Top Google Ads PPC Agencies
Google Ads remains the fastest way to place your brand in front of high-intent buyers—but only when campaigns are set up and optimized by true experts. Clutch simplifies your search for a trusted partner by collecting in-depth, verified client reviews and performance data on leading Google Ads PPC agencies worldwide. Use the filters on this page to sort firms by budget, location, industry focus, and more, then drill into each profile for case studies and pricing insight. Ready to look close to home? Browse Google Ads PPC agencies in the United States, Google Ads PPC companies in the United Kingdom, and Google Ads PPC firms in Canada to compare local expertise before making your shortlist. For broader options, explore our global list of PPC agencies.
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$1,000+$100 - $149 / hr50 - 249Bel Air, MDServices provided
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See all 81 projectsBlack Propeller is a Pay-Per-Click advertising agency specializing in Google Ads and paid search services. The agency is praised for its strong communication, timely delivery, and expertise in PPC management, as noted by over 70% of reviewers. While most clients report positive experiences, citing successful ad spend management and effective strategy implementation, about 20% highlight concerns regarding communication and project execution.
$1,000+$100 - $149 / hr2 - 9Vancouver, CanadaServices provided
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See all 29 projectsKeepers Digital is a digital advertising agency specializing in Pay-Per-Click Advertising and Google Ads management. The company consistently receives positive feedback, with over 90% of reviewers highlighting their expertise and results-driven approach. Clients frequently mention improvements in conversion rates and reduced Cost Per Click, with many noting increases in lead generation by up to 60%.
$5,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49Chicago, ILServices provided
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See all 30 projectsAccelerated Digital Media is a specialized digital advertising agency focusing on PPC, Paid Search, and Google Ads management. Reviews highlight their strong project management, timely delivery, and tailored strategies, with over 90% of feedback emphasizing their expertise and responsiveness. Clients appreciate their ability to reduce customer acquisition costs and increase marketing efficiency, reflecting their commitment to client success.
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$1,000+$25 - $49 / hr2 - 9Warszawa, Poland
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See all 1 projectsNauris specializes in providing SEO solutions, including auditing and implementing recommendations for e-commerce businesses. The company is praised for its effective project management, exceeding KPIs, and the involvement of experienced specialists. However, there is a suggestion that more work could potentially be done in-house instead of outsourcing.
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$1,000+Undisclosed2 - 9Lagos, Nigeria
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See all 1 projectsTolaMasters Digital | Growth Marketing Agency offers services including landing page creation and Google Ads management. Overall feedback highlights their commitment, efficiency, and detailed understanding of client needs. Clients appreciate their swift project execution and effective project management.
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Kintsugi Digital is a small Email Marketing company. They specialize in Email Marketing and Marketing Strategy and were established in 2016.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Rancho Cucamonga, CA
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Grapera is a Marketing Strategy company. They provide Marketing Strategy and Pay Per Click and were established in 2018. The firm is based in Rancho Cucamonga, California.
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$1,000+$25 - $49 / hr2 - 9Udaipur, India
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Pay per click company Reluctech is located in Udaipur, India. They focus on Pay Per Click and Search Engine Optimization.
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Inbound Hunters is a small Digital Strategy company headquartered in Athina, Greece. Their services include Digital Strategy and Search Engine Optimization.
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$1,000+$50 - $99 / hr2 - 9Georgetown, SC
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Boost Leadz is a PPC agency. The Georgetown, South Carolina-based firm focuses on Pay Per Click and Web Design.
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$1,000+$25 - $49 / hr2 - 9St. Louis Park, MN
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Flat Rate Internet Marketing, a Content Marketing company, was founded in 2017. The agency specializes in Content Marketing and Pay Per Click.
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ActivateDigital.co is a pay per click agency established in 2020. The team specializes in Pay Per Click and Social Media Marketing and is headquartered in Christchurch, New Zealand.
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$1,000+Undisclosed2 - 9Westmount, Canada
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Launched in 2018, Brandid Advisory is a small Westmount, Canada-based Digital Strategy company. Their team provides Digital Strategy and Social Media Marketing.
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Funky Flows is a small Email Marketing company. Founded in 2021, the team offers Email Marketing and Search Engine Optimization.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Squamish, Canada
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L8P Marketing, a small social media marketing firm, is in Squamish, Canada. The team specializes in Social Media Marketing and Search Engine Optimization.
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Adexpress is a social media marketing firm. The team offers Social Media Marketing and Pay Per Click, and the agency is based in North Port, Florida.
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$1,000+Undisclosed2 - 9Irvine, CA
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CalServ Marketing, a SEO agency, was founded in 2022. The small team offers Search Engine Optimization and Pay Per Click.
