

The PPC Mastery Podcast
Miles McNair & Bob Meijer
Welcome to The PPC Mastery Podcast! Every week, we'll share actionable tips, strategies, tactics, and stories to inspire you to make more out of your Google Ads campaigns.Presented by Bob Meijer & Miles McNair โ founders of PPC Mastery. Our mission is to unite and provide insane value to the PPC community and help ambitious companies and marketers make the most out of Google Ads.Whenever you're ready, here's how we can help you:Join our free Discord community here: https://www.ppcmastery.com/community Subscribe to The PPC Edge Newsletter (and get one actionable Google Ads tip in your mailbox every Monday): https://www.ppcmastery.com/blog
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Jan 29, 2025 โข 45min
Google Ads News & Trends for 2025: Search Max, AI & more (w/ Thomas & Adriaan) | EP 29
Gain total clarity on what it takes to drive results with Google Ads in 2025 & beyond. Join The PPC Hub: https://www.ppcmastery.com/hubIn this episode, I dive into Google Ads news & trends for 2025 with Adriaan Dekker and Thomas Eccel.- Follow Adriaan Dekker on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adriaan-dekker-google-ads-freelancer-rotterdam/- Follow Thomas Eccel on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomaseccel/๐๏ธ ๐ฆ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฑ๐ด๐ฒ.Get advanced Google Ads tips in your mailbox every Monday and Friday: https://www.ppcmastery.com/newsletter ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ด๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ธ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐
๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น? ๐๐ผ๐ถ๐ป ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ฏ!Join The PPC Hub: our global community of world-class Google Ads Specialists. Get trained by us all year round, and learn & grow together with like-minded PPCers from all over the world.Become a member of The PPC Hub and make this the best year of your career! (1.700+ members) โ https://www.ppcmastery.com/hub ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐.๐บ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ppcmasterycom ๐๏ธ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4TFu3yXljvnFa3UKKPA9fW?si=7f3cfde7baf44f32&nd=1 ๐ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ppc-mastery-podcast/id1704617137Chapters:00:00 Introduction to PPC Mastery Podcast00:36 Meet the Guests: Thomas Eccel and Adriaan Dekker01:25 Google Ads Insights and Controversial Opinions03:13 Adriaan's Golden Nugget for PPC Success04:29 Adriaan's Journey and Motivation06:37 Thomas on Sharing News and Updates08:20 Biggest PPC News Updates08:47 Exploring Search Max and Bid Exploration13:09 Microsoft Clarity Integration24:43 2025 PPC Trends25:21 Google's Revenue Focus: YouTube and AI26:20 The Impact of AI on User Behavior and Market Share28:36 Automation and AI in Google Ads29:34 The Future of Video and Visual Ads30:19 Privacy-Centric Marketing and New Metrics33:42 Exciting Developments in Google Ads for 202536:13 Rapid Fire Questions: Insights and Advice43:04 Final Thoughts and Where to Follow43:58 Conclusion and Next Steps

Oct 9, 2024 โข 44min
How to prepare Google Ads for Black Friday (w/ Ruben Runneboom) | EP 28
In this episode, Ruben Runneboom shares how to prepare your Google Ads campaigns for Black Friday (and get your clients on board).Ruben is the co-founder of Taskforce Agency and one of the smartest minds in PPC. He regularly shares advanced tips and tricks on LinkedIn, so be sure to follow him: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rubenrunneboom-ecommerce-specialist/Extra resources provided by Ruben:Briefing doc for clients: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1x6zcDpYuTzdYEqSAfHxjMgRN5lhVgcpCLyn01qLi2j0/copy Q4 Strategy Framework: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1HMaygtIdK3v6uj4JdFARRycC9DRRzGUp1U28q2hM3Ac/copy ๐๏ธ ๐ฆ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฑ๐ด๐ฒ.Get advanced Google Ads tips in your mailbox every Monday and Friday: https://www.ppcmastery.com/newsletter ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ด๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ธ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐
๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น? ๐๐ผ๐ถ๐ป ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ฏ!Join The PPC Hub: our global community of world-class Google Ads Specialists. Get trained by us all year round, and learn & grow together with like-minded PPCers from all over the world.Become a member of The PPC Hub and make this the best year of your career! (1.200+ members) โ https://www.ppcmastery.com/hub ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐.๐บ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ppcmasterycom ๐๏ธ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4TFu3yXljvnFa3UKKPA9fW?si=7f3cfde7baf44f32&nd=1 ๐ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ppc-mastery-podcast/id1704617137

