Before you can generate leads, first you need to reach the right audience. Content and SEO are helpful in that regard, but one of the fastest and most effective ways to target potential customers is with pay-per-click Google ads. Here’s a rundown of how to use Google ads to reach your customer base and generate qualified leads.
Generate Qualified Leads through Keywords
The first step is to find the right keywords. What are your potential customers Googling to find your company? What are they Googling to find your competitors? For instance, if you’re selling auto insurance, you might get searches like “lowest car insurance rates,” “best collision coverage,” “RV insurance,” and more. Google Analytics can help you find what search terms people are most commonly using to reach your website.
Once you’ve found the most effective keywords, bid on them through Google Ads. How much are you willing to pay, per person who clicks on your ad? To figure that out, first consider what your conversion rate is: what percentage of people who click the ad are likely to become customers? Then, once they do, what’s the average amount you can expect them to spend? And of course, consider your marketing budget as well, and how much is allotted to Google ads. Factoring all those things in should give you an idea of how much each click is worth.
Quality Score
After you’ve put in your bid, you can create your ad, and people who Google those keywords will see your website front and center in their search results. Except, of course, yours won’t be the ad they see. Your competitors are bidding on the same keywords. So how does Google determine which ads to display first? How much you bid is one factor, but aside from that, they give each ad a Quality Score.
One of the things that made Google successful in the first place and continues to keep it the most popular search engine today, is its commitment to quality. The priority is ensuring that when users search for something, they get the most relevant and up-to-date information available. This applies to ads as well as to regular search results.
Therefore, the job of the Quality Score is to determine how relevant a particular ad is to the user’s search. There are a number of factors that go into this decision, but the main one is the click-through rate. Say you’ve bid on your “lowest auto insurance rates ad” that we talked about earlier. A potential customer Googles it and see your ad and two others. Whichever one they click on shows Google that, of the three, that’s the ad that’s most relevant to that search term. The quality score goes up, and they’ll display that ad more prominently and more often.
Creating high-quality, effective Google ads can be a tricky proposition. But at Conversion Marketing, we can help you. We’ll help you figure out the most effective keywords to target prospects for your company and industry and show you how to bid for maximum ROI to generate qualified leads. And we’ll help you raise your quality score to get more eyes on your ads and ultimately more people to your site.
Figuring out how to generate leads is one of the most important aspects of sales for your business. Companies that have the best leads are the ones most likely to make a sale. You can have the best looking product or the greatest service but the company reaching out to present their offerings to a prospect is always the one that has the best chance of closing a sale. Conversion Marketing not only offers leads but also ways to generate leads for yourself. More leads means more revenue and more revenue means more cash for you.
First, let’s talk about what a lead is. A lead is a person that has, through some format indicated an interest in your company’s services or product. These prospects are perfect to sell to because they are more likely to convert to sales than a cold reach-out. Below we will explore some of the different ways to generate leads:
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Implement the right keywords on your website
Having the correct keywords and SEO on your website can make all the difference in your sales campaign. Websites that rank higher, no further than the first page of Google, typically get more traffic and click-throughs than other sites. The people that visit your page are potential clients interested in your services or products! Pop-ups within the page or subscription links are a good way to get people signed up for your mailing list.
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Create a monthly newsletter
A monthly newsletter is a great way to spread the word about your services, stay top-of-mind as the leading expert in the field, and foster existing relationships. Use clear CTAs (call-to-action) to have your existing client base spread the word about your services. This is an easy way to generate new leads for your business in a passive way. Conversion Marketing’s email marketing services provide design options, guided campaigns, expert help, privacy protection, and more.
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Buy leads from Conversion Marketing
Buying opt-in leads from Conversion Marketing guarantees that your leads have been prescreened and qualified. The data is always fresh and never repeated and available in 50+ different verticals to fit your exact needs. Conversion Marketing has both fresh 7-day and aged 30-day leads to fit your company’s budget.
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Partnerships and co-marketing
Referral partner programs and co-marketing with a company whose client base also suits your vertical is a great way to generate fresh leads. Cross-promotion opens you up to a wider range of clients and working with a trusted partner increases your credibility too. It is important to find the right company to work with and make sure that your end goals for the campaign are aligned.
Get In Touch Today!
Conversion Marketing helps make it convenient and easy to generate leads without a hassle. Our email marketing, opt-in leads, and data lists are all designed to help remove the most difficult process of the sales cycle- getting the right kind of leads. If you’re ready to increase your efforts, contact us today.