ses london 2008 - search ad platforms
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Compare & Contrast: Ad Program Strategies
SES 2008 – Richard GregoryLatitude Group COO
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Yahoo!
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Why use multiple platforms?
Reach - Want as much business as possible.Other platforms may have a smaller market share – but you wouldn’t ignore the long tail.Put more simply; your competitors are, so why aren't you?Unique functionalitySubtle nuances in similar offerings.
Demographic TargetingSpend where it counts for the right customerTarget by Age, Income (US) and Locations.
Unique Features
Bulk Upload from 3rd party sources – saves time / uniform structure
Ad Generator – Combine various USPs into ad’s
Unique Features
Adwords Editor- bulk upload & download tool
Account Snapshot Summary – Alerts / last 7 days KPI data / Tips
Unique Features
Adscheduling - Set a schedule to increase / reduce bids hourly– Supported by hourly reporting.– Compliment other marketing channels such as radio,
print or TV
Unique Features
Location TargetingYahoo! - WhereOnEarth system…only regional not cities.Google – “Geo-targeting”Microsoft – Geographical location targetingAll options limited by poor UK IP structure.Invaluable for clients with specific outlets, e.g. a car dealerships
Content networksGoogle– allows multiple ad types:
Text / image / video / mobile
– Multiple payment models, CPC/CPM/CPA
– Site Exclusion
Yahoo– Increase traffic to site– Text ads similar to Google
system – cpc basis
Microsoft– Nothing in Europe yet.
Other PlayersDistributes ads over two networks the Core and Precision.
Has cheaper clicks but traffic can convert at lower rates
Can supply logos with PPC ads
In 2007 launched their own ad serving platform in the US. They will be looking to use it to extend their UK market share which is around 5%
Specialises in local and vertical search, with cheap clicks but relatively low volume
The Moan Slide!
No Gambling adsMost Expensive NetworkKeyword Generation and estimator tools are poor
No contextual network.Can only target times in 3 hour chunks. <5% UK market share Only 3 countries in which you can serve ads – UK, US and France.
KW mapping dumbing down search? home insurance = house insurance ???No Ad-Scheduling availableSlower Ad Editorial – No live review process as with Google