14 common, & yet deadly ppc mistakes that’ll bleed your bank account dry
TRANSCRIPT
14 Common & Yet Deadly PPC Mistakes That’ll Bleed Your Bank Account Dry (And How to Fix It)
Ouch!What PPCMistakes feel like!
hello!I AMMATTHEWHUNTI am here because I love PPC & Internet Marketing. You can find me at: @matthewhuntme or poweredbysearch.com
Jack!
who are you?
POWERED BY SEARCHWe are full service digital marketing
agency.
PbS HQ
Toronto
We are Canada’s fastest growing digital marketing agency.
““We love our clients!”
tweet this:“If you can’t pay money to acquire a customer profitably, then you DO
NOT have a business!”
@poweredbysearch
Mistake OneNot knowing WHO your buyers are.
Buyer Persona Example
◎Take time to create buyer personas.
Leverage Demographic Information
“If you have a limited budget, then target those who will most likely buy from you 1st!”
4 Types of Buyers
◎People buy emotionally based on their personality, it’s not enough to only think about demographics.
Mistake TwoAnalytics & Goals are NOT setup right.
This is bad:
What You Need to Know to Set up Goal Tracking Properly:
◎ How much a customer is worth to you.
◎ What the lifetime value (LTV).
◎ How long your buying cycle is.
Goal Setup
tweet this:“If you measure it, then you can
improve upon it!”
@poweredbysearch
Mistake ThreeCampaigns structure is setup wrong.
Questions to ask before setting up campaigns:◎ What locations do you want to target?
◎ Do you have top selling products/services?
◎ Do you have any seasonal products?
◎ How is your website structured?
Example of Good Campaign Structure for Ecommerce:
Campaign
Account
Ad group
Coffee tables
Ads Ad 1 (Desktop)Ad 2 (Desktop)Ad 3 (Mobile)Ad 4 (Mobile)
Ad group
Sofa beds King size beds
Campaign
Beds
Furniture store
Ad groupAd group
Dining tables
Tables
Ads Ad 1 (Desktop)Ad 2 (Desktop)Ad 3 (Mobile)Ad 4 (Mobile)
Ads Ad 1 (Desktop)Ad 2 (Desktop)Ad 3 (Mobile)Ad 4 (Mobile)
Ads Ad 1 (Desktop)Ad 2 (Desktop)Ad 3 (Mobile)Ad 4 (Mobile)
Example of Good Campaign Structure based on match type:
Campaign Keywords
TVs - Top of FunnelTV reviews
Which TV is bestPlasma or LCD
TVs - Mid Funnel
TVs - Bottom of Funnel
TV discountsTVs on sale
Best store to buy TVs
Buy 70 inch TVWhere to buy specific model no. } TV
Ideal campaign naming structure:Named by Campaign
TypeNamed by Campaign
Theme Named by Geo-Targeting
Search | [Theme 1] | Exact
Search | [Theme 1] | Broad
Search | [Theme 2] | Exact
Search | [Theme 2] | Broad
Display | [Theme 1] | Image
Display | [Theme 1] | Video
Display | [Theme 2] | Image
Display | [Theme 2] | Video
Shopping | [Theme 1]
Shopping | [Theme 2]
[Theme 1] - Search - Exact
[Theme 1] - Search - Mod. Broad
[Theme 1] - Display
[Theme 1] - Remarketing
[Theme 1] - RLSA
[Theme 2] - Search - Exact
[Theme 2] - Search - Mod. Broad
[Theme 2] - Display
[Theme 2] - Remarketing
[Theme 2] - RLSA
UK | [Theme 1] | Search
UK | [Theme 1] | Display
UK | [Theme 1] | Remarketing
USA | [Theme 1] | Search
USA | [Theme 1] | Display
USA | [Theme 1] | Remarketing
GER | [Theme 1] |Search
GER | [Theme 1] |Display
GER | [Theme 1] |Remarketing
tweet this:“For every hour spent organizing
your ppc campaigns, saves you 10 times that in re-work time.”
@poweredbysearch
Mistake FourBudget allocation is wrong.
Budget Allocation
$12,117 (spend) / $35.42 (avg CPL) = 342 leads
“Who else would be happy if we could get an additional 342 leads in less than 5 mins
without increasing your budgets?”
Ideal Campaign Budget Allocation
20%
30%
50%
Strong Buying Intent
Moderate Buying
Intent
Testing
Mistake FiveAccepting low quality scores.
Where to find Quality Score:
Why Quality Score is Important!
Ad Rank &CPC Cost
Quality Score Formula:
CPC Bid
tweet this:“Don’t pay Adword’s hidden taxes
by having low quality scores.”
@poweredbysearch
Mistake SixAdgroups are disorganized.
If your adwords account looks like this desk then you need help!
Messy Adgroups
◎DO NOT put all your keywords into one Adgroup.
