Kicking off any type of relationship can be overwhelming. A conversion rate optimization (CRO) relationship is no different. You have many different aspects to juggle when you’re beginning and maintaining these relationships, including: Verticals Industry types KPIs Client personalities Site structure The list goes on and on. We’re always striving to be more of … [Read more...] about Kicking Off and Maintaining CRO Client Relationships
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The PPC Puzzle: A Checklist
Entering in the PPC world can be intimidating: there’s the terminology to grasp, there’s the formulas to memorize, there’s the clients to manage, there’s the reports to build, there’s the numbers to check and recheck, there’s the client industries to understand… The checklist, notes, and post-it reminders seem endless. Then to take all these introductory tasks a step further to … [Read more...] about The PPC Puzzle: A Checklist
Did I Do That: Using the GA Effect Tool For Statistical Significance
I’m going to run a scenario by you, let’s see if this sounds familiar: “We launched display a few months ago, has this had an impact on our search traffic?” “Is direct conversion volume affected by ___?” Like Steve Urkel, you might be wondering… What’s your next step in any of the above situations? One option is to pull a simple report showing the appropriate … [Read more...] about Did I Do That: Using the GA Effect Tool For Statistical Significance
Deciding Between CPM & CPC Bidding on Facebook
In a previous blog post, fellow PPC Hero Kelsey gave everyone 3 Facebook Optimizations You Can Make Today. I wanted to expand upon her suggestion of testing out different bidding strategies and how I made a change from CPM to CPC bidding in one of my Facebook accounts. If you're managing a Facebook account that gets very few leads or conversions over a month, this will be extra … [Read more...] about Deciding Between CPM & CPC Bidding on Facebook
3 Tips To Improve ROI For Paid Search
If you are ever told that the goal of an ecommerce account isn’t to improve ROI, you are probably being lied to. Generating more revenue is the driving factor behind the majority of businesses and the marketing efforts they push. It may not be the be-all end-all with other goals such as newsletter sign-ups and calls, but it’s vital. How can you improve ROI? If the answer was … [Read more...] about 3 Tips To Improve ROI For Paid Search
Time Saving Automation: Search Query Edition
Search Query Reports (SQRs) - you either love them or hate them. Nonetheless, they are an extremely important component of a PPC campaign. While you probably pull these semi-regularly (or maybe you don’t do them at all), are you getting the most out of them? With a little bit of work on the front end, you can save time by automating these reports. Once you get it all set up, … [Read more...] about Time Saving Automation: Search Query Edition
FAME: Exploring Facebook’s Ads Manager for Excel
One of the largest aspects of digital marketing distinguishing it from traditional forms of advertising is the amount of information available in near real-time - information on consumer attributes and behaviors relating directly to the marketer's efforts. The data we accrue can be used to immediately measure the success of a campaign, evaluate the best strategies for a brand, … [Read more...] about FAME: Exploring Facebook’s Ads Manager for Excel
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
Always Remain Congruent In Your PPC Efforts
All clients are different and value specific metrics more than others. One of the metrics I hear about the most is conversions. As a paid search marketer, I spend my time driving traffic to our desired landing pages, but I can’t force the user to convert. That’s when I go to our trusty CRO department and ask if we can work together to try and get our conversion rate up. Our … [Read more...] about Always Remain Congruent In Your PPC Efforts
Avoid These Common PPC Shopping Strategy Mistakes
With all the new features for Shopping product feeds, extensions, and labels, it’s easy to overlook the basics of what makes Shopping campaigns successful for ecommerce accounts. The oversights listed below are common with new accounts at Hanapin Marketing. Avoid these to develop a sophisticated Shopping campaign structure and increase overall performance. Only Running One … [Read more...] about Avoid These Common PPC Shopping Strategy Mistakes
Google Shares (A Little More Of) The Reins On DSAs
There are mixed opinions when it comes to dynamic search campaigns. Some advertisers completely give Google the keys, while others won’t even let Google into the car. No matter what side of the spectrum you fall into, the most recent updates are worth noting. For one, the dynamic ads are going to begin transitioning into the expanded text ad structure. More importantly, Google … [Read more...] about Google Shares (A Little More Of) The Reins On DSAs
Google’s Update To Close Variants: 3 Ways To Combat Even Less Exact Match
In the latest update of Google’s exact match variants rule, the engine is taking even more liberties as to what triggers an exact match keyword. Google states that words will only be added or varied if it does not change the meaning of the keyword. Now, obviously, whether the meaning changes or not, it does not fix the fact that exact match keywords as we know them are … [Read more...] about Google’s Update To Close Variants: 3 Ways To Combat Even Less Exact Match