I’m running paid media campaigns for a SaaS company with heavy competition in the space. Prior to my arrival they were wasting money on FB ads. With iOS 14.5 here i pitched the idea of switching budget to Google search where they had minimal brand presence (even on branded keywords!). However, our competitors noticed and are increasing bids on branded keywords. What do I do? Go back to Facebook/Instagram? Did I make a bad call in moving budget to search?

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I’d probably hold the line with Google - at least with brand searches. First off, it’s sort of apples to oranges comparing the two, but Google will favor the most relevant ad, so just know that them conquesting you is more expensive for them than you if you also have skin in the game. IMO a Google click is more valuable than an FB click 1:1 anyways - so worth it if you are seeing any performance on the other end of the click.

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Bid on them and use retargeting and native to start growing alternative lines of traffic.

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