• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Get A Quote

610.743.5602

416 Blair Ave,
Reading, PA 19601

DaBrian Marketing Group, LLC

Schedule A Meeting

DaBrian Marketing Group, LLC

DaBrian Marketing Group, LLC

Driven By Strategy. Proven By Analytics.

  • About
    • Team
    • Careers
    • Work
  • Branding
  • Digital Marketing
    • Content Marketing
    • Email Marketing
    • Inbound Marketing
    • SEO
    • Social Media Marketing
    • PPC Management
  • Digital Analytics
  • Web Design
    • Our Work
    • Hosting & Maintenance
  • Blog

Generic selectors
Exact matches only
Search in title
Search in content
Search in posts
Search in pages

Why A Low Quality Score Shouldn’t Get You Down

May 14, 2014 by Justin Miller 5 Comments

Both Google AdWords and Bing Ads give a Quality Score out of ten (10) at the keyword level. These scores are primarily based on relevancy among your keyword, ad copy, landing page, and your competitiveness, which is mainly shown by your Click through Rate (CTR). There are huge differences in how these seemingly similar Quality Scores affect your PPC advertising. For instance, a low Quality Score could be costing you additional money per click, or it could be saving you money by preventing unwanted clicks.

A Low Quality Score Can Be Good?

For Google AdWords, there is no question that a low Quality Score equates to needing a higher bid in order to stay competitive. On Bing Ads however, a low Quality Score could save you money. Bing Ads will reduce your impressions share for low Quality Score keywords. This reduction of impressions will most likely cause two outcomes:

1) Increased Click through Rate (CTR)

2) Reduced Clicks

While this may initially seem like one positive and one negative, remember that you are charged for each click. This means that fewer clicks equates to fewer charges, or lower cost. If the impressions being prevented are less likely to obtain clicks and/or conversions, then the low Quality Score is actually helping you. Let’s look at some examples to clarify.

Google AdWords Low Quality Score

This table shows the real value (or cost) of Quality Score on AdWords. The numbers are based on keeping the same Ad Rank (value of 10), which is calculated by multiplying Bid and Quality Score.

The real cost of a low Quality Score on Google AdWords
The real value (or cost) of Quality Score on Google AdWords

Bing Ads Low Quality Score

There is no clear-cut formula (at least not one shared publicly) that determines how much impression share or how many impressions a low Quality Score keyword can/will receive. The numbers in the table below are entirely made up, but plausible and realistic.

Bing Ads Quality Score impacts impressions and impression share, but not Cost per Click (CPC)
Example of the possible savings from a low Quality Score on Bing Ads

Note: 7 – 10 are lumped together because Bing Ads does not lower impression share for these “good” Quality Scores.

The table above assumes that your CTR remains consistent despite the change in Quality Score, meaning that the number of clicks drops in proportion to the decrease in Impression Share. We are also assuming that your CPC does not change either. While these assumptions are unlikely to play out perfectly as depicted, the table still reveals how a low Quality Score could actually cause a decrease in cost. The real question is whether the value received from the acquired clicks drops as impression share and clicks decrease. If value is declining then the lower cost is not necessarily a good thing, but if value remains high while cost decreases, then your Return on Ad Spend (ROAS) will increase, which means your boss won’t worry about the low Quality Score.

Conclusion

Overall, Quality Score — whether on AdWords or Bing Ads — shows how relevant and competitive your PPC keywords, ad copy, and landing pages are. On Google AdWords, there is a clear path from Quality Score to impact on your bottom line. On Bing Ads, the path is not as clear, but Quality Score is still important. Remember, a low Quality Score is not always a bad thing on Bing Ads. Always track the value of conversions from PPC so that you know when/if a keyword is profitable despite its Quality Score.

We would love to hear about your low Quality Score keywords that are still profitable. Share your story in the comments!

Category iconPaid Search (PPC) Tag iconBing Ads,  Google AdWords,  PPC

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. quest bars bulk discount says

    January 23, 2015 at 10:18 pm

    This website was… how do you say it? Relevant!!
    Finally I have found something that helped me.
    Thanks a lot! blogesaurus.com quest protein bars

    Reply
  2. Ionic Air Purifier Reviews says

    January 19, 2015 at 12:03 am

    This is very interesting, You are a very skilled blogger.
    I’ve joined your feed and look forward to seeking more of your wonderful post.

    Also, I have shared your web site in my social networks!

    Reply
  3. best dating sites says

    January 9, 2015 at 7:10 am

    I wanted to thank you for this very good read!! I definitely enjoyed every bit of it.
    I’ve got you book marked to check out new things you post…

    Reply
  4. PLR Articles For FREE says

    December 4, 2014 at 1:09 am

    Hello there! I could have sworn I’ve visited this website before but after looking at some of the articles I realized it’s new to me. Regardless, I’m certainly happy I stumbled upon it and I’ll be book-marking it and checking back regularly!

    P.S.> Here’s the reply to your quest for higher profits using easy and quick website content. From this content marketing blog You can instantly download tens of thousands of high quality plr articles on over 3000+ niche topics that you could edit and use as you wish. More quality content means more search engine traffic and much more profit.

    Reply
  5. グッチ ボディバッグ says

    December 1, 2014 at 9:01 pm

    hooking up a triumphant business is actually boosting your profile to prospects. in addition to being working on local area placement you should also look at marketing on the internet. actually is fast becoming where to promote both offline and online small business.

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

Subscribe to our Blog


Recent Posts

  • 8 Key Digital Marketing Trends for 2021
  • Business Leads & Conversions – What’s The Difference?
  • 2021 Top Lead Generation Tools
  • The Difference between Content Marketing and Inbound Marketing
  • 3 Ways Businesses Are Changing Their Marketing Due To COVID-19

Categories

Archives

Footer

Contact Information

DaBrian Marketing Group
416 Blair Avenue
Reading, PA 19601

 610-743-5602
 Mon - Fri : 9AM - 5PM

Contact Us

Support

  • Industries
  • Case Studies
  • White Papers
  • Ebooks
  • Free SEO Audit
  • Free PPC Audit
  • One Page Business Plan

Newsletter

Map & Directons

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • RSS
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
Copyright © 2021 DaBrian Marketing Group . All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy