Getting the most out of PPC in 2015

ToptipstogetthebestfromyourPPC
in2015
MatthewRead,PPCDirector,JellyfishPublishing
28th April2015
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MatthewRead
PPCDirector,JellyfishPublishing
Jellyfish are afull service digital marketingagency renowned for their expertise in
PPC, but we alsoofferSEO, Social,Display, Analytics, Optimisation,Creative, Video
and Development services. Jellyfish Publishingis a standalonebusiness division within
the Jellyfish Group, dedicated to serving its numerous publishingclients.
A core service we offeris risk-free digital marketing togenerate new leads, event
attendees, paid subscribers etc. We use allappropriate digital marketing channels
(PPC,remarketing, email, social etc) to direct qualifiedtraffic to dedicated
microsites, and we chargeon a Costper Acquisition basis.
I havebeen with Jellyfish Publishingfor 3 years specialising in PPCand leading our paid
search strategy for publishers. Prior to Jellyfish I haveworked for otherdigital
marketing agencies and client side managinga variety of PPCaccounts.
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WhatI’mcoveringtoday...
1. Measuringthesuccessofacampaign
2. Gettingthemostoutofyourmainkeywords
3. MaximisingdatacollectionwithremarketingandRLSA
4. ExploringtheGoogleDisplayNetwork(GDN)
5. KeyPPChousekeepingrules
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1. Measuring Success
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1.Measuringsuccess
BeforelaunchinganyPPCcampaignthefirstthingthatshouldbedecidedis“whatwillsuccess
looklike?”
Thesearethekeythingstoidentify:
1. Whatareyoutyingtogetfromthecampaign?–subscriptions,leads,traffic,social
sharesetc.
2. Howareyougoingtomeasurethis?–conversiontrackinginAdWords,Google
Analyticsgoals,fulfilmentcodesetc.
3. WhatisthetargetCPA(CostPerAcquisition)forthecampaign?
4. Whatwillsuccesslooklike?–hittingacertainCPA,achievingatargetvolumeof
sales,morebrandawarenessetc.
Byhavingclearaccountgoalsyourcaneasilyjudgetheperformanceofnotjustthecampaignas
awholebutindividualads,keywordsanddemographicsetc.
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MeasuringSuccess
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ByhavingallthisinminditwillmakeitpossibletomanageyourAdWordsactivityeffectively.
Withconversiontracking,atargetCPAandcleargoalsyoucanlookatyourkeywordportfolioandquicklyidentify
thefollowing:
• Keywordsnotgeneratinganysales
• KeywordsconvertingaboveCPAtarget
• Highandlowconversionrates
• Highandlowconversionvolumes
• Areasyoucanincreaseordecreasespend
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2. Getting the most out of your
main keywords
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2.Managingyourmainkeywords
Nomatterwhatthesizeofyouraccounttherewillalwaysbea
relativelysmallportionofkeywordsthatgeneratethemajorityof
yourtrafficandconversionvolumes.
Tomakesureyourtimeisspentmosteffectivelyyoushouldwork
tothe80/20rule,puttingthemajorityofyoureffortsintothe
smallareathatgeneratesthemajorityofsales.
A5%increaseonakeywordthatgenerates1,000salesamonthis
asgoodasa50%increaseonakeywordthatgenerates100.
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2.Managingyourmainkeywords
Onceyouhaveidentifiedthekeywordsthatgeneratethemajorityofyourconversionsyoutofocusyoureffortsonthe
tasksthatwillincreasetheirperformance.
Toincreaseakeyword’sperformanceitdoesnotjustcomedowntobiddingmoreonit.Youshouldbefocusingonthe
following:
• AdCopy–Canyoumaketheadmorerelevanttothekeyword?Canyoumakeyouraddmoreclickable?Areyou
runninganyAdCopytests?
• LandingPage–Istheuserlandinginthemostappropriateplace?Doesthelandingpagefeaturethesearchterm
oftheuser?Doesthelandingpagefeaturethepromotions,offersandproductsetc.fromtheAdCopy?
• KeywordRelevancy–IfyouareusingBroadorPhrasematchkeywords,areyoulookingatwhatyouareactually
appearingfor?Couldyouaddnegativekeywords?CouldyoumovestrongperformingsearchtermsontoExact
match?
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2.Managingyourmainkeywords
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Click
Through
Rate, <60%
Relevancy
Factors,
>25%
Landing
Page
Quality,
>15%
Allthiswillhelpachieveahigherqualityscore,moreclicks,lowerCPC’sandabetterconversionrate-meaningmore
salesforalowercostpersale.
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3. Maximising data collection
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3.Maximisingdatacollection
UsingtheGoogleremarketingcodeyoucancollectlistsofuserswithinAdWordsandthensegmentthembythe
differentpagestheyhavevisited.
Youcanalsosetdifferentdateparametersforthelistsandinthiswaycreatelistsofreallyhotleads.
e.g.forsubscriptions,somestandardlists
tocreateare:
• Allvisitstofunnelminussubscribers
• Eachstepofthepaymentprocess
• Allgiftpagevisitors
• Allvisitsfromthelast3days
• Allsubscribers
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3.Maximisingdatacollection
ThisdatacanbeappliedintargetingpeoplethroughbothRemarketingonotherwebsitesandalsousing
RLSA(RemarketingListsforSearchAds).
Asyouhaveinformationabouttheseusers,youcanadjustbids,adsandlandingpagestosuitthem.Whynottrythe
following:
• Sendingusersstraighttothepaymentfunnel
• Sendingtoothercontent
• Usingadifferentofferinthead
• Addingasenseofurgency
• Biddingmoreforcompetitorterms
• Targetingsubscriberswithotheroffers
• Keepingthelistsforrenewals
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4. Exploring the GDN
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4.ExploringtheGDN
WhenadvertisingontheGDNyoucanusebothtextandimageadsalongsidewebsitecontent.
AlthoughthisispartoftheGoogleAdWordsadvertisingsolutionitshouldbeseenasacompletelyseparatebeastto
Googlesearch.
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4.ExploringtheGDN
GDNtargetingcanbeasbroadlyornarrowlytargetedasyoulike.Thereare
multiplewaysoftargetingusers:
Keywords–Matchingtowebsitesbasedontheactualsitecopy
Topics–Matchingtositesallfittingasharedtheme
AffinityCategories–Targetinggroupsofusersallinterestedinthesamething
In-BuyerMarkets- Targetinguserswhoareclearlyinabuyingcycle
Placements–Handpickingindividualwebsitestoshowyouradson
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Keywords
Topics
Affinity Categories
In-Buyer Markets
Placements
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5. Key housekeeping rules
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Keyhousekeepingrules
• Goals,Goals,Goals–Makesureyouhavekeygoals,targetsandobjectivesbeforestarting anycampaign.
• Trackeverything–Itisimpossibletomeasuresuccesswithouttrackingactivity.
• 80/20rule–Putthemajorityofyoureffortsintotheareaofhighestvolume.
• Isitrelevant?–Gothroughthejourneyyourselffromkeywordtoadtolandingpagetosale.Doesitallmake
sense?
• Collectdata–Whyspendmoneyonfindingnewleadswhenyoucanremarkettoalreadywarmleads?
• Runtests–Noaccount,adorlandingpageisperfect,therearealwaysteststoberun.Agoodconversionrateis
betterthantheoneyouhavenow.
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Any Questions?
Thank you
Matthew Read, Jellyfish Publishing
01737 749689
matthew.read@jellyfishpublishing.co.uk
JellyfishPublishing
@JFPublishing
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