Should you be doing PPC in-house? Hire an agency? Purchase PPC Software?
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This webinar highlights just exactly how you can seize this opportunity - be it doing things in-house, hiring an agency, or use software. The steps to deciding the best approach is highlighted in 4 easy steps.
Search is ever expanding and Pay Per Click (PPC advertising) has become more and more effective for small and mid sized businesses.
- Over 1 billion Searches are made per day on the web of 325 billion websites through 41.7 connected PC and mobile devices.
- Nearly 4/10 users learn about a brand or small-medium sized business for the first time through Online Display Advertising.
- Nearly 4/10 eventually search about the company or their products as a result of the Online Display Ad.
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Google and WordStream Joint Webinar - 3 Paths to
1. Google and WordStream Webinar:
3 Paths For Small Business PPC
Profitability
Howard Tung, Google
Larry Kim, WordStream
May 9, 2012
2. Today’s Agenda
• Introductions
• Key Trends in Online Marketing for 2012 from
• Trivia & Poll
• 3 Paths for PPC Success
• Questions & Answers
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3. Take Part in Live Blogging on Twitter / Google+
• Include the hashtag #3pathsppc in your Google+ status
updates,Twitter tweets,, etc.
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4. Speaker Introductions
• Howard Tung
– 8+ years in Online industry with Google, Microsoft,
and IGN Entertainment
– Recently joined Google in early 2010 to focus on
Strategic Partnerships for Small-Medium
Business/ Local Channel.
• Larry Kim
– Founder, CTO, WordStream, Inc.
– Been doing PPC & SEO for 10 years
– 3 years ago, started WordStream
– Today we’re an industry-leading provider of a PPC
Management Platform and Keyword Research
Tools
– WordStream helps people get their website found
on the internet!
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6. Quick Poll
How long have you been involved with Search
Marketing?
o Less than 1 year
o 1-3 years
o 3-5 years
o 5+ years
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7. Quick Poll
How would you describe your Search Marketing
results?
o I’m new to Search Marketing
o Who knows – I don’t measure my results
o Disappointing – I expected so much more from PPC
o Satisfactory – I’m seeing return on my investment into
PPC
o Stellar – PPC is my most successful lead/traffic
generating channel
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9. Digital Revolution in Context
Information Distribution & Commerce Communication
“Read” “Buy” “Talk”
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1994 1998 2000 2003 2006 2010
Internet Users: 77M 400M 500M 1B 1.9B
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10. The Connected World
> 2bn
people
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> 35bn
devices
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Source: “Learn from Google” Atlanta Event, 2011
11. Ad spend is following consumers online
consumers’ advertising
media untapped audience Investments
consumption
gap between ad
investments and media 19% online
25% online consumption
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43% tv 43% tv
17% newspapers
5% newspapers
3% magazines
16% radio 11% magazines
8% mobile 11% radio
0.5% mobile
Source: eMarketer, March 2011; Share of Avg. Time Spent Per Day with Select Media by U.S. Adults vs. U.S. Ad Spending Share, 2010
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12. There is immense opportunity in Local
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97% 1 in 5 1 in 3
online consumers use the web desktop searches are mobile searches are
to research for products.* related to location.** related to location.**
Source: *Yahoo! and com Score Study Finds Online Consumers Who Pre-Shop on the Web Spend More In-Store. July 2007.
**Source: Google
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13. Healthy Y/Y grow in searches for “Local”
verticals
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Indexed Query Growth
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Source: Google Internal Data, YoY is last 90 days
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The Four B’s
Addressing the Local Opportunity
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15. The Four Be’s
Be Found Be Relevant
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Be Engaging Be Accountable
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16. Be Found - Search
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• Search: Still the Web’s killer app
• Advertisers’ pay when users click on their ad & visit their page
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17. Be Found – G+ Pages
in the real world, people interact with businesses every day.
google+ brings those rich relationships online.
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• Start real conversations
• Inspire your customers to recommend new ones
• Boost the performance of your ads across the web
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18. Be Relevant - Mobile
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• Mobile: bigger than desktop within 3 years
• Mobile searches grew 500% in the last 2 years
• After looking up a local business on a smartphone, 61% of users called
and 59% visited
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19. Mobile allows for constant connectivity
PC 11pm
Mobile
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Traffic
8pm
7am
Time
Source: Internal Google Data 2010, typical across different markets
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20. Mobile complements desktop
Weekly View
Desktop Searches vs. Mobile Searches
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Source: Citi Investment Research and Analysis; iCrossing Mobile U.S. Google Internal Data, 2010 Google Confidential and Proprietary 20
21. Be Engaging - Display
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• Google Display Network reaches over 90% of internet users
• Engaging ad formats – rich media, banner, and video ads
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22. Reach customers while they explore their interest
Think search + display
95% of Time Online is Spent Outside
of Search •Nearly four in 10
Search Internet users who respond to online
5%
display advertising learn about the
brand/SMB for the first time as a
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Community
26%
Email & IM
20%
result of their exposure to such an
ad.
