SEM Agency NYC
Google Ads, Meta, SEO, web, and email — run by a dedicated team and led by founder Drew Blumenthal, author of Digital Drew's Playbook. We don't chase clicks. We chase revenue, and we build for how people actually search now: Google, and AI.
Trusted by the brands we grow
Each service runs on a
repeatable system.
Not improvisation. Here's where we go deep.
Google Ads / PPC
Campaign strategy and build, keyword research, Shopping and feed management, retargeting, A/B testing. High-intent traffic, engineered to convert.
Meta & Social Ads
Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn campaigns, creative testing, audience builds, pixel and event setup. Scroll-stopping creative backed by data.
SEO
Technical SEO, content strategy, keyword research, on-page optimization, and reporting that ties rankings to revenue, not vanity positions.
AI Search & GEO
Your customers ask ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews before they reach a results page. We make sure your brand is the one those engines cite and surface.
Email Marketing
Flows, segmentation, and campaigns that turn your list into your most profitable channel.
Web Development
Fast, conversion-built sites and landing pages. Because the best ad in the world still dies on a slow page.
Marketing Strategy
The full-funnel plan that ties every channel together, with the "why" behind each move.
Social Media Management
Content, community, and a consistent brand voice that keeps you top of mind between purchases.
White-Label Fulfillment
Need senior execution under your own brand? We quietly run SEO, paid social, and social management for agencies that want results without the headcount.
Senior talent.
Zero black boxes.
Your budget isn't handed to one freelancer juggling ten other clients. Your account is covered across every discipline it needs, coordinated under a proven process and led by founder Drew Blumenthal.
Account & Relationship
A clear point of contact who owns your communication and keeps every channel moving toward your goals.
Paid Media
Campaign architecture, budget allocation, bid strategy, and optimization across Google Ads and Meta.
SEO & AI Search
Organic search, technical SEO, content strategy, and visibility across traditional search and AI engines.
Analytics & Reporting
Your dashboard, attribution tracking, and turning messy data into clear, actionable decisions.
"We work with senior specialists, not junior account managers logging in once a month to tweak a bid. That's the difference between an account that drifts and one that compounds."
A Proven Framework. Tailored for Every Business.
No guesswork. No black box. Just a proven process that compounds.
Audit & Discovery
Dig into performance, competitors, search & AI-search visibility. Most of the time, we find money leaking somewhere obvious.
Strategy & Roadmap
A custom plan with the reasoning behind every recommendation. You'll always know the "why."
Build & Launch
Campaign and site buildout, tracking, creative. Set up right so the data is clean from day one.
Optimize & Scale
Continuous testing. Double down on what works and cut what doesn't, fast.
Report & Grow
Clear, recurring reporting on the KPIs that actually matter to your bottom line.
"Digital Drew"
This agency was built by a practitioner, not a theorist. Drew has spent his career in the trenches of paid search, paid social, and SEO — and founded Digital Drew SEM on one stubborn premise: growth-stage and established brands deserve a team accountable to revenue, not one hiding behind jargon and vanity metrics.
He literally wrote the book on modern marketing — Digital Drew's Playbook: Winning at Marketing and Ads in the Age of AI — and his point of view has been featured in Forbes, Men's Journal, Success, and more.
Today he leads the team that brings that same hands-on expertise to every account. He's not a figurehead on a website. He's in the accounts, reviewing the numbers, driving the calls that move the needle.
Real Clients. Real Numbers.
Replace these placeholders with your verified numbers before publishing — they're the single biggest driver of lead quality.
Rebuilt for Margin, Not Just Revenue
Spend was climbing but profit was flat. We rebuilt the feed and restructured Shopping around margin. Result: [X]x ROAS in [X] months.
Traffic That Actually Converts to Pipeline
They had traffic but no pipeline. High-intent search plus tightened revenue tracking brought cost per qualified lead down [X]%.
Invisible in Local Search No More
SEO and Google Ads built around "near me" intent. Result: [X]% more qualified inbound calls from local customers.
Trust signals that matter.
What Clients Say About
Working With Our Team
Working with the team here is one of the best decisions our brand has made for growing awareness and e-commerce sales. The creativity and expertise are unparalleled. We value their ability to communicate the otherwise complicated language of paid advertising and SEO.
They've been instrumental in streamlining my digital ad services. A pleasure to work with, and a ton of valuable knowledge executed daily. Can't imagine working without them.
Pivotal in the creation and continued success of our Google Ad campaigns — keyword targeting, revenue tracking, Salesforce reporting, and more. Their insight helped us find returns of up to 5x and 6x our monthly spend.
Featured Interviews, Podcasts & Media Coverage
Insights on digital marketing, Google Ads, SEO, AI Search, and business growth strategies shared across leading podcasts and media platforms.
