Learn how to build more meaningful retargeting lists, leverage them to create lookalikes, the build a campaign structure that nurtures users from awareness to customer across all of your advertising channels.
2. TARGETING USERS IN THE FUNNEL
Lead
Marketing Qualified Lead
Sales Accepted Lead
Sales Qualified
Lead
Opportunity
Customer
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Homepage
Category Page
Product Page
Add to Cart
Cart Visit
Billing Info
Shipping Info
Customer
3. AGENDA
• Targeting Top of Funnel Users
• Creating Audiences Down the Funnel
• Campaign Structure & Audience Shaping
• Cross Channel Considerations
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5. Who Should You Target?
BUILDING TARGET AUDIENCES
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6. #pubcon @michellemsem
IT’S NOT ALWAYS ACCURATE
• And for a number of reasons.
• Some data is based on user
provided information.
• Some is based on FB’s algorithm
making decisions.
• But let’s see why neither of these is
fool proof…
DON’T TAKE TARGETING FOR GRANTED
7. #pubcon @michellemsem
USER GIVEN DATA
• Crossdressing shop.
• All clients are male, but we
target women on Facebook.
• Why?
• Users made a second profile
to fit their alter-ego/real self.
DON’T TAKE TARGETING FOR GRANTED
8. #pubcon @michellemsem
ALGO BASED DATA
• Client wants to target users
with larger company size.
• We target those in the right
range and exclude those in the
wrong range because…
thoroughness.
• Switched targeting on June 1.
DON’T TAKE TARGETING FOR GRANTED
10. TARGETING USERS IN THE FUNNEL
Lead
Marketing Qualified Lead
Sales Accepted Lead
Sales Qualified
Lead
Opportunity
Customer
@michellemsem
Homepage
Category Page
Product Page
Add to Cart
Cart Visit
Billing Info
Shipping Info
Customer
21. Meaningful Lists Are Even More Important for
Lookalikes
Lookalike
Algorithm
Patterned
List
No Patterns
Strong
Modeling
GOOD DATA IN, GOOD DATA OUT
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22. #pubcon @michellemsem
• Company Size
• Returning vs One Time
• Service Used
• Product Category
• Job Title
• Industry
• Geography
• Sale vs Regular Price
CUSTOMER LIST SEGMENTATION
23. FIND A HAPPY MEDIUM
10k - 50k
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500 - 50k
28. AUDIENCE PATTERNS
ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES
• Converting vs Non-Converting
• High ROI vs Low ROI
• Single vs Multiple Products Purchased
• One Time Buyer vs Repeat Customers
• Free Trial Users vs Paying Customers
• Enterprise vs SMB Solutions
• Monthly Subscribers vs Annual Plans
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30. CREATING A FUNNEL
LEVERAGING AUDIENCES
• Utilize each interaction to
move a user to the next stage.
• Start with smaller interactions
and move your way down.
First Touch
Second Touch
Conversion
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31. CREATING A FUNNEL
STAGE AUDIENCE CALL TO ACTION
Awareness Lookalike Brand Video View
Interest Video Views > 50%
Informational
Whitepaper
Consideration Whitepaper Downloads Demo Request
Action Demo Requested N/A
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32. CREATING A FUNNEL
• When we’re finished, the user
flows through each call to action
from one audience to another.
• Each time, they move themselves
closer to conversion.
Lookalike
Video Views
Download
Demo
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42. Audience Layering:
• Put Audiences in Order of Importance
• Exclude Down the Hierarchy
Examples:
• Audience Size
• Highest Value Targets
• Specific Ad Messaging
• Sales Funnel Position
• Audience Targeting Strategy
AUDIENCE SHAPING
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52. #pubcon @michellemsem
DECISION MAKERS IN SEARCH
• RLSA.
• Ad Customizers or IF Statements to better tailor copy.
• Create Dynamic Search Ads campaigns for these users as RDSA.
54. TAKEAWAYS
• Start by understanding the different stages of your buyer funnel
and creating audiences for each.
• Create more meaningful segmentation in lists to lend to better
Lookalike and Similar Audiences.
• Patter Recognition exercise using insights tools.
• Campaign structure and Audience Shaping are key to funnel
building and can have a large impact on success and optimization.
• Leverage audiences across channels to maximize performance and
insights.
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