Google Ads for SaaS

Google Ads for SaaS

Turn Search Intent into SaaS Sign-Ups and Qualified Leads
Reach the right audience. Generate product demos. Grow your SaaS business.

SaaS businesses need more than website traffic to grow. They need to reach out to people who need software solutions and tell them how their product can help them, so they can generate leads and close deals.Sandy Media creates Google Ads campaigns to help SaaS companies grow.

Saas industry setting
Google Ads for SaaS
Google Ads Campaign Focus Software searches • Demos • Trials • Qualified sign-ups
SaaS Growth Objectives

Google Adwords Strategies Designed for your SaaS growth objectives

Different SaaS goals

Trials, demos, subscriptions or enterprise leads.

Each SaaS company has a unique sales process. Some need more trial users, some need more demonstration appointments, subscriptions or enterprise leads. We tailor our Google Ads campaigns to suit the specific product, audience, and goals of your business.

Reach People Who Are Actively Looking for Software

Reach searches made by people looking for your type of software. We specialize in using commercial and intent-focused keywords to link your product with those users who will look into your product further.

Increase Bookings of Your Software Demos

For SaaS companies following a sales-based approach, demos may be an important part of their conversion process. We run campaigns to reach out to such users who will end up booking your demos.

Convert More People into Free Trials and Account Sign-Ups

The challenge doesn’t end once users arrive at your website. Let us work on creating campaigns that revolve around the goal of getting people to try out your service by signing up for free trials and accounts.

Get to the Right People in the Business

If your company offers SaaS to other companies, we can work on making sure that the leads who see your ads are the right ones for your business.

Use Your Advertising Dollars Wisely

Effective SaaS advertising starts with knowing what will happen once people click on your ads. We can audit keywords, conversion stats, and campaigns to help you save money.

SaaS Google Ads Services

Google Ad Services for SaaS Companies

Our campaign services can consist of:

SaaS advertising

Build campaigns around software intent and meaningful actions.

Google Search Ads

Engage people using search terms related to your software category, your software's capabilities, or the solution to a certain business problem you offer.

Alternative/Competitive Keyword Search Terms

Reach those people who are researching different software applications that they can use.

Performance Max Campaigns

Look into other inventory options of Google depending on the aims of the particular campaign.

Remarketing Campaigns

Reach those people who have visited your website but didn’t make the intended action although interested in the software.

Conversion Tracking

Measure important conversions like requests for demo, sign up for trial, and even purchase of subscription where applicable.

Landing Page Optimization

Improve synergy between your ads, software messaging, and call-to-action.

Depending on your SaaS offering, market segment, budget, and conversions, you will need the combination of all these above.
SaaS Campaign Process

Google Ads Process for SaaS

01

Know Your Customers and Software

First we need to know what kind of software it is, what are its strengths, who it is for and how it compares to the competition.

02

Create the Right Keyword Strategy

It is very important to find out how your potential customers look for software, its alternatives, and for solutions to their problems.

03

Create Valuable Ads

The ads need to demonstrate the value of your software to the end-user.

04

Track Important Actions

Instead of clicks, we track conversion actions. Based on your setup, these may vary and can include demo requests, free trial, subscription or sales qualified leads.

05

Optimize with Performance Metrics

We analyze the performance of your campaigns and apply all the available metrics from conversions and CRM to know what keywords, campaigns, and audiences work for you.

SAAS GOOGLE ADS REVIEW

Turn Software Search Intent Into Demos & Sign-Ups

Get a practical review of your SaaS search strategy, landing pages and conversion journey from search to demo, trial or qualified lead.

Campaign & search-intent review
Landing-page & conversion opportunities
Practical 90-day growth direction
Get Your Free Google Ads Audit Share your details for a practical campaign review and growth plan.

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SaaS Business Models

Google Ads for Different SaaS Business Models

Customer journey

Discovery, evaluation and acquisition should shape the advertising strategy.

Your ads must be based on the process of customer discovery, evaluation and acquisition, whether you are targeting individuals or businesses.

B2B

B2B SaaS Business

Target business customers with advertising, generate qualified leads, manage long sales cycles.

PLG

Product Led SaaS Business

Increase website traffic Increase product signups Increase free trial signups

ENT

Enterprise SaaS Business

Target search intent, business inquiry, and demo requests of potential customers.

SUB

Subscription Based Software

Tie advertising performance to subscription related actions to quantify the impact of your campaign.

SaaS Experience

Brands we have partnered with under SaaS Category:

Wisdom Labs
Models Lab
Edwiser

Each product has its unique target customer base, unique value proposition and unique conversion process. It is essential to get into the nuances and create advertising campaigns that match the objectives of the particular business.

SaaS Performance

Measure More Than Clicks and Impressions

Apart from clicks and impressions, there can be metrics like conversion rate, cost per qualified lead, demos-to-customer ratio, cost per customer acquisition, and subscriptions (if any) that can be adopted to evaluate the performance of the Google Ads campaign.

SaaS campaign performance
01 Conversion rate
02 Cost per qualified lead
03 Demos-to-customer ratio
04 Cost per customer acquisition
05 Subscriptions
FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about running and measuring Google Ads for SaaS companies.

Does Google Ads work for SaaS companies?
Google Ads is a great way for SaaS companies to reach people looking for software solutions. It works on several variables like search volume, competition, product position, landing pages, budgeting, conversions, etc.
Which Google Ads campaigns are good for SaaS businesses?
The search campaign can be a good starting point for capturing current search volume. Other types of campaigns such as Performance Max and remarketing can also be used depending on the type of the product and campaign goals.
Which is better for SaaS firms – to optimise for leads or paid subscriptions?
It depends on their business model.For instance, organizations that adopt a sales-driven strategy may focus on getting qualified leads and demos scheduled while those that follow a product-driven strategy could focus on sign-ups, conversions or subscriptions.
How can SaaS companies evaluate their Google Ads campaign performance?
Apart from clicks and impressions, there can be metrics like conversion rate, cost per qualified lead, demos-to-customer ratio, cost per customer acquisition, and subscriptions (if any) that can be adopted to evaluate the performance of the Google Ads campaign.
How long would it take SaaS companies to evaluate their Google Ads campaigns' performance?
It would depend upon several factors like competition in the market, budget, number of conversions made, sales cycle, and the quality of tracking mechanism. While the initial data from the campaign may help to identify certain trends, the evaluation of customer acquisitions and revenues may take a little longer.

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