Industry · B2B manufacturing and wholesale

PPC for B2B manufacturers, judged on signed orders.

Google Ads, Microsoft Ads and LinkedIn for manufacturers, wholesalers and trade suppliers. Your sales close after a quote, a call or a sample, so the campaigns are judged on qualified leads and orders, not form fills.

$7.56MConversion value
$805KAd spend managed
9.40xAverage ROAS
16.83xBest single month ROAS

Live Google Ads data · updated monthly · through September 2026 Google Ads accounts we run, complete months only. Accounts run in GBP; figures converted to USD.

The platforms we work in every day

Google AdsMeta AdsMicrosoft AdsPerformance MaxTikTok AdsAmazon AdsMerchant CenterLinkedIn AdsGA4
What we do

Built for long sales cycles.

A B2B enquiry can take months to become an order. The account has to find real buyers, filter out everyone else, and learn from the deals that actually close.

01Search

Searches only buyers make

Search built around specifications, part numbers, materials, standards and trade terms, the language of buyers and engineers. Consumer, DIY, job and student searches are cut, so budget goes on people who can order.

  • Ad groups by product and application
  • Consumer and job searches as negatives
  • Quote and sample pages built for ads
02Offline conversions

Bidding that learns from closed deals

Leads are imported back from your CRM as they become qualified, quoted and won. Google and Microsoft then bid towards the enquiries that turn into orders, and you see cost per deal, not cost per form.

  • CRM stages imported as conversions
  • Calls and emails tracked as leads
  • Cost per qualified lead dashboard
03LinkedIn and Microsoft

Reaching the people who specify

LinkedIn targets buyers by job title, industry and company size. Microsoft Ads reaches business searchers and can add LinkedIn profile targeting. Both are judged on the same qualified lead goals as Google.

  • Job title and industry targeting
  • Lead forms tested against landing pages
  • Same lead goals on every platform
What usually goes wrong

Where B2B budgets leak.

B2B accounts rarely fail on clicks. They fail on what gets counted as a result, and on who the ads end up reaching.

01

Every form fill counted as a win

Spam, job seekers, students and other suppliers all fill in forms. When each one counts as a conversion, bidding finds more of them. Offline conversions teach the platforms the difference between a lead and a buyer.

02

Consumer searches on trade terms

Many trade products share names with consumer ones. Without negatives, budget goes on people who want one item at a retail price. Search terms are read weekly and cut at the cause.

03

Judging campaigns on one month

When sales take months, a campaign that looks expensive in its first month may be filling the pipeline. Reporting follows leads through to orders, so decisions are made on deals, not on last month's form count.

04

Sending ads to the home page

A buyer searching for one specification should land on that product, with a quote or sample request beside it. Home page traffic makes buyers search again, and many do not.

The first month

The first month, in order.

Lead quality first, because bidding only learns from what it is told counts. New channels come once the measurement is right.

Week 1

Audit tracking and lead quality

Conversion actions, call tracking and form spam checked, and a sample of past leads traced to outcomes.

Week 2

Connect the CRM

Lead stages agreed and imported as offline conversions, so the platforms learn what a good lead is.

Week 3

Rebuild Search around buyers

Ad groups by product and application, consumer and job searches cut, landing pages matched to each.

Week 4

Add LinkedIn and Microsoft

Tested on the same qualified lead goals, with budget moved to whatever brings deals.

Questions

Before you ask.

Our sales take months to close. Can PPC still be measured?

Yes. Leads are imported from your CRM as they move through qualified, quoted and won, and reporting follows them through. It takes longer to read than e-commerce, so we agree the stages and the time frame with you in writing first.

Which CRM do you need?

Any CRM that records where a lead came from and what happened to it. The ad click ID is captured with each form or call, and stages are sent back to Google Ads and Microsoft Ads, either automatically or through a regular upload.

Is LinkedIn worth it for manufacturers?

Sometimes. LinkedIn is rarely the cheapest click, but it can reach buyers and specifiers by job title and industry before they search. We test it on qualified leads against Google and Microsoft, and keep it only if it brings deals.

Can you run Google Shopping for a trade catalogue?

Yes, where prices can be shown publicly. A clean feed with part numbers and specifications can bring trade orders through Shopping. Google expects UK Shopping prices to include VAT, so trade sites that only show ex VAT prices need checking first.

We also sell through distributors. Does that change the plan?

It shapes it. If distributors bid on your name or products, your own brand campaign keeps your site in front, and the ads can send each buyer to the right route: direct orders, a trade account or a distributor near them.

Next step

Turn searches into signed orders.

Send a short brief about your business. A specialist reads the account with read-only access and replies with the three changes we would make first, yours to keep whether you hire us or not.

01You send a short brief about the business.
02We read the account with read-only access.
03You get three changes in writing, yours to keep either way.
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