Top 20 Pay-Per-Click (PPC) Agencies | September 2018

A large agricultural product seller wanted to expose its brand to more customers, so they hired 180Fusion. The project included some organic SEO efforts but mostly PPC to get the seller’s products in front of customers daily. The client has seen an 800% return on ad spend.

“Our pay-per-click advertising has seen great returns. Their work has been very successful, and I highly recommend them to other online companies.” – E-Commerce Manager, Online Retailer

411 Locals partnered with a data recovery company to create a digital marketing campaign that earned them online exposure and allowed them to acquire more customers. 411 Locals focused its efforts on SEO by optimizing the client’s website, building out its mobile websites, and creating video content to share on social media platforms. 

“They follow up constantly, and if they can’t get a hold of us over the phone, they try email and text. ... 411 Locals’ team is on top of its game, and they ensure that we’re up-to-date.” – Owner, Data Recovery Company

An online parenting course hired AdVenture Media Group to increase website traffic. AdVenture Media Group designed and implemented Facebook advertising and PPC campaigns to accomplish this goal. They continue to monitor the advertising campaigns and make updates. The online parenting course was impressed with AdVenture Media Group’s ability to understand its needs and complete the project successfully.

“Even though they’re primarily in charge of our ads, I’ve found it impressive that they strive to understand more about my business, what we’re looking to achieve, and with whom we’re looking to achieve it.” – Founder, Online Parenting Course

Brenton Way worked for a financial technology company to provide SEO services. The client looked to optimize its SEO performance and help with audience perception on LinkedIn and Twitter. Brenton Way made a point of championing human-to-human interactions while appearing as thought leaders on these social channels. The combinations of SEO and social media led to website visits to last longer, with social media follows increasing.

"Before we hired Brenton Way, our Twitter audience was 300-400. Now, we have just under 2,200 followers." – CMO, FinTech Company

Bridges Strategies worked was hired by a law firm to assist with inbound marketing. Bridges Strategies transitioned the website onto HubSpot, created content for the website, in the form of blog posts and an e-book, and added various functionalities such as an expungement pardon eligibility tool that serves as a CTA. In addition, Bridges helped the client with SEO and GoogleAds.

"Since launching the tool on HubSpot, the site visitors to leads ratio grew from less than 2% to over 10%." – Owner, Law Firm

An e-commerce website hired ClientFlo as it was preparing to launch. The company needed advice on what keywords to target, so ClientFlo’s PPC expertise proved helpful. The project culminated in a PPC marketing campaign that helped the e-commerce website expand into the U.S. market.

“ClientFlo has been willing to make changes when something isn’t working and will make further reviews a week later. We have continuous improvements, which is great.” – Operations Manager, E-Commerce Site

A furniture retailer hired CPC Strategy to manage its paid search campaigns on Google Shopping, Google AdWords, Bing, and YouTube. The partnership has lasted 7+ years, and the furniture retailer praises CPC Strategy’s team for its personability and responsiveness.

“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.” – Director of E-Commerce, Furniture Retailer

A local Chicago pizza chain needed SEO for their new website. Digital Third Coast Marketing helped them with their SEO, link-building, and digital advertising to attract more visitors to the new website. Because of the new and optimized target key phrases, the client reported incredible results.

“Our online traffic and interactions have increased, and online ordering rates are the highest we’ve ever seen.” – Digital Manager, Pizza Chain

Directive Consulting worked with a cloud-based software management service to increase ROI and site traffic. Directive Consulting communicated with the client through weekly meetings and regular reports.

“Directive is recommended to clients of all sizes that need to grow qualified leads aggressively.” – Marketing Director, Software Management Service

A legal defense service wanted to reinvent its advertising strategy. Disruptive Advertising helped with Google AdWords, Facebook advertisements, PPC campaigns, and display ads. They defined and organized the legal defense service's advertising efforts and updated their website.

