Our general group chat is often teeming with questions like “who’s using Walmart Media?”, “DM me if you’ve been running on Spiceworks”, “does Safari have a UI?” This has been making me curious so I went nosing around for those sweet, sweet, deets. Below are some of my impressions and takeaways for these platforms: Safari We all know how I feel about Apple Search Ads, but … [Read more...] about A Quick Look at Walmart Media and Spiceworks
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Search Terms Report: Why and What to Look For
What the Search Terms Report Is and How It Works The search terms report is a list of search terms that people have used and resulted in your ad being shown, according to Google. “Use the search terms report to see how your ads performed when triggered by actual searches within the Search Network. The search terms report is a list of search terms that people have used, and … [Read more...] about Search Terms Report: Why and What to Look For
When To Create New PPC Campaigns
The world of paid search is unique for all account managers, every account, and so forth. No two accounts managers are identical in the way that they strategize and no two accounts are identical in terms of what optimizations and changes should be made. With that being said, generalizations can be made and then altered with the account in mind. In this post, we will discuss … [Read more...] about When To Create New PPC Campaigns
How Learning Python Can Improve Your PPC Campaigns
Python has a major focus in SEO but what about PPC? The two disciplines are often treated as polar opposites but they share common goals and adding a bit of Python to a PPC campaign can do wonders for improving conversions, CTR, and time spent. But before we have a look at how Python can boost your PPC performance, we need to outline what the language is all about. What … [Read more...] about How Learning Python Can Improve Your PPC Campaigns
The Beginner’s Guide To Setting Up A Google Ads Account
01/22/2020 Want to know how to st up Google Ads? Diving into the world of PPC Advertising can be intimidating. As PPC Hero bloggers we know this and have put together a helpful, “Beginners Guide to Setting Up a Google Ads Account.” The Google platform is typically the first engine we recommend testing when new to PPC advertising. The guide is designed to not only … [Read more...] about The Beginner’s Guide To Setting Up A Google Ads Account
Google Ads vs. AdSense: What’s the Difference?
Beginners to search marketing often hear about Google's two advertising platforms, Google Ads and Google AdSense. Depending on your goals, one of these systems may be right for you, but what's the difference between Google Ads and AdSense? Which one makes more sense for your site? What’s the main difference between Google Ads and AdSense? The main difference is that Google Ads … [Read more...] about Google Ads vs. AdSense: What’s the Difference?
Gmail Ads Made Easy: The Perfect Guide To Getting Started
A beginner's guide to breaking out of simple Display campaigns and exploring Gmail ads. Google offers a vast variety of campaign types and is continuously developing new features for advertisers to use. Sometimes it can be overwhelming deciding which campaigns and placements are right for your business, especially when considering budgets and creative asset limitations. … [Read more...] about Gmail Ads Made Easy: The Perfect Guide To Getting Started
2020 PPC Un-Resolutions: What Not to Do in the New Year
As the New Year approaches, everyone loves to talk about what they are going to do differently, things they want to try, and new habits they want to have. This is what I call; Resolution Vomit. What people don’t talk about as much are the things you shouldn’t be doing as the new year starts, so today I am going to cover some common PPC mistakes you will want to avoid making. … [Read more...] about 2020 PPC Un-Resolutions: What Not to Do in the New Year
November 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 conversion reporting issues and fix Details: Conversion reporting was impacted between 11-9-19 through 11-20-19. During that time, a bug caused Google Ads Search and Shopping campaigns to be overreported for those using non-last click attribution models. At this time, the … [Read more...] about November Updates to Paid Advertising Platforms
The Definitive Search Campaign QA Checklist
If there’s a box that can be checked, I’m in! I have a checklist for just about everything, including a checklist for my checklists. There’s something very satisfying about ticking off all of the boxes and knowing you’ve covered all your bases. If you can’t already tell, we here at Hanapin love a good checklist. We also love a well-built search campaign. So here to give you the … [Read more...] about The Definitive Search Campaign QA Checklist
What The gclid?
Most of us are aware of Google Ads auto-tagging but don't know how it works. What does auto-tagging do and why is it important in your Google Ads account? Auto-tagging is a way for Google Ads to communicate all the details about a user session to Analytics. In turn, we are able to use the information reported in Analytics to measure post-click behavior. Auto-tagging is a … [Read more...] about What The gclid?
Programmatic for Beginners: 5 Resources
Have you heard a lot about programmatic advertising, but you're not sure what it means or where to start? If so, we've got some handy resources to help you better understand the programmatic landscape. All of these resources are free, ungated, and actionable! I've listed them in the order that I'd recommend reading them. The first guide and second blog will help you get … [Read more...] about Programmatic for Beginners: 5 Resources
