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Google Ads Management · Shopify D2C · $75K–$150K/mo

Google Ads management for D2C Shopify brands — paid when you grow.

$2,500/mo base + 5% of Shopify revenue above $50K, capped at 2× base. PMax with brand exclusions, Shopping feed optimization, search architecture, Shopify-attributed reporting. No setup, month-to-month after 90 days.

The Profit Stack · Google side

Every campaign answers one question: what's my job?

Most accounts I take over have 1–2 mega campaigns doing everything and nothing. The Profit Stack is the architecture I install in the first 14 days — same blueprint across every Shopify D2C brand I run.

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Retarget & close

Demand Gen + retargeting capped at 10–15% of total spend. Purchaser exclusions on every campaign. Incrementality measured, not just last-click.

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Create demand · feed Shopping

Standard Shopping at SKU level for top-margin products. Margin-weighted bids. Sits alongside PMax for SKU-level control PMax doesn't give you.

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Scale winners · PMax

PMax with brand exclusions ON, new-customer-acquisition goal turned on, asset groups split by margin tier. PMax does what it's good at — only after we control what it can claim credit for.

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Capture intent · Search

Phrase + exact-match Search on category and product keywords. Branded Search isolated from non-brand so we can see real acquisition performance.

Restructure first. Scale second.

9 out of 10 accounts I take over have PMax cannibalizing Search, branded query inflation hiding the real number, and Shopping feed health holding back 15–25% of potential revenue.

We fix structure in the first 14 days. We baseline performance over the next 6 weeks. Then — and only then — we scale, with CPC caps and ramped budget changes (15–20% every 5–7 days, not "let's double it and see").

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What's included · every tier

9 things every account gets, every month.

Not a "starter package." This is the standard delivery — every plan gets this. Custom engagements add bespoke cadence and scope.

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Campaign architecture & restructure

Brand Search isolated. Non-brand Search on phrase + exact. PMax with brand exclusions ON and NCA goal. Standard Shopping at SKU level. Demand Gen capped. Done in the first 14 days, owned forever.

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PMax brand exclusions & incrementality

Brand exclusions configured on day one. Without them PMax bids on your brand and reports it as PMax revenue. We re-baseline what PMax actually contributes vs. what it's claiming credit for.

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Search-terms & negatives, weekly

Search-terms reports read line-by-line every week. Negatives added continuously across campaigns. In most accounts 15–30% of non-brand spend is recovered in the first 90 days.

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Bid strategy alignment to CM2

tROAS and tCPA targets calibrated to your contribution margin, not platform default. Max CPC caps on scaling phases to prevent runaway costs. Portfolio strategies where the volume justifies it.

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Google Merchant Center & feed health

Disapproved SKUs identified and fixed. Titles rewritten for search intent (not literal product names). Descriptions optimized for Shopping + PMax. Custom labels for margin tiering.

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Conversion tracking & Enhanced Conversions

Pixel, GA4, Enhanced Conversions, and offline conversion imports all wired correctly. We audit then fix — clean conversion data is the precondition for everything else.

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Ad copy testing pipeline

Responsive Search Ads with structured headline/description rotation. New variants every 2–3 weeks. Winners graduated based on statistical significance, not gut feel.

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Audience & remarketing strategy

Customer Match lists, in-market audiences, and remarketing segmented by behavior (viewed product, added to cart, purchased). Bid adjustments tied to CM2, not last-click.

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Monthly reporting · Shopify-tied

Shopify-attributed revenue, brand vs non-brand split, CAC and CM2 per campaign, MER weekly. No 30-page deck. Just the numbers your CFO would ask about.

How it works · realistic timeline

Restructure first. Stabilize. Then scale.

Real efficiency in this work compounds across 4–12 months — it doesn't transform overnight. Anyone promising drastic 30-day shifts is selling a screenshot.

Day 0–14 · Foundation
14days

Audit · Restructure · Track

  • Full account audit + Kill Criteria signed
  • Profit Stack architecture installed
  • PMax brand exclusions ON
  • Tracking + Enhanced Conversions wired
  • Feed health pass + negatives baseline
You see: the new structure live
Day 15–60 · Stabilize
45days

Stabilize & baseline

  • Bid strategy calibration to CM2
  • Ad copy testing pipeline running
  • Search-terms cleanup compounds weekly
  • Clean baselines logged — no scale moves yet
Goal: stable foundation, not flashy growth
Day 61–120 · Refine
M3– M4

Refine & test scale

  • Small scale tests on validated winners
  • Budget moves capped at 15–20% / 5–7d
  • Real efficiency starts moving · Month 4
  • First credible Shopify-side ROAS lift visible
First lift: typically Month 4
Month 5–12 · Compound
12months

Stabilized run-rate

  • CM2 lift compounds quarter over quarter
  • Quarterly P&L review · CFO-level
  • Shopping feed iterated on margin signal
  • Spend reallocated to marginal efficiency
Real example: −38% spend / +27% NC over 12mo
Why this model

If your agency won't share your downside, they're a vendor — not a partner.