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$5,000+$100 - $149 / hr2 - 9Martinez, CA
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Established in 2017, Craftsmanship Marketing is a SEO agency. The firm focuses on Search Engine Optimization and Pay Per Click, and is small.
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Dubai SEO Services is a SEO agency. Established in 2020, the agency is in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Their services include Search Engine Optimization and Pay Per Click.
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Digitize, a SEO agency, was established in 2019. They provides Search Engine Optimization and Pay Per Click.
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$1,000+Undisclosed2 - 9Santee, SC
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Based in Santee, South Carolina, ESPY Marketing Solutions is a small social media marketing firm. The team offers Social Media Marketing and Pay Per Click.
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Mad Mavericks is a SEO services firm. They focus on Search Engine Optimization and Email Marketing and were established in 2021.
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Quexzel Inc is a SEO services firm. They offer Search Engine Optimization and Pay Per Click and were established in 2019. The company is located in Bhopal, India.
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$1,000+$50 - $99 / hr2 - 9Singapore, Singapore
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Established in 2020, Tofu Digital Pte Ltd is a small Digital Strategy company. Their team provides Digital Strategy and Search Engine Optimization.
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$1,000+< $25 / hr2 - 9Noida, India
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Launched in 2017, Global Media is a Digital Strategy company. The team focuses on Digital Strategy and Pay Per Click.
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$1,000+$100 - $149 / hr2 - 9Denton, TX
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Based in Denton, Texas, Hunter Digital Insights Consulting is a PPC company. The team provides Pay Per Click and Social Media Marketing.
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$5,000+$100 - $149 / hr2 - 9Miami, FL
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Founded in 2019, Sparo Marketing is a small Miami, Florida-based Digital Strategy company. Their services include Digital Strategy and Social Media Marketing.
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$1,000+$100 - $149 / hr2 - 9Doral, FL
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Founded in 2019, Hurricane Digital Marketing is a small SEO company. Their team provides Search Engine Optimization and Pay Per Click.
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$5,000+Undisclosed2 - 9Omaha, NE
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Established in 2016, Lead Runner Media is a Digital Strategy company. Their team focuses on Digital Strategy and Email Marketing.
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$5,000+$100 - $149 / hr2 - 9Belfast, Northern Ireland
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Tiedot is a Belfast, Northern Ireland-based Conversion Optimization company. They specialize in Conversion Optimization and Pay Per Click and were launched in 2022.
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$1,000+$25 - $49 / hr2 - 9L'viv, Ukraine
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Wizard of Tourism, a SEO services firm, focuses on Search Engine Optimization and Pay Per Click. The company is located in L'viv, Ukraine.
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Happy To Help Marketing!! is a small social media marketing agency in Fishers, Indiana. Their services include Social Media Marketing and Search Engine Optimization.
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SEO company Rashid LLC is located in. Their services include Search Engine Optimization and Social Media Marketing.
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$1,000+$50 - $99 / hr2 - 9New York, NY
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Established in 2020, Gloncy is a social media marketing company. The agency focuses on Social Media Marketing and Pay Per Click.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Birmingham, England
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JudeLuxe is a PPC agency. They are in Birmingham, England and have small team. They provide Pay Per Click and Ecommerce Marketing.
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$1,000+$50 - $99 / hr2 - 9Leeds, England
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Good n Proper is a Content Marketing company founded in 2023. The team specializes in Content Marketing and Social Media Marketing.
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Lexington Digital Partners is a SEO services firm. They provide Search Engine Optimization and Pay Per Click and are in Lexington, Kentucky.
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Think Digital is a SEO services firm. Their small team of employees is in London, England and Cardiff, Wales. Their team focuses on Search Engine Optimization and Pay Per Click.
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Undisclosed< $25 / hr2 - 9Spring, TX
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Headquartered in Spring, Texas, Dolphin Digital is a small social media marketing company. The team provides Social Media Marketing and Search Engine Optimization.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Greater Noida, India
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Digital with India is a Digital Strategy company founded in 2023. Their services include Digital Strategy and Social Media Marketing.
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$10,000+Undisclosed2 - 9Dallas, TX
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Launched in 2017, Launch Supply is a Conversion Optimization company. The small team provides Conversion Optimization and Search Engine Optimization.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Bielsko-Biała, Poland
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SEOWY is a Content Marketing company. Launched in 2021, the company is based in Bielsko-Biała, Poland. Their services include Content Marketing and Email Marketing.
