MELLEKA MARKETING

Bay Street Lending

Performance Report: August 10 – 23, 2026
Google Ads

Google Ads Performance

Spend
$1,422
14-day total
Clicks
344
Impressions
12,715
Leads
59
$24.11 CPL
Phone Calls
210
CTR
2.71%
CPC
$4.14
CPM
$111.87
Campaign Spend Clicks Impr. Leads CTR CPC CPA
PMAX | Capital Loans $649.69 201 10,689 33 1.88% $3.23 $19.69
Search | General $608.09 100 1,375 25 7.27% $6.08 $24.32
Search | Working Capital Loans | High Intent $118.27 17 241 0 7.05% $6.96 —
Search | Industry Specific $23.94 15 270 0 5.56% $1.60 —
Search | SBA Loans | Government Backed $22.47 11 140 1 7.86% $2.04 $22.47
Total $1,422.45 344 12,715 59 2.71% $4.14 $24.11

Google Ads Changes This Period

• Set Target CPA to $30.00 on Search | General campaign (Maximize Conversions bidding strategy)

• Removed Desktop bid modifier (was 1.05x) from Search | General ad group

• Removed Tablet bid modifier (was 0.95x) from Search | General ad group

• Campaign Criterion Updated on Search | General (no field detail in API response)

• Campaign Criterion Updated on Search | General (no field detail in API response)

• Removed Mobile bid modifier (was 0.90x) from Search | General ad group

• Increased daily budget from $40.00 to $50.00 on Search | General campaign

• Paused ad group "Small Bussines Loans Near me" in PMAX | Capital Loans campaign

• Enabled ad group "Capital Loans" in PMAX | Capital Loans campaign

• Campaign Criterion Updated on PMAX | Capital Loans (no field detail in API response)

• Updated asset group listing scope on PMAX | Capital Loans

• Campaign Criterion Created on PMAX | Capital Loans (no field detail in API response)

• Campaign Criterion Created on PMAX | Capital Loans (no field detail in API response)

• Campaign Criterion Removed on PMAX | Capital Loans (no field detail in API response)

• Negative keyword added: "credit" (BROAD) on Search | Working Capital Loans | High Intent

• Negative keyword added: "no credit" (BROAD) on Search | Working Capital Loans | High Intent

• Negative keyword added: "bad credit" (BROAD) on Search | Working Capital Loans | High Intent

• Negative keyword added: "poor credit" (BROAD) on Search | Working Capital Loans | High Intent

• Negative keyword added: "credit score" (BROAD) on Search | Working Capital Loans | High Intent

• Negative keyword added: "consolidation" (BROAD) on Search | Working Capital Loans | High Intent

• Negative keyword added: "grant" (BROAD) on Search | Working Capital Loans | High Intent

• Negative keyword added: "free" (BROAD) on Search | Working Capital Loans | High Intent

• Negative keyword added: "government" (BROAD) on Search | Working Capital Loans | High Intent

• Negative keyword added: "sba" (BROAD) on Search | Working Capital Loans | High Intent

• Increased daily budget from $20.00 to $30.00 on PMAX | Capital Loans campaign

• Created new campaign: Search | Industry Specific | Construction Trucking Restaurant

• Created new ad group and responsive search ad in Search | Industry Specific campaign

• Added multiple phrase match keywords to Search | Industry Specific campaign

• Created new campaign: Search | SBA Loans | Government Backed

• Created new ad group and responsive search ad in Search | SBA Loans | Government Backed

• Added multiple phrase and broad match keywords to Search | SBA Loans | Government Backed

• Added negative keywords ("grant", "free", "credit", "bad credit", "no credit", "poor credit") to Search | General campaign

Top Google Ads Keywords

Keyword Match Campaign Clicks Impr. CTR CPC Spend
new small business grants Phrase Search | General 13 200 6.50% $7.16 $93.05
grants for small businesses Phrase Search | General 15 182 8.24% $5.56 $83.46
startup business loans Broad Search | General 12 89 13.48% $6.55 $78.62
business working capital loan Broad Search | WC Loans 12 163 7.36% $5.93 $71.11
apply for business loan Broad Search | General 14 217 6.45% $4.50 $62.94
business capital Phrase Search | General 6 79 7.59% $8.85 $53.11

Note: "grants" keywords are generating clicks but are low-intent for lending. Negative keywords were added during this period to block grant-related traffic going forward.

Meta Ads

Meta Ads Performance

Spend
$67.94
14-day total
Clicks
13
Impressions
1,983
Reach
1,655
CTR
0.66%
CPC
$5.23
Campaign Spend Clicks Impr. CTR CPC
Leads Campaign | Industry Specific $54.91 7 1,501 0.47% $7.84
Leads | General $13.03 6 482 1.24% $2.17
Total $67.94 13 1,983 0.66% $5.23
Reddit Ads

Reddit Ads Performance

Spend
$149.77
14-day total
Clicks
115
Impressions
12,117
CTR
0.95%
CPC
$1.30
CPM
$12.36
Bing / Microsoft Ads

Bing Ads Performance

Spend
$883.80
Clicks
387
Impressions
25,452
Conversions
16
CTR
1.52%
CPC
$2.28
CPA
$55.24
CampaignSpendClicksImpr.CTRCPCConv.
Search | General $815.54 346 24,972 1.39% $2.36 16
PMAX | Capital Loans $68.26 41 480 8.54% $1.66 0
Total $883.80 387 25,452 1.52% $2.28 16
LinkedIn Ads

LinkedIn Ads Performance

Spend
$560.24
Clicks
1,097
Impressions
85,013
CTR
1.29%
CPC
$0.51
CPM
$6.59

Campaign: Website Conversions (1 active campaign, 4 ad creatives)

Ad CreativeSpendClicksImpr.CTRCPC
Ad4: Apply in Minutes $330.70 646 36,149 1.79% $0.51
Ad 1: Get Funded in 24 Hours $115.82 237 25,254 0.94% $0.49
Ad2: Apply Now, Get Matched Fast $70.30 130 14,610 0.89% $0.54
Ad3: Get Funded in 24 Hours $43.42 84 9,000 0.93% $0.52
Total $560.24 1,097 85,013 1.29% $0.51

Note: LinkedIn is driving strong awareness and traffic at a very low CPC ($0.51), though no lead form conversions have been recorded yet. The "Apply in Minutes" creative (Ad4) is the clear top performer with the highest CTR at 1.79%. Conversion tracking setup was completed during this period to capture lead form submissions going forward.

Total Ad Spend Summary (All Platforms)

Total Spend
$3,084.20
Google + Meta + Reddit + Bing + LinkedIn
Total Clicks
472
Total Leads (Google)
59
Phone Calls (Google)
210

Work Completed

Google Ads

Content / Creative

LinkedIn Ads

Email Marketing

CRM / Automations

Social Media

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