wiki/knowledge/google-ads/cordwainer-ppc-strategy.md · 747 words · 2026-03-10

Cordwainer PPC Strategy

Summary of paid search and social campaign decisions, budget allocations, and optimization work as of the March 10, 2026 marketing sync. See also: [1] and the full meeting notes at [2].


Campaign Overview

Platform Campaign Type Daily Budget Status
Google Ads Search (x2) $30/day each ($60/day total) Active, ramping
Google Ads Display / Remarketing TBD In setup
Bing Ads Search (x2, copied from Google) $6/day each ($12/day total) Paused — awaiting payment
Meta Lead-gen $10/day each (x2) Paused

Google Search Ads

Status

Campaigns are ramping up. Impressions and clicks showed a notable spike in the period leading up to the March 10 meeting, consistent with the expected 2–3 week ramp-up window that had been communicated to the client.

Optimizations Applied

Planned Work


Bing Ads

Rationale

Bing reaches an older demographic that aligns well with memory care decision-makers (adult children of seniors, spouses). Cost-per-click runs approximately 15–20% of Google spend, making it an efficient complement.

Setup

Access

Sebastian Gant to send Tamilyn a super-admin invite to the Bing Ads account. She will add the payment method and can view campaign performance directly.


Meta Lead-Gen Campaign — Pause Decision

Performance

Decision

Pause the Meta lead-gen campaign. Budget to be reallocated to Google and Bing.

Rationale

At 0-for-11, even a reduced budget is unlikely to produce meaningful results. The client (Tamilyn) agreed that continued spend without qualified leads is not justified. If a future review of the 11 submissions surfaces any memory-care-specific inquiries that Erica Lathrop can confirm as responsive, the decision may be revisited with a lower budget.

Process Note

Tamilyn will review the 11 submissions and forward any that indicate memory care intent to Erica before the campaign is fully paused. Sebastian Gant to execute the pause.


Google Display / Remarketing

Purpose

Re-engage users who have previously visited the Cordwainer website by serving display ads across Google's network (news sites, blogs, etc.).

Fixes Required (Pre-Launch)

Format

Multiple ad dimensions are in use to allow Google to place ads in different positions across the display network.


Budget Reallocation Summary

With Meta paused, the freed spend ($20/day) is expected to shift toward Google and Bing. The client expressed some concern about the $60/day Google budget and noted Bing may ultimately be a better allocation if Google search results don't improve. The team agreed to give Google more time to ramp before making further adjustments, and noted that CallRail data will provide better attribution to support that evaluation.


Open Action Items

Sources

  1. Index
  2. 2026 03 10 Cordwainer Marketing Meeting