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$1,000+$50 - $99 / hr2 - 9San Antonio, TX
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Launched in 2023, Elevation Media Group is a social media marketing agency. Their team focuses on Social Media Marketing and Search Engine Optimization.
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Established in 2019, Rank Forge Digital is a small social media marketing company. Their team focuses on Social Media Marketing and Content Marketing.
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$1,000+< $25 / hr2 - 9Ahmedabad, India
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Sociobolt is a social media marketing agency. Based in Ahmedabad, India, the team offers Social Media Marketing and Email Marketing.
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SEO agency DMKT Performance is headquartered in Tweed Heads South, Australia. The team offers Search Engine Optimization and Pay Per Click.
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$1,000+$50 - $99 / hr2 - 9Gijón, Spain
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Hubapps is a social media marketing agency. They are located in Gijón, Spain, and their services include Social Media Marketing and Pay Per Click.
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$1,000+Undisclosed2 - 9Winnipeg, Canada
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Dragonfly Branding is a small Winnipeg, Canada-based branding firm. The team focuses on Branding and Social Media Marketing.
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Limedevelopment.pl is a SEO agency. In Niemcz, Poland, their small team focuses on Search Engine Optimization and Pay Per Click. The company was established in 2021.
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SEO Expert in Nepal is a branding company. The team is in Kathmandu, Nepal, and their services include Branding and Conversion Optimization.
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Niche SEO Agency is a Bhaubaneswar, India-based SEO company. Their services include Search Engine Optimization and Pay Per Click.
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$1,000+$150 - $199 / hr2 - 9Trumbull, CT
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Small Digital Strategy company Chief Growth Advisor, is headquartered in Trumbull, Connecticut. The team provides Digital Strategy and Social Media Marketing.
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Haystack SEO is a SEO services firm. The Gqeberha, South Africa-based team offers Search Engine Optimization and Pay Per Click.
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List of Top 15 Google Ads PPC Management Companies
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$1,000+$100 - $149 / hr50 - 249Costa Mesa, CA
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$5,000+$150 - $199 / hr50 - 249Pleasant Grove, UT
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$1,000+$100 - $149 / hr50 - 249Woodmere, NY
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39.7/40.020/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience9.7/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$1,000+$100 - $149 / hr50 - 249Los Angeles, CA
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$1,000+$100 - $149 / hr250 - 999Paramus, NJ
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$1,000+Undisclosed250 - 999Colorado Springs, CO
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$5,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49Tempe, AZ
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39.3/40.020/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience9.3/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$1,000+$100 - $149 / hr50 - 249Bel Air, MD
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39.3/40.020/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience9.3/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$5,000+$100 - $149 / hr50 - 249Huntington, NY
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38.9/40.019.4/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience9.5/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$1,000+$25 - $49 / hr250 - 999Arlington Heights, IL
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$1,000+$150 - $199 / hr250 - 999Copley, OH
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$1,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49New York, NY
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$1,000+$100 - $149 / hr10 - 49Fort Wayne, IN
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$5,000+$50 - $99 / hr10 - 49Kyiv, Ukraine
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$1,000+$100 - $149 / hr250 - 999Odesa, Ukraine
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$1,000+$50 - $99 / hr10 - 49Kyiv, Ukraine
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$5,000+$200 - $300 / hr50 - 249Chicago, IL
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$1,000+$100 - $149 / hr2 - 9Oakbrook Terrace, IL
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36.6/40.017/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience9.6/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$1,000+< $25 / hr50 - 249Indore, India
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39.2/40.019.4/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience9.8/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$5,000+$100 - $149 / hr10 - 49London, England
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$5,000+$50 - $99 / hr50 - 249Hoffman Estates, IL
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36.5/40.020/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience6.5/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$1,000+$50 - $99 / hr10 - 49New York, NY
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$5,000+$50 - $99 / hr10 - 49Kyiv, Ukraine
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$1,000+$50 - $99 / hr50 - 249Odesa, Ukraine
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$1,000+$100 - $149 / hr10 - 49Tampa, FL
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$1,000+$100 - $149 / hr10 - 49Belfast, Northern Ireland
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$1,000+$100 - $149 / hr10 - 49Fort Worth, TX
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$1,000+$150 - $199 / hr50 - 249Toronto, Canada
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20% Pay Per Click75% Google Adwords80% Other
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A Google Ads PPC agency plans, builds, and manages paid-search campaigns on Google’s ad network. The team researches keywords, writes ad copy, sets up bidding strategies, and continually optimizes campaigns to maximize conversions while controlling cost per click (CPC). In many cases, the agency also aligns landing-page design and analytics tracking so every click can be traced to revenue.
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