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PAID SEARCH (PPC)

Be there when buyers are ready to buy.

We build, manage, and optimize high-intent search campaigns that turn ad spend into profitable revenue. Direct platform billing with zero agency markup on media.

CAPABILITIES

What we actually do.

Mathematically disciplined search advertising focused on intent sculpting, conversion tracking, and eliminating wasted spend.

High-Intent Search & Campaign Design

Google Ads and Microsoft Advertising campaign architecture. Single-Theme Ad Groups (STAGs), commercial query sculpting, and responsive search ad (RSA) copy testing.

Negative Keyword Mining & Waste Reduction

Continuous search-query auditing to eliminate wasted spend on irrelevant terms. Account-wide negative keyword lists and bot traffic filtering to protect your media budget.

Tracking & Conversion Engineering

Full measurement infrastructure: Google Analytics 4 (GA4) event tracking, Google Tag Manager (GTM), call tracking, and form conversion attribution.

Ecommerce & Performance Max (PMax)

Google Merchant Center product feed optimization, PMax asset group structuring with strict brand exclusions, and Target ROAS / Target CPA bid strategies.

TRANSPARENT BILLING

Zero markup on ad spend. Direct platform billing.

We believe agencies should never take a cut of your ad spend or hide media costs in blended fees. You pay Google and Microsoft directly from your corporate card. Signal charges a flat, transparent management fee based on campaign scope. You always know exactly what goes to media and what goes to specialist execution.

MEDIA BILLING POLICY

0%

Agency Markup on Ad Spend

You pay ad platforms directly. No hidden spreads, kickbacks, or inflated cost-per-click charges.

EFFICIENCY

Four ways we eliminate wasted ad spend.

Most ad accounts waste 20% to 40% of their media budget on non-converting search terms and untracked actions. We eliminate these waste vectors on day one.

01 SEARCH QUERIES

Search Query Bleed

Continuous negative keyword mining prevents paying for non-commercial or irrelevant queries that burn media budget.

02 CONVERSIONS

Conversion Tracking Drift

Rigorous server-side and GTM tag verification ensures only real leads or sales are counted, never accidental page views.

03 MATCH TYPES

Broad Match Runaway

Strict keyword match sculpting and negative brand exclusions stop automated bidding algorithms from wasting spend.

04 BRAND DEFENSE

Channel Cannibalization

Brand search protection ensures you do not bid up your own organic search dominance unnecessarily.

MANAGEMENT FEES

Transparent management fees. Separate media spend.

Management fees scale with ad spend bands and campaign specializations. 3-month initial term to establish statistical significance, then rolling month-to-month. Cancel anytime.

LEAD GENERATION

Focused Lead Gen

$975 / mo

For up to $5,000 monthly ad spend. Ideal for campaigns scaling from $1,000 to $5,000 monthly.

Single-Theme Ad Group structuring, weekly negative search term auditing, conversion tracking, RSA multivariate testing, and monthly specialist strategy call.

ECOMMERCE & RETAIL

Ecommerce PPC

$1,350 / mo

For up to $5,000 monthly ad spend. 2 specializations (Search + Shopping/PMax).

Google Merchant Center feed optimization, Shopping & Performance Max setup, brand search protection, Target ROAS bidding, and ecommerce revenue tracking.

SCALED ACCOUNTS

Scaled Growth

Tiered Scope

For monthly ad budgets from $5,000 to $80,000+ across Google and Microsoft.

Multi-network coverage (Google + Microsoft Ads), remarketing audiences, landing page CRO reviews, and dedicated senior media buyer delivery.

100% Account & Audience Ownership.

All Google Ads accounts, Microsoft Advertising accounts, tracking pixels, custom audiences, and creative assets belong entirely to you from day one. You keep everything without accounts being held hostage.

DELIVERY

Direct media buyer execution.

01 ACCESS

Senior Media Buyers

You speak directly with the specialists managing your bids, keywords, and creative testing, not an account coordinator relay.

02 OPTIMIZATION

Weekly Waste Elimination

We actively audit search queries every single week to prune non-converting search terms and protect your budget.

03 METRICS

Return on Ad Spend (ROAS)

We optimize for customer acquisition cost (CAC), qualified pipeline revenue, and ROAS, rather than vanity click traffic.

QUESTIONS

Frequently asked questions.

How does media billing work between Signal and ad platforms?

Direct platform billing. You pay Google and Microsoft directly from your corporate account with 0% agency markup. Signal bills a separate, transparent management fee based on campaign scope.

What monthly ad spend do you recommend to start?

We manage search campaigns starting from $1,000 monthly ad spend up to $80,000+ monthly. Flat management fees scale transparently with your spend tier.

How quickly do paid search campaigns produce results?

Search ads place your business in front of active buyers immediately upon launch. We continuously refine search queries and bid strategies weekly to lower customer acquisition cost.

FREE ANALYSIS

See where your competitors are buying traffic.

We analyze your search market, estimate competitor ad spend, and identify high-opportunity search terms in a free initial audit presented live.