Google Ads is not a creative discipline. It is an intent auction, an offer test, and a data pipeline. We treat it as all three.
Google has moved most volume to broad match. That is fine when you know what to negate. Dangerous otherwise.
| Match type | Trigger | Use when |
|---|---|---|
| Exact [emergency plumber] | Very close variants of the term | Bottom funnel, high intent, protected budget |
| Phrase "emergency plumber" | Queries containing the meaning | Category coverage with intent guardrails |
| Broad emergency plumber | Anything Google decides is related | Only with strict negatives and daily audit |
Cheap, close rate high, keeps competitors off your name
Where the growth comes from
New keyword themes, PMax, new geos
For most B2B, three thousand dollars a month is the floor to generate a real signal. For local services or ecommerce, one thousand can move the needle. Below that, the account learns too slowly.
Yes, in the right slot. With a strong asset library and clean conversion signals, PMax is efficient. Without them, it becomes a black box that spends your budget on brand impressions you were already going to win.
Six weeks. Two to gather learning data, two to optimise, two to prove trend. Anyone promising results in the first fortnight is not showing you the whole picture.
Yes. Ad quality without page quality is money wasted. Our marketing engagements include landing page work as standard.
Tell us where you are stuck. We come back with a fixed price roadmap, timeline and exactly who on our team is on it, inside 24 hours. No decks, no pressure.