Paid media management

Paid media management

We build and run paid search and paid social accounts for companies that need the spend to produce leads, not impressions. Google, Microsoft, and Meta.

We build and run paid search and paid social accounts for companies that need the spend to produce leads, not impressions. Google, Microsoft, and Meta.

$54 to $28

Cost per booked appointment. National mobile veterinary network.

0.8% to 4.0%

Paid search conversion rate over three years. Financial communications agency.

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How an engagement starts

How an engagement starts

Usually with a paid media audit. We look at structure, search terms, bidding, targeting, and whether the conversions being counted are real, then hand back findings ranked by what they are worth. Audit fees are often credited toward the first month when the work continues as a retainer.

Usually with a paid media audit. We look at structure, search terms, bidding, targeting, and whether the conversions being counted are real, then hand back findings ranked by what they are worth. Audit fees are often credited toward the first month when the work continues as a retainer.

What the work covers

What the work covers

Account structure and strategy

Account structure and strategy

  • Account audits and restructuring

  • Campaign and ad group architecture

  • Branded and non-branded separation

  • Budget allocation across platforms

  • Account audits and restructuring

  • Campaign and ad group architecture

  • Branded and non-branded separation

  • Budget allocation across platforms

Targeting and creative

Targeting and creative

  • Keyword, audience, and geographic targeting

  • Ad copy, creative, and extensions

  • Landing page alignment

  • Negative keyword and placement management

  • Keyword, audience, and geographic targeting

  • Ad copy, creative, and extensions

  • Landing page alignment

  • Negative keyword and placement management

Bidding and measurement

Bidding and measurement

  • Bidding strategy matched to conversion volume

  • Cost target setting and pacing

  • Conversion tracking review and call tracking

  • Reporting tied to leads and revenue

  • Bidding strategy matched to conversion volume

  • Cost target setting and pacing

  • Conversion tracking review and call tracking

  • Reporting tied to leads and revenue

What usually goes wrong

What usually goes wrong

Most accounts we inherit are being managed against the platform’s suggested cost per lead rather than one the business chose. Nobody worked out what a lead is worth, so nobody knows whether the number is good.

Most accounts we inherit are being managed against the platform’s suggested cost per lead rather than one the business chose. Nobody worked out what a lead is worth, so nobody knows whether the number is good.

Then there is the spending that produces nothing at all. Campaigns still live in markets already at capacity, competitor terms costing twenty times a branded click, retargeting decaying from sixteen cents to five dollars over three months while nobody watches the trend.

Then there is the spending that produces nothing at all. Campaigns still live in markets already at capacity, competitor terms costing twenty times a branded click, retargeting decaying from sixteen cents to five dollars over three months while nobody watches the trend.

Google Partner

A Google Partner since the beginning

A Google Partner since the beginning

Paid search has been the through line of Nick’s career, from managing local campaigns across national franchise systems to growing a healthcare company’s paid program into its largest acquisition channel. The Partner badge reflects certification and account performance standards that Google reviews annually.

Paid search has been the through line of Nick’s career, from managing local campaigns across national franchise systems to growing a healthcare company’s paid program into its largest acquisition channel. The Partner badge reflects certification and account performance standards that Google reviews annually.

What the work produced

What the work produced

$54 to $28

$54 to $28

Cost per booked appointment. National mobile veterinary network, 80+ teams across 30+ cities.

0.8% to 4.0%

0.8% to 4.0%

Paid search conversion rate over three years. Financial communications agency.

+52%

+52%

Impressions gained while cost per conversion fell, in the first month after taking over the account. Virtual menopause clinic.

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