everything you need to know about pay per click advertising but were afraid to ask

e-CBD PPC / Paid Search Workshop

What is Paid Search?

Pay-Per-Click (PPC)

Paid Search: Common Names• Pay-Per-Click (PPC)

• Search Engine Marketing (SEM)

• Sponsored Links

• Buying Keywords

• Paying Google

• Banner / Display Ads

• & … ????

PPC :: What It Can Do

• Quickly gain traffic for your site

• Test products, ideas, keywords (SEO)

• Support organic search results (SEO)

• Hyper target customers

• Highly measurable results

• Create traffic that doesn’t exist

• Create interest that doesn’t exist

• Increase your organic (SEO) results

• Be your Google “Sugar Daddy”– PPC is not an endless stream of business

PPC :: What It Can’t Do

Let’s Break It Down…

Search Engine Results Pages (SERP’s)

Where PPC Ads Live…

Breaking Down the SERP’s

Breaking Down the SERP’s

PPC

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Breaking Down the SERP’s

PPC

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Breaking Down the SERP’s

PPC

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Breaking Down the SERP’s

PPC

Organic

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Breaking Down the SERP’s

PPC

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Local

Business Objectives?

Not Just “How To”…

But, “WHY?!”

Business Objectives?

• Increased Sales?• Branding?• Keeping up with market?• Crushing your competition!!• Increase awareness of product *XY*?• Support other marketing channels?

Outcomes: Goals?• Item Purchases• Lead Submissions• Phone Calls• Page Views (specific; informational)

• Directions (page views)

• Request for Information (download?)

• Visitor Counts

Business Objectives.

Business Objectives?

Business Objectives!

Business Objectives !!

Building a PPC Account

The Nuts & Bolts

Starting Up•Create a Google Account•Decide how you’ll pay for clicks

Account ComponentsAccount – total budget amount, admin access,

billing info, time zone settings

Campaign – geo-targeting, day-parting, budget allotment, device targeting, bid types

Ad Group – ad creative & keyword organization

Keyword – “searcher-facing” portion (user access point)

Ad Creative – messaging; keyword targeting

PPC Manager’s Perspective

Account Components

Campaigns

Ad Groups

Ads

Keywords

(More) Manager’s Perspective

And here’s where it can start to get a bit more complicated...

Searcher’s Perspective

“keyword phrase”

(searcher)

Lead Submission:“Tell Me More !!”

Searcher’s Perspective

Choosing Keywords

Targeting !!

KeyWord Resources

• Start with your website

• Then competitor websites

• Hand-typed research

• Analytics tools: referral keywords

• Google’s KeyWord Tool

KeyWord Resources

https://adwords.google.com/select/KeywordToolExternal

KeyWord Match Types

• Broad Matchkeyword phrase

• Phrase Match“keyword phrase”

• Exact Match[keyword phrase]

Writing Ad Copy

Make It Relevant!

Ad Copy Elements

• Title Line – 25 ch.• Ad Line #1 – 35 ch.• Ad Line #2 – 35 ch.• Display URL – 35 ch.• Destination URL – 1,024 ch.

“Destination URL” Element

• Title Line – 25 ch.

• Ad Line #1 – 35 ch.

• Ad Line #2 – 35 ch.

• Display URL – 35 ch.

• Destination URL – 1,024 ch.

www.weddingplanners.com/wedding-venue-examples(/specific-picture/?track_code=keyword-1&track_code…)

Conversion Tracking

How You Know You’re Winning!

Conversion TrackingConversion Snippet: apply to your “Thank You” page

Conversion Tracking

Landing Pages

Fulfill Your Ad’s Promise

Landing Pages Must:• Be relevant to your ad !!• If you said “on sale” the landing page better feature

something “on sale”

• If there was a price mentioned, it’d better be there!

• Provide clear action steps• “Don’t Make Me Think”

• Be about the item your ad promotes… • … and ONLY that item.

• No “pop-up’s”

• No redirects

Analyzing Results

Making Sense of the Data

Optimization Opportunities!!

Overview: PPC Metrics• Impression = Ad appearance

• Click = Searcher clicks an ad

• CTR = Click-through-Rate - Ratio: Clicks / Impressions = CTR- Measure of ad, keyword, campaign effectiveness

• Ad Position = Ranking of your ad creative (averaged)

• Cost = Spend per keyword, ad, ad group, campaign…

• Conversion = Action completed by searchers(i.e., lead submission, email, purchase, etc.)

Overview: PPC Metrics

Optimizing Your Account

Kill the Losers !!

Promote the Winners !!

Optimization Tips:

• A/B Test Ad Copy• Negative Keywords• Multiple match types, same keyword• Cost-per-Click bidding• A/B Test Landing Pages• AdWords Editor

AdWords Editor

Q & A:

Thanks !

Ryan PryorDirector of Search & Analytics

Dealerskins, USA

ryan@wordsgohere.com

@ryanpryor