The Best PPC Companies of 2021

The Best 15 PPC Companies of 2021

• AdVenture Media Group
• Bird Marketing
• CPC Strategy
• Directive Consulting
• Disruptive Advertising
• Hanapin Marketing
• Ignite Visibility
• JumpFly
• Loud Mouth Media
• My Biz Niche
• PBJ Marketing
• Rocket Clicks
• SEO Inc.
• SmartSites Digital Marketing
• Social Media 55
• WebFX
• WebMechanix

The 15 Best PPC Companies of 2021

AdVenture Media Group

AdVenture Media Group is one of the most well respected performance digital agencies in New York. Their educational content has trained over a million digital advertisers worldwide, and AdVenture Media was handpicked by Google to deliver keynote addresses in Dublin, New York and London.

They provide comprehensive digital ad agency services and have earned the confidence of companies representing over $250 million in media spending.

The company employs a systematic onboarding process that starts with a free 30-minute online strategy call that allows them to analyze potential clients’ needs and immediately begin to strategize. Their team consists of advertising strategists, data analysts, industrial psychologists, and creatives who are encouraged to treat their clients’ advertising budget as if they were their own. To that end they collaborate regularly to ensure that client feedback is incorporated into their process and provide complete transparency.

Services include:

• Paid Search and Social, including Google Ads Management, Google Shopping, Facebook and Instagram, Remarketing Campaigns, PPC Account Audit and Tuneup Service, and more.
• Conversion Rate Science that improves conversion rate via landing page design and A/B testing.
• Tailored Consulting for both teams and individuals, including one-on-one consulting and in-house training.

The firm employs fewer than 25 employees and the majority of their clients represent midmarket, $10M-to-$1B companies largely representing consumer products and services and e-commerce clients, though they also represent small businesses and some enterprise clients.

What Customers Are Saying
“Their superb level of understanding is impressive; it’s off the charts. Their delivery is also quite incredible. In overall terms, they always go beyond what’s expected and promised. It’s the only reason we’re not going anywhere else — we praise this partnership on a daily basis.”

Bird Marketing

Bird Marketing is a United Kingdom-based digital agency established last 2014 with a distinct offering in technical web, digital marketing, and creative. In PPC management, they offer keyword selection and negative keyword selection that provides more specific targeting including location-based targeting to help local businesses stand out in their area. Key services include: 

• PPC Management
• Content Marketing
• SEM & SEO
• Branding
• Social Media Management
• Social Campaigns
• Web Design and Development
• Custom Software Development

Bird Marketing covers all the technicalities that produce well-optimized content and ROI-focus digital advertising through proper PPC and AdWords management services such as identifying the right demographics information, improving website design, targeting keywords, and tracking customers’ behavior to achieve top ranking content.

What Customers Are Saying

With a commitment to ensure the return on investment of their clients, the Bird Marketing team has been receiving happy client feedbacks that speaks of the quality service they offer. They described themselves as a band of rebels dedicated to bringing their client’s business visions into life. One of their satisfied clients who affirmed their agency statement commended, “From the moment that we signed the contract, it felt as if bird marketing had joined the team and was exclusive to us. They were bringing new ideas to the table and developing unique strategies that would help us achieve our goals and deliver an ROI.”

CPC Strategy

Now part of “Tinuiti,” an integrated digital marketing agency, CPC Strategy built its Pay Per Click reputation through an amalgam of retail advertising services. By focusing on the channels that most directly affect retailers’ revenues, CPC provided comparison shopping engine management, PLA management services, and more, delivering significant ROI and increased traffic to customers. The company’s success was driven primarily through its Amazon, search, shopping, and paid social practices.

In 2018 the company was acquired by Elite SEM, a digital marketing agency that had its own shopping and search capabilities and that had also acquired Email Aptitude and OrionCKB. Together, the four original groups now make up Tinuiti.

