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1 Earned 2 Owned 3Paid
Public Relations (Articles)
Social Media (Mentions)
Testimonials (Reviews)
Email List (Newsletter)
Social Media (Twitter)
Blog (Articles)
SEM Ads (Bing Ads)
Social Ads (Pinterest)
Native Ads (Promoted)
Good exam
question!
CHANNELS
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TOP OF THE FUNNEL
Goal: Drive awareness.
Metrics: Website visits, blog
subscribers
Activities:
- Blog
- Social Media
- Email
- SEO
- Paid Advertising
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MARKETING YOURSELF
help people use digital media to transform the way that
businesses interact with their customers
by working with new marketers at Chatham and
ambitious CMOs at Bounteous
GOAL:
WHY/HOW:
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help people use digital media to transform the way that
businesses interact with their customers
by working with new marketers at Chatham and
ambitious CMOs at Bounteous
GOAL:
WHY/HOW:
MARKETING YOURSELF
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Scavenger Hunt
1. How many sessions from United Kingdom?
2. What percent of sessions come from Pixel phones?
3. What is the bounce rate on tablet devices?
4. Which (default) channel creates the most sessions?
5. What is the fourth most popular landing page?
6. What is the most common affinity audience?
46. Google Ads 101
• Account Nav.
Account Structure
Account
Billing
User
permissions
Time zone &
currency
Notifications
Campaigns
Budget
Bidding strategy
Targeting
Ad serving
options
Ad Groups
Default bid
Thematic
organization
Keywords & Ads
Target search
intent
Serve relevant
message
47. Google Ads 101
Account Structure
Campaign Ad Group Keywords Ad Copy
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Decaf Coffee
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48. Keyword
• Words or phrases that represent your product, good, or service.
• Keywords are the foundation of a Search campaign.
Search Query
• The word or phrase that a user types into the search engine.
Google Ads 101
Keywords & Search Queries
49. Google Ads 101
How Does It Work?
User types search query into Google
Search query triggers targeted keyword
Ad serves
50. The keyword matching options
determine how closely the
search query must match the
keyword.
There are 4 match type options.
Google Ads 101
Keyword Match Types
Modified Broad
Broad
Phrase
Exact
Max
Min
Reach
51. Keyword closely matches the search intent. Match type
signified by absence of symbols.
Example: personal injury lawyer
Google Ads 101
Keyword Match Type: Broad
Search Query Ad Shown?
personal injury lawyer Yes
lawyer personal injury Yes
criminal defense lawyer Yes
affordable attorneys in boston Yes
52. All required words appear in the search query. Plus sign
before all required words.
Example: +personal +injury +lawyer
Google Ads 101
Keyword Match Type: Modified Broad
Search Query Ad Shown?
personal injury lawyer Yes
lawyer personal injury Yes
find lawyer in boston personal injury Yes
hire personal injury attorney No
53. Words without plus signs matched as if regular broad match.
Example: +personal +injury lawyer
Google Ads 101
Keyword Match Type: Modified Broad
Search Query Ad Shown?
personal injury lawyer Yes
lawyer personal injury Yes
find lawyer in boston personal injury Yes
hire personal injury attorney Yes
54. Query contains keyword phrase. Text may appear before
or after phrase. Use quotation marks.
Example: “personal injury lawyer”
Google Ads 101
Keyword Match Type: Phrase
Search Query Ad Shown?
personal injury lawyer Yes
lawyer personal injury No
find personal injury lawyer in boston Yes
hire personal injury attorney No
55. Query exactly matches or is a slight variation of the
keyword. Signified with square bracket.
Example: [personal injury lawyer]
Google Ads 101
Keyword Match Type: Exact
Search Query Ad Shown?
personal injury lawyer Yes
lawyer personal injury Yes*
find personal injury lawyer in boston No
hire personal injury attorney No
56. Broad: matches to broadly related words.
+Broad +Modified: words with + must be in query.
“Phrase”: the phrase in “” must be in the query in the exact
order; words may appear before or after.
[Exact]: query must match keyword exactly or be a slight
variation.
