Client Success

Case studies

At Paid Search Magic, we partner with clients across all industries, helping them achieve their most aggressive paid search goals through magnetizing offers and optimizing campaigns.

Pharmaceutical

How a Pharmaceutical Company Decreased Lead Acquisition Costs by 95%

Cost per acquisition

-95%

Signups

+2400

Conversion rate

+21x

Company Facts

  • Industry: Pharmaceutical

  • Annual Revenue: > $100 million

The Challenge

Our client needed to generate significant lead volume. They were spending more than $400 per lead and generating roughly 100 sign-ups per month.



How We Did It

The dramatic wins here are a great illustration cross-departmental collaboration. Landing pages, offers, and strategy were all aligned to drive significant improvements across all key metrics. SEM-specific efforts included:

  • Account and campaign restructure

  • Strategic keyword build-outs to support new offers

  • Landing page recommendations

  • Ad copy refresh to drive action

Financial lending

How We Helped a Reverse Mortgage Company Find Success with Testing

Leads

+50%

Conversion rate

+36%

Cost per acquisition

-30%

Company Facts

  • Industry: Financial Lending

  • Annual Revenue: $50-$100 million

The Challenge

Our client was very hesitant to run tests due to its requirement for known outcomes. Lead value was dynamic across states, markets and qualifications.



How We Did It

To make an impact on the paid search account, we had to find small wins that could prove the concept and scale. That included:

  • Extensive ad testing, including messaging and dynamic keyword insertion

  • Quality score improvement

  • Message match optimization

Professional coaching

How PSM Helped a Successful Coaching Academy Sign Even More Customers

Conversion value

+925%

Signups

+1000%

Leads

+300%

Company Facts

  • Industry: Professional Coaching

  • Annual Revenue: $10-$50 million

The Challenge

This client was achieving massive success before we got there… they just didn’t know why, or how to scale. Turns out spend was not correlating with results. 



How We Did It

Due to tracking issues, a lot of foundational work was required to understand the customer journey on both the front end and the back end.

  • Fix analytics issues; measure and audit true contribution of lead magnets and ad networks

  • Create and optimize a tiered framework for spend and objectives by awareness stage

  • Create new ad copy and formats for better messaging

Postgraduate education

How an Online University Increased Enrollment in a Crowded Market

Monthly leads

+1200

Contact rate

+30%

Downloads

+35%

Company Facts

  • Industry: Postgraduate education

  • Annual Revenue: > $100 million

The Challenge

After COVID disrupted in-person learning, the online education space became much more crowded, with fewer leads converting to students as acquisition costs soared.



How We Did It

Improving lead quality required a strategic blend of bottom and top of funnel efforts, in addition to a close partnership with the enrollment team for post-conversion performance.

  • Tight culling of match types and keywords

  • Campaign coverage expansion to prioritize key programs with targeted copy

  • Launch of top of funnel Discovery campaigns with optimized audiences

Ecommerce

How PSM Helped an Ecommerce Company 15X their Return on Ad Spend

Revenue

+175x

ROAS

+15x

Conversion rate

+45%

Company Facts

  • Industry: Ecommerce

  • Annual Revenue: $10-$50 million

The Challenge

The client’s products are wildly popular, but the account lacked a strategic vision & account structure which facilitated its potential. 



How We Did It

The client’s enthusiasm to try out-of-the-box initiatives has made this a great partnership and led to outstanding results, taking revenue from 6 figures annually to 7 figures monthly.

  • Tiered campaign strategy that prioritizes new mid-funnel audiences and defends brand dominance

  • Awareness campaigns across all ad networks

  • Continuous offer and message testing

Fashion + apparel

How a Fashion + Apparel Retailer Hit 7 Figures in Annual PPC Revenue

Revenue

+240%

Orders

+50%

ROAS

+24%

Company Facts

  • Industry: Fashion + apparel

  • Annual Revenue: > $100 million

The Challenge

Amid a rebrand, our client allowed resale and affiliate partners to bid on its brand name, creating a very competitive space with limited differentiators.



How We Did It

Results were accomplished by continual optimization, such as:

  • Expansion of ad networks including Video and Shopping

  • Buildout of non-branded initiatives to capture mid-funnel awareness and interest

  • Increased mobile coverage to support new mobile site

Postgraduate education

How a Medical University Filled its National In-Person Info Seminars

Apply clicks

+125%

Seminar signups

+120%

Downloads

+54%

Company Facts

  • Industry: Postgraduate education

  • Annual Revenue: $50-$100 million

The Challenge

Fixed-cost local events require high attendance to justify the effort. Online conversions had to not only drive signups, but fill seats.


How We Did It

In addition to increasing conversions, we had to ensure that people understood and attended the events. We did this with:

  • Landing page optimization tailored to the needs and desires of prospects

  • Hyper-localized targeting and messaging

  • Effective remarketing campaigns

Healthcare

How a Healthcare Network Efficiently Expanded its Online Reach

Conversions

+30%

Conversion rate

+16%

Cost per acquisition

-10%

Company Facts

  • Industry: Healthcare network

  • Annual Revenue: > $100 million

The Challenge

The success of healthcare initiatives can be difficult to track and measure. For this client, most conversions didn’t happen online, and HIPAA prevented any remarketing efforts. 



How We Did It

Driving results required a suite of initiative-specific solutions, including:

  • Establishing clarity and consistency around tracking parameters and engagements tracked as conversion actions

  • Create location-based campaigns with proximity bid adjustments to prioritize high-need centers

  • Implement on-page call tracking to measure urgent care interactions

Professional services

How PSM Filled the Pipeline for a Food Safety Consultancy

Leads

+42%

Cost per lead

-24%

Conversion rate

+65%

Company Facts

  • Industry: Professional services

  • Annual Revenue: < $5 million

The Challenge

The client had success running Google Ads on their own, but with so many platform changes in recent years, was unable to sustain performance. 



How We Did It

The client commissioned new landing and sales pages which increased the likelihood that paid search visitors converted.

  • Landing page recommendations and specific page build-outs for better quality score

  • Tiered campaign structure with custom conversion tracking and values

  • Location-based targeting to support more local opportunities

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