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Keyword research is often overlooked as a valuable source of market research data. Most of the time, keyword research is handed off to junior bid strategists or non-analysts. But what happens when you combine search data with other data? You get incredible insights! Panel session given at 2012 eMetrics Marketing Optimization Summit. Sorry, some of the animation builds don't work here.

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Keywords are Key!Dana Todd, SVP Marketing

June 25, 2012eMetrics Chicago!

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Who’s the Chick with Purple Hair? Leader: SVP Marketing at Performics

Pioneer: Co-founder of SEMPO, Newsforce and SiteLab

Expert: 15 years Internet & search marketing, expert witness, influencer

Analytics cred: Founded Supermath analytics conference (but can’t do math in my head)

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Tweeting? @danatodd and @performics

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Performics inspires participation by integrating highly efficient media with relevant brand experiences.

The original performance marketing agency We live performance: 25% of our revenue is

from client ROI Top 5 buyers of search in the US, and top 10

globally More than 800 experts in 18 countries Category specialization includes automotive,

CPG, education, financial services, healthcare, insurance, retail, tech, and telecomm

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You Know You Need It: Unified Customer View

Source: PulsePoint “Bridging the Digital Divide” 2012 PulsePoint.com

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Behold! The lowly keyword…

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It’s easy to drown…

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One good insight can unlock inspiration…

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Who’s behind the searches? Challenge: Look beyond clicks and

conversions Method:

Map keywords to valued segments & behavioral data to drive strategic planning opportunities

Segmentation analysis via search data + other data sources

Outcome: Detailed Searcher Profiles

Case Study: Consumer Financial Brand Uncovers High Risk Customer behind Top Keywords

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Big Wins for Consumer Financial Services Client

Key Take-aways: Searchers are unique in multiple ways One of “best performer” KWs clearly tied to a

higher-risk financial profile (Millennials) Opportunities:

Modify experience & product offerings to the type of person, not just the keyword

Engage Millennials in a different pathway Other sites of value for potential

advertising or partnership

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Approach: Leverage internal metrics, syndicated tools and third party research to identify qualified Company X searcher profiles (1 month of data)

Search Term Segments Analyzed (based on top 10 qualified KWs)

o Brand Termso Apply Termso Benefit Termso Credit Card Termso Partner Product Terms

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Methodology

o Reward Termso Offer Termso Lending Product Terms o Feature Terms

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Searchers are unique by the keywords they use, suggesting we should strategically test by profile group or unique behaviors

“Apply” KW term searchers skew lower HHI, but over-index for Millennial age group who are mobile savvy. Testing on their preferred screen could expose unique insight

Contextual targeting & competitive ad copy is unique per profile– “Reward” term searchers are not only looking to collect reward points, they want

to exchange them (barter)– “Apply” & “Partner Product” searchers might be more influenced by family

oriented content

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Demographics: Key Takeaways

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Apply KWs = age 25-34 yrs

Benefit & Lending Product = 35-44 yrs

Brand, Reward, Offer, Credit Card and Feature Terms = 45-54 yrs

Partner Product = 55-64 yrs

18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+0

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Head of Household Age for Different Term SearchersApply TermsBrand TermsCredit Card TermsLending Product TermsOffer TermsPartner Product TermsReward Terms

• 25-34 age group is largest age group (29%) of US iPhone users - opportunity to increase keywords on mobile search. Lending Product terms, highly represented by 35-44 yr. olds is the second highest opportunity for mobile (20%)

• The top downstream destinations for Offer term searchers were aggregators: creditcards.com & smartcreditchoices.com. Opportunity for contextual targeting, ad copy focus on benefit comparisons

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Searcher Profile: Age

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Apply Terms = HHI <$25K

Benefit, Lending, Feature Card and Partner product = HHI $25-49K

Offer Terms = $50-74K

Brand & Reward terms = $100k+

<$25k $25-49k $50-74k $75-99k $100k+0

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Income Levels for Different Term Searchers Apply TermsBrand TermsCredit Card TermsLending Product TermsOffer TermsPartner Product TermsReward Terms

• Apply Term searchers makeup the lowest HH income – adjust expectations on volume of qualified applicants

• Top downstream websites for Reward Term searchesinclude Cashyourmiles.com, a mileage broker, pays users in cash in exchange for rewards points. Explore keywords and ad copy that speaks to cash/points exchange or ways to be rewarded without flying excessively

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Searcher Profile: Income

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Brand, Lending Product, Offerand Reward Terms tendto be no children in household

Searchers for Apply, Benefit, Credit Card, Feature Card and Partner Card Terms tend to have children in household

Offer Terms

Lending Product Terms

Reward Terms

Brand Terms

Credit Card Terms

Partner Product Terms

Apply Terms

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No Yes

Searchers with children in HH may be more likely to relatewith content about financial budgeting, financial planning and savings opportunities, which could impact ad copy, contextual targeting and landing page content

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Searcher Profile: Children in Household

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Keyword data is integral

Business Intelligence

Multi-Touch Attribution

Predictive Modeling

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Thank you!

Dana [email protected]@danatoddwww.performics.com

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comScore’s Search Planner, Search Term Profile report, showsthe full behavioral profile of the searchers who used the selected terms during a specific month in 2011

Measurement Glossary

Demographics% of Visitors: (Percent composition) All people within a specific demographic who used the selected terms, as a percentage of the total searchers on the selected terms.-Age, Income, Children in Household

Search Engines% of Clicks for the terms: Percentage of total clicks for this set of terms that occurred on each top search engine.

Additional Sites of Interest% Reach: The site's visitors who are members of the Term Searcher target group as a percentage of all searchers who searched on the term list.

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Measurement Background