Oct 2, 2024 โข 60min
Mike Rhodes โ How to leverage AI with Google Ads | Ep 27
In this episode, Mike Rhodes shares how to leverage AI with Google Ads. This episode is full of gems, enjoy!About Mike Rhodes:Mike is a Dad, Husband, public speaker, and serial entrepreneur who built and sold his agency, co-wrote worldโs best-selling Google Ads book, and is now building epic products for the PPC community.- Follow Mike on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikerhodesideas/ - Get Mikeโs pMax script: https://pmaxscript.com/ ๐๏ธ ๐ฆ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฑ๐ด๐ฒ.Get advanced Google Ads tips in your mailbox every Monday and Friday: https://www.ppcmastery.com/newsletter ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ด๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ธ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐
๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น? ๐๐ผ๐ถ๐ป ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ฏ!Join The PPC Hub: our global community of world-class Google Ads Specialists. Get trained by us all year round, and learn & grow together with like-minded PPCers from all over the world.Become a member of The PPC Hub and make this the best year of your career! (1.200+ members) โ https://www.ppcmastery.com/hub ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐.๐บ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ppcmasterycom ๐๏ธ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4TFu3yXljvnFa3UKKPA9fW?si=7f3cfde7baf44f32&nd=1 ๐ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ppc-mastery-podcast/id1704617137

Sep 25, 2024 โข 45min
Frederik Boysen โ How to optimize for Profit with Google Ads | Ep 26
In this episode, Frederik Boysen explains why itโs so important to track and optimize for profit, not just revenue. This episode is full of gems, enjoy!About Frederik Boysen:Frederik Boysen is the founder of ProfitMetrics, a tool that specializes in tracking (gross) profit for ecom brands.- Follow Frederik on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/frederik-boysen-607ab444/ - Get a free trial of ProfitMetrics: https://profitmetrics.io/ ๐๏ธ ๐ฆ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฑ๐ด๐ฒ.Get advanced Google Ads tips in your mailbox every Monday and Friday: https://www.ppcmastery.com/newsletter ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ด๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ธ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐
๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น? ๐๐ผ๐ถ๐ป ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ฏ!Join The PPC Hub: our global community of world-class Google Ads Specialists. Get trained by us all year round, and learn & grow together with like-minded PPCers from all over the world.Become a member of The PPC Hub and make this the best year of your career! (1.200+ members) โ https://www.ppcmastery.com/hub ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐.๐บ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ppcmasterycom ๐๏ธ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4TFu3yXljvnFa3UKKPA9fW?si=7f3cfde7baf44f32&nd=1 ๐ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ppc-mastery-podcast/id1704617137

Sep 18, 2024 โข 44min
Thomas Eccel โ Demand Gen best practices [Google Ads] | Ep 25
In this episode, Thomas Eccel shares best practices to drive results with Demand Gen campaigns (Google Ads). This episode is full of gems, enjoy!About Thomas Eccel:Thomas is a high-level Google Ads Specialist who quickly mastered Demand Gen after it was launched. They even call him โThe Demand Gen Whispererโ.Follow Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomaseccel/๐๏ธ ๐ฆ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฑ๐ด๐ฒ.Get advanced Google Ads tips in your mailbox every Monday and Friday: https://www.ppcmastery.com/newsletter ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ด๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ธ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐
๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น? ๐๐ผ๐ถ๐ป ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ฏ!Join The PPC Hub: our global community of world-class Google Ads Specialists. Get trained by us all year round, and learn & grow together with like-minded PPCers from all over the world.Become a member of The PPC Hub and make this the best year of your career! (1.200+ members) โ https://www.ppcmastery.com/hub ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐.๐บ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ppcmasterycom ๐๏ธ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4TFu3yXljvnFa3UKKPA9fW?si=7f3cfde7baf44f32&nd=1 ๐ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ppc-mastery-podcast/id1704617137

