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2. Google Content Network | White Paper
CPA Performance Trends on the Google Content Network
Background
The Google Content Network The Google Content Network is the world’s number one ad network, reaching more
Google’s Content Network is a simple,
than 80% of global internet users and serving more than 6 billion ad impressions
cost-effective way to advertise on millions each day across hundreds of thousands of websites.1 Thousands of advertisers use
of high-quality news pages, topic-specific Google AdWords to place ads on the Content Network in addition to their search
websites, and blogs. Google has partnered marketing campaigns on Google.com and the rest of the Google Search Network.2
with global media outlets and niche
publishers alike to create the largest online Because the environment for ads on the Content Network often differs greatly
advertising network in the world. AdWords from that of search results pages, advertisers often ask about the differences in
advertisers can either hand-pick specific
sites or use Google’s powerful targeting
performance between the two networks. For many advertisers, two questions in
technology to place ads on the pages most particular are key: how well do ads on the Content Network convert, and how cost-
relevant to their products and services, effective is Content Network advertising?
thereby expanding their marketing reach to
targeted audiences all over the web. To answer these questions, we analyzed a group of more than 25,000 global accounts
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with a statistically significant number of Google-tracked conversions on both the
www.google.com/adwords/contentnetwork Search and Content Networks for a 12-month period ending in November of 2008.
The primary metric we examined was cost-per-acquisition (CPA). CPA is a common
success metric for many types of campaigns and is often closely tied to overall
campaign return on investment (ROI).
Executive Summary
We found that, for advertisers running on both the Search and Content Networks,
ads on the Content Network can be as cost-effective as ads on the Search Network.3
We found that the Content Network generally delivers conversion volume that’s high
enough to noticeably impact the overall revenue driven by AdWords, although there
are likely limits to the number of Content Network conversions available at target
CPAs.
The median Content/Search CPA ratio for advertisers was 97.4% in November 2008.
In other words, half of advertisers had a Content Network CPA at least 2.6% lower
than their average Search Network CPA. In total, 51.6% of advertisers analyzed had
an average Content Network CPA equal to or better than their Search Network CPA.
Due in part to Google’s smart pricing feature, these medians have remained stable
over time.4
The Content Network drove nearly one-fifth of total conversions for the median
advertiser, indicating that there may be limits to potential conversion volume
depending on target CPAs. Globally, the median percentage of conversions driven by
the Content Network was 19.6% of the total in November 2008. This statistic varied
by advertiser region and spend level, but in all regions and spend levels analyzed, the
median percentage was 9.3% or greater.
Finally, we analyzed usage of various Content Network features to understand
which campaign management controls drove the best relative performance. Two
advanced features in particular have led to improved conversion rates on the Content
Network: the Conversion Optimizer, an AdWords feature that automatically optimizes
bids in each AdWords auction to manage to CPA targets; and site exclusion, a tool
commonly used by advertisers to eliminate poorly performing sites from their Content
Network campaigns.
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3. Methodology & Privacy Protections
The data analyzed encompassed more than 1 billion clicks and 70 million clickthrough conversions accrued across
the Search and Content Networks by over 25,000 accounts. View-through conversions were not tracked. We analyzed
aggregated, anonymous data from advertisers opted into Google’s free conversion tracking tool to measure the relative
average cost-per-acquisition (CPA), conversion rate (CVR) and cost-per-click (CPC) metrics for the Content Network as
compared to the Search Network.
CPA statistics are closely related to CVR and CPC. An advertiser’s average cost-per-click (cost/clicks) divided by their average
conversion rate (conversions/clicks) will result in their average cost-per-acquisition (cost/conversion). Written as an equation:
CPC/CVR = CPA.
To protect the privacy of our advertisers’ data, we analyzed data in aggregate across data sets where all advertisers
contributed equally to the overall analysis. We calculated median ratios so that our findings were not disproportionately
influenced by any single advertiser. We also required a minimum of 500 distinct advertisers in each analyzed group to
ensure that we reported trends across an advertiser base and didn’t provide a view into the performance of either individual
advertisers or small subsections of accounts.
