Instagram introduces a new Checkout button to help people buy items without leaving the app. Users will be able to pick size, colour and other options and pay for them without leaving Instagram.
Users will enter their credit card details on the app and the information will be stored of future use. This is in its beta testing stage that only works with certain brands in the US. The brands that will be able to use this feature include Prada, Burberry, Nike, Adidas, Dior, H&M, Oscar de la Renta, and glasses retailer Warby Parker.
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EU antitrust commissioner Margrethe Vestager said that Google has abused its power for its Adsense system. The search engine is forcing the users to sign contracts not to allow other search engine services on their sites. Google doesn’t want to share ad revenue with anyone else.
The EU antitrust commissioner said “The misconduct lasted over 10 years and denied other companies the possibility to compete on the merits and to innovate.” Thus leading Google to be fined EUR 1.5 billion Blogger Matt Watson created an explainer video showing how searching for certain girl items on YouTube can lead a person to see videos of children. These children videos are used by predators to sexually exploit the young girls.
Mr. Watson shows paedophiles in the comment section choosing certain timestamps showing the girls in compromising poses. For example girls doing gymnastics in front of a mirror. The videos by themselves are not pornographic in nature. Matt shows that YouTube’s algorithm isn’t working well as if users clicks on a video like that it populates other videos of the same nature. These allow the paedophiles to take advantage of the error and comment on many videos A solution to this was provided by YouTube in 2017 is to disable all comments on the children’s video. But sadly they aren’t able to do it effectively so far. As a result major companies like Disney, Epic Games (makers of Fortnight) Nestle and Dr. August Oetker KG have stopped using YouTube Ads for their marketing. CPA (cost per acquisition) is a number that denotes how much an advertiser has paid in order to get a conversion. A conversion is the intended action a web visitor has done on the website. The actions could be filling in a form, downloading a software or pdf and buying a product. Target CPA according to google is “Smart Bidding strategy that sets bids to help get as many conversions as possible at the target cost-per-acquisition (CPA) you set. It uses advanced machine learning to automatically optimize bids and offers auction-time bidding capabilities that tailor bids for each and every auction.” It works by using historical information about campaigns and uses other factors present in the auctions to get conversions. The machine learning tries to find for the best bid at the time of ads are eligible to appear and looking at user’s intention to convert on any site. The bids that Google set are an average in order to get conversions within budget. The bids are raised and lower to get conversions. There are times the bids are raised and conversions occur while other they are lowered for the same result. Throughout the whole process the bids will be averagely priced. The raising and lowering of bids takes place because there are factors beyond Google’s control e.g. increased competition, website changes and user intent. If a target CPA is set at $15 Google will set bids to get as many conversion at $15. How to reduce CPA Locations: Ads serving a larger location will tend to lead to higher CPAs, meaning fewer conversions within the target CPA. Working with a smaller location or market gives the system to a chance to properly optimize so that it provides the best returns on investment. Quality score The higher the quality score (QS) the lower the price that is paid for the auction. QS Of 9 and 10 reduce the cost per bid by 50% while the QS of 1 increase the bid by 400% in order to hold the ad rank. Quality score can be increase by including the keyword in the ad headline, ad copy and landing page. Increasing the QS lowers the amount spent on clicks and also lowers the target CPA If functions IF functions allows to insert a specific message in the text ad when a condition is met, and a default text when it does not. This makes the ads tailored to each search and more relevant to potential customers. Example “Free shipping on mobile orders” is only seen on mobile devices. This effectively should increase conversions on mobile. Using this function generally increases click through rates and eventually conversion rate. This in turn will reduce the CPA.
