50% more space to reach new clients with Expanded Text Ads
The rules are similar, the playing field is different. The same holds true in SEM as it does in SEO. Talk to Google and think of Google as a person. What would Google want to know about what you offer and why you are unique?CTRs improved by 28% = Improved Client Inquiry to Appointment Ratio
You now have 50% more space to tell your story to Google. Clear and concise messaging with direct calls-to-action in 80 characters or less is already proving to drive higher quality traffic at a lower cost-per-click.
How the “After” impacts your Google Adwords performance
Editing an Existing ad or ‘Copy and Edit’ If you attempt to edit an existing ad in the before format it will automatically put you into the new formatting fields with the Headline 1 and Description prepopulated with your existing ad text content. Keyword Insertion Keyword Insertion functions the same and allows a clinic to dynamically update ad text to include keywords from the search query to be inserted into the ad. 2 headline fields instead of just 1 Headline 1 and 2 are 30 characters each separated by a dash and both are at the top of your ad depending on how many characters you use. These two fields are crucial in the after ad creation step. Depending on the user’s device or browser, headline 2 may stay on the top line or may wrap to the line below or may truncate. The description line is now one large field in the ‘after’. The description section allows for 80 characters and will wrap to the second line depending on how many characters you enter into this field. Under Review All new ads or edited ads go through a review process and are not immediately displayed. Most ads are enabled and running live within 30 minutes. For this reason, do not immediately pause old ads. Wait until the new ads are live. All ads are automatically mobile-optimized Mobile AND Desktop ads no longer exist. You now create one ad and can toggle back and forth to see how your ad will look on mobile and desktop devices. Update your ad extensions Now that you have 50% more space to tell your story, make sure that you don’t have redundant content in your ad extensions and that they align with your ad text’s message.
Deadline
The deadline to convert all of your current mobile and desktop ads into the new format is January 31st, 2017. We are seeing an increase in CTRs of 28% or higher so the sooner that you convert your old formatted ads to the new Extended Text Ads, the better. Higher CTRs and lower CPCs will increase your Quality Scores so it’s imperative that these changes are made immediately. To learn more about how the “after” can impact your clinic, call us for a free 1 hour phone or in-person consultation in Austin. 1 Hour Free Consultation >> 512-701-2818