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The Travel Michigan
Pay-per-Click Partnership
program goal is to promote and increase web traffic to partners' Web sites and michigan.org. We match program partners dollar
for dollar; enabling each
partner to effectively double
their PPC advertising budget!
 

Travel Michigan
Pay-per-Click Program:

1. Goal is to achieve the most traffic at the lowest cost per click.
2. Travel Michigan will match the program dollar for dollar.
3. The objective is to attract visitors to partner's web page(s) on michigan.org and send Visitors to the partner's Web site.
4. Minimum partnership participation price is $6,100 ($1,525 per month) for a 4-month Period.
5. Key search phrases identified in collaboration with partners.
6. Monthly reporting provided which includes SEO highlights, traffic statistics, ranking data, Pay-per-Click data and recommendations for further improvement.

How to Get Started:
 
1. Download the PPC Partner
Startup Form
2. Organize any additional questions/concerns that you may have
3. Contact:
Ken Yarsevich
Advertising Specialist at MEDC
yarsevichk@michigan.org
517-335-4383

Canceling a PPC Partnership
Requests to cancel a PPC partnership must be sent via email to Ken Yarsevich (yarsevichk@michigan.org) in the Travel Michigan office two (2) weeks in advance of the desired cancellation date, the partner will be billed for the time period the PPC partnership was active, plus the one-time set-up fee of $750 (which is initially paid by Travel Michigan).
Pay-per-Click Partnership
Proposal Deadline

must be submitted no later than
3 months prior to the start of the
Pay-per-Click partnership.
Since participating in Travel Michigan’s partnership program, Michigan.org consistently ranks as a top referral and traffic source. It is also among the top in average pages viewed and average time spent and among the lowest in bounce rates. Superb performance stats which is why we continue to renew year after year.
Carol Kendra
Chief Marketing Officer, The Henry Ford

Wondering how the Pay-per-Click Partnership
has worked for other partners?
Read our Case Studies and Testimonials


What is PPC?
PPC stands for "Pay-per-Click advertising." It is an Internet advertising model used on search engines, advertising networks, and content Web sites where advertisers only pay when a user actually clicks on an advertisement to visit the advertisers' Web site.

google1_03.jpg Click here to see an example of
pay-per-click advertising


Advantages of Pay-per-Click Advertising:
- start seeing immediate results — ads go live within hours of activation
- traffic to your site increases as your ads have more exposure
- you have the ability to target your traffic
- your ads are only shown to people who use the relevant search terms that you bid on (therefore, your ads are not wasted)
- your investment per click is clearly laid out and easily measurable as you only pay for the traffic that your site gets from the ad

Who can be a Partner?
Any private or public travel/tourism organization located in Michigan is eligible to become a Travel Partner. Hotels, cities, entertainment venues, and casinos are all examples of Travel Partners that have had great success through this program!

Extra Benefits for Year-Round Partners
Participate in the Pay-per-Click partnership all year and generate awareness in every season! In addition to continuous visibility via Pay-per-Click, our year-round partners enjoy:

- One-time search engine optimization of up to five pages per year
- Search engine optimization specialists will review up to five key pages of your Web site and provide optimization recommendations designed to help improve natural search rankings, increasing the number of relevant visitors to your Web site
- Local Search Boot Camp
- Year-round partners can participate in  "Local Search Boot Camp" webcast, which will give partners the tools they need to improve listings in local search