Google AdWords remarketing (and really remarketing in general) is a hot trend in the world of pay-per-click marketing. Remarketing is basically a way of getting your message in front of people who have visited your site in the recent past – you’ve no doubt seen a site you recently visited “following you around” via advertisements.
And if you’re a paid search manager, you’ve likely set up a slew of remarketing campaigns in the last few months, many times at the specific request of the client, but there are still PPC advertisers who are either just getting their remarketing campaigns started or are still considering how much value there would be in a remarketing campaign.
In this post we’ll cover three important things to consider as you get your first remarketing campaigns up and running.
Are You Ready for Remarketing? Consider the Impact Your Campaign Will Have
Remarketing campaigns can be great, but the first thing you have to think about is the relative impact of a remarketing campaign. Does your site get a lot of traffic? If you’re not driving large numbers of visitors to your site, and you’re spending money inefficiently in other areas of your PPC campaigns to try to drive new visitors to your site, you might be better off prioritizing adjustments to your core campaigns first. Many times I see advertisers spend a lot of time and effort setting up a remarketing campaign only to see it fail to generate any traffic or spend, while they have campaigns they’re spending real money on that are far from optimized.
Choose the Right Offer for Remarketing
One of the most important considerations with a remarketing campaign is finding the right offer for this audience. Generally speaking, people who have already visited your site are “warmer,” so you might want to push this audience into a harder offer. Save your white papers and free downloads for the folks who are finding you on the display network and push these people further down your conversion funnel.
Choose the Right Creative for a Remarketing Campaign
Similarly, deciding on the right remarketing creative is a slightly different process from a traditional display campaign. You still want your ad to get noticed, but since this audience is already familiar with your offering, you can afford to lean more on familiarity than disruption for click-throughs. Think about the way your traffic is divided: Where are most people coming from? What pages on your site have they seen? Catch their eyes with similar but distinct imagery to what they’ve likely already seen, and drive them to a page and an offer that maps well with that creative.
About the Author
Tom Demers is co-founder and managing partner at Measured SEM search engine marketing consulting, a boutique search marketing agency offering search engine marketing services ranging from pay-per-click account management to search engine optimization and link building services such as guest posting services and content marketing.
You can learn more about how Measured SEM can help or get in touch with Tom directly via email at tom at measuredsem.com or by following him on Twitter.
This post originated on the WordStream Blog. WordStream provides keyword tools for pay-per click (PPC) and search engine optimization (SEO) aiding in everything from keyword discovery to keyword grouping and organization.
Source: http://www.wordstream.com/blog/ws/2011/07/07/google-adwords-remarketing-tips
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