Written for Search Marketing Expo London 2015, this presentation covers mobile PPC, including what to look out for, what not to do, and the complications of running great mobile campaigns.
Mobile clicks overtook desktop clicks for the first time across our clients on aggregate in October
Desktop is quickly becoming a legacy platform
People still go across devices, but we don’t track that. So we need a methodology for how we attribute in this case.
Web vs apps and tracking implementations
Ad formats: app extensions, app download, call only
Campaign design: modifiers are per ad group, so the temptation is to use one keyword per group. But that’s unwieldy, so do that only for your top generics, and only if mobile performance is wildly different from the average in their existing ad group
Enhanced CPC can make decisions you can’t
Mobile is top of the funnel, desktop is a device for conversions. So use estimated total conversions and your judgement. Track what happens to desktop conversions alongside mobile traffic, and see if they track together
Mobile SERPs are simpler, and a well made ad can dominate the page. Use that.