A poorly managed ad account can burn through your budget fast, with little to show for it. Explore vetted PPC agencies in the US on DesignRush and compare providers by platform expertise, campaign results, and pricing to find the right fit for your business.

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  • Simplify Your Marketing. Grow Your Customer Base.

    Simplify Your Marketing. Grow Your Customer Base.

    Digital Attic is a Clovis, Californiabased agency specializing in web design & development, video production, SEO, design, marketing, and hosting. The firm helps businesses generate qualified leads, improve visibility, and grow customer bases with a flat-rate fee model and decades of experience...

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  • Customized Digital Marketing for Your Business

    Customized Digital Marketing for Your Business

    Brentwood Visual build comprehensive digital marketing campaigns that help our customers get noticed online...

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  • Excellence in Google Ads Management

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    Number of Employees
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  • CPR for Your Web Presence

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    Number of Employees
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    With 20+ years of experience and more battle-tested campaigns than I can count, I step in as your part-time marketing leader aka Fractional CMO to help you stop guessing and start scaling.Whether you're launching, growing, or fixing a hot mess, I bring clarity, direction, and action (with zero fluff)...

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  • We Help Your Business Grow Online.

    We Help Your Business Grow Online.

    Rizer Technology Solutions is an award winning and 5-star reviewed creative web agency specializing in developing and promoting businesses online through innovative website design, website development, and online marketing strategies. Our specialty is working closely with companies in understanding their...

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    Number of Employees
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    Full Service Digital Marketing & Web Design Agency

    AdWorx Media offers services such as Web design, Web development, Online Marketing, SEO, PPC, Digital services, etc...

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  • Digital Marketing that Gets Results for Your Business

    Digital Marketing that Gets Results for Your Business

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    Number of Employees
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  • Traditional & Digital Marketing Solutions

    Traditional & Digital Marketing Solutions

    Mostyn Marketing Group provides digital and traditional marketing, and advertising services to B2C and B2B companies, nonprofits, and other agencies...

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    Number of Employees
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    RH Medical Marketing specializes in Digital Marketing Services for Medical Professionals...

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  • Experienced Digital Agency

    Experienced Digital Agency

    EXTEND GROUP is a network of experienced designers, writers, marketing strategists, and technology professionals who specialize in the development of online businesses and other forms of consumer branding experiences. Founded by marketing technology strategist Shawn Collins, we strive to provide simple yet...

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    Number of Employees
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  • Do it in Style, Idaho Style

    Do it in Style, Idaho Style

    Idaho Style is an Award Winning Digital Marketing Firm that specializes in achieving results through Web Design, Development, SEO, PPC and Social Media. Our passion for helping businesses grow and our dedication to providing quality services has earned us a reputation as one of the best in the business. If...

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    Location
    Boise, Idaho
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
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    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
    Portfolios Count
    2 Projects Listed
  • Nash-Keller Media specializes in web design, SEO, online media planning & buying, PPC, and a multitude of other traffic generation methods...

    Top Services:

    • Digital Marketing
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    Location
    Sioux Falls, South Dakota
    Number of Employees
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  • RISK FREE MARKETING!!

    RISK FREE MARKETING!!

    EDNA Digital Marketing is a cutting-edge Digital Marketing Agency that thrives in today's ever-changing Internet Environment...

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    • Digital Marketing
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    Location
    Torrance, California
    Number of Employees
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  • DIGIWEI Web Solutions For Businesses

    DIGIWEI Web Solutions For Businesses

    DigiWEI is an online marketing strategy firm that is dedicated to helping businesses and individuals develop or improve their online presence...

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    • Digital Marketing
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    Location
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    Number of Employees
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  • Ignite Your Online Growth With Our Comprehensive Digital Marketing Services.

    Ignite Your Online Growth With Our Comprehensive Digital Marketing Services.

    Pencil Media Production is a result-driven Digital Marketing Agency with a sole mission to help clients generate more qualified leads that will help grow their business...

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    Number of Employees
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  • Colorado Marketing Agency

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    Online Marketing Media offers a full range of other Online Marketing strategies and services, including seo, web design, digital marketing, and internet marketing...

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    • Web Design
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    Aurora, Colorado
    Number of Employees
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  • Web Design & Marketing

    Web Design & Marketing

    Givicore is a Web Design & Software company that helps small and medium-sized local businesses...

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    • Web Design
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    Number of Employees
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  • Marketing & Communications Agency

    Marketing & Communications Agency

    360 Marketing & PR is a full-service agency specializing in integrated marketing communications and PR services. Visit our website for more information...

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    • Social Media Marketing
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    Camden, New Jersey
    Number of Employees
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  • REDISCOVER YOUR BUSINESS

    REDISCOVER YOUR BUSINESS

    Waterfront Media is a team of designers, programmers, strategists, and visionaries dedicated to helping businesses express themselves and better communicate with their customers.  We help businesses and brands achieve their goal through exceptional design, consistent branding, and creative marketing &...