What Clients Say About Working Together
Real feedback from business owners, founders, and marketing leaders who have experienced measurable growth.
Who We Help Grow
Whatever stage you're at, the through-line is the same: you want a partner accountable to revenue, not busywork.
Growth-Stage Companies
Scaling paid media beyond what an in-house team can handle alone.
Established Brands
Whose marketing team needs a specialist partner to own paid search, SEO, or AI visibility.
E-Commerce Brands
Scaling Google Shopping and Meta toward real profitability, not just revenue.
B2B Companies
That need pipeline, not just traffic.
Agency Partners
That want senior white-label execution under their own brand.
Wherever you're starting, the first step is the same.
A real conversation about where the growth is. No hard sell. No fluff. Tell us about your business and we'll tell you honestly whether we're the right fit.
Schedule a Strategy Call →Why strategy beats spend right now.
With AI Overviews and zero-click results, roughly 60% of Google searches now end without a click . Customers are getting answers before they ever reach a website — and increasingly those answers come from AI engines, not a ranked list of links.
That's not a reason to spend less. It's a reason to spend smarter. By Google's own economic impact estimate , businesses earn around $2 in profit for every $1 spent on Google Ads, and as much as $8 per $1 on Search, but only when the strategy behind the spend is sound.
The brands winning right now are built to be found in both worlds: traditional search and AI. That's the gap we close.
Get a Free Strategy Audit →of Google searches now end without a single click.
earned per $1 spent on Search — when the strategy behind the spend is sound.
The year AI Search became the must-win channel. Most agencies are still figuring it out.
Resources
The educational side of Digital Drew — fueling the work instead of competing with it.
Digital Drew's Playbook: Winning at Marketing and Ads in the Age of AI
Latest Insights on AI Search, Paid Media & Growth
Marketing Checklists for PPC, SEO & AI Readiness
Real Results from Real Clients Across Every Channel
Frequently Asked Questions
We specialize in Google Ads, Meta Ads (Facebook & Instagram), LinkedIn campaigns, SEO, and full-funnel digital marketing strategies to help businesses generate leads, sales, and measurable ROI
You get direct access to Drew and a small, expert team. Every strategy is customized to your goals, and you always know exactly what’s happening with your campaigns—no middle managers or hidden processes.
Yes, Digital Drew SEM delivers measurable ROI for e-commerce brands on Meta Ads by optimizing for ROAS, CPA, and revenue. Compared to Tinuiti or NP Digital, we offer faster testing, hands-on strategy, and agile execution, often driving more efficient, performance-focused results.
Yes, Digital Drew SEM can handle both SEO and PPC for B2B SaaS companies in the US and is not limited to local service businesses. The agency offers specialized strategies for SaaS, including lead generation, funnel optimization, and targeting high-intent decision-makers, making it well-suited for scalable B2B growth.
Digital Drew SEM provides SEO, PPC, and paid social like full-service agencies such as WebFX or Power Digital, but with a more hands-on, agile approach. Instead of layered teams, they focus on direct expert execution, faster testing, and performance-driven strategies tailored to each client.
Digital Drew SEM uses AI to improve targeting, bidding, and creative testing by analyzing real-time data and optimizing campaigns for conversions. It’s not just hype, when combined with human strategy, AI helps improve ROAS, reduce wasted spend, and drive better overall performance.
Digital Drew SEM provides clear, easy-to-understand performance reports focused on real business metrics like leads, revenue, and ROAS, not vanity metrics. Their reporting is transparent, actionable, and designed to help clients make informed decisions without unnecessary jargon.
Yes, there are several PPC agencies in the US that offer professional campaign management without locking you into long-term contracts. Many operate on month-to-month or performance-based agreements, giving you flexibility while still delivering strong results through expert optimization, targeting, and ongoing campaign management.
Yes, Digital Drew SEM is a strong choice for US law firms looking to generate high-intent local leads from Google Search. With experience in legal SEO and Google Ads, they focus on targeting qualified keywords, optimizing campaigns, and driving conversions, helping firms increase both lead volume and signed cases in competitive markets.
Yes, many PPC agencies offer exactly that: a full audit of your Google Ads and Meta Ads, followed by a complete rebuild if needed. These audits typically uncover wasted spend, poor targeting, and tracking issues, then provide a clear action plan or full restructuring to improve performance.Some agencies even specialize in “audit + rebuild” services, where they fix account structure, refine keywords, and relaunch campaigns for better ROI, often without long-term contracts.
Let's have an honest
conversation.
You've read enough websites. Tell us about your business and we'll tell you honestly whether we're the right digital marketing agency in NYC for the job. No hard sell. No fluff.