Top 5 strategies that can boost your paid marketing results

In today’s digital landscape, paid marketing strategies are very crucial for businesses that want to enhance their revenue stream and expand their customer base. Brands must strategically run their paid marketing campaigns and optimize them through data collection, analyzing and then generating actionable insights which can later be worked on to optimize the campaigns. In this blog we will explore various effective strategies that can harness the potential of Google ads and Social Media advertising to boost revenue growth. In this blog we will be focusing on below mentioned strategies:

  1. Audience selection
  2. A/B Testing
  3. Landing Page Optimization
  4. Effective Budget Management
  5. Performance Tracking

​Audience selection (Broad vs Niche)

In paid marketing, audience selection is one of most important factors in determining the success of paid campaigns. Choosing between broad and niche audience strategy involves finding the right balance. Broad targeting casts a wide net, reaching a large number of users, but the conversion rate is often low for the broad targeting. Niche audience on the other hand, focuses on a specific and highly relevant audience. This approach tends to yield a higher conversion rate but can limit your campaign reach and the budget might not get spent at full potential.
For example, a brand that wants to promote their business setup service, then the niche keywords would be “business setup service”, “business setup agency”, “company formation service” and so on, where as the broad keywords would be, “how to setup business”, “company formation guide” and so on.
The choice between broad and niche audience depends on campaign objective, budget and nature of products or services. Striking the right balance is the key to a successful paid marketing campaign.

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A/B Testing

​A/B testing is a fundamental practice in digital marketing, that involves comparing 2 or more variations of an ad, ad copy, audience, ad objective etc. to determine which performs better in terms of specific goals such as click-through-rate, conversion rate, cost per conversion etc. By systematically testing different elements, you can identify what resonates most with your audiences and make data driven optimizations. The impact of A/B testing is substantial and can lead to significant improvements in campaign performance. For example, while testing out various ad creatives, it’s important to look at the CTR (Click-through-rate) of all the creatives and shift more ad budget on the one which has the highest CTR.
 
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Landing Page Optimization

​Landing page optimization is again one of the most crucial aspects of digital marketing, specially when it comes to getting leads and conversions on a website. It involves enhancing a specific web page to improve its effectiveness in converting visitors into lead or customers. The landing pages should be designed in such a way that the users have to go through minimum number of steps in order to reach the desired goal. By continuously testing and refining landing pages of a website, businesses can maximize the return on their marketing investments by creating a more seamless and compelling customer journey. HubSpot has the best examples of landing page design templates based on the type of business, which you can check out on their website. 
 
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Effective Budget Management/Media Planning

Effective budget management in digital marketing is basically allocating and monitoring financial resources to optimize campaign performance and achieve strategic goals. It involves carefully planning the budget allocation on various channels, objectives, audiences and ads. This allows businesses to achieve better cost efficiency, maximize returns and adapt to changing market conditions, ultimately leading to improved campaign performance and ROI.
For example, I was once running a lead generation campaign of Facebook and Instagram and I was doing an A/B testing between static and video ad creative. I observed that the cost per lead for a video ad was 200% less than that of a static ad, hence I paused the static ad and shifted my entire budget on the video ad.   

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Performance Tracking

​Performance tracking in digital marketing involves monitoring and analyzing the results of marketing campaigns to measure their effectiveness and make data-driven decisions. The is one of the basic pre requisites when running a paid campaign. If there is no performance tracking, it’s impossible for businesses to identify the what’s working and what’s not working for them. Performance tracking can be done through various tools like Google analytics or marketing automation platforms to collect and analyze data.
 
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​In my experience, there are many more strategies that can boost the performance of the paid campaigns such as ad scheduling and frequency, audience segmentation, compelling ad copies and creatives etc. But the topics mentioned in this blog are the most necessary ones. Remember that while these strategies can be highly effective, a successful paid marketing campaign often requires time, expertise and ongoing optimization.