“They [Disruptive Advertising] have an intimate communication style. The process is never frantic, even though we’re one of their bigger clients. They are involved and active in participation. I’m happy with their project management. It’s very effective.” – Marketing Director, Legal Defense Service

Hedges & Company created marketing materials for an auto parts dealer to buff up their online presence. Their team helped them increase their social media influence and establish a brand identity using PPC campaigns, Google AdWords, Yahoo, and Bing. Their work increased sales and leads by double.

"Over the course of our engagement, our business has doubled. I don’t know the specifics around our rankings, but we’ve consistently met the goals we’ve set throughout the engagement." — Marketing Manager, Auto Parts Dealer

A home decor retailer hired JumpFly to manage its paid search advertising strategy in the hopes of getting its products in front of a larger audience. The project focused on Google AdWords. The client was impressed with JumpFly’s communication and ability to handle any problems that arose quickly.

“When we were with the other companies, we were spending a lot more, and we were getting less results. After a few months with them, they basically drove our costs down and our results up. It was incredible, and we were very happy.” – Web Development Manager, Home Decor Retailer

A cable operations company sought to strengthen their customer relationships. The company brought on KeywordFirst keyword-based search engine marketing through their Google AdWords, which ultimately resulted in tremendous value. The company retains KeywordFirst to this day. 

"I am very satisfied with their work. I find that the personal attention, as well as the attention to detail that KF provides, is second to none. The primary reason for using KeywordFirst is the value they provide." – Marketing and Sales Director, Cable Operations Company

Neadoo Digital improved a retailer's marketing campaign to increase their business. They implemented SEO, managed social media and, developed website updates. Their work significantly increased in online sales.

"Our results improve every month especially for certain keywords we previously weren’t in the top 10 for." –Managing Director, Retailer

OptFirst Internet Marketing became a consultant’s go-to digital marketing expert. They helped the consultant teach and apply SEO best practices for a client, as well as assisted with web development and paid advertising.

“Optfirst has increased traffic for many of my clients, meaningfully raising conversion rates. Their work has exceeded expectations and provided successful and measurable results.” – Owner, Consulting Firm

Page Zero Media was hired by a kitchen supplies company to provide PPC support for Google Adwords, Google Shopping, and Bing Ads. The client wanted to invest more in paid search during the holidays since business tends to be seasonal. The client was impressed with Page Zero Media’s accessibility and responsiveness.

“The project manager responds same-day or at least lets me know within that period if he needs more time for research to answer a question. While I only use them for PPC, I feel that I have access to the whole company.” – E-Commerce Manager, Kitchen Supplies Company

Polimentor helped an industrial trading company update its market strategy to compensate for a new sales system, which marked a transition from selling products in bulk to selling retail. Polimentor designed and implemented a PPC campaign to help the company’s website rank in Google and thus attract customers online.

“They showed eagerness to earn our business by doing something outside of their normal offering. Polimentor gave us additional solutions, helping us to find an answer. Those may have been small things, and we didn’t always end up using them, but it showed that the team’s approach was not just to keep us working with them, but to make our workflow easier and faster.” – Head of Marketing, Industrial Trading Company

Profitable Sites partnered with an antique store to help increase website traffic and sales. Profitable Sites audited the store’s current PPC campaigns, updated website links, and performed keyword research. They also set up a Google Analytics account to help the client track sales. The client was impressed with the increase in sales that resulted from the project.

“Profitable Sites' work is actually working a bit too well. I need more staff for my business. Our sales have shot up.” – Owner, Antique Store

When a homeownership nonprofit needed to boost its online presence, Rocket Clicks came on to help with SEO, digital marketing, and PPC. They secured a Google AdGrant totaling $10,000 to help the nonprofit target potential donors. Most of the work focuses on creating and managing the nonprofit’s PPC campaigns.

“Our stores have seen phenomenal success. They're now the single largest fundraiser for our organization, and we’ll be opening a third location within the next month or so.” – Marketing and Communications Manager, Homeownership Nonprofit

SCUBE Marketing began working with a marketing communications firm to create client-focused PPC campaigns. The project involved creating ad copy, researching keywords, and collaborating with the client’s in-house marketing team on SEO initiatives.

