Create a Perpetual Motion Machine for Keyword Research #Zenith2016
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This document discusses using various digital marketing tools and data sources to continuously evolve keyword research and discovery. It encourages leveraging tools like Google and Bing keyword planners, SEMrush, competitor data, search queries from shopping campaigns, Amazon, social media, and website analytics to generate new keyword ideas. Conditional statements in Excel are presented as a way to efficiently sort large volumes of search query data to identify potentially high-value keywords or negative keywords to refine search campaign performance. The overall message is that keyword research should be an ongoing, perpetual process to maximize search advertising growth.
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- 3. Marshall vs. The Machines!
- 8. We All Have to Start Somewhere The Keyword Research Machine
- 9. Ask your client. Ask your boss. Ask your friends. Ask your mom… seriously! NO IDEA IS A BAD IDEA Until you prove otherwise.
- 10. Google AdWords Keyword Planner Bing Ads Keyword Planner Bing Ads Intelligence for Excel Competitor Keyword Tools SEM Rush Spy Fu Tools
- 11. If Keyword Data is Available... …Look back to move forward! Google AdWords & Bing Ads Keyword and search query reports Google Analytics PPC keyword reports Organic query reports Past Data
- 12. Feel the Force, Luke. Keywords Are Everywhere The Keyword Research Machine
- 14. Amazon Product Reviews Why Did They Buy? What Were Their Pain Points? Which Features Were Most Important? Draw a Conclusion: What Search Query Lead to THIS Product?
- 15. Amazon Ads Search Queries Search queries – just like PPC. Tremendous insight into purchase intent. Influence search PPC activities. And vice versa.
- 16. Social Media Activity It’s not just about the razor blades. Razor handles are important, too!
- 17. Targeting Features = Keyword Spies The Keyword Research Machine
- 18. Dynamic Search Ads Target search queries based on the content of your website. Fills in gaps NOT targeted by your current keywords. GREAT source for new keyword ideas that you previously missed.
- 19. Shopping Campaigns E-Commerce Shopping campaigns do not rely on keywords, instead the content of your product feed. Review search query data to glean HIGH PURCHASE INTENT queries to target as keywords in core search campaigns. How you segment your Shopping Campaign targeting can provide insight into keywords at catalog, category and product ID levels.
- 20. RLSA Marry search queries with website audience data to discover valuable keywords. Match search queries to stages of buyer journey (e-commerce or lead gen). Match search queries to specific actions on your website.
- 21. Perpetual Search Query Discovery Broad Match Modified Broad Match Phrase Match
- 22. In the End, Only Kindness Matters… (I Mean, Search Queries) The Keyword Research Machine
- 23. I Kinda Miss the 90’s…
- 24. Put Your Hard Work & Ideas to Good Use Generate new keywords and ad groups based on your findings. Generate new negative keywords to block irrelevant search traffic. Use your findings to shape how you will CONTINUE to research new keyword opps. Nobody gets it right the 1st time. Keep honing your methodology to improve.
- 25. BONUS –Ninja Skillz in Excel Don’t be that lady…
- 26. Excel Search Query & Keyword Tool Use conditional statements to dissect keyword research & search query reports. EXAMPLE: Client=Southawk Nursing School Target=Students with previous degree looking for an accelerated BSN program.
- 27. Conditional Statements for Search Query Reports Imagine you have 1000’s of search queries to sort. PRO: Lots of Data! CON: Very tedious and time consuming.
- 28. Conditional Statements for Search Query Reports Use a simple “if” statement to see if a specific word is contained within column A (search query). =IF(ISNUMBER(SEARCH("BSN",A2)),"yes","no") Term to look for Where to Look If found If not found
- 29. Conditional Statements for Search Query Reports Column F & G contain an “And” statement to check if multiple qualifying words are present. =IF(AND(ISNUMBER(SEARCH("bsn",A2)),ISNUMBER(SEARCH("accelerated",A2))),"yes","no")
- 30. Conditional Statements for Search Query Reports If the query doesn’t contain any of the qualifiers, add it to the potential negative list. If it matches one of your qualifiers, do nothing.
- 31. Quickly Sort Suggested Keywords or Negatives Or go a step further and create a second tab to group suggested keywords into ad groups!
- 32. Set the Gears in Motion The Keyword Research Machine
- 34. Perpetual Motion Means You Can’t Stop Moving… Targeting features and keyword match types will generate keyword ideas ongoing. Schedule daily or weekly search query analysis. Implement keywords or negatives as needed. Schedule monthly or quarterly reviews of keyword and competitive analysis tools. NEVER. STOP. KEYWORD. RESEARCH. (please)