My PubCon 2015 presentation on how to dominate the competition with 5 simple strategies. I specifically cover image quality, the path to conversion, the difference and values between search vs. shopping campaigns, and how to keep ahead of the evolving SERPs.
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Navah's 5 Golden Rules Of Shopping
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The 5 Golden Rules of
Shopping
Presented by: Navah Hopkins
How to Own the Competition and Make Tidy Profits
@navahf nhopkins@Wordstream.com
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A Little About Me
Seven years working in
online publishing, SEO,
SEM, and International
Commerce.
@navahf nhopkins@Wordstream.com
I’m married to a real life Iron
Man and when I’m not
working on PPC I’m playing
with VR and gaming toys!
(That’s us at our Steam Punk
Wedding)
I mentor entrepreneurs and
SMBs in digital marketing and
have influenced the success of
over 500 accounts.
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Easter Egg Hunt!
Somewhere in this deck is an Easter Egg. First 5 to find
it and tweet me the answer @navahf #pubcon get a
free 20 minute PPC consultation!
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Here’s How We’re Going to Win!
1. Money talks.
2. A picture is worth 1000 words.
3. Know thy customer.
4. Don’t Make Me Think.
5. The house always wins.
Ready? Let’s do this!
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Can We All Agree Shopping Cart
Abandonment Is The Worst?
67.89% shopping cart abandonment
rate.
Source: CPC Strategy and CrazyEgg.com
73% of companies have no idea
why it happens.
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We’re Too Used To Low Conversion
Rates
Mobile Q4 2014 conversion rates for
Search and Shopping: lower but on the
rise (1.10%)
Desktop Q4 2014 conversion rates for
Search and Shopping: (3.93%)
Source: SmartInsights.com, eConsultancy.com
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Money Talks
Out of 3245
campaigns:
0.00%
0.50%
1.00%
1.50%
2.00%
2.50%
3.00%
Average Conversion Rate
August 2015 Average Conversion Rates
Shopping Campaigns Search Campaigns
Source: WordStream Data
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The Price Is Right
84% cite price as the
deciding factor on
purchases
(cpcstrategy.com)
69% of CreditCard.com
survey millennial
participants were prone to
impulse purchases when
excited.
Google Shopping improved domestic
advertiser revenue by 34%.
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Sale’s On!
Chronic Sales
15% sale means you’re playing
into Google’s love of user
interaction.
Use Dynamic Product Display
Ads with a discount code.
No brand or price…just
underwear following me
around…
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Valuing Brand Loyalty Vs. Volume
Avg. Conversion Rate:
Repeat Conversions:
1.84% (May 2015)
60-70% more likely to buy
from you directly next
time.
Avg. Conversion Rate:
Butterfly Customers:
15.87% (May 2015)
Odds of repeated business
are low since users are
more impulsive.
Source: CrazyEgg.com and Marketing Charts
Search Shopping
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Average Shopping CPC is 25% of Search
Out of 3245
campaigns:
$0.00
$0.50
$1.00
$1.50
$2.00
$2.50
$3.00
$3.50
$4.00
Average CPC
August 2015 Average CPC
Shopping Campaigns Search Campaigns
Source: WordStream Data
$0.91
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Shopping Increased CTR By 5%
Out of 3245
campaigns:
3.90%
3.95%
4.00%
4.05%
4.10%
4.15%
4.20%
4.25%
4.30%
Average CTR
August 2015 Average CTR
Shopping Campaigns Searh Campaigns
Source: WordStream Data
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Why Shopping Campaigns
Performance: converts anywhere
between 30%-50% better than Search
Ads*
More automatic: once set-up, requires
less tweaking
This is the battle Google is dedicated
to winning ($500,000,000 last year and
EU anti-trust this year).
Source: WordStream data