“Most of our clients are in a niche market, so it’s not something that comes naturally without being engaged in their industry. SCUBE wasn’t afraid to learn the vocabulary and lingo of various industrial industries, and they immersed themselves and approached the project as experts.” – Director of Digital Marketing, Marketing Communications Firm

SmartSearch Marketing worked with a business process management platform to supply SEO and PPC assistance. Their responsibilities consisted of optimizing the client's website for strategic keywords, creating and curating its content and providing marketing suggestions. 

"They make our optimizations pop and never sit on their laurels." – Director of Marketing, Business Process Management Platform

Sprocket Digital oversaw a local air conditioning system supplier's AdWords campaign, SEO strategy, and website content creation. The agency implemented ad tags and created innovative blog posts to attract new users.  Sprocket Digital's efforts fostered a marked growth in the client's online traffic. 

"Sprocket Digital's work has been fantastic. I could not recommend it highly enough." – Owner, Air Conditioning System Supplier 

Striventa provided extensive SEO and content management services for a medical facility in Arizona. The client's old site was built with search conventions that Google's algorithm now penalizes, and they needed a quick remedy to maintain search performance. Striventa reorganized the site according to more modern conventions, and added a populated blog for SEO and content development purposes. The client reported the number of monthly unique visitors more than doubling.

"As a result of Striventa’s work, we increased our web traffic from 7,000–8,000 sessions a month to 20,000 sessions per month through organic growth. The team itself was amazing to work with and never pushed back against a single request I made." — Marketing Manager, Medical Facility

The Ad Firm provides SEO, web development, and press management for a home maintenance company on an ongoing basis. So far, the team has updated the company website, launched monthly press releases, and tracked calls to identify potential leads. The client valued The Ad Firm’s responsiveness and work ethic.

“Before we started working with The Ad Firm, we showed up on the bottom of the first page or on the second page. Now we show up in the top three spots and have received more phone calls.” — CEO, Home Maintenance Company

In 2014, an industrial engineering company hired TopSpot Internet Marketing to improve the quantity and quality of traffic to its website. The project focused on paid search for Google and Bing. TopSpot Internet Marketing developed, executed, and managed all paid search campaigns. The client was impressed with the number of new leads that resulted from the more informed and strategic paid search campaigns.

“We've seen the number of leads increase, and I'd say even the quality of those leads has increased as well.” – Director, Industrial Engineering Company

A brand and design agency approached Tower33 Digital for help increasing website traffic. The client was preparing to launch a new website, and Tower33 Digital designed an SEO strategy to support the site. The project included auditing the company’s content and links and conducting keyword research.

“Tower33 does a good job of fighting for what they believe in, as well as backing up their ideas for strategy with statistics and references. It’s evident they are passionate about their work, and they’re very good at it.” – Communications Manager, Brand and Design Agency

A medical supplement company hired Tried and True Media to take over its paid Facebook marketing. The company was losing money from Facebook advertisements for more than 3 years, but Tried and True Media made the channel profitable.

"Of the dozens of agencies we've used for everything from Amazon services to SEO, Tried and True Media is the only one that's actually gotten us results." — CEO, Medical Supplements Company

WebFX worked with a substance abuse facility to increase client contact and revenue by redeveloping the facility’s website. The facility reported that WebFX communicated clearly and delivered projects quickly and consistently.

“Call volume increased nearly 100% and business has been expanding, bringing profit.” – Admission Counselor, Substance Abuse Facility

Wpromote worked with a healthcare company to increase patient appointments at clinics. Using Google AdWords, Wpromote boosted the healthcare company’s presence in search results. They also made the website more user-friendly.

"Wpromote has been phenomenal, and I'm really glad that I went through that whole process. You can just let them do their work and not worry about it because they have very good capabilities. " – Director of Paid Search, Healthcare System

Xtra Mile oversaw the social media platforms and account-based marketing for a maritime shipping company. The agency assisted with peer-to-peer interactions, lead generation, and content strategy. As a result of the partnership, the client's subscription base and number of followers has increased drastically.

"Xtra Mile is very dedicated, caring, and professional. It finds solutions that are both creative and realistic." –Head of Global Marketing, Shipping Company