In paid search, the majority of campaign processes can be automated with software, scripts, and apps. But which processes are better trusted to machines, and which processes require skilled human analysis for high ROI? Find out here.
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What it does – Conversion Optimizer automatically adjusts your bids to get you as many profitable conversions as possible at or below your target cost per conversion. It does this by looking at a lot of different historical conversion data metrics and figuring out probability, then adjusting your bids accordingly.
Recommended use: use only if…
1- Campaigns have an uncontrollably high CPA (that you can’t seem to fix)
2- Campaigns cannot be managed adequately (lack of time, expertise or resources)
3- You have a large amount of conversions (such as lead gen, downloads or other “soft conversions” that you track with conversion tracking)
If you decide to use it:
1- Set separate CPA bids for campaigns with higher or lower profit or AOV
2- Aggressively test new ad creative to improve base conversion rates (this will help you grow the account)
3- Track “net ad revenue” (revenue – spend) to see if gains in efficiency outweigh potential losses in conversion volume (dollars in the bank should be the deciding factor)
CASE STUDY NEXT defer to Mark
+107% conversions
-10% CPA
Expecting another 30% increase this year.
What it is - Enhanced CPC gives Google ability to increase your bids between +30% and -100% depending upon conversion probability. It looks at patterns in conversion data to figure out how much to increase or decrease your bids
Pros & Cons
Recommended use:
1- if you have limited time to spend running detailed reports and optimizing bids
2- if you are okay with higher CPCs (in general)
If you decide to use it:
1- ask your google support team for a report showing eCPC performance!!
2- use it on campaigns that have higher conversion volumes, as they tend to see the biggest performance increases.
+107% conversions
-10% CPA
Larger campaigns did better than smaller campaigns in general.
Here are some automated ad rotation setting that everybody has access to. We’ll discuss one of them in detail that’s called “optimize for conversions.”
What it does – shows ads more frequently that have higher probability for converting.
Recommended use:
1- Your account is too large to test ads regularly
If you decide to use it:
1- Remember to pause losing ads (Google will show them less, but not pause them)
2- Learn from highest converting ads and replicate success in other campaigns and Bing
3- Check in on it and make sure it’s working (sometimes it chooses the wrong ads)
POLL!
POLL!
What it does – It helps advertisers by showing the matched keyword as the headline of the ad. This improves CTR by making the ad’s headline bold and more noticeable.
If you decide to use it…
Know your keyword list, think it through.
Ideal for keywords of same product (SKUs, product name variations, sizes, colors, etc) that go to same landing page
What it does – Dynamic Search Ads allows you to choose a destination URL or a product category from your feed to target (instead of keywords). Google will then automatically create a headline for your ad that picks up all the relevant keywords that are NOT currently in your account, but are highly relevant to that page.
Recommended Use: best used use if…
1- You have already built out search campaigns and are seeking incremental sales from traffic you may otherwise miss out on. This feature should NOT be a primary driver of your traffic. Try everything else first, then use this.
2- You have specific product categories or sections of your site that you want to explore (general site-wide targets tend to perform much more poorly than specific targets)
If you decide to use it…
1- Revisit and analyze it AT LEAST daily when it first goes live and make necessary changes often.
2- Set tight budgets initially - This can a wild one that can get away from you if it’s not budget capped to a reasonable level.
3- Make additional targets from high traffic sections of your site. This will give you the ability to gain more control and improve performance.