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    Number of Employees
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  • Web Design Excellence

    Web Design Excellence

    Stack Media Design - is a New Jersey-based web design company with a big drive to give you the success you need. Specializing in all kinds of website design services including but not limited to eCommerce for your business and WordPress designs...

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  • Your Brand Evolved.

    Your Brand Evolved.

    Webgevity is a branding, marketing, and web design business based out of the Southern New Jersey area...

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    Camden, New Jersey
    Number of Employees
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  • Your Marketing & Design Experts

    Your Marketing & Design Experts

    Bloom Studios 12 offers services such as web design, Social Media, Social Media Content Creation etc...

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    Number of Employees
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  • Dominate Your Competition.

    Dominate Your Competition.

    Rule Your Kingdom is a premium results-based Web Design & digital marketing agency, world-renowned for solving the most complex and difficult search engine optimization (SEO) challenges for law firms and medical practices...

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    • SEO
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    Waco, Texas
    Number of Employees
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  • Website Design, SEO, Marketing & More.

    Website Design, SEO, Marketing & More.

    SWFL Media Consultants design industry leading websites, supply all the online tools you'll need to succeed, and get you found online...

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  • Strategy to Execution

    Strategy to Execution

    Holistic Digital (formerly Holistic Internet Marketing) is a B2B digital marketing consultancy which provides Social Media Marketing, SEO, and SEM strategies and services...

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    Number of Employees
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  • TURN-KEY MARKETING

    Strategic Marketing Solutions is a full-service direct mail marketing company offering custom design, print, and mail services to small businesses that want to attract local customers...

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    Apache Junction, Arizona
    Number of Employees
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  • Best Marketing SEO you can trust

    Best Marketing SEO you can trust

    Marketing Local SEO offers services such as web design, SEO, Digital Marketing, Logo Design, Graphic Design PPC Marketing, etc...

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  • Digital Marketing Services That Drive Growth. Get Found. Get Calls. Keep Working.

    Digital Marketing Services That Drive Growth. Get Found. Get Calls. Keep Working.

    At ZipLocal, we don't just sell services; we partner with businesses to drive real growth. Headquartered in Pleasant Grove, Utah, we have successfully steered through the digital evolution, shifting from traditional roots to a cutting-edge, digital-first agency...

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    Number of Employees
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  • Improve Your Revenue & Free Up Time to Focus on Growing Your Business Online

    Improve Your Revenue & Free Up Time to Focus on Growing Your Business Online

    We have the perfect solution for your business needs. With our extensive experience and expertise, we can help you take your business to the next level...

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    • Digital Marketing
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    Fredericksburg, Virginia
    Number of Employees
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  • Creative marketing strategies and custom web design in McAllen, TX

    Creative marketing strategies and custom web design in McAllen, TX

    RSP.Marketing is an advertising and marketing agency, located in McAllen, TX, that provides web, marketing, branding, design, search, and business development solutions to take your business to the next level...

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    McAllen, Texas
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  • We Are The Right Digital Marketing Agency for Your Business

    We Are The Right Digital Marketing Agency for Your Business

    Cobalt Digital Marketing is data-driven digital marketing. We are a Google-certified company and developer of the Cobalt Formula, a proven formula to help companies maximize their digital presence to get found and increase sales. It's not rocket science, it's cobalt digital science...

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  • Create .Inform. Engage

    Create .Inform. Engage

    Stratedia is a team of designers, developers, writers, marketers, and problem solvers, who work together to make websites beautiful and successful. We plan websites based on what people are searching for. We design websites that users love and share. We promote websites and get them to the top of search...

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    Hartford, Connecticut
    Number of Employees
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    Average Hourly Rate
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  • Website. Marketing Automation. Local Business Software.

    Website. Marketing Automation. Local Business Software.

    Ranking SB helps you maximize your home service marketing efforts. We provide the best technology and marketing strategies to help our customers exceed their goals...

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    Santa Barbara, California
    Number of Employees
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  • Niche experts focused on building effective & efficient marketing funnels. 100% Done-For-You agency.

    Niche experts focused on building effective & efficient marketing funnels. 100% Done-For-You agency.

    Blade Commerce has a proven track record of success, with over $55 million in client ad revenue. their team combines paid ads, SEO, and SMS/Email marketing to maximize your revenue. They are half the cost of other agencies and guarantee 3x the results...

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    Location
    Hartford, Connecticut
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
    Portfolios Count
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  • AdWords Nerds is the Worlds Number 1 Online Marketing Agency Working Exclusively With Real Estate Investors...

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    Number of Employees
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    Tind-All Creative Marketing offers full-service Digital Marketing and PR Agency that provides innovative and effective marketing solutions for your business...

