fashion brands that spend money on paid search may be losing a significant portion of their ad dollars to ad fraud. Here are a few examples of big brands suffering from this. It can be corrected quickly through forensic analysis but ongoing maintenance also needs to be done.
15. Other Bad Guy Domains
http://analyzecanceradvice .com
http://analyzecancerhelp .com
http://bestcanceropinion .com
http://bestcancerproducts .com
http://bestcancerresults .com
http://besthealthopinion .com
http://bettercanceradvice .com
http://bettercancerhelp .com
http://betterhealthopinion .com
http://findcanceropinion .com
http://findcancerresource .com
http://findcancertopics .com
http://findhealthopinion .com
http://finestcanceradvice .com
http://finestcancerhelp .com
http://finestcancerresults .com
http://getcancerproducts .com
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96,000+ more
sites like
these, designed to
show search ads
and self-click on
them to steal CPC
ad dollars
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16. Search Ad Clicks
20 - 40%
fraudulent, accidental, wasted
Source: Adometry Click Fraud Report 1H 2013
IAB: FY 2012 Search Ad Spend = $16.8B
• Search ad fraud is a bit more involved to commit and usually
occurs on “search partner” sites (not the main search sites)
• Bad guys set up sites with no content, execute searches with
lucrative keywords, and click the ads with bots
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18. Biggest PPC Spenders
Insurance est. Spending:
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Statefarm.com - $46M /yr
Geico.com - $44M
Progressive.com - $34M
Esurance.com - $28M
Allstate.com - $25M
USAA.com - $21M
Many CPCs from $60 - $78
Retailers est. Spending:
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Walmart.com - $48M /yr
Sears.com - $18M annually
Macys.com - $11M per year
JCPenney.com - $9.6M
CPCs range from $15 - $63
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19. Digital Ad Forensics Process
Preliminary Scan
Sizing of
ad fraud
Forensic Analysis
Maintenance
• Technology Tools
• Statistical analysis
• Budget shifts
• Further optimization
Implementation
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Preliminary analysis of
paid campaigns and
analytics to determine
magnitude of the ad
fraud impacting client.
Creating recommended
list of
changes, including list
of sites to exclude in
each ad channel.
Subscribe to
triangulated, cross-industry
database of “ad fraud
offenders” to continuously
update blacklists and
whitelists.
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20. Related Articles
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By: Augustine Fou, December 2013
How Click Fraud Works
By: Augustine Fou, November 2013
Fake Facebook Profiles
By: Augustine Fou, Dec 2013
The Magnitude of Digital Ad Fraud
By: Augustine Fou, November 2013
Fake Twitter Accounts
By: Augustine Fou, August 2013
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21. Dr. Augustine Fou – Digital Forensics
“I advise clients on optimizing
advertising across all channels. Using
advanced technical forensic techniques
and custom tchnology tools, we detect
and mitigate ad fraud and waste.”
FORMER CHIEF DIGITAL OFFICER, HCG (OMNICOM)
MCKINSEY CONSULTANT
CLIENT SIDE / AGENCY SIDE EXPERIENCE
PROFESSOR AND COLUMNIST
ENTREPRENEUR / SMALL BUSINESS OWNER
PHD MATERIALS SCIENCE (MIT '95) AT AGE 23
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LinkedIn: http://linkd.in/augustinefou
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