Sep 11, 2024 โข 46min
Bob Meijer โ How to scale ecom brands with Google Shopping | Ep 24
In this episode, Bob returns to talk about how drive results with Google Shopping. This episode is full of gems, enjoy!About Bob Meijer:Bob is the ๐ of Google Ads and Iโm proud to call him my business partner and Co-Founder at PPC Mastery!Follow Bob on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bmmeijer/ ๐๏ธ ๐ฆ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฑ๐ด๐ฒ.Get advanced Google Ads tips in your mailbox every Monday and Friday: https://www.ppcmastery.com/newsletter๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ด๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ธ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐
๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น? ๐๐ผ๐ถ๐ป ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ฏ!Join The PPC Hub: our global community of world-class Google Ads Specialists. Get trained by us all year round, and learn & grow together with like-minded PPCers from all over the world.Become a member of The PPC Hub and make this the best year of your career! (1.200+ members) โ https://www.ppcmastery.com/hub ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐.๐บ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ppcmasterycom ๐๏ธ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4TFu3yXljvnFa3UKKPA9fW?si=7f3cfde7baf44f32&nd=1 ๐ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ppc-mastery-podcast/id1704617137

Sep 4, 2024 โข 46min
Geert Groot โ How to scale Google Ads with small budgets | Ep 24
Geert Groot, a freelance Google Ads specialist managing over 100 accounts, shares his insights into scaling Google Ads effectively for small budgets. He highlights the importance of manual bidding strategies and direct engagement with local businesses. Geert discusses automation tools to optimize campaigns, simplify conversion tracking, and enhance efficiency. He also addresses client relationship management, emphasizing the need for clear communication and the potential to part ways with toxic clients for better collaboration.

Aug 28, 2024 โข 51min
Niklas Buschner โ 20X Case study: from โฌ28K to โฌ550K in 1.5 years with Google Ads | Ep 22
In this episode, Niklas Buschner shares an epic case study of how he grew a client from โฌ28K/mo to more than โฌ550K/mo in ad spend. This episode is full of gems, enjoy!About Niklas Buschner:Niklas is the founder of Radyant, a digital agency from Berlin. Heโs a member of The PPC Hub and frequently shares his insights to help the members in our community. Follow Niklas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/niklas-buschner/ ๐๏ธ ๐ฆ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฑ๐ด๐ฒ.Get advanced Google Ads tips in your mailbox every Monday and Friday: https://www.ppcmastery.com/newsletter๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ด๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ธ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐
๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น? ๐๐ผ๐ถ๐ป ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ฏ!Join The PPC Hub: our global community of world-class Google Ads Specialists. Get trained by us all year round, and learn & grow together with like-minded PPCers from all over the world.Become a member of The PPC Hub and make this the best year of your career! (1.200+ members) โ https://www.ppcmastery.com/hub๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐.๐บ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ppcmasterycom ๐๏ธ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4TFu3yXljvnFa3UKKPA9fW?si=7f3cfde7baf44f32&nd=1 ๐ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ppc-mastery-podcast/id1704617137

Aug 21, 2024 โข 39min
Adriaan Dekker โ The latest Google Ads News & Trends | Ep 21
In this episode, Adriaan Dekker takes you through the latest PPC news and trends, and shares a few golden nuggets on how to leverage LinkedIn to build your personal brands and get (freelance) clients. This episode is full of gems, enjoy!About Adriaan Dekker:Adriaan is my primary source of news updates and is officially the fastest-growing person in the PPC industry.- Follow Adriaan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adriaan-dekker-google-ads-freelancer-rotterdam/- Subscribe to his PPC newsletter: https://adriaan-dekker.plugandpay.nl/checkout/google-ads-paid-newsletter๐๏ธ ๐ฆ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฑ๐ด๐ฒ.Get advanced Google Ads tips in your mailbox every Monday and Friday: https://www.ppcmastery.com/newsletter๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ด๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ธ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐
๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น? ๐๐ผ๐ถ๐ป ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ฏ!Join The PPC Hub: our global community of world-class Google Ads Specialists. Get trained by us all year round, and learn & grow together with like-minded PPCers from all over the world.Become a member of The PPC Hub and make this the best year of your career! (1.200+ members) โ https://www.ppcmastery.com/hub๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐.๐บ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ppcmasterycom๐๏ธ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4TFu3yXljvnFa3UKKPA9fW?si=7f3cfde7baf44f32&nd=1๐ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ppc-mastery-podcast/id1704617137

Aug 14, 2024 โข 44min
Bob Meijer โ Modern-Day Search: best practices to drive results with Search campaigns | Ep 20
Bob Meijer, a Google Ads expert and co-founder of PPC Mastery, shares insights on modern search campaign strategies. He discusses the evolution of search advertising, stressing the need to adapt to user behavior and leverage automation. Bob dives into the balance between campaign consolidation and segmentation, offering best practices for performance optimization. He also explores keyword match strategies, comparing Broadmatch with Exact and PhraseMatch, highlighting the importance of a strategic approach. Tune in for actionable tips to boost your advertising results!