Paid Search Marketing Strategies for a Bumper Christmas

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Paid Search Strategiesfor a Bumper ChristmasSri Sharma, Managing Director29th September 2010


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AgendaProtect your search traffic and sales

Find new traffic and revenue

Understand consumer behaviour

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Protect your search traffic and sales

1.


Implications of Google Instant


Hypothesize being tested

What is the effect on impressions and clicks?What is the effect on conversion rate?What is the impact on PPC long tail?Will cost per click be affected?How is the PPC / SEO traffic split affected?Do users start part-phrase keyword searching?


Hypothesize being tested



Hypothesize being tested currently



Consider for Christmas ...

Review how your SEO and PPC traffic has changed since 8th Sep on a channel level and keyword levelOptimise PPC for high traffic keywords and the relevant suggested keywordsTest PPC on part-phrase high traffic keywords


Protect your brand traffic

15% of brand traffic lost to competitorsSource: Hitwise


Incrementality testing shows PPC brand traffic delivers a 30% uplift on SEOSource: Net Media Planet (Retail Vertical)


BEFORE

AFTER


Review manually if your branded terms are out of position or missingMonitor competitor activity and automate responseMonitor URL hijacking and automate response



Find new traffic and revenue

2.


Sophisticated video media targeting


An increase in response and saliency

Search Network clicks & impressions

You Tube clicks & impressions


Placement targeted video searchTarget your products on a granular levelRegularly refresh media plans to take advantage of new video uploadsTake advantage of social media buzz



Understand consumer behaviour

3.3.


Daily Sales at Christmas 2009

Evaluate Christmas 2009

November Payday (25th - 27th)

Cyber Monday(7th December)

Last delivery date (18th- 22nd December)

Christmas Day

Post Christmas Sales (Boxing Day)

Source: Net Media Planet (Retail Vertical)


Analyse your specific brand’s paid search trends for Christmas 2009 Measure early buying cycle interest in products e.g. product views, reviews read, social media buzzFocus generic paid search strategy and click path analysis on early stage buying cycle product interest



Last delivery dateis a huge motivator


Drive footfall using paid search and geo-location targeting


Emphasize last date for delivery in adcopyTest using paid search to drive footfall Optimise Google Places to show nearest retail store location



“54% of users who researched online but bought offline used their mobile devices to conduct their search.”

Source: Google

Take advantage of real time researching


Drive competitor footfall into your store using paid search and geo-location targeting


Test mobile search to attract footfall from competitor storesOptimise Google Places to show nearest retail store location



Protect your brand trafficTest placement based video targetingDrive footfall through paid search

Top 3 Takeaways ...


Thank youDo you have any questions?Sri SharmaManaging DirectorE. [email protected]. +44 (0) 203 008 [email protected]

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