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Effective Advertising: How to Calculate Ad Budget

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Supercharging your business’s growth through effective advertising is like igniting the afterburners on a high-performance jet. When done right, you skyrocket; i alla fall, a miscalculation could result in a rapid descent.

That’s why landing on the perfect ad budget is crucial. But how do you define what’s ‘perfect’? It’s about aligning every cent spent with your business goals, and we’re here to be your mission control.

Why Your Ad Budget Matters

In a world where even the tiniest details can make or break a company’s ad game, grasping the decision-making that goes into every campaign is crucial.

Your ad budget is the financial backbone of your marketing efforts. Every dollar should be put to work effectively to give the best ROI, aka return on investment. It isn’t a number you pluck from thin air or borrow from the neighbors. It needs to be strategic, just like your advertising needs to be targeted.

i alla fall, the critical question lingering in every business owner’s mind is, how do I know how much to spend for effective advertising?

Before Calculating Your Ad Budget

Figuring out how much to spend on ads is a matter of balance. You don’t want to waste money by overspending, nor do you want to be ineffective by underspending. There is a Goldilocks-like “just right” zone that will bring in results without affecting your margins.

Before we start, there are a few key terms you need to understand:

Markup is the difference between the cost of a product and its selling price (gross profit above cost). It is usually expressed as a percentage.

Till exempel, if you sell a product for $150 when it only costs you $100, your markup is 50%. You’ll want this figure for all your products individually and in your store.

Margin is your gross profit expressed as a percentage of the selling price.

In the above example, your profit would be $50. Således, your total margin would be 33.3% ($50/$150).

Cost of occupancy is the cost of keeping your ecommerce store up and running (such as web hosting, lagerhantering, samt frakt och hantering). Dessa kostnader är vanligtvis statiska och förutsägbara.

Du behöver dessa mätvärden innan du kan börja beräkna din annonsbudget. I ett separat kalkylblad, anteckna dessa mätvärden.

Du kanske har något sånt här:

MarginMarkupCost of occupancy
Produkt #133.33%50%
Produkt #254.54%120%
Produkt #337.5%60%
Genomsnitt för butik43.39%76%$30.000

När du har dessa uppgifter, kan du börja beräkna din annonsbudget.

Beräkna din annonsbudget för effektiv annonsering

Hur mycket du kan spendera på annonser beror på tre saker:

  • Nisch: Butiker i vissa nischer kan komma undan med att spendera mindre på annonser på grund av högre marginaler eller starkare räckvidd från mun till mun eller sociala medier. Detta gäller särskilt för mode eller mycket nischspecifika butiker.
  • Affärsstadiet: Du måste spendera extra mycket på annonser i de tidiga stadierna av din verksamhet för att etablera ditt varumärke. Företag i sent skede kan komma undan med att spendera så lite som 3% av deras årliga reklamintäkter.
  • Marginaler: Annonsbudgetar är vanligtvis en funktion av din marginal. Ju högre marginal, desto mer pengar spenderar du på annonser.

US Small Business Administration råder allokering 7-8% av din bruttointäkt till marknadsföring och reklam om din årliga försäljning är lägre $5 miljoner och din nettovinstmarginal varierar mellan 10% till 12% efterkostnader.

Förstå att detta även inkluderar kostnader för varumärkesutveckling, inklusive utgifter för webbplatser, bloggar, och sociala medier. Vanligtvis, du har inte mer än 3-5% av dina årliga intäkter att spendera på annonsering.

Med detta i åtanke, låt oss titta på en steg-för-steg-process för att beräkna din annonsbudget.

Steg 1: Beräkna din lägsta och högsta möjliga annonsbudget

Såsom nämnts, de flesta företag allokerar 5 till 10 procent av sina årliga intäkter till reklam. Här, 5 procent skulle vara golvet och 10 procent den övre gränsen.

Börja med att beräkna dessa nedre och övre gränser för dina annonsutgifter.

Att göra detta:

  • Ta 5% och 10% av din beräknade årliga försäljning
  • Multiplicera var och en av dessa siffror med den genomsnittliga prishöjningen per transaktion.

Till exempel, anta att ditt företag beräknas göra 1 miljoner USD i årlig försäljning i år. 5% och 10% av din årliga försäljning skulle vara $50,000 och $100,000.

Anta att din vinstmarginal är 60%, dvs., du gör $600,000 i vinst med $400,000 in costs.

Därför, your markup would be 150% ($600,000/$400,000 * 100).

