LinkedIn Marketing Partner · B2B Paid Search

Paid search shouldn't work alone. Neither should your agency.

Google captures the buyers already looking. LinkedIn creates and qualifies the demand around it. We run B2B paid search as one connected system: every click feeds retargeting, and the attribution loop closes.

20-40%
Lower acquisition cost
2-3×
Better conversion rate
1
System, one attribution view
captures intent → ← qualifies & retargets GOOGLE capture LINKEDIN qualify ONE LOOP clear attribution
The problem with paid search in isolation

Google alone is a leaky bucket.

Search captures intent, and that intent is valuable. But run in a silo, it leaks three ways:

  • The click is expensive.
  • Your prospect is comparing three or four competitors in the same session.
  • Everything rides on a single landing-page visit, and most never come back.
$ Google clicks in few convert bounce no follow-up lost intent

You pay premium prices for traffic that bounces.

Most visitors don't convert on the first visit. Many bounce after a glance.

Without a follow-up strategy, that hard-won intent evaporates, and standalone ROI gets impossible to prove because Google takes credit for everything.

The fix isn't more budget. It's a system that catches what search brings in, qualifies it, and keeps working it across channels until it converts.

Why Google + LinkedIn

Each channel's weakness is the other's strength.

Neither channel proves ROI alone. Together, the attribution loop closes. This is how we run paid search: not as a standalone line item, but as the capture layer of a system LinkedIn qualifies and nurtures.

● Google Ads
Strength

Captures in-market intent. When someone searches your solution, they're already evaluating. Brand search captures the demand other channels create.

Weakness

Can't qualify the click. Expensive and competitive. The searcher visits three or four competitors, and all the pressure lands on your page.

● LinkedIn Ads
Strength

Reaches the exact ICP by title, seniority, size and industry. Builds familiarity at the accounts that close, qualifying the audience before they ever click.

Weakness

No in-market intent signal. You reach people who might need you someday, not the ones searching today, so cycles run longer.

LinkedIn creates demand & qualifies the audience, so Google captures it when they search.
Google brings in-market traffic, so LinkedIn retargets those visitors with trust-building content.
LinkedIn familiarity feeds Google's branded search volume.
Google's qualified traffic feeds LinkedIn's mid-funnel retargeting pools.
The mechanism

Capture, qualify, compound.

A month of Google Ads driving in-market traffic. On its own, most of it bounces. Inside the system, it becomes a qualified, retargetable, compounding asset.

01

Capture the intent

Google brings the buyers actively searching: your branded terms, competitor terms, and bottom-of-funnel solution phrases. The warmest traffic you can buy.

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02

Qualify the click

The LinkedIn Insight Tag sees all that traffic, then filters it by company size, industry, title, seniority and ABM lists, so spend focuses only on good-fit accounts.

sizeindustrytitleABM
03

Compound the demand

Qualified visitors feed retargeting pools, Meta and programmatic reinforce the message, and accounts exposed on both channels accelerate through pipeline.

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RAW GOOGLE TRAFFIC INSIGHT TAG ICP filter off-fit filtered out filters by size · industry · title · seniority · ABM QUALIFIED RETARGETING POOL
// The same traffic, far more efficient. Spend follows good-fit accounts instead of every random visitor.
20-40%
Lower customer acquisition cost
2-3×
Improvement in conversion rate
1
System: clear attribution across channels

// Typically observed when Google and LinkedIn run as one integrated system rather than separate campaigns.

The expensive click

Core high-intent search runs $30-70 a click.

That's the warmest traffic you can buy, and the most competitive. Run alone, you pay it once and pray they convert. Inside the loop, every one of those clicks becomes a retargetable asset you keep working for cents on the dollar.

Branded defense
$2-8 CPC
Competitor terms
$10-25 CPC
Core solution (high-intent)
$30-70 CPC
Broad / researcher
waste risk
// Retargeting that $30-70 click on LinkedIn for a few dollars is how the math turns sustainable.
Connected plays we run

The moves that make search compound.

Anyone can hand you a keyword list. These are the connected plays that turn a single expensive click into pipeline, the ones we run across the book of business.

Play 01 · Retarget the click

Google → LinkedIn retargeting

Pull Google Ads traffic into a LinkedIn bucket and retarget it with trust-building content instead of paying cold prices to start over.

Doubled conversions, same spend
Play 02 · Qualify

Insight Tag qualification

The Insight Tag sees every search visitor; we filter by size, industry, title, seniority and ABM lists so budget follows good-fit accounts only.

