Rashid wants to raise awareness of his brand and build campaigns focused on branded terms. He doesn’t have much time to devote to daily bid management, so he decides to use automated bidding to lighten his workload. What automated bidding strategy should Rashid consider using?
Correct Answer
Target impression share
Key takeaways
Target impression share bids towards a chosen share of available impressions.
You choose the placement goal: absolute top, top of page, or anywhere.
It suits brand defence, where presence matters more than cost per conversion.
Why is this the correct answer?
Rashid wants visibility on his own brand terms and does not want to manage bids daily, which is exactly what target impression share does. You state the share of available impressions you want and where you want to appear — absolute top, top of page, or anywhere on the page — and Google sets bids to hit it. For brand defence that is the natural strategy, because the goal is being present on your own name rather than a cost per conversion.
Why are the other options wrong?
Maximize conversions
Maximise conversions chases actions rather than presence, which does not match an awareness goal on branded terms.
Target return on ad spend (Target ROAS)
Target ROAS optimises to revenue returned and needs conversion values. It is a profitability strategy, not an awareness one.
Enhanced cost-per-click (eCPC)
Enhanced CPC still requires him to set and maintain the underlying manual bids, which is the daily management he wants to avoid.
Frequently asked questions about this topic
Should I set a bid limit with target impression share?
Yes. Without a maximum CPC ceiling the strategy will bid whatever is needed to hit the target share, which on a competitive term can get expensive quickly. The cap is what keeps an awareness goal from becoming an open cheque.
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