{"id":21818,"date":"2023-04-28T12:19:38","date_gmt":"2023-04-28T06:49:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/?p=21818"},"modified":"2023-04-28T12:19:39","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T06:49:39","slug":"testing-bidding-strategies-with-google-ads-experiments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/testing-bidding-strategies-with-google-ads-experiments\/","title":{"rendered":"Testing bidding strategies with Google Ads experiments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"lead\">Testing bidding strategies with Google Ads experiments can help advertisers determine the most effective approach for achieving their advertising goals. Having a good understanding of the bidding strategy that works for your campaign can contribute to achieving a higher return on ad spend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Before discussing using ad experiments to test diverse bidding strategies, let&#8217;s first explore the motives behind conducting these tests :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Optimize Performance: <\/strong>As mentioned, testing different bidding strategies can help you identify the most effective approach for achieving your advertising goals. By testing and analyzing results, you can optimize your bidding strategy to improve campaign performance and increase ROI. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Reduce Costs:<\/strong> Testing bidding strategies helps identify strategies that are more cost-effective yet impactful in achieving your campaign goals. If you can achieve positive outcomes at a lower cost, then that is a win-win situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Improve Targeting: <\/strong>Different bidding strategies work better for different target audiences. By testing different approaches, you can identify which strategies work best for specific audiences, and tailor your bidding strategy accordingly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Increase Insights:<\/strong> Testing different bidding strategies can provide valuable insights into the behavior of your target audience, which can inform your overall marketing strategy and future campaigns<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Improve existing campaign performance: <\/strong>If you are hesitant to try out a new bidding strategy for your campaign, especially if the current strategy has been delivering consistent results, conducting experiments can help alleviate your doubts and improve your campaign&#8217;s performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Having learned the significance of experiments in assessing bidding strategies, let&#8217;s now look at the steps involved in conducting such experiments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-running-experiments-to-test-bidding-strategy\"><strong>Running experiments to test bidding strategy <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>1. To create an experiment, go to your Google Ads campaign and click on Experiments in the left side panel. Select All Experiments then click on the \u201cplus\u201d sign to start creating the experiments<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"369\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-2-1024x369.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21844\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-2-1024x369.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-2-300x108.png 300w, https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-2-768x277.png 768w, https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-2.png 1277w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Click on custom experiments, and choose the campaign experiment. On the following page, give your experiment an appropriate name and select the base campaign that you wish to run an experiment on<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"379\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-1024x379.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21842\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-1024x379.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-300x111.png 300w, https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-768x284.png 768w, https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image.png 1272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-1-1024x364.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21843\" width=\"768\" height=\"273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-1-1024x364.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-1-300x107.png 300w, https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-1-768x273.png 768w, https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-1.png 1276w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>3. After saving the information, you will need to configure the experiment based on the parameters you wish to assess. In this case, we will choose &#8216;change bid strategy&#8217;. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"455\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-3-1024x455.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21845\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-3-1024x455.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-3-300x133.png 300w, https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-3-768x342.png 768w, https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-3-1536x683.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-3.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>4. Choose the new bid strategy that you want to test<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-4-1024x455.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21846\" width=\"768\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-4-1024x455.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-4-300x133.png 300w, https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-4-768x342.png 768w, https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-4-1536x683.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-4.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>If there is anything else that you want to test along with the bid strategy then make those changes at this level. The next step is to schedule your experiment.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-5-1024x470.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21851\" width=\"768\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-5-1024x470.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-5-300x138.png 300w, https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-5-768x353.png 768w, https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-5.png 1032w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>5. In the next step, select the goal that will help you define the success of your experiment. Add the other details in the subsequent fields; i.e, define the split percentage, set the experiment dates<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-7.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"498\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-7-1024x498.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-7-1024x498.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-7-300x146.png 300w, https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-7-768x373.png 768w, https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-7.png 1413w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-8.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"554\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-8-1024x554.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21854\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-8-1024x554.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-8-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-8-768x416.png 768w, https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-8.png 1415w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>With these updates done, your experiment will start running on the date specified. In order to gain valuable insights from an experiment, it is recommended to allow a learning period of a minimum of two weeks after its launch. After this, the results will gradually increase and provide actionable insights to make informed decisions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>If your experiment group outperformed, you can apply your new bidding strategy to your entire campaign. If not, try testing a different bidding strategy in a new experiment. By testing bidding strategies in Google Ads experiments, you can make data-driven decisions that will help you optimize your campaigns and improve your return on investment (ROI).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Related Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/updating-original-campaign-after-the-experiment-in-google-ads\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Updating Original Campaign After The Experiment In Google Ads<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/changes-to-ads-experiments-in-new-adwords-ui\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Changes To Ads Experiments in New AdWords UI<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/how-to-use-the-new-google-ads-experiments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How To Use the New Google Ads Experiments<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Testing bidding strategies with Google Ads experiments can help advertisers determine the most effective approach for achieving their advertising goals. 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