Mistake SevenMatch Types not being used right.
Match TypesMatch Type Example Keyword Example SearchSymbol
Exact
Phrase
Broad
Modified Broad
Negative
[Keyword]
“Phrase”
None
+ Keyword
- Keyword
[Wedding Dress]
“Wedding Dress”
Wedding Dress
+Wedding +Dress
-Dress
Wedding Dress
White Wedding
DressWedding Gown
Dress For Wedding
Wedding Outfit
Ideal Adgroup Leveling:Google Search &
Partners Campaign
Google Ad Group PHRASE
Google Ad Group EXACT
Google Ad Group BROAD
KeywordsExact Match
[Calls][Cheap calls][Call rates][Call tariff]
[Call landlines][Call mobiles]
KeywordsPhrase Match
“Calls”“Cheap calls”“Call rates”“Call tariff”
“Call landlines”“Call mobiles”Match Type Negatives
-[Calls]-[Cheap calls]-[Call rates]-[Call tariff]
-[Call landlines]-[Call mobiles]
Match Type Negatives
-”Calls”-”Cheap calls”-”Call rates”-”Call tariff”
-”Call landlines”-”Call mobiles”
KeywordsBroad Match
CallsCheap callsCall ratesCall tariff
Call landlinesCall mobiles
Mistake EightNot using negative keywords.
Negative keywords:
Benefits to Adding Negatives:
◎ Lower costs and more revenues
◎ Higher CTRs resulting in better quality scores
◎ Increased conversion rates.
Example wasted spend:
tweet this:“Not adding negative keywords to
your ppc campaigns is like not wearing pants to work.”
@poweredbysearch
Mistake NineBad landing page scent OR even worse… no landing pages!
This is bad:
This is better:
tweet this:“Don’t waste your PPC budget by
not having good scent between ads & landing pages.”
@poweredbysearch
Mistake TenNo real mobile experience.
Place your screenshot here
Don’t do this:
Place your screenshot here
This is better:
Finding Your Mobile Traffic:
◎Look at your YoY stats on mobile via GA.
Pro Tip:
Four Magic Words: Buy From Your Phone
Mistake ElevenNot bidding strong enough for good positioning.
Place your screenshot here
Where are you going to click?
If you DO NOT own the first two positions on mobile you are invisible.
NEW - 4 Ads Above The Fold!
◎If you want to be above the fold, it’s now pay to play.
Mistake TwelveBoring text ads and/or no sitelink extensions being used.
Use Sitelinks:
◎Grab more screen real estate whenever possible.
Ways to spice up text ads: ◎ Ask questions in your ads
◎ Use a story in your ads
Ask yourself these questions prior to creating your ads: ◎ What are they thinking?
◎ Where are they?
◎ What problem are you helping them solve?
◎ What benefit will you give them?
◎ Are they researching or trying to complete something?
tweet this:“Search queries are to fulfil a need, so be sure to understand the intent
behind the search before writing your ppc ad.”@poweredbysearch
Mistake ThirteenNo exclusions and bad placements.
Bad placements:
Exclusions:
Placements:
Mistake FourteenPoor retargeting strategies.
tweet this:“The average website converts at
2%, therefore most first time visitors
leave without taking the desired action we want.”
@poweredbysearch
What is retargeting?
PRO TIP: Do not just blinding retarget to everyone who visits your website.
3 reasons why you should care about retargeting:
1. The average CTR is 10x higher than that of regular display ads.
2. Retargeted visitors are 70% more likely convert.
3. One in five marketers has a dedicated ad budget for retargeting.
Page Level Retargeting:
Resources of Thought Leadership on PPC
Adwords Webinar
Screenshots of AdWords Improvements
Adwords Tip Article
Sequential Retargeting: Week 1:
Week 2:
Week 3:
Week 4:
Types of PPC Packages We OfferWeek 5:
Customer Match Retargeting:
Target for upsells, cross sells, testimonials, surveys, exclusions & create amazing similar audiences.
“Investing in PPC is a great way to have predictable growth in your
business!”
ppc works!
WHAT IT’S COSTING YOU?
Monthly Revenue Goal◎Current Monthly Revenue
= What it’s costing you
Why companies partner with PbS: ◎ They want to learn how to improve their
ppc.◎ They want to shortcut mistakes.
◎ They want to grow fast.
◎ They lack the internal resources & expertise to handle themselves.
◎ They want get more for less.
Our process:
Discovery
Audit
Implementation
If you want a to book a discovery call with me then visit:poweredbysearch.com/bookmatt
book me:
thanks!ANY
QUESTIONS?
You can find us at:@poweredbysearch
poweredbysearch.com
CreditsSpecial thanks to all the people who made and released these awesome resources for free:◎ Presentation template by SlidesCarnival◎ Photographs by Unsplash &
Death to the Stock Photo (license)◎ Dark wood background by The pattern library