Conversion-Optimization on Adbeat

Your CTA Verb Is a Price Tag: The Psychology of Asking for the Click

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 21:41:56 +0000

Fanatical, a PC game key retailer, spent an estimated $102 million on display advertising over the last twelve months across the markets Adbeat tracks. It did that with 254 creatives — but the top-spending one, a 320x100 banner, carries five words of copy: the brand name, “SAVE BIG,” and “SHOP NOW.” That single unit absorbed an estimated $15.9 million.

First Google Display Campaigns Are Tricky: Here’s How to Fix Traffic & Conversion Problems

Mon, 12 Feb 2018 13:13:44 +0000

Creating a successful campaign on Google Display can be tricky.

Just ask my friend Bob.

Note: Urban Dictionary defines “my friend” as ‘a phrase that people use when they are too embarrassed to admit they are talking about themselves’. I assure you, that’s not the case here.

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Bob works at an ecommerce store that sells construction equipment and was tasked with creating a campaign for generating leads.

How 7 Pro Advertisers Split Test Ad Creatives

Tue, 02 Jun 2015 19:31:34 +0000

The least effective way to A/B test ad creatives – and how most people do it – is by guessing.

They change a color here, switch a picture there, try out a new tagline… but it’s all done randomly and with little direction.

The better way to test is to see what your competitors and other large advertisers are doing. What colors, layouts, elements and copy are they testing? Which ads have been seen more often? Which ads have they stopped running due to being ineffective?

The Key To Paid Traffic? Knowing Your Customer's "Awareness Level"

Thu, 19 Mar 2015 14:58:23 +0000

There’s one HUGE mistake many marketers make when creating the ad copy and landing pages they’re sending traffic to.

The problem is they present the same message to everyone. They use the same copy that works on their email list – people who are familiar with them and their product – as they use on their cold traffic landing pages and display ads – people who are NOT familiar with their company or product.