Yesterday, Google announced the matching of Broad Match Modifier and Phrase Match keywords. This blog post will go over what this means, best practices, adjusting strategy, and my opinion as an agency strategist on how this will impact the future of paid search. The Down Low TL;DR - This allows for more granular targeting. This change, along with Google’s recent … [Read more...] about BMM Keywords are Dead: Google Ads Latest Update
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The Ethical Implications Of PPC Advertising & How To Overcome Them
Earlier this year when Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google attended an antitrust hearing, a ton of transparency concerns that were bubbling came to the surface. It was thought to be just a small part of a larger series of antitrust investigations, but with miscommunication and updates affecting the visibility of search terms, we’ve since questioned whether or not Google is … [Read more...] about The Ethical Implications Of PPC Advertising & How To Overcome Them
How Will Google Ads Limiting Search Terms Affect Account Managers?
Google Ads has started informing advertisers that they will begin limiting search term reports, due to privacy concerns. Google’s Statement: “In order to maintain our standards of privacy and strengthen our protections around user data, we have made changes to our Search Terms Report to only include terms that a significant number of users searched for. We’re … [Read more...] about How Will Google Ads Limiting Search Terms Affect Account Managers?
PPC News: Keeping Pace with the Industry
The digital marketing landscape is constantly changing. Being a good digital marketer means keeping tabs on these changes so you're marketing strategy can keep up too. This blog will cover some of the best places across the internet to find the brightest minds and most up-to-date news of the PPC industry. And hey, you’ve already made it here, which means you’re doing great so … [Read more...] about PPC News: Keeping Pace with the Industry
40+ Ad Examples in the Ad Gallery
The Ad Gallery is one of the most comprehensive galleries of paid media ads to date. With over 40 digital ad types including visuals and specs, this will surely be the digital advertising reference you visit time-and-time again in 2020. You can use the Ad Gallery to filter by ad type and platform too. Say you're... looking to do ads only on Google and Youtube; just … [Read more...] about 40+ Ad Examples in the Ad Gallery
Introducing the Ad Gallery
Have you ever wished you could see all digital ad types in one succinct place with visuals to remind you of what they actually look like? Us too! And now you can with our new Hanapin Marketing Ad Gallery. As digital marketers, we’re living in an ever-changing ad landscape. Platforms release and change ad types on a regular basis these days. There are so many, in fact, … [Read more...] about Introducing the Ad Gallery
Beginner’s Guide to Pinterest for Business
Pinterest is a growing advertising platform that can boost any company’s reach and sales, especially for e-commerce brands. This guide will walk you through setting up your Pinterest for Business account, creating Pins, and launching ads. It will also help you start to create a budding Pinterest strategy that will drive conversions and loyalty from your targeted audience. Why … [Read more...] about Beginner’s Guide to Pinterest for Business
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
#Ham4PPC: A Tribute to Digital Marketing
Like anything, mastering the fundamentals of pay-per-click account management requires both practice and perseverance. Lin-Manuel Miranda did not write Hamilton in a day, or even a year. In fact, more than a decade after Miranda first picked up the biography by Ron Chernow and years after its Broadway opening, the Hamilton story continues through Hamildrops, six professional … [Read more...] about #Ham4PPC: A Tribute to Digital Marketing
Free PPC Training for the Noobs at Your Agency
Got a new employee at your company that would benefit from PPC training? Have them check out Hanapin's new video series, Hero Academy! Hero Academy offers short, entry-level how-to training videos for marketers new to paid media at no cost. This is perfect for an employee that just started working at your digital marketing agency or is transitioning to a role working with paid … [Read more...] about Free PPC Training for the Noobs at Your Agency
INTRODUCING Hero Academy: A Brand New Training Resource for Digital Marketers
At Hanapin, we live, breathe, and love PPC. It’s what we do for clients and what we’re passionate about. We've been producing PPC Hero since 2007 and Hero Conf, a conference series dedicated to our fellow PPC enthusiasts, since 2012. And now, we're excited to introduce our newest initiative - Hero Academy. Hero Academy is a video series that offers short and basic how-tos for … [Read more...] about INTRODUCING Hero Academy: A Brand New Training Resource for Digital Marketers
Visual Search – Could It Be The Next Big Thing?
Images are the way of the future - will it be the future of search? We think so. Paid search is always on the move. Advertising platforms are constantly looking for the next big thing, the best way to target consumers, the newest way to make a profit - usually with Google leading the charge. With these constant changes, updates, and shifts in the industry, how are marketers … [Read more...] about Visual Search – Could It Be The Next Big Thing?