Goal: Cost per lead of $165 or less.
June Performance (CPL -22% vs. Goal)
Minor keywords maintenance mid-month and set Target CPA of $120 near end of month.
May Performance (CPL -42% vs. Goal)
Fixed conversion setup, previously Phone Calls had a Conversion Value of “1” and Form Fills “0” causing an incorrect bidding signal. Edited Phone Call Conversion Goal so that only Phone Calls with a minimum duration of 30 seconds are counted as a Conversion. Performed routine keyword maintenance.
April Performance (CPL -51% vs. Goal)
Added a few small new geos, consolidated two Ad Groups, and changed all Keywords from Broad Match to Phrase Match.
March Performance (CPL -40% vs. Goal)
Added new Ad Group to target procurement companies and another to heavily incorporate high-volume keywords Google recommended. Filled out additional Assets.
February Performance (CPL +229% vs. Goal)
Began cutting off underperforming ad sets, now with enough data and insights to guide rationale.
January Performance (CPL -32% vs. Goal)
Assuming account at start of month after it being live for one month. Closely monitored keywords for early additions and insights.
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