Its one thing to know what search retargeting is, but it’s another to understand how to make search retargeting work. At the heart of search retargeting are keywords (AKA – search data). In a new article on Search Engine Land, Magnetic’s Aaron Doades, Director of Product Management, analyzes keyword level targeting and how it differs from search engine marketing to display advertising.
When launching a search retargeting campaign, marketers should know how the characteristics of both search and display fit into this targeting strategy.
On one hand, keyword lists can derive from SEM campaigns. However, marketers should understand that search retargeting is an extension of SEM and keyword lists should scale beyond your search campaigns. Magnetic’s keyword generation tool helps marketers build extensive keyword lists that can be used in display. Search retargeting sits in the mid-funnel area and is designed to push consumers down the funnel. This differs from SEM terms, which are typically found very low in the consumer funnel.
In the article, Aaron uses a hypothetical example:
An SEM campaign for Best Buy might be targeting the term “Best Buy 50 inch Sony plasma TV sale.” This user is likely to convert in a small window of time, as he/she clearly knows exactly what they’re looking for and even the store they’re looking to buy from. However, if a search retargeting company were to target users who searched for this term, they’d be showing an ad to someone who has most likely already converted and would therefore be wasting ad impressions, and more importantly ad dollars.
To read Aaron’s complete article on Search Engine Land, click here.
