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
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Google Remarketing Strategies That’ll Work Every Single Time
So, let’s say you set up killer search campaigns on Google Ads. You’re bringing in the most qualified traffic, your click-through-rate (CTR) is through the roof, your conversion rate is 30%, your boss is happy, and you are feeling pretty good. Sure, the other 70% of your visitors left without converting. However, according to Invesp CRO, the average conversion rate in the … [Read more...] about Google Remarketing Strategies That’ll Work Every Single Time
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 Tips for Refining YouTube Placements
While it is something often forgotten about and neglected for more important things, placements and are an important piece of making sure you’re allocating spend in the best possible way and steering clear of irrelevant or harmful surroundings. With the rollout of larger responsive Display ads on Google, we now have the ability to add YouTube videos to our Display efforts. … [Read more...] about 3 Tips for Refining YouTube Placements
Mobile Gaming: Boosting User Retention with Digital Advertising
If you develop mobile games, the majority of your revenue likely comes from in-game advertising or microtransactions, and both of these happen post-download. In 2018, an average of 1,800 games/mo were launched on the IOS app store alone. With this sort of competition, users have more options than ever to find a game they want to invest their time (and money) into and can shop … [Read more...] about Mobile Gaming: Boosting User Retention with Digital Advertising
New Year, New You(Tube): Creating a Robust YouTube Ad Strategy for 2019
Looking for a new PPC strategy? This blog, plus the momentum of the New Year, can help you launch your first YouTube video ad campaign. If you are already a YouTube marketing pro and clicked on this article to enhance your current strategy, I recommend reading through the Campaign Specifics and Audience Targeting sections. This post is not meant to be your typical “how-to … [Read more...] about New Year, New You(Tube): Creating a Robust YouTube Ad Strategy for 2019
Next-Level Audience Targeting for your 2019 Marketing Plan
It's the frosty time of year when hot takes start flying. What new goodies will 2019 will bring for marketers? On this end, I am resolved to ditch high cost leads on Search (to the best of my ability) and discontinue spending budgets on "good enough" social ad audiences. Personally, I have already declared 2019 the year Account Based Marketing (ABM) by way of crafting several … [Read more...] about Next-Level Audience Targeting for your 2019 Marketing Plan
Utilizing Site Search Data to Improve Your Awareness Campaigns
If you have site search set up in your Google Analytics, you can get some great data on what your current visitors are looking for when they are on your site. This data can be really valuable for not only helping you expand your reach to new users, but also to figure out what creative to show in front of those users. I want to show you a few ways you can utilize this data … [Read more...] about Utilizing Site Search Data to Improve Your Awareness Campaigns
Some Insights Into Bing’s PPC Audiences
What up! In today’s installment of, “Some Insights Into Things & Stuff”, we’ll cover some insights we here at Hanapin have come across in regards to Bing’s in-market audiences, as well as their branded “Microsoft Audience Network”. For reference, most of the findings I will speak to come from my work on an account that operates in the education vertical. What Are … [Read more...] about Some Insights Into Bing’s PPC Audiences
Could Another Digital Agency Easily Steal Your Clients?
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?
How Much Should I Spend: Aligning PPC Budgets to Goals
“How much money should we spend on PPC this year?” “How many sales can we get with X amount of budget?” “We are looking at expanding into ____ platform, how much budget should we allocate?” In the five years I’ve worked at Hanapin, these types of questions from clients are becoming more and more common. Budget recommendations and planning are not so straightforward as they … [Read more...] about How Much Should I Spend: Aligning PPC Budgets to Goals
What Advertisers Can Learn From Facebook’s Rough Quarter
Facebook made headlines again last week, albeit not in a way that the tech company would have wanted to. On Thursday, July 23, Facebook posted the largest single day decline in stock price in the history of the US stock market, posting a market capitalization loss of ~$119 billion. This sharp loss was a response to a disappointing quarterly report, which showed that users in … [Read more...] about What Advertisers Can Learn From Facebook’s Rough Quarter
