In this monthly post, we bring you the latest from all of the major platforms. Check back towards the end of the month for an updated version of this post. Google Ads What: Google Ads releases phrase match and broad match modifiers Details: Last year, Google Ads started allowing exact match keywords to match to …
Microsoft Advertising What: Released ad customizers Details: Released ad customizers to improve ad effectiveness. Learn more during our PPC Newsflash >> Impact: Allows for increased scalability and more targeted messaging. Also connects with Google Import Tool. Google Ads What: Audience updates to App campaigns Details: App campaigns are geared to making it easier to …
Hero Academy is Hanapin’s newest initiative featuring short and basic how-tos on paid advertising in a variety of platforms. Current topics include the basics of Google Ads, Microsoft Ads, Facebook, Quora, Excel, + more. AND NOW, we’ve released 4 BRAND NEW videos! Along with videos that show you the basics of getting started in different …
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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 channels. Current videos include: The basics of …
At this point, keyword targeting can seem a little antiquated and probably the most univocal part of account management. I tend to view keywords as more supplemental to a mixed bag of strategies, campaign types, audience targeting, and more. However, while they may seem straightforward on the surface, we must still remain vigilant as match …
It’s three a.m. You’re uneasy, but you don’t really know why. You’ve recently audited your accounts, you’re on top of your routine maintenance, and you’re actively testing ways to increase efficiency and grow your account. You’ve done your due diligence, so why the nagging feeling that something’s wrong? Since you can’t sleep, you decide to check …
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In the realm of digital marketing, brand ownership means everything. It’s safe to say that nearly all search advertisers see the vast majority of their traffic and revenue come from their branded initiatives. Put simply, branded (search engine marketing) SEM is something advertisers need to fully own and focus on optimizing. With that being said, …
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Is it just me, or has every platform been rolling out some serious changes (improvements!) the first quarter of this year? While we couldn’t possibly review every single change that has been released just these first few months of 2019, and the impact it could have on performance, we can review some key updates from …
Bing Ads announced in early April 2019 they are releasing a new ad extension format – Action Extensions. This new format is totally unique to Bing Ads allows advertisers to add a preset call-to-action as an ad extension. Background Info There are 70 different action types that can be selected for Action Extensions including “Free …
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January saw the announcement of Bing Ads exclusively taking over management for Yahoo and AOL search ads starting in March. Oath had been renamed Verizon Media and Yahoo Gemini had switched to the name “Oath Ad Manager” only recently but Verizon (who agreed to the acquisition of Yahoo Inc. in 2016) are clearly trying to …
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