13 tips to manage large accounts
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Managing a large account is no walk in the park. You may be juggling different budgets/goals/promotions in different branches of your company. It can be overwhelming and stressful. So how do you manage successfully (and without going crazy!)? Hanapin's digital advertising experts, Eric Couch and Jeff Baum, line out tips for managing your large account wisely, how to be smarter than your competition, and make sure all parties involved stay on the same page. You'll get expert-level PPC tips like: *Tactics for keeping communication open, productive, and efficient *How to show the value of PPC to different levels of management *Tips on simple and efficient reporting Start streamlining your large account; get these great tips today!TRANSCRIPT
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13 Tips to Manage Large
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Presenters
• Jeff Baum– Associate Director of Paid Search at Hanapin
Marketing
– Blogger at PPC Hero
– @jeffbaum71
• Eric Couch– Senior Account Manager at Hanapin Marketing
– Blogger at PPC Hero
– @ecouch11
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Live Poll Question #1
How long have you been in PPC?#thinkppc
A. Less than 1 yearB. 1-3 yearsC. 3-5 yearsD. 5+ years
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Live Poll Question #2
How do you manage your account(s)?#thinkppca) I manage it myself.b) I’m part of a team that manages it.c) I outsource my account management.d) I’m rethinking how my account is managed.
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Tip #1: Budget Management Planning
Plan for Increasing Budget
Plan for Decreasing Budget
Plan for Budget Reallocation
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Tip #2: Resource Management
Using Internal Resources: Dedicated Production Specialists assigned to large accounts
Search Engine Reps: Use Google & Bing teams as extra capacity on projects
Outsourcing: Hiring Freelancers, Employing Vendors, Hiring Temps
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Tip #3: Have an Optimization Plan
Identify Optimization Opportunities & DocumentWork on One Optimization Opportunity per WeekMeasure Impact
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Tip #4: Have a Growth Plan
Identify Growth Opportunities & DocumentWork on One Growth Opportunity per WeekMeasure Impact
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Tip #5: Effective Communication
Detailed Reporting: Provide in depth performance metrics & account analysis
Regular Email Updates: Minimum of 1x per week
Pre-Set Phone Calls: Establish a set time to talk
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Tip #6: Use Your Tools & Technology
Offline Editors
Rules, Alerts, & Scripts
Bid Management Tools
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Tip #7: Detailed Reporting
Work to understand your PPC
performance.
You can know your metrics, but without providing context to your performance, you (and your boss) are flying blind.
For example…
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Tip #7: Detailed Reporting
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Tip #8: Understand Your Role
Understand how you fit in to
the bigger picture.
How are leads tracked in your system? Who gets them? What’s the sales cycle like?
What about ecommerce? What are your margins? How can you help hit goals? Go beyond the click!
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Live Poll Question #3
#3 – What’s your biggest pain point in managing a large account?#thinkppca) Keeping track of all the moving parts.b) Reporting, reporting, reporting.c) Maintaining account efficiency & hitting goals.d) Finding growth opportunities.
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Tip #9: New Ideas
Don’t just rely on your
existing campaigns for growth & optimization.
Try new things– some may work even better than what you already have.
Have a testing plan and stick to it! For instance…
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Tip #9: New Ideas
Q2 2013 Action Items:
Remarketing Launch (worked) Bing Launch (worked) International target expansion (didn’t work) Geographic modifier optimization (worked) Account/campaign restructure – more efficient budgeting
(worked)
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Tip #9: New Ideas
Q3 2013 Action Items:
Remarketing Expansion (didn’t work) FBX Remarketing (worked, but low volume) AdWords for Video (worked, but low volume) Landing Page Tests (really worked) Product Expansion (didn’t work) Backend Tracking (absolutely worked)
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Tip #9: New Ideas
Q4 2013 Action Items:
Campaign Budget Increase (worked) Product Expansion (great volume, poor quality) Display Keyword Campaign Test (mixed results) Similar Users Campaign Test (worked) Google Beta Test (worked, low volume) Unpausing High-CPA Keyword Test (didn’t work)
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Tip #9: New Ideas
Planned 2014 Initiatives:
LinkedIn Facebook PPC International PPC Investment in CRO Affinity Audiences, Other Display Beta Tests
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Tip #10: Project Management
I hope you like To-Do Lists.
You don’t need software for this (Basecamp, Outlook, etc.), but it can help.
Plan in advance– a little bit of foresight can give you and your team the time you need to handle a large task.
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Tip #11: Be Flexible
The best-laid plans oft go
awry.
Leave yourself some flexibility to handle top-priority tasks.
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Tip #12: Be Proactive
Pulling reports can be useful for
you too.
The analysis involved can alert you to performance issues.
Don’t let things slide in the hopes they go unnoticed. Point it out, offer an explanation, and say what you’ll do about it.
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Tip #13: Read Between the Lines
Ask questions.
If your boss/client isn’t enthused about what you’re enthused about, dig deeper!
Find out what their real goals/priorities are.
What’s really upsetting them?
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