In general, we calculated these values using all Search and Content Network advertising statistics in each account, but in
cases where we looked at the effectiveness of individual features, we compared the Content Network performance of only the
campaigns using those features to aggregated Search Network performance across the account.
To ensure data integrity, we restricted our analysis to accounts that had accrued at least two conversions on the Search
Network and two conversions on the Content Network over a 30-day period. We did not include accounts with either
extremely high (>80%) or extremely low (<0.3%) conversion rates in order to exclude accounts that were likely to have
installed Google conversion tracking incorrectly.
Detailed Findings
Across all advertisers included in the study, the median Content/Search Network CPA ratio was 97.4% in November 2008.
This slightly higher performance was driven primarily by a median Content/Search Network paid CPC ratio of 71.6%,
indicating that for the median advertiser, Content Network clicks are on average over 28% cheaper than Search Network
clicks. This lowered cost is partially a result of smart pricing, which automatically reduces maximum CPC bids for certain
pages in the Content Network based on their likelihood of driving actionable business results.
The lower Content/Search CPC ratio of 71.6% more than offset a lower overall Content/Search CVR ratio of 72.1%, meaning
that the median advertiser has an average conversion rate nearly 28% lower on Content than on Search. The median
Content/Search CPA ratio across analyzed accounts has remained stable over time.
Median Content/Search Ratios: Cost-Per-Acquisition (CPA),
Conversion Rate (CVR) and Cost-Per-Click (CPC)
CPA Ratio
CVR Ratio
CPC Ratio
Median Ratios
Month
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4. Over the same period of time, the percentage of overall conversions driven by the Content Network has increased slightly,
though we did observe a decrease in November 2008. The median percentage of total conversions grew from 18.4% in
December 2007 to 19.6% in November 2008. Over the same period of time, the median number of total conversions per
advertiser grew 9.7%, indicating that the number of content conversions has increased along with the median percentage of
overall conversions coming from the Content Network.
Content Network Conversions
% of Total Conversions
Month
Performance by Country
Looking at data for eight major markets in North America and Europe, the median Content/Search CPA ratio varies as much
as 14.8% from country to country in November 2008. At one end of the spectrum, the median advertiser in Canada has an
average Content Network CPA 8.6% lower than their average CPA for Search. At the other extreme, the median advertiser
in the UK has an average Content Network CPA 6.2% higher than that of search. However, in all cases the median Content/
Search CPA ratio was no more than 106.2%, and in five of the eight countries analyzed the average Content Network CPA
was better than or equal to Search.
These results suggest that the opportunity for cost-effective Content Network spending exists in all eight major markets
analyzed. However, the three countries analyzed with the largest overall Content Network opportunity appear to be, in order
of median CPA ratio, Canada, the United States, and Italy.
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5. Performance by Spend Level
We further broke down the analyzed accounts by spend level to see how advertisers of different sizes performed on the
Content Network compared to search. We divided the advertiser base into thirds: small accounts with a monthly spend less
than $1,138; mid-sized accounts with a monthly spend between $1,138 and $5,943; and large accounts with a monthly
spend over $5,943.
We found that lower-spending accounts tended to perform better than higher-spending accounts on the Content Network
relative to search. This may be due to better overall performance on the Search Network for high-spending advertisers, which
sets a higher overall bar for success on the Content Network. For the third of advertisers with the highest monthly AdWords
spend, both the relative average CVR and relative average CPC were lower relative to advertisers who spent less.
Looking at the data above, there appears to be a greater opportunity for smaller advertisers on the Content Network, since
median Content/Search CVR ratio drops along with an increase in monthly spend. However, even for the highest one-third
of advertisers, the median Content/Search CPA ratio was reasonably close to 100% while driving more than 10% of total
conversions.
The above data illustrates the importance for larger advertisers who are CPA-focused to evaluate the performance of new
campaigns closely, then adjust bids up or down as necessary to achieve the desired balance between conversion volume and
CPA to maximize their return on investment (ROI).
