PaidLab
B2B Paid Media & PPC Performance Strategy
Your paid media engine stops working when you stop asking why.
Paid media is the fastest lever in B2B marketing and the easiest to waste. PaidLab covers paid search, programmatic, and performance strategy for teams that need ad spend to turn into qualified pipeline — not impressions.
Every piece is built around the question most platforms train you to stop asking: why is this working, and what happens when it stops?
Thought Leader Ads Didn’t Fix LinkedIn Ads—Executives Did
How LinkedIn Thought Leader Ads and Ruby James’ sequencing turn executive posts into measurable demand gen, with benchmarks and pitfalls in 2026.
The B2B Paid Search Playbook: How to Stop Burning Money and Start Building Pipeline
Most B2B marketers treat Google Ads like a slot machine, feeding it budget and hoping for qualified leads to tumble out. The playbook that crushed it in 2019 is collecting dust for a reason—the game has changed, and if you’re still running campaigns like it’s the pre-privacy era, you’re lighting you
The Global PPC Landscape in 2026: Finding Your Perfect Paid Media Partner (Without Losing Your Mind)
Choosing a PPC partner in 2026 is like ordering coffee in a foreign country—you think you know what you want, but the menu has 47 options and you might end up paying three times what you expected. Here’s how to find the right paid media partner without losing your sanity (or your budget).
The SaaS PPC Playbook for 2026: Why Your Agency Choice Is the Real Growth Hack
Here’s the thing about paid advertising in B2B SaaS—it’s a bit like ordering sushi at a steakhouse. I’ve watched too many marketing leaders hand over six-figure ad budgets to generalist agencies, only to receive dashboards full of impressions while their sales team complains about garbage demos.
Programmatic Advertising vs. Digital Advertising: A CFO-Safe Breakdown for the Buying Committee
Stop confusing your CFO with the wrong question about programmatic vs. digital advertising. Here’s the framework that turns media spend into a revenue-predictable engine finance will actually approve.
The Global PPC Agency Hunt: A CMO’s Guide to Finding Your Perfect Match
Choosing a PPC agency in 2026 is like online dating, except the stakes are higher and the ghosting hurts your quarterly numbers. After nearly two decades in this industry, I’ll cut through the noise and share what actually matters when finding your perfect agency match.
Google Ads for SaaS: The Math Your CFO Needs Before You Spend a Dollar
Google Ads can torch your budget or build a predictable pipeline—the difference is doing the math first. Before you bid on a single keyword, you need product-market fit, sufficient margin, and validated commercial intent demand.
Retargeting Ad Costs: The Math Your CFO Actually Needs
Retargeting ads cost 40-60% less than cold acquisition and convert at 2x the rate, but most teams are measuring the wrong metrics. Here’s the CFO-ready math that actually earns budget.
The Best Real Estate PPC Agencies in 2026: A CMO’s No-BS Guide to Finding Your Lead Gen Partner
Real estate PPC is where the gap between burning cash and printing leads is razor-thin. Here’s my no-BS breakdown of which agencies actually know what they’re doing in 2026.