Your new pay-per-click account is structured, the keywords are loaded, and ad copy is optimized. You activate your Google Ads campaign with great expectations, and then… nothing. No spend. No impressions. No clicks. Don’t worry, it can happen to anyone. Chances are, there is one issue in your account that is preventing your ad text from appearing in the search results. There … [Read more...] about Top 10 Reasons Why Your Ads Aren’t Showing in Google
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August Updates to Paid Advertising Platforms
In this monthly post, we bring you the latest from all of the major platforms. Google Ads What: Google Ads releases phrase match and broad match modifiers Details: Last year, Google Ads started allowing exact match keywords to match to close variants. To keep advertisers from needing to build exhaustive keyword lists, Google Ads is extending close variant matching to phrase … [Read more...] about August Updates to Paid Advertising Platforms
Guide to Facebook Advertising: Beginner Edition
Written by The Hanapin Marketing Team In this guide, we’ll go over the basics of Facebook Ads Manager. After you launch a few campaigns, you’ll quickly see how much insight into your audience Facebook provides to optimize your account. In this guide, we will cover: Ads Manager InterfaceAccount Organization (Campaigns, Ad Sets, Ads)Campaign ObjectivesAd Set … [Read more...] about Guide to Facebook Advertising: Beginner Edition
Look Me in the AI: A Glimpse Into Target Impression Share Bidding
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
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)?
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
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
Tips to Lower Rising Cost Per Click
As the paid search industry migrated towards a more automated environment advertisers were met with a spike in cost per click (CPC). Coming out of 2018 Merkle reports a higher rate of click growth than rise in CPC. Advertisers worked over the past year to harness automation and understand how to reap the benefits without inflating costs. Below are a few proven tips to help … [Read more...] about Tips to Lower Rising Cost Per Click
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
3 Reasons to Run Responsive Display Ads + New Features
Display ads can either fill white space like subpar motel art, or they can be a powerful means of discovering or reaching your target audience. Google’s rollout of the Responsive display ad format (RDAs) in 2018 was an effort to give advertisers more creative options, as well as increase the reach and value of display advertising. If you are late to the party or have been … [Read more...] about 3 Reasons to Run Responsive Display Ads + New Features