Google Ads 101
Match Type Recap
57. Negative keywords will suppress irrelevant queries:
• Improve account performance
• Set at campaign or ad group level
• Impacts campaign budgets
• Add match type: broad, “phrase”, or [exact]
Google Ads 101
Negative Keywords
58. • Let’s try an example.
• We are a bike shop. We sell bikes. Only bikes, no accessories.
Google Ads 101
Negatives Keywords
59. What are my negative keywords?
Google Ads 101
Negative Keywords
Repair
Shop
Helmet Race Dirt Bike
We do not sell
accessories.
Suppress all bike
helmet queries.
We do not repair
bikes. Suppress
these queries
We do not want to
serve ads to users
looking for a bike
race.
We do not sell dirt
bikes.
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Pros & Cons of SEO
Pros Cons
It Pays Dividends Results Take Time
Free Traffic No Guarantees
Quality Traffic Algorithm Black Box
Volume Constant Change
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What is SEO?
On-Page
Titles
Descriptions
Headers
Images
HTML Structure
Technical
Crawlability
Duplicate Content
URL Structure
Page Speed &
Mobile UX
Off-Page
Link Quality
Link Quantity
Anchor Text
Domain Authority
Engagement
Context
Targeting Intent
Keyword Research
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To organize the world’s information and make it
universally accessible and useful
Google’s Mission
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Title
Best Practices
• One title tag per page
• Recommended length: 55 characters
• Include targeted keywords
• Reflect keywords used in page’s body text
• Include site branding at the end if space is
available
• Use “Title Casing Like This”
• Use natural language (for people)
<body>
<h1>Chocolate Donuts from Mary's Bakery</h1>
<img scr=“chocolate-donuts.jpg” alt=“chocolate
donuts” />
<h2></h2>
<h3></h3>
</body>
Major parts of an HTML page
<head>
<title>Chocolate Donuts | Mary's Bakery</title>
<meta name=“description” content=“Mary's Bakery
chocolate donuts are possibly the most delicious,
perfectly formed, flawlessly chocolatey donuts ever
made.” />
</head>
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Meta Description
• Provides concise explanation of page’s content
• Placed within <head> tag
• Not a ranking factor, but if written well, can
increase your click-through rate!
<head>
<title>Chocolate Donuts | Mary's Bakery</title>
<meta name=“description” content=“Mary's Bakery
chocolate donuts are possibly the most delicious,
perfectly formed, flawlessly chocolatey donuts ever
made.” />
</head>
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Experiment Setup
TESTING
A/B Test
Tests two or more variants of a page, also called an A/B/N test. This is
the most common of the experiments.
DEFINITION
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Tests two or more variants of a page, also called an A/B/N test. This is
the most common of the experiments.
Google Optimize Workshop
Experiment Setup
A/B TESTS
50% Traffic50% Traffic
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Tests two or more variants of a page, also called an A/B/N test. This is
the most common of the experiments.
Google Optimize Workshop
Experiment Setup
A/B TESTS
33% Traffic33% Traffic 33% Traffic
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Test Objectives
LET’S SET EXPECTATIONS
The Car-Buying Process: One Consumer's 900+ Digital Interactions
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When we talk about Conversion Rate
Optimization, think about the small
conversions that lead up to the larger
conversion.
“I have the mentality of a rock climber…I
focus on what I can control. The three feet
around me.”
Google Optimize Workshop
Test Objectives
CHOOSING OBJECTIVES
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Test Objectives
CHOOSING THE RIGHT OBJECTIVE
$
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2 3
Micro Conversion Macro Conversion
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What is this website and what does it offer?
• Brand
• Product/service
• Unique value proposition
Google Optimize Workshop
Auditing
WHAT
Unique value proposition
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When should I take action?
• Urgency
• Set expectations
• Calls-to-action (CTA)
Google Optimize Workshop
Auditing
WHEN
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Where are answers to FAQ?
• Essential information
• High on the page
• Accessible
Google Optimize Workshop
Auditing
WHERE
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Testing
FIRST STEPS
Here are some testing best practices for your first experiments:
• Hide a thing instead of adding one
• More volume, less time.
• Some segmentation is essential in testing.
• Avoid dynamic elements that would become static.