Governance is the first in the series of Last Mile Marketing white papers. This white paper series complements the Last Mile Marketing webinar by Performics.
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Governance Success:
A Last Mile Marketing Case Study
A global auto manufacturer saved 33% on paid search search purchase. This process was tested on a group of 10
media, plus saw a 14% increase in leads. priority search keywords, most of which had a high cost-per-
click, across a test group of dealers. In addition, education
Situation: A large global automotive brand with programs were rolled out at national, regional, reseller,
independent regional auto groups, as well as thousands of and dealer levels. Each program also included local-dealer
local auto dealers, was spending millions of dollars on search campaign assistance.
marketing branded and “generic” key terms such as “new car.”
Result: Implementation of a governance strategy resulted
Action: Performics collected information on the business’ in reduced costs and increased efficiency and volume.
current processes, interviewed stakeholders, and analyzed Total clicks from paid search increased 14% and cost-per-
the current paid search (PPC) buying strategy. Based click decreased 10% through coordinated bidding and the
on this knowledge, we developed a governance model application of a cross-tier governance model. Even better,
that included a new set of business rules to streamline since the pilot study, costs have remained at reduced levels.
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marketing bidding programs? Does your firm need an experienced neutral
outside perspective to help you get your governance program on track? If so,
then contact Performics at 1-800-615-5126 or info@performics.com
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