Escape room PPC. We wrote the playbook.
$50M+ in managed spend. 200+ accounts. Here is what we know.
[ WHY PPC ]
PPC is the fastest way to fill an empty calendar
SEO takes months. Word of mouth is unpredictable. But when you turn on Google Ads targeting "escape room [your city]," you can have bookings within 48 hours. PPC is the most controllable, scalable, and measurable channel available to escape rooms.
The catch: PPC is also the easiest channel to waste money on. Wrong keywords. Wrong landing pages. No conversion tracking. Auto-apply recommendations that tank performance. We see these mistakes in 80% of accounts we audit.
Done right, PPC delivers 4x+ ROAS and $35-$55 cost per booking. Done wrong, it burns $2,000/month with nothing to show for it. The difference is expertise. See our PPC management service or our case studies.
Average ROAS on managed accounts
Average cost per booking
Escape room PPC accounts managed
In escape room ad spend managed
[ PPC CHANNELS ]
The PPC channels we run for escape rooms
Google Search Ads
The workhorse of escape room PPC. Captures "escape room near me" searchers actively looking to book. Bidding on the right keywords with proper negative keyword lists and booking-page landing pages.
Learn more →Meta (Facebook and Instagram)
Interest-based targeting for people who have not searched yet. Group sizes, birthday planners, corporate event organizers. Video and carousel ads showing your best rooms.
Learn more →Microsoft (Bing) Ads
Lower CPCs and less competition than Google. Reaches corporate and 35+ demographics. Strong addition once Google is profitable.
Remarketing
Follows up with people who visited your site but did not book. Shows them specific room ads and offers. Average 12% recovery rate within 30 days.
Learn more →[ WHAT GOOD LOOKS LIKE ]
8 signs your escape room PPC is set up correctly
Campaign structure by audience segment (consumer, corporate, birthday, group)
Ad groups with tight keyword themes and matching ad copy
Booking page as the landing page, not the homepage
Conversion tracking firing on actual bookings
Negative keyword list with 100+ irrelevant terms excluded
Mobile bid adjustments (mobile usually deserves 20-40% more)
Ad scheduling to your operating hours plus 2 hours
Monthly A/B testing of ad copy headlines and descriptions
How many of these does your current setup have? If fewer than six, there is significant room to improve. Book a free audit and we will check all eight.
[ READY TO START? ]
Want to see what 4x ROAS looks like for your escape room?
Book a free audit. We will analyze your current PPC and show you what we would change.
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