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 Luxury Automotive Dealer

75% reduction in cost per conversion

A premium luxury automotive dealer was spending over ₹5,000 per test-drive enquiry with an in-house team. Through campaign restructuring and Quality Score optimization, cost per conversion was reduced to ₹1,300 — with some campaigns producing leads at ₹300.

75%

Cost per conversion reduction

15%+

Average CTR (from 7%)

6%

Sales conversion (from 2%)

Premium Automotive · India · PPC · Search Engine Marketing · Display Advertising · 3-month engagement

About the Client

A luxury automotive dealer bleeding spend on in-house PPC

A premium luxury automotive dealer running in-house PPC campaigns on Google Ads, using a mix of text ads and display ads with test-drive enquiries as the primary conversion goal.

When the engagement began, the cost per conversion was consistently above ₹5,000 per enquiry, while conversion volumes remained unstable and inefficient.

The objective was to reduce cost per conversion and increase monthly enquiries — without increasing advertising spend or compromising lead quality.

Industry Premium Automotive
Channel Google Ads — Search & Display
Primary conversion Test-drive enquiries
Prior setup In-house team
Engagement length 3 months
Budget change None — same spend

The challenge

Three layers of problems to solve

01

High cost per enquiry

Paid search campaigns were generating online test-drive enquiries at a cost of more than ₹5,000 each

02

Campaign structure issues

Campaign structure was coarse — small number of campaigns covering broad keyword sets

03

Intent and geography segmentation

No segmentation by user intent level or geography

What We Identified

The gap was in visibility and trust — not category demand

Campaign structure was the single biggest leak — one broad campaign was hiding a dozen different intent levels inside it

Quality Score was weak across the board — meaning CPCs were elevated on every bid

Display was being run as a standalone channel instead of a remarketing and message-reinforcement layer

Time-of-day and geographic performance had not been analyzed — significant spend waste

Ad copy and landing pages were not aligned to search intent

Campaign structure was the single biggest leak — one broad campaign was hiding a dozen different intent levels inside it

Quality Score was weak across the board — meaning CPCs were elevated on every bid

Display was being run as a standalone channel instead of a remarketing and message-reinforcement layer

Time-of-day and geographic performance had not been analyzed — significant spend waste

Ad copy and landing pages were not aligned to search intent

Our Strategy

Eight structural fixes — same budget, entirely different architecture

01

Campaign segmentation

Broke down the campaigns into sixteen separate campaigns segmented by user search intent level and geographic fencing.

02

Quality Score optimization

Improved Quality Score to greater than 7 consistently, helping maintain first-position placements at lower CPCs.

03

Share of Voice bidding

Bidding adjustments calibrated to maintain Share of Voice at 85%+ across priority search terms.

04

Dayparting optimization

Dayparting analysis to identify high-converting time slots and reallocate spend to maximize lead volume and efficiency.

05

Search-display alignment

Connected display ad messaging in alignment with the search terms users had actually used, improving relevance and conversion quality.

06

CTR optimization

Optimized ad creative and copy to lift CTR from 7% to 15%+, improving engagement and lowering acquisition costs.

07

RLSA integration

Leveraged Remarketing Lists for Search Ads (RLSA) alongside display remarketing to reconnect with high-intent audiences.

08

Dynamic bid modification

Dynamic bid modification based on real-time competitive intensity, helping maintain visibility while controlling acquisition costs.

Results

 

Better leads, lower cost, higher sales — in 3 months

7% → 15%+

Average CTR

Improved CTR from 7% to an average of 15%+ — against an industry average of approximately 9%.

₹5,000+ → ₹1,300

Cost Per Conversion

Reduced average cost per conversion from ₹5,000+ to ₹1,300 through campaign restructuring and optimization.

85%+

Share of Voice

Consistently maintained first page, first position rankings with more than 85% Share of Voice across priority keywords.

Who We Work With

What drove the results

Breaking one broad campaign into 16 intent-segmented campaigns was the single biggest driver — it enabled match type discipline and intent-appropriate bidding.

Quality Score improvement compounded savings across every single bid, not just specific keywords.

Ad-to-landing-page message alignment improved both CTR and conversion rate simultaneously.

Dayparting eliminated waste on low-converting time slots — redirecting spend to high-intent hours.

Connecting display to search intent turned display from a brand spend into a conversion-assist layer.

RLSA improved efficiency on competitive keywords where cold search volume was expensive.

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