5 New Year's Resolutions for AdWords Success
1. I will try out new AdWords innovations.
The new AdWords experience is packed with new features like promotion extensions and ad variations that have helped advertisers improve performance. For example, Torrid saw a 30% lift in conversion rate when using promotion extensions to highlight limited time offers alongside ad copy that emphasized quality and fit. Merkle also increased conversions by 14% after running an ad variations test with expanded text ads. And new shortcuts like pressing “G” then “T” let you navigate to any page within your account so you can get to the data that matters to you, faster.
As you search in AdWords, keyboard shortcuts will be suggested for future use.
Testing in AdWords is crucial when optimizing your account. To increase return on ad spend (ROAS), the Honest Company used campaign drafts and experiments for efficiently exploring new strategies—saving 50% more time compared to manual trials. The Honest Company experimented with sending shoppers to product pages versus special offer landing pages for "bath" and "body" keywords. As a result of the test, the Honest Company saw a 47% increase in ROAS when sending shoppers to unique offer landing pages.
3. I will do more in less time.
Smart Bidding helps marketers bid both more efficiently and effectively. Powered by Google’s machine learning, it automatically sets the right bid for each and every auction. Bonprix, a leading fashion brand in Europe, drove 25% more revenue at the same ROAS and more than 50% in incremental revenue on mobile, by using Smart Bidding with Target ROAS. According to Sönke Harms, Bonprix’s Head of Shopping ads, Smart Bidding allowed the team to focus on “delivering key analyses, identifying strategic opportunities, and driving important initiatives.” Read our best practices guide to get started with Smart Bidding.
4. I will reach more shoppers.
Mobile searches for “where to buy” grew more than 85% over the past two years.1 That’s why it’s critical to help shoppers find your business both online and when they’re on-the-go. With location extensions, you can show your address, business hours, a map to your location, and more. You can also reach and bid higher specifically for people who are located near your business. Jerome’s Furniture combined location extensions with local inventory ads and store visits measurement to increase conversions by 93% across online and offline channels.
Location extensions show your business information in various formats on the Search Network, Display Network, and Google Maps.
5. I will stay informed.
With the AdWords app, you can manage your keywords and more on-the-go.
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From our AdWords family to yours—happy holidays, and we’ll see you in 2018!
1. Source: Google Data, U.S., Jan.-June 2015 vs. Jan.-June 2017.