Feature Adoption
When analyzing feature adoption, we found that campaigns using either the AdWords Conversion Optimizer feature or site
exclusion tool had an improved relative conversion rate (CVR) on the Content Network compared to the global median.
Google’s Conversion Optimizer is a bidding feature which manages campaigns to a maximum CPA bid, using historical
conversion data to predict conversion rates for individual AdWords auctions and avoid unprofitable clicks. The median
campaign using Google’s Conversion Optimizer feature had a CVR ratio of 87.6%. Since Conversion Optimizer automatically
lowers bids for auctions with lower predicted conversion rates, a campaign’s delivery on pages that are less likely to convert
is reduced, resulting in an overall increase in conversion rate compared to campaigns using manual CPC bidding.
When compared to the median Content/Search CVR ratio of 72.1% measured across all accounts, the 87.6% median
content/search CVR ratio represents a 21.5% improvement in relative CVR.
Advertisers using the site exclusion feature also had a higher median conversion rate for the Content Network relative to
search. Site exclusion approximates one of the functions of Conversion Optimizer by allowing advertisers to intelligently
restrict their delivery to maximize ROI. AdWords advertisers commonly use Placement Performance reports to locate sites
with high CPAs, then exclude those sites from ad delivery. Campaigns using site exclusion had a median CVR ratio of
81.9%, or a 13.6% improvement in relative conversion rate.
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6. Relative Content CVR (vs. Account-Wide Search Performance)
Median CVR Ratio
These higher median ratios were likely due to a number of factors in addition to the adoption of Conversion Optimizer
and site exclusion, so it’s possible that advertisers who test these features may see less dramatic improvements in
conversion rate.
We did not analyze the performance of campaigns using site exclusion and Conversion Optimizer together. Conversion
Optimizer is designed to reduce the need for site exclusion, since the tool adjusts bids for individual Content Network
pages while managing campaigns to target CPAs. However, if advertisers notice that individual sites are performing poorly
in campaigns using Conversion Optimizer they can and should exclude them.
Based on the increased median CVR ratios highlighted above, we can conclude that one way to increase success on the
Content Network is for advertisers to closely measure their performance, and focus on tools that help them customize
delivery to maximize ROI. With Google AdWords, advertisers can use an automated solution such as Conversion Optimizer,
can identify and exclude sites by using Placement Performance reports in conjunction with the site exclusion tool, or can
manually set site-level bids in contextually-targeted campaigns.
Conclusions
In November 2008, the median advertiser running on both the Search and Content Networks had a Content Network CPA
within approximately 2% of their Search Network CPA, suggesting that these advertisers were able to drive Content Network
conversions that were as cost-effective as Search Network conversions.
In addition, the median percentage of total conversions driven by the Content Network was 19.6%, indicating that although
the overall volume of Content Network conversions may be limited, it is generally high enough to make a noticeable
difference on the amount of business driven by AdWords campaigns.
Though trends differ by region and advertiser spend level, none of the differences were so pronounced as to imply a low
potential for cost-effective Content Network conversions in any of the segments analyzed.
Finally, two features in particular appeared to result in higher overall conversion rates: Conversion Optimizer and site
exclusion. This suggests that the most effective optimization technique for Content Network advertisers is to modify ad
distribution based on measured CPA, either automatically by using the Conversion Optimizer tool, or manually by measuring
placement-level performance and excluding poorly-performing sites.
Our analysis evaluated only clickthrough conversion performance, but the value of ads placed next to relevant site content
extends beyond direct response advertising. Researchers have found that online ads also drive incremental search volume.
A Specific Media study released in December 2008 found that consumers exposed to display ads were, on average, 155%
more likely to search for brand- and segment-specific terms.5 This study suggests that Content Network advertisers benefit
not only from the clickthrough conversions driven by their ads, but also from the increased awareness generated by exposure
to a targeted message.
In summary, we can conclude that the Content Network provides a substantial opportunity for conversion-focused
advertisers. By using Google’s contextual targeting system to place ads next to relevant content, and by managing bids
efficiently, advertisers can achieve a Content Network CPA similar to their Search Network CPAs, and do so at scale.
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