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German paid search

German Paid Search

German PPC campaigns built in German by people who understand the market, so your budget goes on the searches that turn into enquiries and sales.

  • Google Premier Partner
  • German keyword and negative research
  • Native German ad copy
  • Reporting on cost per lead and revenue

Translation

Why translated campaigns underperform in Germany

Direct translations of UK keywords often miss the terms Germans search, and long compounds make ads harder to write within character limits. Without German negatives, budgets leak to irrelevant searches.

We build campaigns from German keyword research, write ads natively and review landing pages so the German journey converts.

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Services

What we manage

  • Paid search audits

    An honest review of existing German campaigns and where spend is wasted.

  • Keyword research

    German search terms, match types and local negatives.

  • Ad creation and testing

    Native German ads tested continuously.

  • Bid management

    Bidding managed against cost per lead or return on ad spend.

  • Landing pages

    Recommendations, copy or builds from our web team.

  • Reporting

    German performance reported separately from other markets.

Our work

German paid search in practice

Our published German paid search work includes campaigns for a testing, inspection and certification provider, and German PPC for Beach Cafe's online store.

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Case studies

German case studies

Hatchbag.de

German · Germany

231%

Higher November sales than a year earlier

German eCommerce results in seven weeks

SEO and PPC for a UK company's German store: technical and content work, a better Google Shopping feed and UX changes. November was the site's best month for sales in its lifetime.

  • German
  • SEO
  • PPC
Read the full case study for Hatchbag.de

Hatchbag.de

German · Germany

60%

More conversions after 7 weeks

German PPC for a UK boot liner brand

Market, keyword and competitor research, customer profiling and a restructured AdWords account, with new campaigns for seasonal and regional searches. Sales value from paid advertising rose by 69%.

  • PPC
  • Ecommerce
Read the full case study for Hatchbag.de

Travall

German · Germany

43%

Increase in revenue on social

German social media that grew sales, not just followers

Market research by our German specialist, then content for the German social accounts and blog, with the effectiveness of posts reassessed each month.

  • Organic social
  • German
Read the full case study for Travall

Travall

English and German · US and Germany

56%

Increase in search visibility

Multilingual SEO for a new US market

Market research and keyword research for each of Travall's six products, to build the brand in the US alongside its German market. Year on year, SEO traffic rose by 18.76% and 41 of 50 tracked keywords reached the first page.

  • SEO
  • Lifestyle brand
Read the full case study for Travall

Antargaz

German · Germany

3.4k

Users in the first two months

A new German website, launched and marketed

After the German site went live, we ran a German SEO content plan, HubSpot onboarding, paid and organic social and Google Ads. In the third month, the site had 1.66k users from PPC.

  • German
  • SEO
  • PPC
Read the full case study for Antargaz

Userful

Four languages · Europe and Middle East

64%

More leads, August 2019 to January 2020

Multilingual PPC for a visual networking platform

Ads, emails and landing pages localised into four languages for Europe and the Middle East. Cost per conversion fell by 81% over the same period.

  • PPC
  • B2B
Read the full case study for Userful

RealD 3D

German, French and English · Europe

18%

Above the impressions benchmark

A TikTok influencer campaign for 3D cinema

A TikTok influencer campaign for a major film release, raising awareness of 3D screenings in Germany, France and the UK across three defined audience personas.

  • Social
  • Influencers
Read the full case study for RealD 3D

Free PPC audit

Find out where your German paid search budget is going

Send us a few details and a senior PPC specialist will review your Google Ads or Microsoft Advertising account. You'll get clear findings on what is limiting performance and what we'd change first. Senior specialist review. No obligation.

Request your free PPC audit

Tell us about your account and goals. We'll be in touch to arrange access and walk you through the findings.

We use your details only to respond to your enquiry. See our privacy policy.

What we look at

  • Wasted spend on search terms that don't convert
  • Account and campaign structure
  • Conversion tracking accuracy and what's being counted
  • Bidding strategy, budgets and Performance Max setup
  • Shopping feed health (for retailers)
  • Ad copy and landing page alignment

Prefer to talk? Call +44 (0)1227 68 68 98.

Selected clients

  • The Royal Marsden Private Care
  • London Specialist Hospitals
  • K9 Jets
  • RealD
  • Private Jet Charter
  • IRIS
  • FDS Consult
  • F1 Authentics
  • Fire Design Solutions
  • Holemaker Technology
  • Tiles360
  • Be Safe Direct

Good to know

Frequently asked questions

Do you advertise on Microsoft Ads in Germany too?

Where the audience justifies it. Google dominates, but Microsoft Ads can be cost-effective for some B2B audiences.

Can you take over existing German campaigns?

Yes. We start with an audit, then restructure or refine rather than rebuilding for the sake of it.

Still have a question?

Next step

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  • Google Premier Partner
  • Microsoft Advertising Partner
  • Since 2002 · 300+ clients