CPC Strategy’s skills with keyword targeting and advanced iterative testing continue to be strengthened by its advanced technology. Features of the firm’s PPC service include:

• A proprietary approach to account structure and budget allocation
• Strategic planning and forecasting based on account history, competitive analysis, market research, engine partner data, and proprietary data
• Segmented research and audience targeting
• Iterative ad testing
• Exclusive partnerships with Google and Bing
• Proprietary Mobius marketing intelligence technology

The digital marketing agency that CPC Strategy is now a part of is expansive, with over 600 employees serving client companies ranging from small businesses through enterprise companies.

What Customers Are Saying
“They always get me the ROI [return on investment] that I want, and they keep my spend on budget. They’re just good at what they do, and they communicate well. I can contact them easily by phone, text, or instant messaging. CPC Strategy uses all of the standard automated systems, but they also add in that human element. They actually have a human touch on campaigns. If I call, my guy answers the phone. If I email him, he emails me back. I can get in touch with him easily, and I love that. That’s hard to find. I’ve visited their office a couple times, and it’s a good environment. They’re friendly people, and they’re hungry. They stay up to date with the latest trends.”

Directive Consulting

California-based Directive Consulting is a search marketing company that specializes in boosting visibility and revenue for software companies. The company’s process is built on a strategic execution model that starts with their clients’ business objectives, driven by data and prioritized by time-to-ROI.

Their services include:

• Pay Per Click Advertising
• Conversion Rate Optimization
• Search Engine Optimization
• Marketing Analytics

The company also offers Institute, step-by-step digital marketing training available in modules for business owners, students, agency marketers, and in-house marketers, and access to Pulse, a customizable data set that provides users with benchmark search marketing data of 25,000 companies that scores and ranks every software company in every industry.

Directive Consulting has an all in-house team of thirty people, each of whom has their own unique specialty. Each client is assigned a dedicated team consisting of an account manager, PPC and SEO specialists, data analyst and designer that have specific expertise in the software vertical.

What Customers Are Saying
“Directive kick-started our partnership by understanding our key north-star metrics (what we were hoping to accomplish) and this has so far been the agenda for every meeting. From there, we set up a bi-weekly cadence to discuss web traffic, how we’re trending towards our goals, as well as how we can improve our processes, content, and website to see an increase in performance. One of their suggestions gave us a 350% increase in conversions on one page during one month!”

Disruptive Advertising

Disruptive Advertising takes an intensely collaborative, client-focused approach to boosting digital marketing efforts. They work to understand their clients’ businesses, goals and the impact each one’s success has on their customers and communities, then create an overarching marketing strategy. They then implement that strategy through a three-pronged approach that includes reallocating wasted marketing expenses, conducting analytics to determine the performance of each marketing channel and the scaling marketing results to achieve business goals.

Their services include:

• Pay Per Click Management, including paid search marketing, Facebook advertising, eCommerce management, Google Ads audits, retargeting, display advertising, and more
• Site Testing, including landing page design, site redesign strategies and A/B, and multivariate testing
• Web Analytics Consulting, including click and heat map tracking and detailed reporting
• Lifecycle Marketing, including email marketing, chatbots and text/sms systems

The company’s industry focus is strongly targeted towards eCommerce but also includes a wide range of other industries and services, with most at the midmarket or enterprise level. They have grown in less than ten years from a single employee to employing more than 150 in-house specialists.

What Customers Are Saying
“I can’t say enough about their professionalism and the way that they’ve come to the table prepared. They’ve presented knowledgeable and helpful information at every meeting. We have a bi-weekly phone call. We use the Google Suite to manage the project, including Meets, Sheets, and Slides. They’ve really felt like an extension of our team rather than a third party.”

Hanapin Marketing

Hanapin Marketing is an Indiana-based digital marketing company that has earned a reputation for its ability to manage campaigns for companies that offer multiple service lines and brands across diverse users and regions. The strategic approach breaks through their clients’ complexity by assigning what they call a “team of teams” made up of experts whose knowledge closely aligns with the clients’ needs and goals.

