wiki/clients/current/bluepoint/2025-09-30-ad-review.md · 1227 words · 2025-09-30

Ad Review Call — American Extractions & Bluepoint (2025-09-30)

Overview

Ad performance review covering two clients: American Extractions (campaigns not running due to account access/permission issues) and Bluepoint (high impression/click volume but conversion tracking misconfigured). New Bluepoint landing pages were reviewed and flagged for CTA and tracking improvements. Urgent action items assigned across the team.

Attendees: Mark Hope, Melissa Cusumano, Gilbert, Ben San Fratello


American Extractions — Campaign Not Running

Root Cause: Account Access / Permission Issues

The American Extractions Google Ads account (account #9545) is under the "Get Found Madison" manager account, not Asymmetric's manager account (#8152). The team is not listed as managers or users, which appears to be causing all created campaigns and ads to remain in draft/inactive state — no impressions, no clicks, despite budgets being set.

Key Decisions

Action Items

Owner Task Priority
Caitlin (client) Add Asymmetric as manager and allowed domain on account #9545 Urgent
Gilbert If access not resolved, create new account under Asymmetric manager #8152 Fallback
Gilbert Create a simple (non-dynamic keyword insertion) search ad to test impressions Immediate
Gilbert If no impressions by end of day, open a Google support case Same day
Ben / Carly Rebuild Stick Pack landing page on the main website TBD
Melissa Update Stick Pack landing page URL in campaigns once rebuilt After rebuild

Bluepoint — Campaign Performance Review

Campaign Stats (as of call)

Campaign Impressions Clicks CTR Avg CPC Spend Notes
PMAX ~1,000,000 ~6,000 <1% $0.09 ~$500 Conversion rate showing 62% — inflated by page view misconfiguration
Cashless ATM ~7,000 654 8% $1.00 ~$700 Strong performance
Traditional ATMs 155 10% $4.00 CPC too high; target $2
Reverse ATM $13.00 CPC unsustainable; reduce bids 75%

Conversion Tracking — Critical Issues

The conversion tracking setup is fundamentally broken:

"A page view is not a conversion. A page view is an event." — Mark Hope

Bid Adjustments Needed


Bluepoint — Landing Page Review

Four new landing pages were built and shared during the call (live on the Bluepoint website). These replace the previous website pages that were being used as ad destinations.

Issues Identified

  1. Multiple phone numbers in footer — landing pages should have exactly one tracked phone number
  2. Weak CTAs — "Learn More" and "Send Message" are insufficient for bottom-of-funnel ad traffic
  3. No explanation of what happens after form submission — users don't know if someone will call them, email them, etc.
  4. No scheduling link near the form
  5. Sticky/persistent header was intended but not confirmed live at time of review

Recommendations

Action Items

Owner Task Priority
Melissa Update landing page URLs in all Bluepoint ad campaigns Immediate (within 2 days)
Ben Update CTAs across all four landing pages (replace "Learn More," "Send Message") Immediate
Ben Add post-form-submission explanation copy to all forms Immediate
Ben Add scheduling link near contact forms Near-term
Ben Implement sticky header with persistent CTA + single phone number Near-term
Ben / team Discuss CallRail setup for Bluepoint (flagged for Wednesday call) Wednesday

Conversion Tracking — Action Items

Owner Task Priority
Gilbert Create ClickUp task for Anup — fix all "Needs Attention" conversion actions Urgent, with deadline
Anup Remove page views as primary conversion events (move to events only) Urgent
Anup Fix all conversion actions marked "Needs Attention" Urgent
Anup Set conversion value = 1 on all lead gen conversion actions Urgent
Anup Ensure phone call tracking covers both calls from ads AND calls from landing pages Urgent
Anup Confirm form fill conversion action is properly tagged on new landing pages Urgent

Process note: Gilbert was sending Anup messages via chat rather than creating ClickUp tasks with deadlines. Mark directed that all tracking/optimization work must go through ClickUp with assigned owners, urgency flags, and due dates. Sending a message is not sufficient.


Process / Ops Notes


Sources

  1. Index
  2. Index
  3. Conversion Tracking Best Practices
  4. Landing Page Optimization