Search · Performance Max · Demand Gen · YouTube — orchestrated by AI bid models and human creative direction. Built by senior media buyers, scaled by custom AI agents.
In 2026, Google Ads runs on AI — Smart Bidding, Performance Max, Demand Gen. The agencies still tweaking max-CPC manually are burning your budget. The ones feeding the algorithm the right signals are compounding it.
The old playbook
Manual + reactive.
Pause-and-play bidding, hourly tweaks, last-click attribution. Ten campaigns, all set to "Maximize Conversions" with no clue what they're optimizing for.
BiddingManual CPC · day-parted by hand
AttributionLast-click only · iOS-broken
Creative5 RSAs, never refreshed
The Matrixe playbook
AI-fed + outcome-tied.
tROAS / tCPA bidding fed with clean offline conversions and value signals. Server-side tracking. Hundreds of AI-generated creative variants tested per week, winners scaled aggressively.
BiddingtROAS · custom value signals
AttributionServer-side · multi-touch
CreativeHundreds of variants · AI-tested
The bidder is already AI. The question is: who's feeding it.
02 · What we ship
Every paid surface. One outcome model.
Search, PMax, Demand Gen, YouTube, Display, Shopping — all fed by one creative engine, one value-signal pipeline, and one ROAS dashboard.
01Account architecture.
SKAGs, alpha-beta structure, conversion paths, audience signals. The boring infrastructure that decides whether anything else compounds. We rebuild every account from scratch.
SKAG strategy
Alpha-beta
Conversion mapping
Audience signals
Negative keywords
Server-side tracking
02Search campaigns.
Intent-clustered keywords, RSA at scale, dynamic search ads where they earn their keep. Senior buyers writing ad copy — not interns.
03Performance Max.
Asset groups split by intent. Audience signals that actually steer the algorithm. Brand-exclusion lists you can audit. We don't just turn it on.
04YouTube & Demand Gen.
Video ads that drive measurable conversion, not vanity views. Demand Gen for the new Discover & Gmail surfaces.
05AI bid agent · 24/7.
Custom bid agent monitoring tROAS targets every 15 minutes, surfacing scaling moments and budget anomalies before Google's algorithm can hide them.
06Creative engine.
Hundreds of headline, description, and asset variants tested per week — AI-generated, senior-curated. Statistical winners scaled, losers sunset automatically.
07Shopping & feeds.
Feed optimization, custom labels, supplemental data. Shopping campaigns that actually surface your hero SKUs at the right CPC.
08Live ROAS dashboard.
Every keyword, every audience, every dollar attributed. Server-side conversions. iOS-resilient. Looker + your stack.
03 · How we run paid
Restructure first. Scale second.
A senior-led, AI-augmented engagement model that reaches break-even ROAS in 30 days and compounds from there.
Week 101
Audit.
Account audit, attribution health-check, conversion-path map, wasted-spend analysis. Within 7 days you see exactly where the leaks are.
Week 202
Restructure.
Account rebuilt — campaign architecture, conversion stack, server-side tracking, audience signals. We touch every line item.
Weeks 3–803
Launch.
Campaigns relaunched with clean signals. Creative testing engine spinning. AI bid agent watching tROAS targets every 15 minutes.
Month 3+04
Scale.
Budget reallocation by intent cluster. New surfaces unlocked (Demand Gen, YouTube). The engine compounds — every quarter more efficient.
04 · Stack
Tracking that survives iOS.
Server-side conversions, multi-touch attribution, and the same tools every senior media buyer uses — wired together properly.
Fixed scope, fixed timeline, clear fee — usually 90 days from kickoff to first measurable ROAS lift. Flat project fee for a defined deliverable, or a rolling engagement with an outcome-tied bonus on ROAS, CAC, or pipeline. We never take a cut of your ad spend.
Honest answers from senior buyers. No agency double-speak.
01How quickly can ROAS improve?
First wins ship in week 3 (wasted-spend cuts, structure fixes). Measurable ROAS lift typically 30–60 days. Compounding ROAS from month 3 onward. Faster claims are usually selling you something other than paid.
02Do you take a percentage of ad spend?
No. A % of ad spend rewards spending more, not spending better. Our fee is a fixed monthly + an outcome bonus tied to ROAS or CAC. Your interest = our interest.
03What about iOS & tracking issues?
We deploy server-side tracking (GTM Server / Stape) and enhanced conversions on every account during the restructure phase. Standard pixel-only setups are leaving a meaningful share of your conversion data on the floor — and Smart Bidding gets worse when it's flying blind.
04Do you do creative production?
Yes — copy, static creative, and short-form video. Strategy + AI-assisted production + senior creative review. We don't outsource to volume creative shops; every asset is briefed and approved by the strategist on your account.
05What's your minimum monthly spend?
$25k/month minimum spend for new engagements. Below that, the data signals are too thin for the AI bidder to learn fast and you'd be better served by a freelancer or in-house generalist. We'll tell you on the call.
06How do you split budget between Search and PMax?
It depends on your funnel maturity, brand awareness, and product. Typical split: 40% branded + non-brand Search, 35% PMax (excluding brand), 15% Demand Gen, 10% YouTube. We re-audit budget allocation every 30 days based on incremental ROAS.