TSD — Google Search, Shopping, PMax & Demand Gen Overview

The Spa Dr · All Google (Search + Shopping + PMax + Demand Gen) WoW
MetricAug 24–30Targetsvs TargetsAug 17–23Diff WoW
CTR10.55%2.60%●6.95%+52%
CPC$0.46$0.90●$0.53−13%
CVR (CDP)1.55%4.00%●1.37%+13%
ATC4.63%10.00%●3.87%+20%
IC66.50%76.00%●72.79%−9%
CO CVR54.07%57.00%●53.27%+2%
AOV (CDP)$68.35$62●$71.28−4%
ROAS (CDP)2.30x2.55●1.85x+24%
Spend$2,165$1,200●$2,199−1%
CPA (CDP)$29.65$24●$38.58−23%
Revenue (CDP)$4,990$3,100●$4,063+23%
Orders (CDP)7350●57+28%
Source: CDP (Redash q2635, revenue_1dc) · Google Ads (IS) · The Spa Dr · Week of Aug 24–30 · Brand Search IS 91.1% (was 92%) · Reviews IS 83.2% (was 83.2%)

Main Takeaways

  • Blended (why the totals moved):
    Orders jumped 57→73 (+28%) and revenue $4,068→$4,990 (+23%) on essentially flat spend ($2,198.79→$2,164.77, -1.5%), pushing ROAS 1.85x→2.3x (+24%). This is a real performance gain, not a mix artefact: Search Brand added +$590 revenue (mostly the Products campaign), Reviews added +$293, and Shopping Brand added +$43, while Demand Gen spend was cut $134 (1426→1292) for flat $35 revenue — less wasted spend diluting the blend also helped the ratio. Net effect: growth is concentrated in brand/lower-funnel, and Demand Gen remains dead weight on last-click that needs a GA4-assisted check before judging.
  • Search Brand:
    Strong week — 45 orders (was 35, +29%) and revenue $3,089 at 7.85x (was 6.29x), on flat spend ($393 vs $397). Products drove it: 19 orders / $112 at 12.87x (prev 10 ord/$68/8.42x, orders +90%). CPC_Core pulled back spend 14% ($327→$280) and orders slipped 25→24, ROAS softening 5.88x→5.23x — a deliberate/incidental spend cut, not a demand problem. Brand IS held flat (91.1% vs 92%), so the lift is efficiency-driven, not impression-share expansion.
  • Search Non Brand (Reviews):
    Reviews continues to scale profitably: 10 orders (was 6, +67%) and revenue $721 at 1.99x (was 1.55x) as spend rose 31% ($277→$362). All volume sits in the single SR_US_NB_SpaDr_Reviews campaign. IS held steady at 83.2%, meaning gains came from conversion efficiency, not more auction share — still sub-2x, so keep monitoring true margin, but trend is clearly improving with added spend.
  • Shopping Brand:
    17 orders (was 15, +13%) and revenue $1,144 (was $1,101, +3.9%), but spend rose 18% ($99→$117), so ROAS eased 11.12x→9.82x (-12%). CPA is still excellent at $6.86, so this remains highly profitable, but the order/revenue growth didn't keep pace with the spend increase — worth checking CPC creep on SHP_TSD_US_PPT_ACQ_VOLUME_CBO_WK45, the sole campaign in this segment.
  • Pmax Non Brand (Serum):
    Zero spend and zero orders again this week, matching prior week — campaign remains inactive/paused. No impact on blended totals; flag if this was meant to be live.
  • Demand Gen (Discovery):
    1 order both weeks on the HairSerum_Discovery campaign, but spend fell $134 (9.4%, $1,426→$1,292) for the same $35 revenue, so ROAS "improving" 0.02x→0.03x is purely a spend-mix artefact, not a real gain. This is a classic 1dc-undercounting case for upper-funnel — before pausing further, pull GA4 assisted conversions to see if Discovery is quietly driving brand search/Reviews volume; if assisted conversions are also weak, this $1,292/week has no defensible case.

Action Items

  • Audit Demand Gen via GA4 assisted conversions before deciding to cut further — $1,292/week for 1 last-click order is unjustifiable on 1dc alone.
  • Restore CPC_Core Brand spend toward prior ~$327 level; it's still profitable at 5.23x and the pullback likely cost incremental brand orders.
  • Investigate Shopping Brand CPC/creep — spend +18% outpaced order growth, dragging ROAS from 11.12x to 9.82x.
  • Shift freed Demand Gen budget into Products (12.87x) and Reviews (1.99x, scaling), the two clearest efficiency winners this week.

TSD — Account Trends (Google + Bing, excl. YouTube): ROAS, Spend, Orders & Revenue