The company takes a structured, proactive approach that follows a highly prescribed path of researching, testing, learning and scaling, all with an eye to provide quick performance and provide guidance and data-driven insights that will endure.

Hanapin’s 70 employees provide comprehensive digital advertising services ranging from ad copy composition to landing page optimization for midmarket to enterprise-level clients representing a broad range of industries including eCommerce, education, finance, healthcare, and travel.

What Customers Are Saying
“Finding qualified people to run paid search at the level we need to run it is challenging. Hanapin hits the sweet spot. They have built a lot of talent around PPC advertising, and we were able to leverage that during a period of high growth.”

Ignite Visibility

Ignite Visibility has built its reputation on its SEO services, but its digital marketing offerings go well beyond and have led to the establishment of long-term relationships with clients of all sizes and from a wide range of industries. The company focuses its attention on its clients goals, then supports its innovative strategies through a single cross channel marketing strategy. The company has developed a proprietary forecasting tool, provides clients with budgets tied to their goals and dashboards through which they can monitor success, and ensures a collaborative approach through constant real-time communication via Slack and their project management system.

The full-service firm employs over 70 employees, and also publishes a well-read blog and podcast and hosts digital marketing webinars.

What Customers Are Saying
“We have grown the business on every metric measured since Ignite Visibility took over just over one year ago. Excellent communication and clear expectations regarding each party’s scope of work, timelines et al. Each team (SEO, email, social) has made it a point to understand our company and target markets and offer up recommendations that are best suited to the markets we serve. They are as concerned about results as we are. They are truly excellent partners…knowledgeable and adept at their area of expertise.”

JumpFly

JumpFly’s founders were among the very first to establish a PPC management agency. They have been in existence for nearly twenty years. They have adapted as the digital landscape has changed and formed invaluable relationships with the most consequential platforms and vendors, ensuring that they are always aware of new trends and technologies.

JumpFly has also created a proprietary online ad management software program that uses artificial intelligence to maximize their clients’ online marketing results. The program identifies potential advertising concerns, trends and opportunities on the most popular platforms, and includes an application to provide digital insights and performance-based analysis.

JumpFly’s 40+ employees top priority is client satisfaction. Their expertise in Pay Per Click is reflected in the success that they achieve for clients across a broad range of vertical industries, including consumer products and services, retail and many more.

What Customers Are Saying
“We had a pretty ambitious goal, but they’ve met it. Our goal was to have PPC ads cost 15% of the revenue we bring in. They’re top-notch experts and the results we’ve seen are great. In particular, their work with Google Shopping is outstanding. JumpFly does things we couldn’t possibly do on our own. Before, I had about 3 variations of an ad, and I changed them up a few times a year. By rotating in so many different versions, they’ve nailed down what works and are able to target specific audiences. Now, I have more time to focus on running the company instead of managing our online ads.”

Loud Mouth Media

Loud Mouth Media is a digital marketing service with expertise in search, display, shopping, and video. Their model is built on fully understanding their clients’ needs through in-depth research, followed by meticulous strategy and account management and detailed, data-driven reporting and analysis of results. The company consciously differentiates itself through its dedication to transparency, measurability and accountability in all interactions with clients.

Loud Mouth’s services include:

• Digital Strategy encompassing paid search analytics, conversion rate optimization, brand building, and SEO
• Paid Search
• Display
• Video
• Social Advertising
• SEO
• Performance Creative
• Ecommerce Marketing

The company is based in the United Kingdom, where it has grown from a one-person operation to employing 22 in-house specialists over the course of a decade. They have a broad base of clients across all industries.

What Customers Are Saying
“Not only do they have a clear understanding of digital marketing, but they’re also willing to explain concepts to us in an accessible way. During our meetings, they never try to hide behind big terms to confuse us. Rather, they’re willing to pull up the facts and walk us through each number. By the end of the meeting, everyone understands exactly what’s going on.”

