Mobile bid adjustments appeal to the control freak in all of us. Really. You’re able to do what you do best—get behind the driver’s wheel and take greater control of your mobile ads. If you’re a new to the concept, bid adjustments allow you to decide how (what device), where (geo-location) and when (ad scheduling) your ads show. If you’ve been optimizing your AdWords campaigns solely on keyword performance, that’s great; bid adjustments simply offers yet another layer to optimize.

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MOBILE BID ADJUSTMENTS APPEAL TO THE CONTROL FREAK IN ALL OF US.
REALLY.
YOU’RE ABLE TO DO WHAT YOU DO BEST—GET BEHIND THE DRIVER’S
WHEEL AND TAKE GREATER CONTROL OF YOUR MOBILE ADS.
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If you’re a new to the concept, bid adjustments allow you to decide
how (what device), where (geo-location) and when (ad scheduling)
your ads show. If you’ve been optimizing your AdWords campaigns
solely on keyword performance, that’s great; bid adjustments simply
offers yet another layer to optimize.
Mobile bid adjustments give you the choice of choosing specific
device bids for ad groups and campaigns. In other words, you choose
when your ads show on desktop or mobile devices.

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For example, if you know your ads perform particularly well on
mobile devices, you may wish to increase your AdWords bid by, say,
30%. Of course, it’s well worth it to you if you know you’re going to
see higher returns from mobile devices.
Let’s say your starting bid is $1– from here a 30% increase for
mobile would come to $1.30, giving you a $1.30 bid on mobile
searches. The inverse holds true, too—you can also decrease your
mobile bid adjustments, as well.

5. The mobile bid adjustment
calculation

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You kick off your mobile bid adjustments where you should be
kicking off all your digital ad decisions: deep in the weeds of your
reports.
Looking at your data is the only way you can accurately understand
the role mobile conversions is playing in your business.
Are mobile conversion data through the roof? Increase your bid! Are
desktop conversions looking enticing? Then quiet things down on
the mobile side.

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Once you know your goals, it’s time to drill down to the specifics.
What value is mobile generating (or not generating) exactly? Google
gives a handy step by step list to walk you through the formula here.

8. Best practices for mobile bid
adjustments

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Ready to rock your mobile bid? Follow these pro tips to get the most
out of this AdWords feature.
• Listen to the data: This is not a time to go trust your intuitive side. If
you make a wrong adjustment, you could be spending more just
because, without making any positive impact.
• Device-only campaigns.: You have the option to run mobile-only,
tablet-only, or desktop-only campaigns. Additionally, you can avoid
these three categories, too. To make this happen, place a -100%
bid adjustment on the devices you wish to avoid.

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• Avoid bid adjustments if: If you’re not seeing any competition and/or your
position is already healthy, then there’s no real reason to make a bid
adjustment. However, you may want to save on your overall ad spend by
decreasing your bid at the keyword or ad group level.
• Avoid bid adjustments: if you don’t have data to rely on. You may be in this
boat if you’ve just newly launched a campaign. There’s no need to rush to
flip any switches—give it at least a few weeks, if not longer, to drum up
some data for you to chew on.

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• Don’t stress about having multiple campaigns for different devices: That’s
not the goal here. Google AdWords wants you to have more control over
your existing campaigns—not cause you more headache.
• Do not set it and forget it: Bid adjustments require consistent monitoring.

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