Conclusion The longer Google Ads takes control of advertising the more it will learn how to get more conversions for the advertiser. The increased in number of conversion will lead to a lower CPA. ccording to Wikipedia, clickbait is defined as a text or thumbnail link that is designed to entice users to follow that link and read, view, or listen to the linked piece of online content. Facebook, Google and all other social media platforms have tried to reign in clickbait because of the harm it does to their networks and to the community at large. The largest search engine rolls out a number of updates, after a few month designed to sift through clickbait, and subsequently punishes the pages and websites associated with clickbait titles sending them deep in to the deep web oblivion. The social media giant unveiled a new algorithm update, last year, which finds clickbait being posted by companies, and then prevents these same posts from showing up in users’ News Feeds. Although these companies try to stop them, there is a necessity for this kind of content in the digital media of today. In the past, there were magazines and newspapers which used to have crazy titles that made our heads turn and get our attention. Likewise clickbait articles do the same thing. The reason they are still relevant in 2019 is because the average internet user has a very short attention span and s/he has become numb to advertisements (using ad blockers and banner blindness). Also, the user doesn’t respond to email newsletters as they did before. As a result digital marketers have to come up with a way of grabbing attention of the user in order to deliver a message. Here is how they work Polarizing headlines In a recent study that was done, around 70,000 headlines were deemed to be polarizing. The headlines seem to pander to one group and at the same time making another group very angry. This is commonly seen in political discourses. They would say politician A is a fool for doing x, y and z, the people who are against politician A will be glad to read that article. The people who are for him or her would also read the same article to see how their candidate is being attacked. Empty Promises Clickbait articles normally have strong headlines and they make empty promises that when you click on them you will find the information you are looking for. Most of the time when the links are clicked, the information that is presented has nothing to do with the tittle. In some instances you will find a close resemblance to what is being talked about but the connection is lose at best. For example when you are a headline which says “Earn $100 as passive income” when you click on the link you are directed to a page that has scant information about affiliate marketing. Headlines are emotional The people who write clickbait articles know that when a person sees the headline they will automatically know it’s a clickbait link. One way to get around this hitch is to come up with headlines that appeal to people’s emotions and curiosity rather than intellect. For example headlines like: “This man filled his washing machine with puppies and carpet tacks. What happens next is horrific . . . ” Fiction vs Truth Everyone knows that clickbait articles are mostly lies but they still click on them. The reason for this is because the clickbait articles have an element of truth in them that makes them believable. The headline could start out describing an actual fact but it tails off to something quite different. A good example of this is
“This guy rear-mounted a jet engine to his el Camino. You’ll never guess what they peeled him off of . . . Conclusion However much we hate clickbait, they do serve a function. Many websites like buzzfeed make hundreds of millions of dollars using clickbait. As a digital marketer, caution should be taken when creating clickbait articles Talk to your Clients When writing test ads keep your focus on the clients’ needs and how your product beneficial to them. When writing about benefits it leads to a significant lift in CTR. User Motivation Using the search terms report in your search campaigns can provide insight into what clients are searching for. For example “how To” queries means the clients are looking for instructions and “near Me” indicates that the client is more likely to buy. As such new ad groups should be created with ads showing the user motivation. Problem solving Your text ads should be created in a way that solve existing problems. With this, providing solutions will make your clients more willing to take immediate action. Meaning, you have an interested audience at the moment of purchase decision. Practical components of text ads: Promise - Make an aspirational promise about how your product will improve the viewer Value - Include text that makes the viewer feel your product will add value CTA - Directly tell the viewer to do something specific Keyword - Include the keyword at least once, preferably in one of the two headlines Brand - Including your brand name can increase CTR Optimize and improve your ad copy Test multiple versions of your Google text ads. Personal conversations with Google Representatives indicate that Conversion Optimizer works best when an ad group includes three or more text ads. You can use labels with your text ad tests to aggregate results of ad elements across different ad groups. For instance, you can test the same headline in several different ad groups to see if it outperforms the existing baseline in each ad group. Make your ad copy pay off Once you’ve written persuasive ad copy that clearly demonstrates value and makes search users want to engage with your product, make sure you provide an incentive to convert post-click with relevant, optimized landing page. The success and failure of your digital marketing campaign lies on which ad platform you choose to use. Choosing between Facebook and Google, can determine whether you will making or losing money at the end of your marketing campaign. Here are some of the things to consider when choosing between Facebook Ads and Google Adwords: Demand This applies to goods and services that are either have demand or demands needs to be created. Google AdWords works really well with items that are already on demand and much less is spent on selling them. Facebook on the other hand work better in building awareness about new products and services. B2B or B2C Business to business and business to clients both require different approaches to make sales. Social media works well with B2C industries while on the other hand B2B works better for Google AdWords. Facebook helps business clients’ purchase, share what they have bought and let them have an opinion on the product. This helps other potential clients to make the buying decision. Google on the other hand doesn’t give the end users the opportunity to do the same. Original source https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesagencycouncil/2017/07/10/how-to-choose-the-right-ad-platform-for-your-business/2/#dd1bcb812d43 Talk to your Clients When writing test ads keep you r focus on the clients’ needs and how your product beneficial to them. When writing about benefits it leads to a significant lift in CTR. User Motivation Using the search terms report in your search campaigns can provide insight into what clients are searching for. For example “how to” queries means the clients are looking for instructions and “near me” indicates that the client is more likely to buy. As such new ad groups should be created with ads showing the user motivation. Problem solving Your text ads should be created in a way that solve existing problems. With this, providing solutions will make your clients more willing to take immediate action. Meaning, you have an interested audience at the moment of purchase decision. Relevance Ad copy should reflect what stage of the client’s buying cycle is in. different ad copies should be written that follow the AIDA (Awareness Interest Desire and Action) stages. This ensures that there is a higher CTR. When you think of Myanmar, you may not think of digital marketing. But the country is quickly going online. In fact, Myanmar has more than 39 million internet users, up from two million in 2014. Combine that with the country’s emerging tourism industry and you have a market bursting with opportunities for travel companies.
