Beyond Brand-Building
American University is a renowned institution in northwest Washington, D.C. that is commonly ranked among the top colleges in the United States. Over 12,000 future leaders attend the school each year.
In 2018, grad program administrators in AU’s School of Communication, School of International Services and College of Arts and Sciences opted to change their paid search marketing strategy. Previous paid search goals focused on grad program awareness; now, they wanted to shift focus to potential applicants.
Sharper Focus, More Qualified Leads
Making The Change
Silverback narrowed its targeting to ensure maximum relevance for each ad served.
Paid Search campaigns targeted users searching for Master’s degrees and other specific keywords
Facebook interest targeting and lookalike audiences created an audience more likely to respond positively to lead-gen scenarios and video content
Google Display Network ads targeted users who fit the online profile of grad program prospects
We’re Focused on Results.
AdWords Conversion Rate
increase
Facebook Cost Per Lead
decrease
GDN Cost Per Conversion
decrease
We’re In This Together™