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    Hartford, Connecticut
    Number of Employees
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    Number of Employees
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    Number of Employees
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    Number of Employees
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    Number of Employees
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    Tailored Marketing to Elevate Your Business

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7 FAQs About PPC Agencies in the US

What services does a pay per click agency in the US provide?

Pay per click agencies in the US offer a full spectrum of specialized services that integrate paid media into the broader marketing and revenue strategy and enable businesses to acquire more customers and grow demand on targeted channels

Guided by data to make spend decisions, eliminate waste, and maximize return on investment (ROI), the role of these specialists is to make each advertising dollar accountable.  

As part of its portfolio, a PPC agency provides campaign planning, keyword research, ad creation, copywriting, bid management, budget allocation, A/B testing, and performance tracking.

Professional PPC services are greatly sought after, as the majority of companies (60%) outsource PPC managementto agencies, while 20% work with freelancers, and only one in five businesses maintains an in-house paid media team.

How much does a pay-per-click agency charge in the US?

PPC companies in the US typically charge from $100 to $150 per hour. In addition to hourly-based models, these agencies operate on the following pricing models: 

  • Fixed monthly fee or a subscription: Ranges from $1,500 to $10,000, depending on the campaign size and scope 
  • Percentage of ad spend: Typically falls between 10-30%, with the percentage often decreasing as ad spend increases 
  • Performance-based pricing: Payment is tied to results, such as the number of leads or conversions generated 
  • Project-based pricing: Entails a one-time fee for a specific project, unaffected by ad spend 

Predominantly, agencies price their services based on a % of monthly ad spend, with over 50% of PPC companies using this model as their primary. Following closely at 33%-35% are agencies charging a flat monthly fee. 

What do US pay-per-click agencies charge that most buyers don't expect?

 Setup fees, creative production, tracking implementation, and tool costs rarely appear in the proposal. Here’s what to expect: 

Add-on Typical range 
One-time setup fee$500 – $2,500
Conversion tracking setup$300 – $1,500
Ad creative production$300 – $1,500/month
Tool subscriptions$100 – $500/month
Early termination fee1 - 3 months retainer

Before signing, ask for a sample first invoice from a client at your scope level. 

How do I know if I'm hiring the right pay per click company in the US for my budget?

Most PPC agencies have an effective minimum. Below roughly $3,000 in monthly ad spend, there is not enough data volume for the bidding algorithm to optimize, and not enough margin for the agency to staff the account with anyone senior. If an agency is willing to take any budget without flagging this, that is worth noting. 

Budget fit also affects how you should think about pricing. An agency charging a percentage of ad spend earns more when you spend more. Considering that, at lower budgets, misalignment is manageable, but above $20,000 a month, it becomes a real incentive problem. 

Before signing, ask directly how their fee structure changes as your spend scales. 

What is a realistic timeline to see results from a PPC agency, and what should I expect week by week?

A well-run PPC engagement should show directional movement in cost-per-conversion within three months. 

Here is what the agency should be delivering at each stage: 

  • Days 1 to 30: Conversion tracking confirmed, campaign structure built, baseline CPA or ROAS established, and a documented hypothesis about what will move performance and why. 
  • Days 30 to 60: Active testing underway with ad copy variants, audience segments, and match type adjustments. You should be able to see what is being tested and what the agency expects to learn from it. 
  • Days 60 to 90: Early performance data available. The agency should be able to tell you what did/didn’t work and what changes are planned for the strategy going forward. 

How can I tell if my current PPC strategy is underperforming before I hire anyone?

Check these five things before you brief a single agency: 

  • Conversion tracking is recording the wrong events. If your campaigns are optimizing toward page views or session starts instead of form fills, calls, or purchases, every performance number in your account is built on a bad signal. 
  • Your search terms report is full of irrelevant queries. If you are paying for clicks from searches that have nothing to do with what you sell, your negative keyword strategy is either absent or neglected. 
  • Cost per conversion has been climbing with no change in targeting. Gradual CPA increases without a plausible explanation usually mean the account has not been actively managed; automated bidding running on its own is not optimization. 
  • Your best-performing campaigns have never been tested. If ad copy, landing pages, and audience segments have been static for more than 90 days, the performance is not being optimized; it is merely running. 
  • You have no visibility into which campaigns are driving revenue. If your reporting stops at leads or clicks and does not connect to closed business, you cannot tell what is working. 

What are the red flags when evaluating PPC agencies in the US?

Here are some common warning signs to watch out for PPC agencies in the US: 

  • They guarantee specific results. PPC runs on an auction. No one controls what competitors bid, how the algorithm weights signals, or how your landing page converts.  
  • Their reporting lives in a proprietary dashboard you cannot export. If your performance data only exists inside their platform, you own nothing when the relationship ends. 
  • They have never worked in your vertical. Industry context affects keyword intent, competitor behavior, and conversion patterns. An agency learning your space on your budget is a real cost. 
  • They push to increase the budget before the current spending is profitable. Scaling an unprofitable account spends more money at the same losing rate. 

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