97% of marketers are investing in social advertising, which is up 10% from last year's numbers. I mean, is anyone really surprised by that? Social ads are pretty easy to get started in and less intimidating (in my humble opinion) than trying to start a Google ad campaign. However, with more adoption by more marketers, comes more costs, more platforms jumping into the mix, and … [Read more...] about New Research! The State of Paid Social
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Video-Marketing: Connecting & Conversion with The Future Consumer + 40 more sessions
We've done the work to bring you the best, most actionable content in the paid media industry, and we're excited to debut new sessions we know you'll love at Hero Conf. Our top-rated speakers are back along with new talent to bring you a fresh perspective on what's changing the landscape of paid advertising. From driving conversions through YouTube and Amazon to avoiding … [Read more...] about Video-Marketing: Connecting & Conversion with The Future Consumer + 40 more sessions
PPC For Noobs: Tips for Starting Your New Job in Digital Marketing
Starting any new job is difficult: Getting a lay of the land from office desk maps, realizing who is in charge of what, and discovering the ins and outs of whatever industry in which you've chosen to work. I was ruminating on my early days working in digital marketing and the stress it brought me learning the ropes. I started in 2012, though the first time I encountered the … [Read more...] about PPC For Noobs: Tips for Starting Your New Job in Digital Marketing
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
3 PPC Techniques to Strengthen your Brand
Branded campaigns can help increase awareness to your product and services and capture the demand generated by your upper funnel campaigns. Through the process of Brand Building, you can help strengthen your brand and enhance the performance of your campaign. If you’re not sold on the idea of paying for your branded terms, read what happened when one of our clients paused their … [Read more...] about 3 PPC Techniques to Strengthen your Brand
Your First Google Ads Campaign: Everything You Should Know
Running your first ever Google Ads campaign? Well, it is a great idea to invest in Google Ads. In fact, I consider it an excellent choice because Google Ads can help your business grow. However, the process of formulating a Google Ads campaign has to be carried out immaculately so that it can produce profitable results. But you do not have to worry about anything. I am going … [Read more...] about Your First Google Ads Campaign: Everything You Should Know
Guide To Google Ads Performance Planner
On May 13, Google Ads announced a new tool in the UI called Performance Planner. The Performance Planner helps advertisers optimize campaigns by suggesting an "ideal plan" by "spreading spend in the most effective way among campaigns in the plan." Performance Planner is easy to use and certainly helpful, but it should be used with caution. What Does Performance Planner … [Read more...] about Guide To Google Ads Performance Planner
6 Tactics to Dominate Local PPC
Brick-and-mortar businesses depend heavily on foot traffic and local shoppers. In a cutthroat retail world, physical businesses need a competitive edge. Paid search ads can be a great way to give you that edge and boost your revenue. However, using them effectively to get potential customers to walk through your doors after an online visit isn’t easy. When you can’t rely on … [Read more...] about 6 Tactics to Dominate Local PPC
70/20/10 PPC Budgeting
Budgeting for clients is an uphill battle. It is also a challenge deciding how you want to spend your client’s budget, how to figure out the amount to allocate towards a certain platform, and then to develop a reasoning for your recommendation. There’s a method that I have fallen back on, that many at Hanapin utilize for their accounts. It is the 70/20/10 budgeting rule. This … [Read more...] about 70/20/10 PPC Budgeting
Brand Attention: The metric you are not thinking about
Every day we roll into our office, open our accounts and face new challenges to move the needle for our clients. We do all the things that we have been taught, learned by mistake, and processes that typically have always worked. But what happens beyond that? Our metrics are looking strong, but the client is concerned that they are not growing in the way they have expected. … [Read more...] about Brand Attention: The metric you are not thinking about
Master Your Cross-Channel Paid Social Strategy
With so many paid social options to invest in, it can be hard to understand (and convince to your boss) how your strategy can work across many different channels. How do you customize your creative to each platform, but have a consistent message that carries through? How do you put together a strategy that achieves the same overarching goal, but meets the audience requirements … [Read more...] about Master Your Cross-Channel Paid Social Strategy
Google Recommendations: Are they Helping or Hurting my Paid Search Strategy?
Let’s face it. There are plenty of rabbit holes to dig into when going through your Google Ads account. Collecting data, recognizing the trends for optimization and other paid search strategy efforts often do not come as quickly as we’d like. The problem? As digital marketers, time is not always on our side. We are expected to bring in results in a timely manner but some … [Read more...] about Google Recommendations: Are they Helping or Hurting my Paid Search Strategy?