The decision
An appliance repair chain pauses brand search ads in a comparable test area. Qualified bookings fall from 280 to 260 while the area saves ₹18,000. Each completed booking contributes ₹600 on average.
Should brand search ads return at the same budget?
Worked solution
Reveal the visual and solution
- Track total qualified bookings across paid, organic and direct traffic. Use a matched area or alternating periods to check weather and demand effects.
- Estimated contribution protected by ads is 20 × ₹600 = ₹12,000 if all bookings complete. The ₹18,000 spend exceeds that by ₹6,000.
- Improve organic location pages and test narrower paid coverage for queries or areas where incremental completed jobs cover spend.