You have figures like this:

Annual Sales (A)5% of Sales (B)10% of Sales (C)Markup (D)5% of Markup (B * D)10% of Markup (C * D)
$1,000,000$50,000$100,000150%$75,000$150,000

Således, your minimum and maximum ad budget is $75,000 och $150,000.

Steg 2: Calculate the Adjusted Ad Budget

The above is your “raw” budget since it doesn’t include your cost of occupancy (dvs., the cost of running the store).

To get your adjusted figure, simply deduct the cost of occupancy from the raw minimum and maximum budget.

Till exempel, suppose these are the annual costs associated with running the store:

  • Ecommerce software: $2400
  • Payment processor: 2% of annual sales ($20,000)
  • Hosting: $1200

Således, din "kostnad för beläggning" är $23,600.

Din justerade annonsbudget är följande:

  • Minimum: $51,400 ($75,000 – $23,600)
  • Maximal: $126,400 ($150,000 – $23,600)

Den här siffran visar hur mycket du kan förvänta dig att spendera på årliga annonser.

Proffstips: Du kan minska din beläggningskostnad med en budgetvänlig e-handelsplattform som Ecwid från Lightspeed. Du får en robust onlinebutik som är helt värd och underhållen av Ecwid, plus dussintals inbyggda företagshanterings- och marknadsföringsverktyg för att få ditt företag att växa.

Bästa metoder för effektiv annonsering och budgetering

Nu, you have step-by-step instructions on how to calculate your ad budget. For best results, here are some best practices to keep in mind:

Start Small

If you’re just starting with advertising, it’s always better to start small and gradually increase your budget as you see results. It will help you avoid overspending and allow you to make adjustments along the way.

Set Clear Goals and Objectives

Before creating your ad budget, it is vital to identify your business goals and objectives. Annat, it’ll be hard to evaluate the effectiveness of advertising.

Whether it’s to boost sales, increase website traffic, or elevate brand awareness, your objective should be crystal clear even before you boot up an Excel sheet.

Goals should be Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound. Known conveniently as S.M.A.R.T, these goals ensure your intent is as sharp as your execution should be.

Keeping your objectives and goals in mind will help you determine the types of ads you need to run and the platforms you should use. Till exempel, if your goal is to increase brand awareness, social media ads may be better than traditional print or TV ads.

Adjust for Long Game vs. Quick Win

Advertising effectiveness ultimately boils down to how well your tactics align with your goals.

Different objectives call for other strategies. Long-term brand-building efforts require a sustained, consistent ad presence. Quick sales might push for a flashier, short-term ad campaign.

Consider Ad Platforms

Where you place your ads can have a significant impact on their effectiveness. Tänk på din målgrupp och var de spenderar sin tid online. Det hjälper dig att välja den lämpligaste plattformen för din annonskampanj.

Överväg att använda flera plattformar för att nå en bredare publik och öka chanserna att lyckas. Till exempel, om din målgrupp i första hand är unga vuxna, sociala medieplattformar som Instagram och Snapchat kan vara bättre. På samma gång, TV-reklamens effektivitet är sannolikt låg.

Dessutom, olika annonsplattformar erbjuder olika typer av inriktningsalternativ. Till exempel, Facebook and Google Ads allow you to target specific demographics, intressen, beteenden, and locations. It can help narrow your audience and ensure your ads reach the right people.

Så, if you’re wondering, “Is social media advertising effective?” the answer is it definitely is, as long as the ads are targeted right.

Using Ecwid by Lightspeed for your online store, you can optimize your Facebook and Google ads with Klicka på det. It’ll help you set up and automate ads and optimize them for a better return on investment.

Track and Analyze Ad Data

Keep track of your adsperformance and use this data to make informed decisions about your budget. Adjust accordingly if certain ads or platforms don’t yield the desired results.

If you use Ecwid by Lightspeed, measuring advertising effectiveness is easy with the Rapporter tool. It has a Marketing section that helps track order sources, be it Google ads, Facebook-annonser, or other marketing channels.

Sammanfatta

With these strategies in hand, figuring out an ad budget that meets your business goals and guarantees an excellent return on investment turns into a smart move, not a scary one.

Dealing with ad budgets isn’t just about finance but vision. It’s about translating the intangibles of advertising into actionable strategies that leave no room for interpretation — and every room for growth.

You’re not just calculating an ad budget; you’re architecting your path to market success. And with the strategies unearthed here, you’re set to craft an advertising budget that’s not just a figure on a sheet but the lifeblood of your most effective advertising.

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About the author

Anastasia Prokofieva is a content writer at Ecwid. She writes about online marketing and promotion to make entrepreneurs’ daily routine easier and more rewarding. She also has a soft spot for cats, chocolate, and making kombucha at home.

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