Kiwi.com is a flexible, easy-to-use travel booking site. Kiwi.com provides a fare aggregator, a metasearch engine, and booking for cheap flights, trains, hotels, and car hire with 24/7 customer support.
Marin’s algorithmic bidding has automated our bidding strategy, while driving down the cost per conversion by over half, both saving time and driving efficiency.
SEM Manager at Kiwi.com
Challenge
In the highly competitive travel booking space, Kiwi wasn’t hitting their goals. Using Google Ads Smart Bidding and manual optimizations, the Kiwi teams were also spending countless hours analyzing campaign data to determine the appropriate bid strategy based on campaign targets.
After coming up short, the company started to look for ways to improve efficiencies and decrease cost per conversion. Marin suggested testing our bidding algorithm for a more automated approach.
Solution
Marin’s performance marketing experts provided extensive guidance and consultation to ensure MarinOne Bidding would deliver the desired results with its “always-on” responsive algorithm.
Marin analyzed Kiwi.com’s entire account and provided bid strategies that incorporated historical costs per conversion and the company’s specific campaign objectives. Marin was able to provide full transparency into the bid suggestions, and the Kiwi team was able to evaluate forecasted performance with Marin’s comprehensive budget optimizer tool, giving them real-time visibility into how their campaigns were doing.
Results
The campaigns that used MarinOne Bidding experienced exceptional results, and Marin continues to drive down conversion costs:
28% increase in conversion volume
50% decrease in cost per conversion
21% increase in conversion rate
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To help you stay on the leading edge of performance marketing, we surveyed over 300 B2B marketers to uncover actionable insights that will help you improve the performance of your PPC investment. Through a Marin and LinkedIn partnership, we sought out to understand what B2B marketers face right now and how they are dealing with a complicated market. Read the full report to get a better understanding of how B2B marketers are changing their approach this year.
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What paid social or PPC channels are providing the best ROAS or conversions for B2B right now.
Super Bowl Ads, Sweetheart Tools, and Reddit’s AI Crush
Happy Valentine’s Day, Darlings,
Whether you’re swooning over heart-shaped chocolates or side-eyeing this Hallmark holiday, I’m here for you and your weekly dose of marketing tea. Love it or loathe it, let’s dive into the real relationships that matter - between brands, platforms, and those elusive clicks…
This year’s Super Bowl ad game showed us that throwing big bucks at AI buzzwords or Hollywood A-listers doesn’t guarantee a touchdown. While generative AI brands mostly fumbled (except Meta’s smart play with Ray-Ban AI glasses), T-Mobile and Starlink’s partnership proved that practical value wins hearts - and clicks - with a staggering engagement rate 12x the average. Celebrities? Sure, they work, but only when they authentically connect with the brand (see: Post Malone with Bud Light). The real MVPs? Poppi’s Gen Z influencers, who sipped their way to a 442% engagement boost. For marketers, the takeaway is clear: flashy plays are fun, but data-driven authenticity? That’s how you win the game - and the hearts of consumers.
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Google is reminding us all that relationships - especially with your customers - need constant upkeep. Starting April 7, Customer Match list durations will be capped at 540 days, meaning no more holding onto stale data like an ex’s old love letter. While this privacy pivot aligns with consumer trust (aww), it’s also a nudge to advertisers: keep your data fresh or risk shrinking audience lists and fizzling campaigns. For marketers, the move underscores the importance of frequent data refreshes to keep your campaigns effective - and your targeting game strong. Consider it Google’s way of saying, “If you love them, update them.”
Meta just sent marketers a bouquet of new AI features designed to woo you into Advantage+ campaigns. From streamlined setups to lead-gen tools boasting a 10% lower cost per qualified lead, Meta is making it easier than ever to fall for its automated charm. And let’s not forget the new opportunity score system - because who doesn’t love a little judgment with their ad strategy? Marketers, whether you’re smitten with AI or still playing hard to get, these tools are a reminder that automation is Meta’s love language.
Google Analytics is playing matchmaker with its new “Report Collections,” promising to help advertisers organize data by themes like “User Behavior” or “Acquisition.” But let’s be real—while this feature might feel like swiping right on the analytics setup of your dreams, the real test is whether it delivers actionable insights or leaves marketers with analysis paralysis. Pro tip: focus on curating collections that align with your goals to avoid getting ghosted by irrelevant data. After all, it’s not about how much data you have - it’s how you use it.
Google Ads is giving brands an ultimatum: update your business names and logos in their platform by March, or let Google play matchmaker with your “top-performing” assets. Sure, automation sounds convenient, but do you really want Google deciding which logo speaks for your brand? (Hint: probably not.) Marketers, take this as your love letter to refresh your guidelines and lock in your identity - because in the game of branding, control is the ultimate power move. Don’t ghost this deadline, or you’ll be left with a look Google swipes right on… not necessarily you.
Reddit is playing matchmaker between users and its 20-year treasure trove of conversations, hinting at an AI-powered search expansion that could answer even the most niche “subjective hard, [and] interesting questions.” For advertisers, this could be the start of a long-term relationship with the ultimate data soulmate. Reddit’s hyper-engaged communities already deliver premium targeting opportunities, but AI-powered search could bring even more relevance to campaigns. If you’ve been eyeing Reddit as part of your 2025 strategy, it might be time to shoot your shot - before your competitors slide into those communities first.
And that’s a wrap, sweethearts! Whether tonight calls for champagne or crunching campaign data, remember: love might be unpredictable, but your strategy doesn’t have to be. See you next week for more digital drama and marketing magic!
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QUODD is a leading provider of real-time market data and end-of-day pricing solutions, serving a diverse client base across the fintech, wealth management, investment management, and retirement sectors. Known for delivering fingertip access to comprehensive financial data with unmatched quality and speed, QUODD's clients rely on them for mission-critical information across equities, options, bonds, futures, and more.