One such entrepreneur who capitalized on this growth is Mike Than Tun Win, the founder of Flymya.com. Win says he founded the company because it was a hassle for his business partners and friends to plan trips to Myanmar. Over the past year, Win, and digital marketing consultant Melissa Lim, grew the business from nothing to a $1.5 million revenue business. Lim breaks down the company’s digital marketing tactics over the year and shares some tips for would-be travel entrepreneurs and marketers. 1-3 Months: Investing In Google AdWords & Flight Search Widgets In the initial three months of the campaign, the company invested US$8,000 in Google AdWords each month. The team started by researching the most popular keywords related to Myanmar domestic flight tickets using Google Trends. Next, the team discovered the most popular destinations in Myanmar by asking their airline partners. They then ran ads for those keywords. Finally, they came up with a list of 20 keywords and matched it to the data online to see if it had high search volumes. It was also crucial for the team to see from the traveler’s point of view. So instead of searching for “myanmar flight booking,” their target audience might Google: “best places to travel in myanmar.” Results from the Google AdWords campaigns: 85% of the company’s sales were generated from online traffic from paid search Web traffic jumped from 700 to 23,000 unique visitors over the first three months During this time, the team also created flight search widgets on news websites like Myanmar Business Today. Results from the flight search widgets: 700 website visits from the widgets 80 corporate booking inquires Revenue generated during this period: US$500,000 revenue 4-6 Months: Creating The Company’s Facebook Page And Ads Flymya.com social media post (Melissa Lim) Flymya.com social media post (Melissa Lim) Flymya.com social media post (Melissa Lim) During this period, the team kickstarted the company's social media presence by creating a company Facebook page and running ads on the network with a US$1,500 monthly budget. Some of their most engaging Facebook posts garnered over 1,000 shares and likes. To grow the company's followers, the team ran giveaway contests including domestic flight tickets and tour packages to followers. Results from the Facebook page and ads: Facebook followers grew to 100,000 Website visitors from social grew from 3,000 in Q1 to 15,000 visitors in Q2 Overall web traffic climbed to 39,000 unique visitors during the period Additional revenue generated during the period: US$200,000 7-9 months: Building Up The Content Marketing & SEO Machine To supplement the company’s AdWords activities and drive more traffic, the team started blogging about Myanmar Traveler Tips and Destination Info related to Myanmar. Results from content marketing & SEO: 60% of the company’s targeted keywords appeared on the first page of Google Organic search grew from 1,335 in Q2 to 2392 in Q3 Website traffic skyrocketed to 61,800 unique visitors during the period Additional revenue generated during the period: US$200,000 10-12 Months: Engaging Popular Travel Bloggers Now that the company had its search and social activities in motion, it was time to engage influential travel bloggers like South East Asia Backpacker. After reaching out to the owners of the site, the bloggers wrote informative articles about Myanmar and included a link to Flymya’s website. Results from influencer marketing: 1,200 visits in referral traffic from engaging South East Asia Backpacker Web traffic grew to 72,000 unique visitors during the period During this period, the team also secured coverage in one of Asia’s most popular tech media: Tech in Asia, which drove 500 visitors to the company’s website. Additional revenue generated during the period: US$600,000 After one year of a well-balanced digital marketing drive, the company generated $1.5 million in revenue and over 195,800 website visitors. The total annual digital marketing budget? $100,000. Original Source https://www.forbes.com/sites/joeescobedo/2017/04/10/how-this-myanmar-travel-company-went-from-0-to-1-5m-revenue-in-a-year/#cb541c0328d2 |
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