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American Consumer Credit Counseling · Case study 11

Streamlined PPC Campaigns: How I Boosted Conversions by 40% and Lowered Costs…

Original case study: Streamlined PPC Campaigns: How I Boosted Conversions by 40% and Lowered Costs for American Consumer Credit Counseling

American Consumer Credit Counseling refocused its Google Ads program around the queries most likely to convert. The work combined a keyword audit with search-intent analysis to remove costly, low-relevance terms and prioritize proven core and long-tail terms. Negative keywords, closely matched ad copy, bidding changes, and reallocated budget helped concentrate investment on stronger opportunities. Ongoing ad and landing-page testing supported continued campaign refinement. The source reports lower overall ad spend alongside higher conversions, click-through rate, and lead quality.

  • Google Ads
  • PPC Strategy
  • Keyword Research
  • Negative Keywords
  • A/B Testing

The challenge

Broad Google Ads targeting included overly competitive or irrelevant keywords, increasing costs without a proportional lift in leads or conversions and wasting budget.

What the work involved

  • Audited existing keywords and paused or removed costly, low-relevance underperformers.
  • Prioritized conversion-driving core and long-tail keywords using performance and search-intent analysis.
  • Added negative keywords and developed ad copy tightly aligned to priority terms.
  • Reallocated budget and bids toward higher-ROI opportunities while testing ads and landing pages.

Documented outcomes

  • Google Ads spend decreased by 35%.
  • Conversions increased by 40% without a larger budget.
  • Click-through rate increased by 25%.
  • Lead quality improved by 30%.

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