My Biz Niche

My Biz Niche incorporates cutting-edge pay-per-click, web and mobile development, and social media services to help businesses drive long-term growth. They are a full-service digital marketing agency capable of working within any business size and niche to deliver results. The agency provides a host of creative solutions and educates clients on the latest effective digital marketing strategies. Its services also include print and logo design, photography, video production, e-commerce development, and marketing automation. My Biz Niche offers a free brainstorming session with its digital strategists.

Services include:

• Facebook Marketing
• Instagram Marketing
• Youtube Marketing
• Organic Search Marketing
• Paid Search Marketing
• Print Design
• Logo Design
• Photograph
• Video Production
• Website Design
• Website Development
• Ecommerce Development
• Marketing Automation

What Customers Are Saying

The team behind My Biz Niche are always up to date with the latest technology and technique in digital marketing.  They are branded as dynamic and tech-savvy and those statements are one of the common denominators in every customer review about them. Their clients are happy to have worked with professionals who are on the top of the game. Their appreciation towards My Biz Niche extends to their wholehearted promotion of the digital marketing agency in every customer review website by sharing their success stories while working with My Biz Niche.

PBJ Marketing

PBJ Marketing is a full-service digital marketing agency that is dedicated to using quantitative and qualitative research and data to improve their clients’ digital footprint and increase engagement and revenues long term. They employ hard-won insights, strategy and high-quality content to build brands and improve SEO and PPC efforts across all platforms and place a heavy focus on the user experience.

The company takes its role as digital guide for each of its clients seriously, cementing the effectiveness of its efforts by minimizing the number of clients that their strategists are assigned to. In this way, each becomes a specialist and partner with their clients, inspiring confidence and trust.

PBJ’s services include:

• Paid Media, including eCommerce Marketing, Google AdWords, Pay Per Click, Search Engine Marketing and Social Media Advertising
• Search Engine Optimization, including Offsite SEO, Onsite SEO and a free SEO analysis
• Social Media Management, including Digital Audit, Social Strategy, Content Strategy and Social Engagement
• Website Design and Development

PBJ Marketing has a staff of roughly 20 and has locations in both Washington, D.C. and New York City. They largely serve midmarket and enterprise businesses, though they also accept small businesses across eCommerce, non-profit, and many other diverse industries.

What Customers Are Saying
“The new website looks great. We immediately saw an increase in traffic. Once the marketing campaigns launched, we received even more new leads and saw a huge increase in new appointments. At one point, I had to tell them to pause their marketing because I couldn’t keep up with the business, which is a good problem to have. They were great to work with and very communicative. I knew from day one what to expect. If and when there were any delays, they were quick to give me a heads up. They really took the time to learn our business and market. Not to mention, they understood that we had a limited budget and knew where to best spend our marketing money. They also were very patient and explained everything.”

Rocket Clicks

Rocket Clicks is a digital marketing and advertising agency that’s hyper-focused on helping their partners’ businesses grow online. By specializing in both digital advertising and organic search optimization, Rocket Clicks can ensure that every decision they make is based on data and conversion metrics.

They have achieved solid, long-term growth through deep knowledge, a robust project management system, and a dedication to understanding their clients’ needs. They’re also diligent about keeping their clients updated via regular meetings and proactive in their approach to communication and problem-solving.

Rocket Clicks is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and they have a staff of about 40 specialists working with clients of all sizes and from diverse industries.

What Customers Are Saying
“They’re extremely responsive and thorough. Our point of contact readily provides reports of their work and explains the data if requested. They’re willing to teach us the technical principles of their industry with a humble and earnest approach. It’s rare that we go an entire day without interacting with them by email or phone. Their accountability and expertise set them apart from similar vendors. They proactively seek out opportunities to improve our results instead of waiting for us to raise concerns about something. They’re focused, collaborative, and committed to providing an excellent service.”

SEO, Inc.

SEO, Inc. has been providing SEO services for over two decades, building and expanding upon their technical knowledge and insights and incorporating new strategies and platforms to provide their clients with consistently positive results and growth. The company provides comprehensive digital services that they tailor to each client’s individual needs through a robust and ongoing process of research, dialogue, and collaboration. Their goal is to create a personalized integrated approach for every customer.

