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Benefits of a Well-Organized Account

• Performance• Improved campaign performance

• Analysis• Improved ability to make good decisions


Performance Benefits

INCREASED PROFIT $$$

Higher Click-Through Rate

Higher Quality Score

Lower Cost-per-Click

Lower Cost-per-Conversion

#1.


Performance Benefits

INCREASED PROFIT $$$

Higher Conversion Rate

Lower Cost-per-Conversion

#2.


Analysis Benefits

• Improved account navigation

• Easier to spot themes

• Better trend analysis


Campaign Structure

• Campaign Level Settings• Location

• Language

• Budgeting

• Network

• Analysis• Performance Targets


Location

• Targeting users in multiple locations

• Different countries

• Different offerings for each location

Benefit: Improved Ad Copy, Keyword Bidding,

Conversion Rate


Language

• Targeting users who speak multiple languages

• Ad Copy


Conversion Rate


Budgeting

• Specific budgets for certain parts of your

account

• Divisions

• Product Specific Budgets

• Be careful not to set campaign budgets too low

• Traffic is not linear or consistent

Benefit: Improved budget control


Budgeting (cont…)

Last 30 days

Ad Spend - $2,989 ($100/day average)

Clicks - 4,699

Sales - 415


Budgeting (cont…)

Last 30 days

Ad Spend - $2,989 ($100/day average)

Clicks - 4,699

Sales - 415

But, if campaign budget was set to $100/day…

Ad Spend - $2,771 ($218 less)

Clicks - 4,356 (343 less)

Sales - 384 [31 FEWER SALES(7.5%)]


Network

• Targeting Multiple Networks

• Search & Display should ALWAYS be targeted

in different campaigns


Conversion Rate


Ad Group Structure

• Many, tightly focused ad groups

• Ad copy should closely reflect keywords

• Typically like to see fewer than 15

keywords per ad group

Benefit: Improved Ad Copy, Conversion Rate


Ad Group Structure

• All about improving click-through-rate and

conversion rate

• Remember, they are called ad groups and

not keyword groups for a reason


Naming Conventions

• Campaign Level

• Provide basic information about what’s inside

Search - US - Socks

Search - Canada - Socks

Display - US - Socks

Display - Canada - Socks

Socks - ORIGINAL

Socks (test)

Socks US

Socks CA

BAD GOOD


Naming Conventions

• Ad Group Level

• Make the search & filter functions significantly

more useful

• Help identify themes & trends

Sports - Running

Sports - Walking

Sports - Hiking

Colors - Black

Colors - White

Running

Walking

Hiking

Black

White

OKAY MUCH BETTER


Where To Start?

• Look at your website’s layout/navigation


Where To Start?

Paid Search - PPC

Paid Search - Pay Per Click

Paid Search - Paid Search

Themes

Ad Groups


4 Fatal Mistakes of

PPC Account Organization


4 Fatal Mistakes

#1 - Targeting both Search & Display in the same campaign


4 Fatal Mistakes

#3 - Targeting Ad Groups Too Broadly

Ad Group Keyword

Socks [running socks]

Socks [running sock]

Socks [walking socks]

Socks [walking sock]

Socks [hiking socks]

Socks [hiking sock]

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Poor Structure


4 Fatal Mistakes

#3 - Targeting Ad Groups Too Broadly

Ad Group Keyword

Running Socks [running socks]

Running Socks [running sock]

Walking Socks [walking socks]

Walking Socks [walking sock]

Hiking Socks [hiking socks]

Hiking Socks [hiking sock]

Buy Running Socks Online

ilovesocks.com/running

Runners Love Our Socks! Shop Our

Running Socks Today & Find Out Why

Buy Walking Socks Online

ilovesocks.com/walking

Walkers Love Our Socks! Shop Our

Walking Socks Today & Find Out Why

Buy Hiking Socks Online

ilovesocks.com/hiking

Hikers Love Our Socks! Shop Our

Hiking Socks Today & Find Out Why

Good Structure


4 Fatal Mistakes

#4 – Poor Naming Convention


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