This presentation was given to an audience of local businesses at the LSA Bootcamp, a one day digital marketing intensive, in Charlotte 7/26/15. For more about the event and for a look at future events visit www.LSABootcamp.com.
8. Yahoo 2014 Confidential & Proprietary. 8
Mobile search is key to online marketing
50%
of digital search ad
spending will occur on
mobile in 2015
of mobile searches trigger
follow-up actions, such as
further research, a store visit, or
a purchase**
73%
9. Mobile brings utility, convenience, and
locality to search
Of mobile internet users use
search from their mobile
device
9
Billion
Minutes
Spent a month, or
more than an hour
each, on search.
86%
Mobile search activity
peaks at the weekend
and early evening
10. Mobile search is a daily habit
87%of smartphone owners
access the Internet daily
45%conduct 2+ mobile
searches per day
96% use a search engine
at lease once per
day
11. Mobile search has become an integral part
of shopping for many consumers
Research products on their
device weekly
83%
Research products
daily
49%
Make a purchase on their
mobile device weekly
24%
12. Mobile shopping searchers took several follow-
up actions after searching
CONTINUED
RESEARCH66%
CONDUCTED
RELATED SEARCHES59%
SHARED
INFORMATION50%
VISITED A
RETAILER WEBSITE79%
CHECKED
PRICES ONLINE69%
FOUND DIRECTIONS TO
A STORE28%
CALLED A BUSINESS18%
DISCUSSED INFO
RELATED TO SEARCH
WITH SOMEONE ELSE
65%
13. Mobile search ads = Increased brand
awareness & consideration
40%of people exposed to both search ads
& organic were more likely to mention
a brand top of mind than those
exposed to organic only.
46%say search ads can persuade
them to consider new brands,
even when they had other brands
in mind.
15. 15 Yahoo Confidential & Proprietary
Mobile Ad
Best Practices
2
Objective
Targeting
Costs
Ad Creative
Landing Page
16. Objective: The Search Sales Funnel
Awareness
Consideration and
Engagement
Buying
Engagers
Shoppers
17. Targeting
Be strategic – don’t over do it
and limit your reach.
People located in…
People searching for…
Targeting
18. 1. Try campaigns without location targeting alongside
campaigns with location targeting.
2. Test ad copy to reflect the location target.
3. Optimize top performing locations
People located in…Location
19. 1. Add more keywords to appear more often.
2. Carefully review top performing keywords and consider
their intent to help inform your targeting.
3. Optimize top performing keywords
4. Don’t limit your reach by being too specific. Go big and
broad with your keywords.
People searching for…Keywords
20. 1. Analyze your bidding strategy so that it’s set to hit
your goal.
2. Set a competitive bid by monitoring your performance
and using bid tools.
3. Use conversion tracking to know what happens after
your ad gets clicked.
Budget StrategyBudget Strategy
21. There are only three main components that people
see in an ad:
Title Description
Ad Creative
URL
22. 1. Ask a question
2. Solve a problem
1. Use Title Case
2. Make use of character max
3. Leverage targeting
Ad Text
Guidelines
Title
23. Description
1. Make sure it reads naturally
2. Directly relate to your product or
service
1. Use sentence case
2. Make use of character max
3. Don’t look cheap (SAVE$!)
Ad Text
Guidelines
Description
24. 1. Reflect your product or service
2. Be mobile friendly
3. Be user friendly
1. Have a page title and a product
description
2. Make your call to action easy
3. Show signs of trust
Tips
Guidelines
Landing Page
25. Ad Testing
1. Test various components and monitor the
performance.
2. Refresh your ads on a weekly basis.
3. Create separate campaigns for seasonal of
limited-time offers.
26. SEO & SEM Tips for the Small Business
• Leverage Professionals
• Do Your Homework
• Stay True to your Business