Goal
Hill Horticulture is shifting focus from artificial grass to landscaping projects in the San Antonio area. In order to help, I evaluated the landscaping Adwords campaign we are running to see where we could make improvements.
Campaign Evaluation
I reviewed the Landscaping campaign to see where we could improve conversion rates.
Landscaping Ad Groups
Insights
More of the budget is allocated to Lawn Maintenance yet Landscaping terms result in higher clicks and conversions
Landscaping keywords cost less and yield a higher ROI with an average job costing around $15,000
The budget is too low for the amount of leads Hill wants a month
Landscaping Ads
Insights
The mobile ads are performing well with a 4.27% CTR
The second desktop ad needs improvement to increase the CTR
Landscaping Devices
Insights
Mobile performs well but mobile bids are adjusted too low
Mobile is prominent - meaning the landing page needs to be mobile responsive
CTR is higher on mobile devices
Landscaping Keywords
Insights
Lawn maintenance words need to be moved into their own ad group or we need to create a separate landing page to help lower cost and increase CTR
We need to increase bidding for the search term "landscaping san antonio" so that we can have at least 90% of the impression share
We need to expand landscaping keywords
Action Plan
- Expand keywords for Landscaping search terms
- Increase mobile bidding budget
- Allocate at least 70% of the budget towards Landscaping terms
- Create a separate ad group for lawn maintenance with a separate landing page
- Create new 2 more ads for the campaign
Landing Page Evaluation
I reviewed the current landscaping page for any improvements
Pros
No navigation - this helps from distracting traffic
The contact form stands out
There is a clear benefit "Get a Free Quote"
Landscaping details are presented
Cons
The telephone number is missing. This could mean potential leads are leaving because it's too much to fill out the contact form
The theme is extremely different from the website
The services link to the website, which distracts potential leads
Missing what makes Hill different from other landscapers in San Antonio
Contact form doesn't make someone want to fill it out
The information next to the contact form is somewhat busy and small.
New Landing Page Design
Header
The header now has a clickable phone number that is prominent for traffic to see. It is also a tracking number to help understand the type of leads generated from the Adwords campaign. The header has minimal content and focuses on getting traffic to fill out the contact form.
Muli-Step Contact Form
The new contact form is multi-step to help generate better leads for Hill Horticulture. It asks pre-qualifying questions to help the sales team give a better quote to the lead.
Services
I minimized the amount of services displayed to keep it clean. I also didn't link the services to the main website. This helps to not distract traffic from the goal of filling out the contact form.
Projects
I used a lightbox (pop-up) to showcase a variety of landscaping jobs Hill Horticulture has done in the past. This helps show the quality and range of work they are capable of.
Reviews
I added a review section to the landing page to help highlight the customer service that Hill Horticulture is known for.
CTA
I added a CTA's to the bottom - a button as well as a phone number - to help increase leads. This way traffic doesn't have to scroll all the way to the top of the landing page to make a decision.
Mobile Friendly
The landing page is mobile friendly because we do run Hill's Adwords on mobile devices. This will help with mobile conversion rates.