Search Funnels show you how users search for products before converting, allowing you to make better informed decisions in AdWords. Now, we're making it easier than ever to incorporate Search Funnels data into your everyday optimizations by introducing new Search Funnels columns that you can simply add to your campaign, ad group, keyword and ads tabs. You should see this feature available in your account within the next couple of days.
If you’ve
enabled conversion tracking, you’ll be able to see a new section within the column customizer for Search Funnels. This section will allow you to add columns for many common Search Funnels metrics, such as assist clicks, click assisted conversions, and assist impressions.
If you’ve already enabled AdWords conversion tracking and are ready to get started, you can try some of our favorite optimization techniques:
- Find keywords that are best at assisting conversions - Look for keywords with low conversion rates and a high click-assisted conversions / last-click conversion ratio. These keywords contribute significant conversion assists, meaning they are important early in the buying cycle as they drive visitors who are still researching your site. Consider setting up automated rules to increase your bids when conversion assists cross a certain threshold. Also, try creating a separate ad group for these keywords with ads that are geared more towards research than immediate purchase.
- Pay your assist keywords their fair share - Make sure you’re not underbidding for keywords with assist clicks. You could be missing conversions if your bid management strategy only accounts for last-click conversions. Keywords with assist clicks are in the click path of users who eventually convert, so it’s important to assign value to these keywords.
- Update your underperforming ads - Consider revising ads that have impression-assisted conversions and have a strong average position. These ads were shown to users who eventually converted but who did not click. Entice potential customers to visit your site with stronger call-to-action phrases in your ad creative. You may also want to consider raising your bids on these keywords if your average position is low to ensure that people see your ads.
Success in action
Jimdo, an international Internet company helping people build their own websites, talked to us about their success using Search Funnels columns:
Using the Search Funnels columns in AdWords has allowed us to both improve the volume of sales and efficiency that AdWords delivers.
By using these columns, and in particular the ratio of assisted conversions to last click conversions, we are able to identify and value keywords that play an important role in the upper funnel. Now knowing their importance, we improved our bids for these keywords, and have seen overall conversions increase by 30% and our ROI increase by 16%.
For more details on how to enable Search Funnels columns in your core reports, visit our
help center.
Posted By Dan Friedman, Product Manager, AdWords
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