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Understanding the Biggest Inbound
Marketing Channel in the World
By
Jeremy Decker
Who Am I?
Jeremy Decker
● Working in AdWords management since 2006.
● Managed hundreds of campaigns with budgets from $1,000 p/m to $500,000 p/m.
● Worked with brands such as PayPal, Westfield, Apple & more.
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Today’s Webinar Will Cover
1. A look at why Google AdWords works
2. Building a granular AdWords account
3. Optimising an AdWords campaign
Poll
Q: What level of involvement do you have with Google AdWords?
A. I directly run Google AdWords
B. I manage staff that run Google AdWords C. I manage an Agency that does it for me
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Understanding What Drives a ‘Click’
1.1 What Makes Us Click?
Searching (proactive)
Looking for a product/service
• Buy movies online
• Car service Sydney
• Professional resume writer
Looking for information
• Movie session times
• Car service guide
• Resume writing tips
Display/browsing (reactive)
Highly relevant Ad
• Looking for cheap movie tickets
• Same day Sydney car service
• Resume writing experts
Appealing offer
• Get free movie tickets
• Free 5 year service on the new Holden
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1.2 Where AdWords Ads Appear
1.3 Direct Response VS Interruption
The different stages of the buying cycle can all be targeted all in
AdWords with different networks and methods.
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1.4 Question
Why do you think it’s important to
understand your target audience in
Building Granular Campaigns
Section 2
1. Researching your landing page
2. Segmenting campaigns
3. Keyword research
4. Creating ads that work
5. Adding ad extensions
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Poll
Q: What would you be looking to promote with your AdWords campaign?
A. Product(s) B. Service(s) C. Event(s) D. Fundraising
2.1 Researching Landing Pages
Start at the landing page to gather key
information about the keywords
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2.2 Segment The Campaigns
Work out what different market segments you
should split the campaign into. Remember to think of your target users
behaviour (device etc).
Account Campaign AdGroup Ad Ad AdGroup Ad Ad
Campaign AdGroup
Ad Ad
Campaign AdGroup
Ad Ad
2.3 Keyword Research
Build a keyword list for each market
segment and add as AdGroups under each campaign. (small
amount of keywords per AdGroup).
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2.4 Creating Ads That Work!
Remember to make your Ad as relevant as
possible – you can test as many as you like so it’s ok to get a little creative!
2.5 Adding Ad Extensions
Ad Extensions make your ad stand out from your competitors, there are many formats available so test them all!
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2.6 You Must Track Conversions
You must utilise
conversion tracking! It is the key metric that tells you how to optimise
Data Based Optimisations
Section 3
1. Auditing a campaign
2. Statistically significant optimisations
3. Where to find the biggest wins
4. Understanding quality score
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Poll 2
Q: How familiar are you with the AdWords interface?
A. I’ve logged into AdWords once or twice
B. I have often made changes to and AdWords account C. I can use AdWords editor
3.1 Auditing a Campaign
When you have a granular campaign
structure Auditing your campaigns is a breeze.
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3.2 Statistically Significant Optimisations
It is important to restrain yourself from making
small changes too often. Back it up with data!
3.3 Where To Find The Biggest Wins
Don’t assume you know what is going to convert. Always check your data.
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3.4 Understanding Quality Score
The key thing to remember is that Google put the
quality score system into place to ensure its own profitability.
3.5 Landing Page Improvements
The key to a good landing page is to make all the key information accessible
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Running AdWords Experiments
Section 4
1. What you should be testing
2. Exploration campaigns
4.1 What You Should Be Testing
Everything. The most common test are:
1. Ad Testing
2. Landing Page Testing 3. Match Type Testing
Implement Test Gather Data Analyse Roll Out Strategize
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4.2 Exploration Campaigns
Don’t be afraid to try out wild new ideas. Just keep your tests controlled.
4.3 Using AdWords Experiments
AdWords has its own build in split testing tool that allows you to keep
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Wrapping it up
1. Know who your audience is before you try to sell to them.
2. Put the time into designing a campaign being as granular as possible.
3. Data dictates almost everything.
4. If it’s worth thinking about, it is probably worth testing!
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