To understand how Google Ads work, you must also have a certain knowledge of all the terms found on the platform, here is a short glossary to teach you more about them.
Conversions
Conversions are the actions counted in your campaign. For example, a completed form, a call, a purchase... At Bofu, it is essential to put in place all the necessary tools for monitoring data and conversions from the first weeks. By tracking conversions, we can quickly understand what's working and what's not working in your marketing campaigns, allowing you to optimize your campaigns and maximize return on investment (ROI).
CPA (cost per action or conversion)
CPA is the total cost divided by the total number of conversions. This gives you a good idea of the average cost of a conversion.
Prints
Impressions are how often your ad is shown. Which means that every time your ad is shown, an impression is counted.
CTR
Corresponds to the number of clicks on your ad divided by the number of times it was displayed (impressions). When your CTR is high it indicates that users consider your ads to be useful and relevant.
Average CPC (PPC in English)
Average cost per click is the total cost of clicks divided by the total number of clicks, so it's the amount you're charged for each click.
Daily Budget
This is the daily average amount for each campaign. It indicates the approximate amount you want to spend daily, we say approximate because if the keywords of your campaign are not searched and the campaign is not broadcast, the budget will not be spent.
Keywords
When we do a search on Google we write a query in the search field, then Google offers us a series of results corresponding to the intention. Keywords are words or expressions that correspond to what an Internet user is looking for, this is why the choice of good relevant keywords is essential, our service or product must respond to their query as much as possible to be relevant and convert.
Excluded Keywords
Keywords you don't want your ads to show for.
Excluded keywords can be in the form of 3 match options -Broad match marketing agency : excludes keywords that are “related to” the excluded keyword, but which do not necessarily contain them.
-Exact phrase “marketing agency” : excludes searches that include the meaning of your keyword.
-Exact keyword [marketing agency] : excludes exactly the keyword integrated in the campaign, or a very, very close variant (the most precise option).
Landing page
This is the page on your website that people will be redirected to after clicking on your ad. Landing page experience is one of the factors in determining the Quality Score of a keyword, so make sure you optimize your landing pages to engage searchers and be relevant.
Hearing
Audience on Google Ads can be adjusted based on who they are, their interests and habits, what they're actively searching for, or how they interact with your business. You can use the audience for remarketing (displaying your campaigns to consumers who have previously visited your site).
Components (Ad Extensions)
Ad extensions allow you to complete your ad with additional information: Site link, Call, Company name, Company logo, Price…
Display campaign
Display ads that appear on websites , mobile apps, and videos.
Search campaign (Search)
Ads that appear at the top or bottom of Google search results. For this type of campaign, Google Ads users who search for a specific keyword on the search engine such as: Marketing agency and who are located in the territory we have targeted will see the campaign like here
Max performance campaign
Max Performance allows you to complement your campaigns to help you increase your number of conversions on ALL Google channels (YouTube, Display Network, Search Network, Discover, Gmail, Maps, etc.)
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