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Updated on 7th March 20167th March 201607-03-2016
Fair? Probably not. Expensive? Almost certainly.
Unable to differentiate bids between desktop and tablet there’s a strong possibility that you are washing huge amounts of cash down the paid search drain. Cash you could be using to drive new business.
Just take a look at the example below – the CPC rip off that one our clients was suffering before we took over their account.
£136 for only one tablet lead!?!? It would be funny if it weren’t so serious – if the leads weren’t so ridiculously expensive. £136 each compared to a cost per click of £22 on computers. That’s x6 the price. Crazy.
So… let’s take a look at what’s going on here and what you can do to mitigate it.
Because we’ve studied thousands of searches on countless accounts we’ve spotted both the flaw, a flaw that’s likely costing you a fortune. Fortunately we have also identified the solution, a solution that will solve the problem forever.
But it’s not a quick fix or an easy patch. There is no gorgeous button to make everything instantly perfect. What we’ve discovered is a process. A process that if followed closely will breathe fresh life into your campaign and at the same time save you a small fortune.
Read on…
Why tablets usually perform poorly.
So your page looks neat on tablets and clearly your site is compatible with all the main tablets browsers. Why then the crazy CPC difference?
Simple. It’s because your Google Adwords campaign is broken. Not your page. Your campaign.
We’ll talk about broken campaigns and the implications of our discoveries in a minute. First though it’s important to take a close look at targeting options.
Let’s suppose you are a ‘magento developer‘ and you want enquires from people interested in undertaking Magento development projects. Surely it makes sense to use the search term “magento developer”? A phrase match keyword that covers all the possible searches?
Hmmmm. In truth only a fraction of those searching on ‘magento developer’ will be looking for a solution provider.In reality a vast proportion of those searches will be magento developers looking for a job or developers hunting technical information.
Searches such as:
magento developer cv template
magento developer vacancies
magento developer guide
So don’t let job or technical data seekers drain your budget. Do add negative keywords.
Why tablets differ from computers? It’s definitely not what you would thought.
Sure Google does a fair good job of automatically filtering out irrelevant queries on computers. But on mobile? On tablet? It’s not good news.
Fail to add ‘guide‘ as a negative keyword and you’ll be safe when somebody searches ‘magento developer guide‘ on a computer. The same person using a tablet. BANG – up go your ads.
It’s true. We’ve proved it. Yes it sounds crazy, but test it for yourself if you don’t believe us.
Here are our results.
Google Chrome incognito mode on both a computer and tablet using the very same IP address.
No ads on the top on Computers for ‘magento developer guide’.
Four(!!!) ads on the top for the very same query on Tablets.
No ads on the top on Computers for “server hosting minecraft”
Two(!!!) ads on the top for the same query on tablets.
One relevant ad on the top for ‘washing machine diy repair’ on computers.
One relevant and one irrelevant ad on the top for tablets.
Interesting huh? Surprising too.
So that’s why your campaigns will underperform perform on tablets – because they are more vulnerable to inappropriate settings.
Those settings meaning that on tablets Google is much more likely run your ads for irrelevant queries than on computers.
Or put another way…
Campaigns with too broad settings will fall on tablets.
How to fix your campaings.
With commitment.
As we said earlier – there is no quick fix. No gorgeous button. And don’t expect Google to filter out those expensive, irrelevant queries. They won’t.
Deep, extensive and diligent negative keyword research is the only answer. Hard work. Understanding. Professionalism.
Turn up to the fight with all three and you will win.
If you or your campaign manager falters on any, then you’ve lost before you’ve begun. It’s a simple as that.
But of course, you don’t have to lose.
You could also drop us an email info@optimumclick.co.uk and we’ll make sure you never waste another penny paying over the odds on tablet clicks.
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ERNŐ Horváth
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For such a talented paid media professional, in truth, it’s not Erno’s paid media ability that’s enabled him to build such a formidable business (and reputation).
It’s his ability to orchestrate - to identify the smartest paid media professionals, to blend that talent into a singularly focused team, and to inspire that team to deliver consistently exceptional paid media results. The ROI that our clients demand, deserve and achieve. Erno’s vision made real.
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