Commerce
11%
•Nearly four in 10
Internet users eventually perform a
Content search on the company, product, or
38%
service that is the focus of the online
display ad to which they are
exposed, and then visit the website
from the search results.
Source: Online Publishing Association and Nielsen//NetRatings, August 2010; iProspect Research 2010 Google Confidential and Proprietary
23. Be Accountable - Measurement
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Measure site performance and ROI
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24. The Four Be’s
Be Found Be Relevant
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Be Engaging Be Accountable
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25. Sounds great but
how do I actually
DO this??
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27. PPC Trivia! 5 Quick Questions about AdWords Accounts
1. How often do small businesses (spending
under $5k / month on AdWords) do work in
their AdWords account?
Answer:
• 50% of them don’t even check once per month
• 25% haven’t done anything in the last 90 days
• Agencies and advertisers appear to be equally
guilty...
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28. PPC Trivia! (Continued)
2. What percentage of AdWords
accounts have used at least 1
negative keyword in the last 90 days?
Answer:
• Less than 50%
• And 20% of them have yet use a negative
keyword… ever…
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29. PPC Trivia! (Continued)
3. What percentage of AdWords
accounts use Conversion Tracking?
Answer:
• Less than 50% of advertisers have
Conversion Tracking on. That means
they don’t know what’s working.
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30. The Average PPC Account for Small
& Medium-Sized Businesses.
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31. What we know about PPC Failure
Advertisers get Complexity and
frustrated, lack of time
conclude PPC results in poor
doesn’t work understanding
for them. of search.
Poor
Understanding
Yields Poor
Results
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32. Getting your PPC Marketing on the
Right Track
1. Identify the potential
2. Choose your yard stick
3. Take stock of your resources
4. Choose one of 3 paths to PPC Success!
33. Step 1: Identify the potential
– Is your business a good fit for PPC?
– Guestimate the potential
– Figure out an initial budget
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34. Grade Yourself! http://www.wordstream.com/google-adwords
• Baseline your performance
• A free, instant PPC audit in
under a minute!
• Grades your AdWords
account performance based
on the 8 PPC metrics that
really matter
• Compares how you’re doing
against other accounts of
similar size (monthly spend)
• http://www.wordstream.com/
google-adwords
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35. Step 2: Choose Your Yardstick
Better
Accountablity
How will you measure success? but Harder to
– Sales: Return on Ad Spend (e.g. Online implement.
Retail)
– Leads: Cost per lead
• Comparing it to the average value of a
lead
• Comparing to what you pay for other
marketing venues
– Traffic: Driving traffic to your site (or calls Less
Accountability
to your business) but Easier to
implement.
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36. Step 3: Define your Resources
What can you devote to your PPC Program?
– Time
• How much time can you devote?
– Budget
• How much budget do you have?
– Staff
• Hire vs. outsource?
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37. Step 4: Choose a Path
There are really 3 PPC Implementation Paths
1. Do it yourself
2. Leverage software
3. Outsource to an Agency
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38. Path 1: Do it Yourself
Pros Cons
No additional fees for Time intensive - You have
software or services build, manage and optimize
Full control your campaigns
Easy to make costly mistakes
Requires deep
understanding of PPC
techniques
Best for PPC professionals with expert
knowledge and years of experience
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39. Path 2: Leverage PPC Tools
Pros Cons
Improve results Cost for software
Save time You still have build, manage
and optimize your
campaigns
Best for those who have PPC experience and
time or resources to managed program
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41. Path 3: Outsource
Pros Cons
Experts To Handle Not for control-freaks
Everything Not “Free”
Better Results Finding a partner you can
Peace of Mind trust
Quick set up
Best for those who are new too PPC, time
constrained or not getting results they want
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43. Path to Success
Identify the potential
Take stock of your resources
Choose one of 3 paths to PPC success
• Do it Yourself (Go it alone)
• Use Software (WordStream PPC Advisor + Premier Consulting)
• Outsource (WordStream Services)
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44. Want Some Help?
If you have a PPC budget of at least $1,500 take
advantage of this free offer:
o A free Path Analysis with one of our Search
Marketing Experts
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45. Special Offers
If you have a PPC budget of at least $1,500 take
advantage of these free offers:
1. Sign up for WordStream PPC Advisor and get 2
months of free Premier Consulting.
2. Sign up for PPC Express service and get up to
$600 of free advertising.
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46. Your Questions
Start down your ideal path today:
Baseline your current AdWords account using WordStream’s Free Performance Grader:
http://www.wordstream.com/google-adwords
Thank you for attending our webinar!
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