Spend on fit, not noise
Play 03 · Defend

Branded defense

Own your own name on the results page so competitors can't rank ahead of you for the prospects already looking for you specifically.

Cheapest, highest-intent traffic
Play 04 · Conquest

Competitor conquesting

Bid on competitor terms to win prospects in the awareness and consideration stages, while a negative-keyword firewall blocks the rest.

Win the comparison shopper
Play 05 · Protect

Negative-keyword firewall

An intent hierarchy plus a comprehensive negative-keyword firewall keeps researchers and off-ICP trade searches out of paid budget.

Wasted spend, swept weekly
Play 06 · Expand

Visitor ID + enrichment

Website Visitor ID names the companies behind anonymous clicks, then enrichment turns them into owned audiences for email and outreach.

Anonymous click → named account
Search-term hygiene

Clean queries in. Waste blocked at the wall.

We start at high-converting, bottom-of-funnel phrases, not a wide net for search volume, then sweep search terms every week. Researchers, job-seekers and off-ICP trade searches hit the firewall; high-intent buyers pass through.

"steel estimating software" "free steel calculator" "b2b linkedin ads agency" "marketing internship" "competitor alternative" "what is paid search" "demo scheduling tool" "ppc salary" "steel takeoff software" "how does google ads work" "steel estimating software" "free steel calculator" "b2b linkedin ads agency" "marketing internship" "competitor alternative" "what is paid search" "demo scheduling tool" "ppc salary" "steel takeoff software" "how does google ads work"

// Green passes to your campaigns · rust is blocked by the negative-keyword firewall. Hover to pause.

What a free audit surfaces

Where the spend leaks, and where it's quietly winning.

A senior read on your live account: every campaign graded by the job it's supposed to do, the biggest waste flagged, and the hidden MVP that's one fix away from converting.

CampaignSpend / periodConversionsSignalVerdict
Scheduling & Optimizationlow, efficientn/a93% impression shareMVP · scale
Branded defense$2-8 CPCsteadyhigh intentscale
Core solution terms$30-70 CPCconvertingstrongtune + retarget
Broad / mixed-intent$3,839 / qtr0no resultdiagnose · cut

// Representative scorecard. The biggest single waste we commonly find: a broad campaign burning ~$74/week at zero conversions, diagnosed before another dollar runs.

The architecture

Built on an intent hierarchy, not a single ad group.

We rebuild the account so budget follows intent. Each tier has a job, a cost, and a verdict, and the loop retargets every tier that doesn't convert on the first click.

Branded$2-8
Defend your name. Highest intent, cheapest clicks. Isolated in its own campaign so it never inflates non-brand numbers.
Competitor$10-25
Win the comparison. Capture prospects evaluating alternatives in the consideration stage.
Core solution$30-70
The money phrases. Bottom-of-funnel, ready-to-convert searches. Expensive, so every click is retargeted, not wasted.
Broadfirewall
Mostly negative. Researchers and off-ICP trade searches, fenced out by the negative-keyword firewall, optimized for qualified demos, not raw form fills.
The buyer journey

One search becomes a multi-touch, retargetable asset.

A single click means little. Inside the system it stacks signals across channels, and the more signals an account shows, the sooner sales gets it.

Search

The click

A buyer searches a core solution term and lands on your page. Expensive, in-market, anonymous.

1 signal
Qualify

Insight Tag reads it

LinkedIn sees the visit, matches the ICP filter, drops them into a retargeting pool.

2 signals
Nurture

Retargeted warm

Trust-building LinkedIn + Meta creative keeps you in front of the account that bounced.

3 signals
Name

Visitor ID

The company is named and enriched; procurement and the economic buyer get looped in.

4 signals
Convert

Sales-ready

Multi-channel exposure accelerates the deal; a hot-account alert reaches the AE.

5+ signals · hot
How we run it

Cheaper and sharper every quarter.

Mature management isn't set-and-forget. It's what happens every week after launch, and how search connects to everything else you run.

CHEAPER EACH QTR 01Refine terms 02Cut waste 03Scale winners 04Feed retargeting
  • Intent first. Start at bottom-of-funnel core phrases, then expand from proof, never a wide net for volume.
  • Defense. Own your name and theirs; protect branded terms, conquest competitors.
  • Fuel. Every qualified visit becomes retargeting fuel for LinkedIn, Meta and programmatic.
  • Conversion. Weak pages drop Quality Score; we test pages to lift conversion and lower CPC.
  • Visibility. One source of truth: Google, LinkedIn, Meta reporting in one place.
  • Compounding. Search terms refined continuously, winners scaled, waste cut, not set and forget.
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The bigger picture

Paid search is one layer of a connected system.

