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Are you seeing a decline in visits to your website this month? Did that decline, perhaps, begin in November?
Do not fear! You’re probably part of one of many industries that feel the effect of seasonal traffic. For most, December is the worst month.
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At Elliance, we believe that a mix of smart website structure and content, search engine optimization and pay per click (PPC) work can effectively grow the pool of international prospects.
Here are some areas to focus on when you consider a PPC campaign for recruiting international students.
Over the last few months, I shared some important factors to consider when writing PPC (pay-per-click) ads: What’s in an Ad? Writing Effective PPC Ad Copy, Part 1 What’s in an Ad? Writing Effective PPC Ad Copy, Part 2 Today, I want to wrap up this short series, and conclude with some of the successes we’ve seen specifically with higher education paid search ads. So far we’ve discussed using these best practices to ensure successful PPC ad performance: Include keywords in your ad that relate to the search query Include brand name in your ad Use numbers – pricing, dates, percentages Use strong call to actions Call out specific deadlines Use a phone number dedicated to PPC for tracking Emphasize that your ad is yours with “official site” Highlight rankings (e.g. “top ranked by the Princeton Review”) The last thing I want point out for consideration with higher education paid search ads specifically: location, location, location! Include the actual city … Continue reading
Last month, I shared some important factors to consider when writing PPC (pay-per-click) ads Part 1. Today, I want to share some thoughts about writing effective PPC ads that are industry specific — particularly for higher education paid marketing campaigns — and ensuring that they fit into your competitive mix. 1. Use strong call to actions. Here are a few that are definitely worth testing: > Phone number to request information (ensure the phone number is dedicated to only inquiries coming from your PPC ads so you can track back to your PPC campaign and overall marketing totals) > Dates of info sessions (consider testing months vs. exact dates to see which convert best for you) > Application deadlines 2. Emphasize that your ad is yours. For higher education paid marketing, particularly with all of the lead aggregators out there, it’s important that prospects know that your ad really leads to you. > One particular phrase that has always performed … Continue reading
If you’ve ever written a pay-per-click (PPC) ad, then you know how hard it is to cram an eye-popping, attention-grabbing, conversion-cranking message into a tiny, little space The 25-character headline and 70-character description space doesn’t seem so small until you try to insert your text into Google and run over the character limit! Writing successful ad copy is one of the most important factors of a successful PPC campaign. Here’s a few things that I have found to be the most effective from my experience with PPC marketing, especially within the higher education PPC advertising space: Include keywords in your ad that relate to what was searched for – a person expects to see results relevant to their search query If your brand is well known, try to include branded terms if they don’t take up too much space A strong call-to-action such as “sign up now” or “learn more” are classics that never stop producing results Utilizing time sensitivity … Continue reading
To be successful in the ever-changing higher education marketing space, ensure top rankings in search results, mobilize your brand, and leverage the power of video.
It’s the age-old question: if you’re ranked organically for a particular search term, is targeting that same term with PPC a waste of money? New research from Google suggests that it’s not. The original study that Google released back in 2011 was a bit shocking. Within real advertiser accounts, Google observed that when PPC ads were paused for certain search terms, only 15% of those PPC clicks were recovered by the advertiser’s organic listing. 85% of those PPC clicks were lost. That’s a significant observation. However, Google didn’t account for organic rankings in this study, which left the door open for plenty of skepticism about the numbers. Naturally, if an advertiser were bidding on a search term for which it isn’t ranked organically, it would be impossible to make up for the clicks lost through PPC with organic results. Recently, though, Google released an update. Their team re-analyzed a subset of results, which included data for search queries where both … Continue reading