Billions are spent on online advertising every year. 60% of all online ads are search ads. The vast majority of Google’s mind-boggling income comes from Google AdWords.
Charities get an amazing $10,000 monthly advertising grant on the Google AdWords platforms. Which is great, but just because something is free, doesn’t mean it’s worth it. Why bother using it?
Here are five reasons your charity should be on Google AdWords, starting today.
Immediate route to a targeted market
AdWords gives you an instant route to the people you want to reach. It’s high intent, which means the people want to read your message (after all, they just looked for a related term, right that second, so they’re in the zone).
And the more people search, the more they want what they find. 82% of searchers re-launch a search if they don’t’ find what they wanted on the first page, using more specific keywords.
Those specific keywords are more likely to fall within the $2 keyword limit applied to Grants accounts. So when people start wanting what your charity has to offer, you’ll be there!
It’s non-intrusive
Google ads are the arguably the only ones that show your message to people who want to read it, at the exact time they want to read it, on the device they want it on.
Most advertising targets you based on who you are (demographic targeting), what you’re watching (TV) or even where you are (billboards). But Google targets based on what you want, right there and then. That makes it a much more welcome message.
It reinforces all your marketing
When someone sees your charity’s name elsewhere, whether it’s on TV, in print ads or even on a leaflet, they usually Google you or your service to find out more.
AdWords allows you to appear at the top of those search results. This reinforces the message, meaning you get more from your other campaigns.
It’s good for your reputation
It’s not just your specific marketing campaigns that get a boost from you appearing on Google search results pages.
36% of search engine users believe that the companies whose websites are returned at the top of the search results are the top brands in their field.
When you’re pitching for corporate partnerships and talking to major donors, being seen as the top brand in your field makes a massive difference.
It shows your messages all day, every day
When you send a tweet or an email, it goes out once, and that’s it.
With Google AdWords, once you send your ad, it can appear thousands of times every single day. It’s the only channel that will repeatedly show your messages to a wide variety of people.
The brilliant thing about this is it leads to a steady stream of repeat business – volunteers, fundraisers and even service users. All from the same batch of keyword research and ad writing.
Now that’s a return on investment.
You might also be interested in: how to stay within the Google Grants $2 keyword limit
