NAS Search Engine Marketing Strategy Heats Up Candidate Flow for Client Taco Bell. SEM campaign nearly triples results.

Posted by Laura McPeck, Director of Total Quality, Business Development

NAS Recruitment Communications today released its quarterly search engine marketing campaign results for Los Angeles client Taco Bell. Launched in January 2009, the Google AdWords pay-per-click campaign drove the click-through rate (CTR) to 9.85% in three months, up from 3.80% CTR at campaign launch. This means today, one in every ten candidates viewing Taco Bell’s career listing on Google is clicking through to apply.

According to Sandra Spivey, Director of Human Resources at Taco Bell, “Taco Bell made the switch from traditional job board employment marketing to search engine marketing. Pay-per-click is a major part of our 2009 employment marketing strategy and with NAS’ support, we've nearly tripled our click-through rate.”

The PPC campaign targets both restaurant management and hourly candidates. Working closely with Taco Bell’s Corporate Human Resources, the NAS Los Angeles Account Strategy Team keeps a constant eye on the daily traffic, bid monitoring and keyword selection. NAS Smart Clicks Center’s team of Google AdWords Certified strategists monitor the daily user activity for better search engine marketing results for candidate sourcing.

“Search Engine Marketing has been a part of our clients’ recruitment strategy for several years,” said Greg Rousseau, NAS Vice President-Southwestern Region. “In 2008, NAS increased its commitment to support SEM campaigns, having our strategists complete Google Certification to ensure our clients achieve maximum results. It’s been a worthy investment.”