Southeast Michigan · Google Ads & PPC
Google Ads & PPC in Ann Arbor
Predictable demand. Measurable ROI.
We run Google Ads for Ann Arbor businesses the way a Southeast Michigan market demands — measured against qualified leads and cost per lead, not clicks. Across the account base we manage over $2 million in annual ad spend.
What you get out of it
- More consistent lead flow instead of month-to-month whiplash
- Better cost per qualified lead, tracked over time
- Confidence in what's working and what to scale next
The Ann Arbor market
Built for how Ann Arbor actually buys
Search demand in Ann Arbor is shaped by its core industries — higher education and research, biotech and life sciences, and software and technology among them — and the auctions for those terms behave very differently. Anchored by the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor runs on research, biotech, and a steady pipeline of technology startups — an educated, high-intent market where credibility and clear positioning matter more than volume. We build campaigns around the searches that actually convert in Washtenaw County, hold a disciplined negative-keyword list so you stop paying for the wrong clicks, and track every lead from ad to CRM so you know which Ann Arbor-area searches are producing revenue.
Industries we market to here
- higher education and research
- biotech and life sciences
- software and technology
- health care
- professional services
Also serving
Ypsilanti, Saline, Dexter, Chelsea, and Plymouth — and the rest of Washtenaw County.
Market
Ann Arbor, Southeast Michigan — a metro of roughly 370,000 people.
What we do
Google Ads & PPC for an Ann Arbor business
- 01Google Search, Display, and Performance Max campaign management
- 02Optional Bing Ads management for the audiences Google misses
- 03Keyword, ad copy, and budget optimization on a continuous cycle
- 04Conversion-focused strategy built around qualified leads, not click volume
- 05Negative keyword discipline that stops you paying for the wrong searches
Why us
The receipts
$2M+/ year
Managed Google Ad spend
Across service, real estate, and supply businesses — budgets we are accountable for every month.
15+years
Graphic design experience
Brand and creative work that predates most of the agencies you're comparing us to.
Belowretail
Print pricing
Trade buying power keeps print under retail, across a huge range of products.
Agencyrate
CRM pricing
Our platform pricing is the rate we get as an agency partner — not retail per-seat.
Common questions
Google Ads & PPC in Ann Arbor, answered
- How much should an Ann Arbor business budget for Google Ads?
- It depends on your industry and how competitive the terms are — higher education and research and biotech and life sciences command very different costs per click in the Southeast Michigan market. We start from the cost per lead you can afford and work backwards, rather than quoting a flat number, and we'll tell you if search isn't the right first channel for you.
- Do you only serve Google Ads clients inside Ann Arbor?
- No — we're a Michigan agency and we run accounts across the Southeast Michigan area, including Ypsilanti, Saline, and Dexter and the surrounding communities in Washtenaw County. Geography matters for targeting, not for who we'll work with.
- Will I keep ownership of my Ann Arbor Google Ads account?
- Always. You own the account, the data, and the history. We manage it with closed-loop tracking from the click through to your CRM, and if we ever part ways you keep everything.
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Know what a lead costs you
Most businesses can tell you what they spent last month. Far fewer can tell you what it produced. This is the spreadsheet we'd build for you in week one — take it and use it, whether or not we ever speak.
- Monthly Tracker
- Twelve months of spend, leads, qualified leads, customers, and revenue. Cost per lead, close rate, CAC, and ROAS calculate themselves.
- By Channel
- The same numbers split by Google Ads, paid social, SEO, email, direct mail, and referral — so you can see what to cut and what to scale.
- Dashboard
- Targets versus actual, with variance signed so positive always means you're winning. Charts for cost per lead and spend against revenue.
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Marketing Metrics Dashboard
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Google Ads & PPC in Ann Arbor — get started
Let's talk google ads & ppc in Ann Arbor.
Tell us about your Ann Arbor-area business and we'll set up a call. If Google Ads & PPC isn't the right move for what you're trying to do, we'll tell you which service is.
- Response time
- One business day, from a person who read what you sent.
- Based in
- Michigan — working across Michigan and the Great Lakes region