5 Tricks to Create Unforgettable PPC Ads

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5 Tricks to Create Unforgettable PPC Ads

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Want to get smart in paid search?

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Meet Your Presenter

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Erin SaginPPC Evangelist &

Community ManagerWordStream

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Digital Marketers Are Under Attack

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What Do All of These Ads Have In Common?

They all suck!!

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Your Ads Don’t Have

to Suck!@ErinSagin

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Confession: I Barely Understand Football

Cowboys Jersey

Packers Hat

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#2 Most Popular YouTube Video of 2015 @83 Million

Views (AND IT’S AN AD)

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People Pour Tons of Resources Into Producing the BEST Super

Bowl Ads

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Bet You’re Not Putting THAT Much Effort Into Your PPC Ads…

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Text ad creation is pretty straightforward.

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Anomalies DO Exist

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Stop Settling for Average!

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Feel Like You’ve Already Tried Everything?

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Swapping Punctuation

LAME!!

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Using Your Thesaurus As A Crutch

ALSO LAME!!

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Using Dynamic Keyword Insertion

Seems pretty effective at

first…

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Using Dynamic Keyword Insertion

But it doesn’t produce rare, extraordinary

ads.

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Appending Ad Extensions

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Reality: Small Changes = Small Impact

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Big Changes Yield Big Results

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Can You Really Make Big Changes With Just 95 Characters?

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“For sale: Baby shoes. Never worn.”

-E. Hemingway

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I’m Not Very Creative!

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5 Tricks to Write Unforgettable Ad

Copy

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#1 Hook ‘Em Early

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Who Has A Longer Attention Span?

9 second

s

8 second

sA Goldfish Ralph

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Identify Headlines Working Well on Other Channels

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Steal Ideas From Content Marketers

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Hack: Use Buzzsumo To See What People Are Sharing

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#2 Tap Into Emotions

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Emotions Incite Action

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Hack: Perry Marshall’s Swiss Army Knife

You

A Thing Your

Customer Loves

A Thing Your

Customer Hates

Your Customer’s Best Friend

Your Customer’s

Worst Enemy

Your Customer

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Putting It Into Practice

• You = Divorce Attorney• Your Customer = Scorned

Wife• Her Worst Enemy = Her

Cheating Husband• Something She Hates = His

Mistress• Something She Loves =

Revenge

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Which Lawyer Would You Call?

+30% CTR!!!

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Leveraging Scare Tactics To Prevent Breast Cancer

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Ad #1

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Ad #2: We Made One Very Small Change

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Winner: Ad #2

125% Increase In Appointments Booked +

170% Increase In Call Volume

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Top 10 Emotional Drivers

1. Amusement2. Interest3. Surprise4. Happiness5. Delight6. Pleasure7. Joy8. Hope9. Affection10.Excitement

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When In Doubt, Turn To Humor

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#3 Get Your Mind In the Gutter

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This Occurred To Us By Accident

Yielded 60% More Clicks Than Average

Ad!

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It’s Nothing New

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Even Your Grandparents Fell For It!

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A Cheeky Hint Is All It Takes

CTR was 47%

higher!!

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Even Text Ads Can Be Provocative

Hey Big Boy!Start Losing

Weight Today.Size Does

Matter.

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Alert: Exercise Caution

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#4 Get Personal

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But Searchers Are Anonymous…

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The Basics…

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Location Matters

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4 in 5 consumers want search ads customized to

their city, zip code or immediate surroundings.

Source: Infographic: Understanding Consumers’ Local Search Behavior, Think With Google

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Example: POP Yachts

In My Backyard

1,094 Nautical Miles Away

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Hack: Geo Ad Customizers Make Your Life Way Easier

30%+ CTR13%+ Conversion

Rate

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More searches occur on mobile devices than desktop computers.

Source: Inside AdWords, Building for the Next Moment

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Acknowledge That Searchers Are On Their Phones

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Identity Based Targeting Is A Game-Changer

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1. Remarketing Lists for Search Ads

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Remarketing + Search = Doubly Powerful

2X Higher CTR!2X Higher

Conversion Rates!

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2. Customer Match Targeting

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Get the Most Out of These Campaigns With Targeted Ad

Copy!

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But Don’t Be A Creep About It…

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Convince Prospects to Take the Plunge With Discounts!

• 10% Off Your First Purchase

• Free Shipping for New Customers

• Complimentary Setup For New Customers

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Use Copy to Counteract Common Objections

Why are they hesitant to buy in the first place? Turn to your reviews!• Free Returns

Within 30 Days• Top Notch

Customer Service Team

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Take A Hint From Mickey D’s

Highlight complementary packages

• Our Phones Look Even Better In Custom Cases!

• Need Help With Our Software? Our Consultants Can Help!

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#5 Leverage FOMO

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Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) > Logical Reasoning

Confession: I hate this dress.

Why did I buy it??• Original price: $1,750• My find: $109• Discount: 94% off!• Number left in the store:

ONE

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How Could I Resist?

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Use Countdowns To Create Urgency

As sale ends (or product supply diminishes), CTRs and CVRs increase up to

3X!!

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Hack: Use Ad Customizers to Automate the Process

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Take A Hint From J. Crew

Pro-tip: Rotate ad

customizers to create

perpetual sales or

demonstrate a dwindling product supply!

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Bottom Line: Your Ads Don’t Have to

Suck!

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Be a Unicorn In A Sea

of Donkeys!

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