PPC TIPS & TRICKS

With the competition of other businesses, it’s essential that you find a way to stand out. Setting up Ad extensions allows you to send users straight to what they are looking for in one click. There are seven different Ad Extensions you could use for your advert.

When setting up an AdWords account, you have most likely added keywords linked to your business to help your business appear for related searches. This is great, but many businesses don’t realise how similar keywords can cause your business to appear but not necessarily be what you are selling. This is where Negative Keywords comes in handy.

Negative keywords can help you control the amount spent on an Ad while also improving your quality score. This reduces the amount of irrelevant and non-related traffic to your site. Users that click on your listing and then bounce off will cause Adwords to think that your business is unrelated, hence the decrease in quality score and increase in your cost per click (CPC). Begin to add negative keywords during your setup. You will notice more negative keywords when you start to see the results.

Did you know that just over 50% of searches made worldwide are from mobile devices?

Mobile devices let users make searches on the web wherever they are. Businesses can use this to their advantage by targeting campaigns on multiple platforms and aim at customers in a particular location.

When setting up a mobile PPC campaign, it is essential to make sure that your website and landing pages are optimised for mobile devices. If a user has a bad experience on your site, such as it taking longer than a few seconds to load or not being easy to navigate, users are most likely to go elsewhere with their business. Make sure that your website works efficiently to deliver an experience that your customer would expect.

If you want to increase your Ads visibility at a certain time, location or device you can use bid adjustments. Set by a percentage, you can show your ads more or less frequently depending on what your business needs are.

Types of Bid Adjustments

• Devices
• Ad Scheduling
• Location

Increase or decrease your bid in each section when you want certain users to see the Ad. If you have created a campaign with a CPC bid at £1 and want to connect with users depending on their location, you could choose to increase your bid by 20%. In total, the bid would then be £1.20 and will appear more often to users in a certain location.

There are a few additional bid adjustments, known as Advanced Bid Adjustments, that you could use to increase or decrease your Ads visibility. They are:

Advanced Bid Adjustments

• Call – increase bids aimed at mobile devices displaying call extensions and call-only Ads.
• Top Content – set your bid adjustments based on your content on your site, only works on Ads on YouTube and Display Network
• Remarketing Lists for Search Ads – adjust bids for remarketing lists in your ad groups.
• Targeting Methods – change your bids based on topics within your campaign.

If you are looking to appear in your local area, then listen up. Geotargeting is an excellent tool for helping your business appear in the local area while also minimising the competition. This allows your business to target individuals within a certain radius, thus increasing the chances that your ad will be clicked.

Don’t forget to also add a location extension to allow your business to appear in ‘near me’ searches and at the top result of the search results too.

Ads that only appear in the first half of the day can have a negative impact on your click through and conversion rate. It is essential that you optimise your bids at certain days of the week and times of the day to appear to the right customers. Research the ideal time of day your Ad should appear for a higher chance of users clicking on your ad.

The text that is used on an Ad plays an essential role in the success of the PPC campaign. Ads that are confusing, not grammatically correct and constructed insufficiently are unlikely to do well. Even if you have the perfect website, if the ad copy doesn’t look good, then it won’t have a positive click-through rate (CTR). Here are a few tips to think about to help you write a glowing, constructed ad copy:

• nclude specific information in your Ad texts – due to the character limit; there is not enough space to write tonnes of information. Be straight to the point, show users why they should choose your company over any competitor.
• Use Emotional text – sometimes separating your business from other companies is tricky. You may find that you are all offering the same thing at a similar price. To engage with the user, you should use language that the audience can resonate with and gain a reaction from. When thinking about what language to use, you should find out more about your customer, decide what role you will take on to appeal to your customer and then write something from that. Remember to think carefully when choosing the right language; you don’t want the user to react negatively to your business.
• Create strong, powerful headlines – users will quickly scan results to find what they are looking for. To show users that you are the company they should click on, you need to make your headline captivating and worthy, highlighting your key USPs.
• Link keywords from your landing pages and keywords – if you have included keywords in your ad text, it will appear in bold letters to indicate to users that this ad text is relevant to their search query. By improving your ad relevance, you will see an increase in the quality score, Click Through Rate (CTR) and a decrease in the Cost per Click (CPC).
• Add Call to Actions – Call to Actions are short, snappy texts that entice the audience to complete an action. These include texts such as Call Now, Buy Now, Contact Us and Watch Now. Overall this will increase your Click Through Rate (CTR).

Setting up your campaign in AdWords is all well and good, but how do you know if your ads are working or not? The best thing to do is set-up conversion tracking to see how your customers interact with your campaign. This can be used by monitoring actions made from Ads such as:

• Website Actions: sign-ups, purchases and other actions that customers make on the website
• App Actions: installing mobile apps and any purchases or other actions made on the apps
• Phone Calls: calls made from ads, calls from mobile sites and calls to the number on your website
• Local Actions: local customers that interact with your ad in a specific location or store.

It is important to work with the results and make improvements in areas that are lacking in conversions. By using this data, you can see which ads, keywords, campaigns and ad groups drive customer activity. Not only this but you can understand your ROI and get a better idea on how much to spend on your ad. Why not use Smart Strategies like Cost per Acquisition (CPA) and Cost per Click (CPC) which looks at your business goals and automatically optimises it accordingly.
Make sure to act on your data to help you gain a better understanding of your ad and how you can achieve your business goals.

abandoned a shopping cart and then find the same product reappear in adverts and other means of marketing? This way of advertising can have some huge benefits for your business. Known as remarketing, it can help keep your brand in the mind of a user while also increase your conversion rate from abandoned shopping carts.

There are many different strategies you can choose from to provide a high return on investment if targeted to the right customers. These include:

• Dynamic remarketing
• Remarketing Lists for Search Ads
• Email remarketing
• Standard remarketing

With this information, you can create an effective PPC campaign that, if done correctly, will bring you excellent results including an increase in traffic and overall conversion rate. Struggling to understand how some sections work? No need to stress! Telsa Media will be happy to help. Based in London, we have many years’ experience in all areas of digital marketing. Speak with our expert today on 0208 131 5389 or email us at hello@telsamedia.com.