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Many Shopify sellers have no idea whether their Google Ads are actually making money. Patrick Rice breaks down the numbers that tell you the truth, why a 10x ROAS can still lose you money, and how to know your ad manager is doing a good job even if you never open the dashboard yourself.
Links Mentioned
- Google Ads Search Terms Report (Campaigns > Insights and reports > Search terms): https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/2472708
- Shopify Marketing Performance & Attribution Reports (new vs. returning customers): https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/promoting-marketing/analyze-marketing/marketing-performance
- Google AI Max for Search campaigns: https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/15910187
Chapters
- 0:00 Intro
- 1:24 How to Hire an Ads Person
- 3:30 Start With the Search Terms Report
- 4:53 The Brand Keyword Trap
- 7:06 Should You Bid on Your Brand?
- 10:24 What Owners Should Monitor
- 13:35 Why ROAS Can Deceive You
- 15:47 Break-Even ROAS Explained
- 17:09 Why Chasing 10x ROAS Backfires
- 19:23 New vs. Returning Customers
- 20:41 Shopify's Attribution Advantage
- 23:58 PMax, Shopping, and Search
- 27:03 How PMax and Shopping Interact
- 28:20 What's Changed Recently
- 29:26 Testing Google's AI Max
- 30:39 Consolidation Beats Segmentation
- 31:41 A 10x Turnaround Story
- 35:09 Pilot Budgets and Structure
- 39:15 Site Optimization and CRO
- 40:19 The 90s Website Story
- 44:12 Wrapping Up
Book a Call
- Book a Call with Patrick: https://calendly.com/patrickriceco/strategy-call
- Book a Call with Leighton: https://cal.com/leightontaylor/discovery-call?utm_source=podcast
Work with Us
- Work with Patrick (SEO and Google Ads): https://patrickriceco.com/
- Work with Leighton (Shopify Store Builds, Migrations, & Ongoing Support): https://envision.io
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