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Clicks that Count: Introduction to Google AdWords for Nonprofits
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Maren Dougherty, Senior Editor Balboa Park Online Collaborative
CLICKS THAT COUNT
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- AdWords Introduction - Campaigns - Ad Groups - Keywords - Conversion Tracking - Questions
Presentation Overview
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Free Google text ads for nonprofits
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- $1 CPC max bid - Restrictions
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Maximum spend Average grantee spend
In-kind ad spend per month
@MarenReport | @bpoc_sd Source: http://www.google.com/grants/details.html
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For the past 12 months, BPOC monthly ad spend has been above $9k/month
Since we received the grant in Nov. 2009, Google has provided Balboa Park with:
More than 22 million impressions
More than 380,000 clicks
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Makes up about 10 % Balboapark.org traffic
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ACCOUNT STRUCTURE
CAMPAIGN CAMPAIGN
Daily budget Language targeting Location targeting
Networks & devices Start & End dates
Daily budget Language targeting Location targeting
Networks & devices Start & End dates
AD GROUP AD GROUP AD GROUP AD GROUP
One set of keywords One or more ads
One set of keywords One or more ads
One set of keywords One or more ads
One set of keywords One or more ads
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ACCOUNT STRUCTURE - EXAMPLE
Toulouse-Lautrec Show Youth Summer Camps
Daily budget: $300/day Language targeting: English
Location targeting: United States Networks: Google Search
Devices: All Start & End Dates: April 2012 – December 2012
Daily budget: $300/day Language targeting: English
Location targeting: United States Networks: Google Search
Devices: All Start & End Dates: January 2012 – August 2012
Exhibition French Film Nights Photography Camp Painting Camp
French posters, french art posters, toulouse lautrec
exhibitions, henri toulouse, tolose loutrec, talouse
lautrec
free things to do in LA, film festivals LA,
independent film LA
Photography camps in LA, summer camps for middle
school kids, low cost summer camps
Painting camps in LA, Los Angeles painting camps, youth summer art camps,
youth art camps
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- Campaign walk-through
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CREATE GREAT CAMPAIGNS
- Exhibitions - Educational Programs - Museum Store - Seasonal Offerings - Themes - Special Membership Groups - Event Venues
Example: Museum of Art
Campaigns Visit the Museum (English) Visit the Museum (Spanish)
Toulouse-Lautrec Show Van Gogh Show
Marcel Duchamp Show After-School Programs
Field Trip Programs Distance Learning Program
Summer Camps Museum Stores
Free Summer Fun Young Friends Group
Weddings at the Museum
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EXERCISE | Jot down a list of 10-15 campaigns for your institution. Include
language & location targeting.
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WRITE EFFECTIVE ADS
Example: Museum of Art’s Toulouse Lautrec Show
Ad Groups (create 2-3 ads for each one):
Visit the Exhibition French Film Nights
French Art Education Series Member Trip to France
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ADS THAT GET CLICKS
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EXERCISE | Write an ad for one of your ad groups. What’s the call to action? What’s the destination URL?
- Strong call to action - Careful selection of a destination URL - Create 3-4 ads per ad group (let Google
figure it out)
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GENERATE KEYWORDS. LOTS OF THEM.
- Review website - Include spelling errors, plurals & variations - Be specific to get below the $1 CPC. - Aim to add 25+ keywords per ad group - Negative keywords - Caps don’t matter
Example: Museum of Art’s Toulouse Lautrec Show
Keywords French posters
French art posters Toulouse Lautrec exhibitions Toulouse Lautrec San Diego
Toulouse Lautrec posters Henri Toulouse Tolose Loutrec Talouse Lautrec
SD exhibition 2012 SD museum events 2012
San Diego french art California Art events April
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KEYWORD MATCH TYPES
Broad match: keyword Ads show on similar phrases & variations Phrase match: "keyword" Ads show for searches that match the exact phrase
Exact match: [keyword] Ads show for searches that match the exact phrase exclusively
Negative match: -keyword Ensures your ad doesn't show for any search that includes that term
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San Diego photography camps Photography lessons Summer camps San Diego photography ”Photography camps” Youth photography camps Spring photography camps Summer photography camps
[Photography camps] Photography camps
Negative match: -spring
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FREE KEYWORD HELP
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EXERCISE | Make a list of 30+ keywords for one of your ad groups. Include phrases, spelling variations.
Keyword brainstorming = good BUT not helpful to use
irrelevant keywords
Irrelevant keywords result in low quality scores --Low SERP position --Pay more per click --Or don’t get shown at all. Google wants people to trust those ads.
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TRACK CONVERSIONS
Ticket sales, Product sales, Enewsletter sign-ups, Specific page views
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Measure the ROI
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EXERCISE | Make a list of 3 actions you would want to track on your museum’s website.
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RESOURCES
Time - Initial Investment - Maintenance
Who can help? - Volunteers/Interns - Translators - Google
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SIGN UP FOR A GOOGLE GRANT: http://www.google.com/grants
QUESTIONS/COMMENTS: Maren Dougherty Senior Editor, Balboa Park Online Collaborative 619-819-9200 / [email protected]