A flat retainer arrives the same day every month whether your revenue triples or collapses. We take a smaller base and earn the rest only when you grow. Capped, so it never gets greedy.

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Lower base than US senior in-house

$2,500/mo at Launch is below what a senior US media buyer makes. India-based cost structure makes this math possible — without losing money.

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Performance fee tied to Shopify revenue

5% above $50K at Launch (7% / 10% on higher tiers). Tied to the only number that pays bills — your bank account, not the platform dashboard.

Capped at 2× base, always

Performance fee never exceeds $3,500 on Single Channel or $5,000 on Combined — regardless of how big you scale. We don't get greedy when you grow.

Honest fit filter

This works for some brands. Not all.

Saying who we won't take on saves us both a 30-min sales call. Below the line we don't fit — and we'll tell you that on the audit call, refund credit applied or not.

This is for you if

  • Shopify D2C brand at $75K–$150K/mo revenue
  • $15K+/mo Google Ads spend
  • Beauty, skincare, supplements (or close adjacent vertical)
  • Hit a scaling ceiling — every budget bump spikes CAC
  • Suspect PMax is "too good to be true" but can't prove it
  • Switching from an agency that delivered reports, not results
  • Care about CM2 and contribution margin — not just ROAS

This is NOT for you if

  • Spending under $15K/mo on Google Ads
  • B2B, lead-gen, SaaS, or local services
  • Want a "set it and forget it" agency relationship
  • Need a 30-person team with account-manager pods
  • Not on Shopify — talk first, case-by-case
  • Want a guaranteed-ROAS pitch (those are sales scripts)
Common questions

Pre-emptive FAQ.

If a real question isn't here, use the contact form — same-day reply.

What's the minimum commitment?

90-day initial commitment, then month-to-month with a 30-day written exit. The 90 days exists because real Google Ads work doesn't move material numbers in 30 days — anyone telling you otherwise is selling a screenshot. After 90 days you can leave any time.

Do you need access to our Shopify?

Yes — Reports access (read-only) at minimum. Reporting against Shopify-attributed revenue is the entire point. Without it I'd be reporting platform-inflated numbers and you'd never know what's actually hitting the bank account.

How is this different from what our current agency does?

Most agencies report platform ROAS and call it done. I cross-reference with Shopify-attributed revenue, separate brand from non-brand performance, and tell you what's actually incremental. You'll see numbers your agency has never shown you — that's both the value and, occasionally, the awkward conversation.

Can you manage Google + Meta together?

Yes — and it's recommended. Cross-channel management is how you spot Meta prospecting driving Google branded searches (the halo effect), and how you allocate budget to whichever platform's next dollar is most profitable. Combined Google + Meta is a separate engagement at higher tiers — see the Meta Ads page.

What if PMax is already running and "looks great"?

That's exactly when to be suspicious. I check whether brand exclusions are on, what percentage of conversions are branded, and whether PMax is truly incremental. In most accounts I audit, PMax ROAS drops 40–60% once branded traffic is excluded — and that's the real number to scale on.

How long until I see results?

Structural fixes (waste elimination, brand exclusions, feed cleanup) inside 14 days. Real performance shifts — non-brand ROAS lift, scale without CAC spike — typically show in months 4–12. Anyone promising material 30-day results is reading a sales script.

Do you guarantee ROAS?

No. ROAS depends on offer strength, landing page conversion rate, AOV, gross margin, creative quality, and inventory — most of which I don't control. What I guarantee is the work: campaign architecture, brand exclusions, feed health, conversion tracking, and weekly active management. Bad-fit variables get surfaced upfront in a signed Kill Criteria 1-pager.

Who actually runs my account?

Madhukar — daily. On Custom engagements I sometimes bring in 1–2 vetted senior operators I have worked with for years. Zero juniors. Zero handoffs.

What does the performance fee work out to in dollars?

At Launch: 5% of Shopify revenue above $50K, capped at 2× base. So if you do $150K/mo Shopify revenue, performance fee is 5% × $100K = $5,000 — capped at $5,000 (2× $2,500 base). Total fee that month: $7,500. If you do $300K/mo, the cap kicks in: still $5,000 performance + $2,500 base = $7,500. The cap protects you from runaway agency fees as you grow.

Start with the $499 Profit Audit.

Every engagement starts with the audit. live walkthrough, written 17-point plan, and a real number on what the leak is. If you sign on within 14 days, the $499 credits to month-1 of management.

RECENT AUDITS · RUN-RATE LEAK FOUND
D2C Skincare · $85K/mo−$5K/mo
Supplements · $95K/mo−$7K/mo
Beauty · $50K/mo−$3K/mo
Activewear · $70K/mo−$4.5K/mo
Skincare · $60K/mono leak found
Supplements · $40K/mo−$2K/mo

Google Ads management for Shopify D2C brands — built around contribution margin, not platform ROAS.

If your Google Ads aren't generating sales, your PMax is cannibalizing Search, or you've hit a scaling ceiling and every CAC bump spikes CPCs — start with the $499 Google Ads Audit. Or pair Google with Meta Ads management for ecommerce for unified cross-channel reporting.