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Advertising · Google Ads

Catch buyers the moment they search.

Search, Performance Max, and Shopping campaigns managed to a cost per customer you can grow on.

01The problem

Google spends your budget by default.

Left alone, Google Ads optimizes toward cheap clicks and broad matches that drain budget on searches with no intent to buy. Performance Max hides where the money goes, and the account quietly trains itself on the wrong signals.

If conversions are not tracked back to real leads and sales, the algorithm cannot learn who your customer is. You pay to reach browsers instead of buyers, and the report still looks fine.

02Why it matters

Why paid search pays off.

  1. Demand that already exists

    You reach people actively searching for what you sell, so the click is closer to a decision than any other channel.

  2. Managed to cost per customer

    We optimize toward your target CPA or ROAS, not clicks, so spend maps to profit you can plan around.

  3. Full coverage of intent

    Search, Performance Max, and Shopping work together to catch buyers across the whole query, not just brand terms.

  4. Faster feedback than SEO

    Paid search returns data in days, so we learn what converts and feed those insights back into the rest of your marketing.

03How we do it

How we run a Google account that earns.

A repeatable process, run by the same in-house team from kickoff to launch.

  1. Step 01

    Track and target

    We wire conversion tracking and offline import, then build tight campaigns around the searches that signal real buying intent.

  2. Step 02

    Structure for control

    We split campaigns by intent and margin, feed Performance Max clean signals, and manage search terms so budget follows buyers.

  3. Step 03

    Optimize to CPA

    We manage bids, negatives, and creative every week, cutting waste and scaling the queries that hit your cost per customer.

04What you get

What you get.

  • 01

    Tracked, structured account

    Conversion tracking, campaign build across Search, PMax, and Shopping, and a structure the algorithm can optimize.

  • 02

    Weekly management

    Ongoing work on bids, budgets, negatives, and ad copy tests to lower your cost per customer.

  • 03

    Revenue reporting

    A monthly report tied to leads and sales, with a clear plan for the coming month.

06Questions

Google Ads questions worth a straight answer.

How much should I spend on Google Ads?

Enough to gather real data, usually a few thousand a month in most markets, then scale what works. We set the budget against the cost per customer your margins can support, not an arbitrary number.

Is Performance Max worth it?

It can be, if it is fed clean conversion data and watched closely. Left unmanaged it spends on the easiest clicks and hides where the money went. We give it good signals and keep it honest with reporting.

How is this different from SEO?

Google Ads buys the sponsored spots and works the day it launches; SEO earns the free rankings and takes months but keeps paying. Ads stop when the budget stops. Most businesses run both, using ads for speed and SEO for durability.

Adam Segall, founder and CEO of Unified Marketing

Written and reviewed by

Adam Segall

Founder & CEO, Unified Marketing · Since 2006

Adam founded Unified Marketing in 2006 and still oversees the strategy behind every account. He brings more than 25 years of media relations, with national placements on CNBC, FOX News, the Today Show and Good Morning America, and holds the agency to one standard: senior specialists run every account.

Let's make your search budget profitable.

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