We sell to salons and to consumers. Can one account do both?
Yes, as long as the two are kept apart. Trade and consumer campaigns get their own targeting, messages and conversion goals, and trade enquiries are measured separately from retail orders, so neither audience distorts the other's numbers.
We are moving to Shopify. What should we check in Google Ads?
Which Merchant Center each campaign uses, that the new feed is linked and approved, and that the purchase tag fires once on the new checkout. One haircare account we took over served zero impressions for exactly this reason. We check it on the day of the switch.
Is spending on our own brand name a waste?
Not usually, but it should be measured on its own. Brand searches convert well because people already want you. We keep brand separate so its strong return does not hide how non-brand campaigns are really doing.
Do you run Meta and TikTok for haircare?
Yes. Haircare suits video because the result can be shown on real hair. We test hooks on cost per purchase, with the same budget each, and read results against the store's own orders rather than the platform's own count.
When is peak season for haircare?
In the professional haircare account we run, the best month was November, around Black Friday and gifting. Budgets rise in measured steps from October, so the bidding has time to learn before the peak, not during it.