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Paid Search vs Paid Social

Paid search captures explicit query intent; paid social creates demand through audiences and creative.

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Paid Search

Paid search is advertising on search engines where marketers bid for visibility against query intent.

Paid search performance = query intent + bid + ad relevance + landing page quality
Category
Performance Marketing
Used for
Performance Marketing planning, Campaign review, Team alignment
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Paid Social

Paid social is advertising on social platforms using audience targeting, creative testing and conversion objectives.

Paid social performance = audience + creative + offer + conversion system
Category
Performance Marketing
Used for
Performance Marketing planning, Campaign review, Team alignment
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