{"id":130236,"date":"2019-06-13T14:27:53","date_gmt":"2019-06-13T14:27:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.searchenginewatch.com\/?p=130236"},"modified":"2020-01-23T17:44:42","modified_gmt":"2020-01-23T17:44:42","slug":"small-digital-marketing-budget-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/searchenginewatch.com\/2019\/06\/13\/small-digital-marketing-budget-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Five things to do on a small digital marketing budget"},"content":{"rendered":"

When you have a smaller digital marketing<\/a> budget, every dollar counts, and you often need to get creative to make sure your ads show where you want. <\/strong><\/p>\n

In this post, I\u2019ll walk through a few important tactics to utilize if you are launching a new program or if you have an established program with a smaller budget.<\/p>\n

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  1. Retargeting site visitors and purchasers<\/li>\n
  2. Mid-funnel remarketing<\/li>\n
  3. Bid adjustments: Geo-targeting<\/a> and ad scheduling<\/li>\n
  4. Search terms reports: Exact keywords<\/a> and negative keywords<\/a><\/li>\n
  5. InMarket<\/a> and Similar Audiences<\/a> for competitive terms<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    1. Retargeting site visitors and purchasers<\/h2>\n

    We all know that it takes more money to acquire a brand-new customer than it does a customer who has already purchased or otherwise engaged with the brand. Paid search<\/a> and paid social<\/a> can be a very competitive space, so it\u2019s crucial to use audience targeting to the best of your abilities. One easy way to get the biggest bang for your buck, with lower CPAs (Cost per acquisitions) and higher ROAS (return on advertising spend), is to retarget site visitors and purchasers. These users have already shown intent and interest in your brand, making it easier for them to engage.<\/p>\n

    It is important within your search campaigns to either segment these users into their own campaign or bid-up on them within your current campaigns. For GDN (Google Display Network) and paid social, try to get in front of these users with a special message to bring them back to the site, and keep these campaigns separate from your acquisition campaigns. For both paid search and paid social, consider special messaging or discounts for these users to help them convert.<\/p>\n

    2. Mid-funnel remarketing<\/h2>\n

    Many B2B or lead gen businesses will focus their paid search and paid social campaigns on just getting that upper-funnel lead and will then let their sales team and email<\/a> convert that lead down-funnel. Another way to ramp up the success of your paid social campaigns is to create mid-funnel remarketing campaigns to target upper-funnel leads who have not converted down the funnel. Paid social can also help push users to convert and helps complement the efforts of your sales team and email. One tactic is to stay in front of leads with a case study or white paper that talks about some of your brand\u2019s biggest value propositions and how they help the current problems of your target audience<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    3. Bid adjustments: Geo-targeting<\/a> and ad scheduling<\/h2>\n

    When you have limited advertising funds, it is important to allocate those funds to the areas that are performing the most efficiently, just as you would for keywords<\/a>. I recommend analyzing these segments and adjusting bids accordingly:<\/p>\n