from the Interface-lift , to the New Ad Rotation options to the Daily Budget Changes has me feeling like Google is having a mid-life crisis, and I’m wondering “what’s it going to do next, buy a leather jacket?” When you’re faced with these, or any other uncertainties in your accounts, consider running Experiments. The beauty of … [Read more...] about Ad Experiments You Can Start Running Today
How To Use Adwords Campaign Drafts And Experiments
Using Google’s Campaign Experiments and Drafts is a great way to test something new with a smaller portion of traffic. Then you can view the results side-by-side before implementing the changes in the original campaign settings. When you are creating a new draft, Google will copy all the existing settings of a campaign and give you a test environment to make changes. When you … [Read more...] about How To Use Adwords Campaign Drafts And Experiments
6 Components of A Successful CRO Program
Last month we discussed the importance of conversion rate optimization (CRO). Having a CRO program is vital to making the right optimizations for the right users. Today we will dive into what our CRO program looks like at Hanapin Marketing. Our program contains the following: As you can see from our graphic above, all of these analyses feed into our key takeaways. … [Read more...] about 6 Components of A Successful CRO Program
While We Conclude 2016, Let’s Talk About Concluding CRO Tests
While we approach closing out yet another year, and while the question "When can this test conclude?" still comes up in my conversations at least once a week, I felt as though it was time to sit down and write out my test conclusion process and all the variables that factor into this decision. Today, I'll warm you up with two tips to keep in mind when you approach the … [Read more...] about While We Conclude 2016, Let’s Talk About Concluding CRO Tests
How To Leverage PPC For Your B2B Accounts
PPC marketing is a channel that has a great track record of helping businesses reach their goals, whether it is additional sales, leads, or other actions. However, if you’ve ever tried to tackle B2B PPC marketing, you probably know that it’s a totally different game than B2C. It presents challenges in finding the right audience and getting them to complete an action that … [Read more...] about How To Leverage PPC For Your B2B Accounts
My Experience With Landing Page Best Practices And The Failures That Ensued
Hopefully, you're well aware that taking best practices with a grain of salt is a best practice in and of itself. Best practices are great guidelines, right? But that's it. They're guidelines. Best practices are not absolute. They don't always work in every situation. And this is why we (join me in this one, let's say it audibly) always test everything. But if you are not … [Read more...] about My Experience With Landing Page Best Practices And The Failures That Ensued
