Holiday Advertising Guide: January

Holiday Advertising Guide: January
The post-holiday period still sees higher than average retail sales, especially with the rise in the use of gift cards. While you will want to carefully ramp down your spending, including monitoring keyword cost-per-click (CPC) bids, don’t write off the clearance and bargain shoppers.

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January Suggestions for Search Holiday Advertising

Pay close attention to CPC settings on your keywords in the post holiday season. As you wrap up holiday spends, be careful not to allow key accounts to go dark. Also, don’t forget gift card shoppers and bargain holiday shoppers who are already preparing for next year.

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January Suggestions for Cost-Effective Holiday Advertising

With CPC on keywords decreasing, review your adCenter account: cut your CPC budget to prevent overspending on keywords, but don’t trim too much, as you don’t want to close accounts and lose brand identity. While the holidays are over, it’s still worthwhile to continue advertising through January, as gift card shopping and liquidation hunters drive retail sales to higher-than-average levels.

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January Suggestions for Cost-Effective Holiday Advertising

January Suggestions for Premium Holiday Advertising

Online purchases are at their highest during the holidays, as is online traffic in general, and this continues through January. Strategic usage of premium solutions can do more than round out holiday campaigns, they can improve brand recall year round.

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