Codete is a software house, which acts as an IT consultant and develops advanced solutions that streamline business processes for its clients. It was founded in 2010 and has been growing ever since. It is headquartered in Kraków and has a branch in Lublin, as well as outside of Poland – in Berlin and Cologne.
The following case study revolves around Google Ads campaigns that we have run for Codete in order to boost the number of conversions and generated leads, as well as increase brand awareness.
We started the cooperation with Codete on 28.04.2017, but its intensity increased at the beginning of 2018. Apart from the ad campaigns, we were working on SEO-related activities at the same time.
While preparing the campaigns, we focused on 3 areas:
Additionally, the company managed the social media profiles, which supported promotional activities and provided additional data on the target audience, which could later be used when running Google Ads campaigns.
CodeteCON is a tech conference organised regularly by Codete in Kraków and Lublin. Its participants are mainly software developers and technology geeks. The event is free, but there is a need to register first. There is also a possibility to apply as a speaker. The goal of the campaign was then to have as high number of registrations and speaker applications as possible.
Initially, back in 2017, the campaign was driving traffic to Codete’s blog, where there were more details on the conference and the registration process. With the project developing rapidly, though, Codete decided to create a separate landing page for the conference. This is when we came up with dedicated solutions, such as:
After a proper implementation of analytical tools, we started creating the structure of the account according to the strategy we discussed with the client.
The campaign type: ad network (GDN) and remarketing
Main goal: maximising the reach and traffic among the identified target groups with a limited budget and a minimal CPC rate
The duration of the campaign: 1,5 month before the conference in Lublin (which took place in mid-April 2018), up until two days before the event.
For the campaign within the ad network, we started the activities with defining target groups and designing graphics together with the client, so that they match the landing page. Target groups were defined on the basis of the audience data from Google Ads, Analytics, and the information from the client.
The campaign was optimised according to the initial schedule, devices, and locations. When optimising the ads, we took into account the key performance indicators such as the cost of conversion, conversion rate, bounce rate, and engagement on the website.
The campaign was targeted at Lublin and within a 200 km radius (in which case, however, we assumed lower rates and intensity – both by 25%).
We’re satisfied with the cooperation with Delante. Already after the first months we noticed the effects – increased website traffic and online visibility. Both the consulting and technical support from the team is on a very high level.
CoMeet is a conference for IT professionals and managers which takes place in Berlin. Unlike CodeteCON, the event is paid, which means that the number of conversions should rise as the conference gets closer. Similarly to the Polish event, the goal was to have as many people and speakers registered for the conference as possible.
The website promoting the conference was launched in March 2018. We started the campaign almost immediately, and it lasted till May when the conference took place. Similarly to the previous project, we implemented all tools needed for the campaign (Google Ads, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager) at the very beginning.
The campaign type: ad network (GDN) and remarketing
Main goal: maximising the reach and traffic among the identified target groups with a limited budget and a minimal CPC rate
The duration of the campaign: 2 months before the conference in Berlin
The target audiences and the way they were targeted were similar to the Polish campaign. The difference lied in the budget allocated to each target group. Within the first week, all budget was allocated to acquiring new users (as the website was brand new). With time, we invested more in remarketing – which eventually consumed 80% of the budget right before the conference (in comparison to 20% allocated to completely new visitors). The following graph provides an overview of the expenditures:
Initially, the visuals were prepared only for responsive ads which scaled automatically, depending on the size available. For responsive ads, there’s only one image needed, along with the proper header and ad text. Then, Google will automatically adjust the actual ad to the given size and device.
After building the remarketing lists, we created new visuals for this purpose, which presented certain speakers and their lectures.
Recruiting candidates in the IT industry is challenging nowadays. The employee market forces employers to pursue candidates more actively. The competition is fierce, and the requirements of the candidates are constantly rising. The purpose of the campaign was to acquire as many applications for different job openings as possible.
The recruitment campaign has been run steadily with the same intensity from June 2017. During the campaign, though, the job openings change.
The campaign type: search network
Main goal: maximising the reach and traffic among the identified target groups with a low budget (in comparison to the competition)
The campaign targeted specific job positions that were looked for in the search engines, both in Polish and English (although Polish ads dominated).
The average CPC for the IT industry was extremely high, so we focused on optimising the rates. We wanted to have an average rank of no lower than 3.0. We conducted a series of tests which proved that the average conversion rate for the first 3 search results was the same because people seeking jobs usually open more than 1 offer.
We optimised the landing pages and improved the ads.
After the optimisation, we noticed more clicks with a lower CPC rate.
We have been running the brand awareness campaign constantly, aiming to increase the reach and display the ads as frequently as possible to the same audience with a fixed monthly budget.
The campaign type: ad network (GDN)
Main goal: maximising the reach while keeping CPM as low as possible
We optimised the campaign with proven solutions, which resulted in a lower (2x) CPM with more specific ads and narrower targeting. It led to more page views within the same budget.