Paid Search Associate
Cleveland, Ohio
- Developed and implemented unique paid marketing strategies for various devices (mobile, tablet, desktop) taking both user-experience and search engine results page (SERP) real estate into consideration- Increased brand awareness by acquiring new customers and adding long-term value by creating multiple points of contact and customer involvement- Measured impact of driving conversions online to offline (brick & mortar)- Profitably managed monthly PPC budgets of $500k+ across several verticals including: pharmaceutical, retail, business to business, and financial services- Developed paid media strategies on how to launch a new paid media campaign as well methods to improve an existing campaign based on frequent analysis of real-time performance data- Collaborated with display, search engine optimization (SEO), and social media teams to determine the most profitable mix of the client’s marketing dollars across various channels- Managed keyword bids, ad copy, campaign budgets, and geo-targeting strategies to exceed return on ad spend (ROAS) goals by 20%+- Leveraged ad extensions (click-to-call, Sitelinks, product listing ads, etc.) to occupy additional SERP real estate and increase revenue 15-20%- Consistently tested product betas, landing pages, and ad copy to maximize both click-through and conversion rates - Leveraged data modeling to forecast optimal spend rates to maximize efficiency while maintaining a ROAS of 500%- Collaborated with clients to create paid media goals that aligned with their overall business goals- Developed and implemented effective paid search strategies to divide paid search budgets across various campaigns in order to meet various goals: acquire new customers, capture search intent for existing customers, increase brand awareness- Trained new hires on best practices, strategies and general guidelines to be successful- Effectively managed small teams to execute paid media campaigns, reports and deliverables