ClickZ Paid Social Marketer Newsletter - 10.03.2024

PLUS: PPC Strategies for Maximizing ROI and Meta’s New AI-Powered Attribution Tools

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Priscilla Soedarpo
October 03, 2024 • Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes

Specialty Bites 🍪

TikTok's new Search Ads Campaign offers advertisers a powerful tool to connect with high-intent audiences. As users increasingly turn to video platforms for product research, TikTok's search functionality has become a critical touchpoint. With 57% of users utilizing TikTok's search and 23% searching within 30 seconds of opening the app, the platform is primed for targeted advertising.

Search Ads Campaign builds on the success of the Search Ads Toggle, providing sophisticated keyword-based ads that appear on TikTok's search results page. This campaign type supports both Traffic and Web Conversion objectives, allowing brands to optimize for scale and performance. Advertisers gain full control over their content's appearance, ensuring the right creative reaches the right users at key decision moments.

The campaign's benefits are clear: it captures diverse user intent across search queries, offering unparalleled control through keyword targeting, enhanced bidding, and creative flexibility. Testing shows that combining Search Ads with In-Feed Ads can increase conversions by 20% on average, demonstrating the campaign's potential to unlock incremental value.

Brands like Glossier and Mejuri have already seen significant success with Search Ads Campaign, achieving higher conversion rates and improved efficiency. By leveraging TikTok's dynamic search landscape, advertisers can enhance brand discovery and engagement, making Search Ads Campaign a smart move for capturing intent-driven users.

Impression won two awards at The European Paid Media Awards 2024: Charity Campaign of the Year and Large Paid Media Agency of the Year. These accolades highlight their innovative strategies, commitment to transparency, and operational excellence. Their success underscores a dedication to continuous growth and client satisfaction.

Poll Break 🗳️

Meta is enhancing its ad platform with AI-powered updates, allowing advertisers to customize objectives and measure incrementality. New API integrations with third-party analytics tools like Google Analytics and Northbeam aim to provide a more accurate picture of campaign performance. These changes are part of Meta's long-term optimization strategy.

In light of ad platforms increasingly partnering with third party measurement solutions, which of the following providers have you heard of?

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PPC management is crucial for optimizing ad spend and maximizing ROI. It involves strategies like smart bidding, keyword selection, and A/B testing. Different PPC channels require unique approaches. Effective management enhances brand visibility, attracts quality traffic, and avoids common pitfalls. Consider hiring experts for better results and efficiency.

Consumers are prioritizing price over brand loyalty due to economic pressures, according to Ibotta's report. With inflation impacting household finances, 75% of shoppers will switch brands for lower prices. Promotional rewards and competitive pricing are key strategies for brands to attract and retain customers.

Combining SEO, PPC, and email/SMS marketing creates a robust e-commerce strategy. SEO attracts organic traffic, PPC targets specific customers, and email/SMS marketing personalizes engagement. Integrating these methods ensures consistent messaging and data sharing, optimizing the customer journey and improving overall marketing effectiveness. Groove Commerce specializes in this approach.

Performance Platters 🍽️

Brands are leveraging holistic video strategies to engage consumers across multiple platforms, driving full-funnel business outcomes. By utilizing first-party data and diverse video channels, companies like PepsiCo and Lexus achieve significant increases in brand awareness, consideration, and conversions. Amazon Ads exemplifies this approach, offering expansive opportunities for advertisers.

DMEXCO 2024 showcased AI's practical applications, retail media's growth, and the shift to cookieless solutions. Key trends included AI-driven transformation, the rise of retail media, and the importance of first-party data. The event emphasized collaboration, transparency, and the evolving landscape of digital marketing, highlighting innovation and future opportunities.

Brand websites remain crucial for the golden quarter, driving engagement and sales, according to Visualsoft's research. While social media is growing in importance, targeting the right consumers is essential. Newsletters and nostalgic Christmas ads also play significant roles, with nearly half of consumers driven by nostalgia.

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