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About the project
An online educational project in the format of a career school, specializing in teaching current digital disciplines. The core business model is lead generation followed by lead processing by sales managers and selling training programs. Google Ads is the primary channel for attracting potential students.
Objective
The main objective was systematic lead generation through Google Ads while controlling traffic quality and efficiency.
Key goals:
- a consistent flow of applications
- reducing the share of unqualified leads
- improving the quality of inquiries
- building a manageable PPC system for the education niche
What We Did
Challenges
Fashion is one of those niches where advertising quickly punishes mistakes.
During the scaling phase, the project encountered typical issues in online education:
- an increase in unqualified applications
- a portion of leads did not match the target student profile
- the sales team was overwhelmed by low-quality inquiries
- a formal increase in conversions with no real business impact
The key challenge was not just to increase the number of leads, but to improve their quality.
Strategy
A strategic decision was made to shift the focus from conversion quantity to conversion quality.
Key changes:
- restructuring search campaigns
- eliminating irrelevant keyword queries
- narrowing keyword targeting to match real demand
- optimizing Performance Max with a focus on relevant signals
- adjusting optimization goals in Google Ads
Execution
During the process, we:
- cleaned the keyword set of informational and irrelevant traffic
- restricted impressions for broad and vague queries
- changed the approach to conversion optimization
- reduced the number of low-quality applications
- improved the average quality of leads
All changes were implemented gradually to avoid disrupting system stability.
Results
Key efficiency changes:
- the total number of conversions decreased
- at the same time, the quality of inquiries increased
- the share of unqualified leads decreased
- the sales team’s lead processing efficiency improved
- the PPC system became more manageable and predictable
The decrease in conversion volume was a deliberate strategic decision aimed at increasing the real value of leads for the business.
Analytics and confirmation of results
Conclusion
This case study demonstrates an important principle in online education marketing:
Not every increase in lead volume equals business growth.
Optimizing for lead quality allowed us to:
- reduce the workload on the sales team
- focus on genuinely potential students
- make the PPC system more effective for the business
The result is higher-quality leads and a controlled client acquisition model.