Implementing Customized Ads to Drive Up Impressions and Clicks During the Holiday Season
Customized Ads Lead to Triple-Digit Growth in Impressions and Double-Digit Increase in Clicks.
Background
Founded in 1955, Blain’s Farm and Fleet is a specialty discount retailer that offers everything from farming and hunting equipment to baking supplies and toys. With an expanding physical presence across the Midwest and a loyal customer following, Blain’s found that their shoppers were not only using the web to shop, but also to research products before purchasing in-store. To get in front of customers during that initial research phase—and throughout the entire purchasing lifecycle—Blain’s hired Adlucent to ensure their ads showed up at the right moments with the most relevant content possible.
Managing Director of Ecommerce and Digital Marketing
Blain's Farm and Fleet
How Adlucent Helped
Adlucent overhauled Blain’s feed structure by reorganizing product groups to optimize their Product Listing Ads (PLAs). They also updated existing PLAs and search campaigns to complement Blain’s mobile site.
Adlucent then gave Blain’s shoppers a more personalized experience. The team used ad customizers to change ad text dynamically based on factors like customer location or promotion status. They also applied bid adjustments using dayparting and geographic data to target customers when and where they were most likely to purchase. In addition, they updated mobile bid adjustments to get ads in front of more smartphone and tablet users. Finally, they used expanded text ads and review extensions to increase Blain’s visibility in the search results and build consumer trust.
Results
With their new website and ad campaigns in place, Blain’s saw 122% growth in ad impressions over the previous holiday season and bested their old clickthrough rate (CTR) by 86%. And while Blain’s multi-device customers continued to convert on desktop, a record 44% of the season’s online traffic originated from mobile. Specifically, their mobile ad impressions rose by 153%, with 200% more clicks.
Tom Crumley, Account Manager at Adlucent, says, “Our relationship with the Blain’s team makes it that much easier to improve our campaigns every day. We’re excited to see performance go up and find solutions to problems together.” Blain’s Kassnel agrees, “We had a really good holiday with super strong sales. Adlucent’s a big part of that.”
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