Their services include:

• Search Engine Optimization
• Mobile Optimization
• SEO Consulting
• Keyword Ranking
• Social Network Monitoring
• Web Design and Development
• Pay Per Click Advertising
• Social Media Management
• SEO Copywriting
• Shopify
• Link Detox and Backlink Removal
• Reputation Management

SEO, Inc. is based in San Diego, California and provides services to businesses of all sizes.

What Customers Are Saying
“I was so impressed with their SEO work after the first year that I wanted to do more with them, then after the second year, our business more than quadrupled. We increased the spend and had them manage everything. They do an excellent job collaborating with us and explaining the analytics. The project provided us with the tools to successfully manage our business, giving us a very cost-effective roadmap moving forward.”

SmartSites Digital Marketing

SmartSites is a digital agency that provides a full range of marketing services designed to boost their clients’ visibility, engagement and revenue. The company is based in Paramus, New Jersey and was founded by two brothers who emphasize a client-centric approach to increasing traffic, converting more visitors and boosting sales.

SmartSites services include:

• Web Design that includes Calls to Action, enhanced site speed, visitor tracking, security, online optimization and available ongoing support
• Scalable Pay Per Click marketing including data driven strategy, exclusive Beta access, expert analysis, landing pages, display ads, remarketing, smart learning, advanced bidding, market segmentation, and real-time reporting
• Search Engine Optimization including SEO analysis, Technical SEO analysis, consulting, blogging services, digital public relations, copywriting, link building, mobile SEO and website migration

SmartSites employs approximately 60 employees who engage with clients through a project manager. Clients are largely small to mid-market sized businesses with an industry focus that largely consists of business services, health care and medical, automotive, legal and others.

What Customers Are Saying
“Smart Sites is a very professional, extremely organized company to work with. After hiring them to handle our website, our phones ring more than they ever had and our website is getting more traffic than ever. After working with several other website companies Smart Sites is hands down the only company I would recommend.”

Social Media 55

Social Media 55 is a digital marketing and social media management agency that provides a broad range of services designed to deliver custom solutions to their clients. Though the firm’s primary focus is on social media management, they offer tailored solutions to meet each customer’s needs.

Services include:

• Customized business websites for e-commerce and service-oriented companies
• Landing pages with calls-to-action
• Influencer marketing
• Strategic alliances with PR and modeling agencies
• Mobile app marketing
• Instagram engagement campaigns
• Email marketing
• Search engine optimization
• Pay Per Click
• Content Marketing Services
• Social Media Paid Advertising
• Social Media Management
• Branding and Media
• Local SEO
• Video Production
• Mobile App Development and Marketing
• UX/UI
• Gaming Marketing
• Shopify Services

What Customers Are Saying
“My company has grown ever since we’ve worked together thanks to tons of new inbound leads. I’ve met many potential customers online that led to finalized sales. The team tracks our specific metrics to give me a clear view of our results. I feel confident about partnering with them because they outperform and provide more new business than I expected. Social Media 55 is always there for us, consistently showing me results. They are committed to making my business thrive. They’re still tweaking things to improve our campaigns and consistently offer great advice. My online presence is night and day compared to before our partnership when I wasn’t getting any leads to speak of.”

WebFX

WebFX provides full-service digital marketing services customized to meet their clients’ needs and goals. The firm’s primary focus is Search Engine Optimization, though it also provides web design services and social media management. WebFX leverages data, technology and marketing to drive revenue, leads, calls and transactions on behalf of its clients.

All WebFX clients are provided access to a proprietary marketing software platform that tracks and reports on their campaign’s results and has a dedicated account manager. The firm focuses on ROI, investing considerable time and research into understanding their client’s customers and then targeting them to make their websites and marketing campaigns more visible.

