As is always the case at Gillissa, we have been working on making improvements to all the accounts that we manage, based fundamentally on the needs of the client.
Recently, one client altered their needs, so that clicks were of paramount importance, replacing the previous necessity of a set cost per acquisition (CPA).
In accordance with this, we changed some of the campaigns in the account from CPA bids to CPC (Cost-Per-Click) bids.
A CPC bid refers to the amount that you are willing to pay for a click on your advert when the advert appears on Google or partner sites. A maximum CPA bid is the amount that you would be willing to pay for a conversion.
Consequently, we noticed a significant change in the performance of the involved keywords over a set time period.
The general trend in changing from CPA to CPC was a surge in impressions, clicks, click-through-rate and to an extent, conversions.
However, coupled with these changes was a surge in overall cost and cost/conversion.
Therefore, the bidding preference you implement can have an enormous effect on your campaign and how well it performs, emphasising the importance of structuring your account thoroughly to ensure you maximise your success.