Google captures, LinkedIn qualifies, Meta and programmatic reinforce, Visitor ID names the accounts, and email owns them.

Run together, the trifecta lowers CAC and lifts conversion, because every touchpoint a buyer has reinforces the same story.

Capture

Google

In-market intent.

Qualify

LinkedIn

ICP filter + nurture.

Reinforce

Meta + Programmatic

Reach the swarm.

Own

Visitor ID + Email

Name & activate.

Pricing

Simple, transparent pricing.

Strategic oversight and expert execution in one. Start flat, then scale into a percent of spend as you grow. Every engagement includes the full team and unlimited revisions.

Execution

Expert hands on your Google account, added to an engagement you already have with us.

Add-on to an existing service
$1,500/mo

Not sold standalone. $3,000/mo minimum to start with us.

Talk to sales

LinkedIn + Google

Run both channels as one system, with shared signals and retargeting.

Combined ad spend up to $10k/mo
from $3,000/mo
Talk to sales
Scaling beyond that

Above those spend levels, management runs 15% down to 7% of ad spend as you scale. We start with an audit and scoping call, then build a custom quote around your goals.

Get a custom quote

Every engagement includes

Full-funnel B2B strategistPaid search specialistDigital marketing coordinatorKeyword researchAd copy creationCustomized strategy & growth planQuarterly multi-channel auditCompetitor research & monitoringUnlimited revisions
Start here

Three ways to begin.

Free · start here

Google Ads Audit

No cost · single channel
  • Account structure & keyword review
  • Search-term & wasted-spend analysis
  • Landing page & Quality Score check
  • The first moves we'd make
Get the free audit →
Paid · new programs

Foundational Strategy

$1,500 · one-time
  • Competitive white-space analysis
  • Keyword & search-term architecture
  • Messaging & offer by funnel stage
  • The 90-day build plan
Start the strategy →

// Combined ad spend starts at $3,000/mo. Management fees follow our standard structure and are confirmed on a quick call.

Common questions

Before you book.

Can you run Google and LinkedIn together?+

Yes. It's how we prefer to run paid search. Google captures in-market intent, the LinkedIn Insight Tag qualifies that traffic by company size, industry, title and ABM lists, and shared retargeting pools keep good-fit accounts moving through the funnel. The reporting lives in one place so attribution is clear instead of Google taking credit for everything.

Do I need a Google Ads account to get started?+

No. If you have one, we audit and rebuild it; if not, we'll set it up correctly from the start with the right campaign architecture, conversion tracking and intent hierarchy.

How long does it typically take to launch?+

For an existing account, the audit takes about two to three weeks and a rebuild follows quickly. New programs start with the Foundational Strategy, then build campaigns from there, and most accounts are live within a few weeks.

Do you offer white-label Google Ads services?+

Yes. We run paid search programs on behalf of agencies and partners. Reach out and we'll walk through how the white-label engagement works.

Where to start

Start light. Climb when it's proven.

No retainer to begin. Every rung is a fixed-scope, no-brainer next step, and each one graduates into the next. Most clients start with the free competitor intel report and climb.

COMPETITOR INTELFree

Competitor Intel Report

Tell us your top 3 competitors. Get two documents back: a competitor intel report and a signal-composed targeting worksheet. Built by hand in 48 hours.

Get the free report →
RUNG 01$499

Single-Channel Audit

One channel pressure-tested, delivered as an expert video walkthrough plus a 30-minute consult.

Get a channel audit →
RUNG 02$1,500

Foundational Strategy or Impact Report

A custom intelligence room, where to grow, or what to scale, test, and cut. Fixed scope. You own it.

Build your room →
RUNG 03You're here

Run it with us

LinkedIn, paid search, and the Thought Leadership Engine, signal-engineered and run as one system.

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RUNG 04Ecosystem

Full Ecosystem Management

Every channel compounding, with a quarterly Impact Report that proves revenue, not clicks.

Full ecosystem →

Fixed scope. Fixed price. No retainer to start. Your $499 audit credits to your first month.

Where this fits
Stop the leak

Tired of paying too much and getting too little from Google?

We'll audit your account for free, show you where the spend leaks, and map how Google and LinkedIn close the loop together.