WebFX has been offering its Harrisburg, Pennsylvania-based services since 1995 and has grown to be a 275+ specialist firm with an expansive client base that includes small and mid-sized businesses as well as enterprise companies.

What Customers Are Saying
“WebFX has provided the best service I’ve received from a third-party vendor. They always respond the same day. If we have a random question to ask, their team comes back with answers. Their team works through our concerns with solutions. For the level of service provided, their price is very reasonable. If you compare their cost to that of a full-time employee, it’s really a deal for us. Their team includes content creators and internet marketing specialists. If we were to take that in-house, we could easily triple or quadruple our costs. At the end of their reports, they remind us of their entire team that we can access, which is unique.”

WebMechanix

WebMechanix is a results-oriented digital marketing agency that offers a combination of marketing, UX and design, and development services that delivers high-quality leads and ROI. The company specializes in SEO, PPC and marketing automation, but relies upon a high-touch process that begins with getting to know their clients’ business, customers and process to the point where they feel that they are part of the team. This deep dive facilitates the creation of custom marketing strategies aligned with each client’s goal

The company’s services include:

• Digital Marketing Services, including Conversion Optimization, Email Marketing, Marketing Automation, PPC Management, Search Engine Optimization an Social Media
• Responsive Web Design
• Web Development Services including security and monitoring and Custom WordPress Development

What Customers Are Saying
“Their expertise within digital marketing and management stood out to us. It feels like they’re a comfortable extension of our company. I trust them and never worry about what they’re doing, even given their access to our backend platforms. They made the experience personal, visiting our office and chatting comfortably about our project. On top of that, their team was incredibly responsive throughout. They responded to emails and slack, using project management tools to organize themselves. The overall partnership has been a true extension of our company — there’s a real lack of pressure with them.”

Benefits of Using A PPC Company

As the internet has become an indispensable part of doing business, Pay Per Click has grown into an integral part of marketing strategy. It drives traffic to your website in a way that can be monitored and measured, and for which there is no charge if there is no click. The price of a particular keyword is based upon its value to the individual market, which means that if you are selling in a niche area or can be creative (but effective) with your keyword selection, you can control the amount of money that you want to invest. Perhaps most importantly of all, PPC has been proven effective. People who are searching for what you are selling have a high likelihood of clicking through to your website if your PPC campaign is well researched and managed.

There are several benefits and advantages to Pay Per Click Advertising.

• They develop an awareness of your brand
• They reach your targeted audience, regardless of whether it is based on demographics, location, a keyword or time of day
• They can convert shoppers and browsers into buyers
• They drive profitability

Pay Per Click encompasses a variety of specialty processes and techniques that boost their campaign effectiveness, including retargeting, and personalization of display campaigns. They offer a high return on investment, and with careful analysis, tracking and adjustments their ability to generate revenue can grow.

The Cost of PPC Services

PPC companies charge a wide range of fees for their services, and it is difficult to determine whether a price that you’re quoted is reasonable or not. A quick check of the internet reveals hourly rates ranging from $25 per hour to $199 per hour, with no real sense for how long the process takes or what that includes.

In order to deliver the type of Return On Investment that you need to have your digital marketing campaign succeed, you should expect and want them to spend a significant amount of time learning about your account and constantly trying to analyze the results that they are achieving in order to improve upon them. One important thing to remember is that the more ads you are running, the more analysis and keywords your PPC company will have to track, analyze, and manipulate.

Different PPC companies work with different pricing models.

• Percentage of ad spend. These companies charge a percentage of the money that you’re spending on advertising, and this is often on a sliding scale fee where the percentage goes down as the ad buy amount goes up. These percentages usually start at 20%.
• Management fee plus percent of ad spend. The companies charge a percentage of ad spend along with a management fee. These fees can range from $400 to $5,000 per month, plus the 20%+ percentage
• Flat Fee Pricing. Some charge a predetermined flat fee based upon your specific goals.
• Performance-based Pricing. Some charge for successful calls to action, including emails, click-throughs, trial signups, and inbound calls.