Search Engine Marketing in NYC

In a city where people search with urgency, timing is everything. That’s why search engine marketing in NYC is key to reaching customers ready to act. At Digital Drew SEM, we build high-performing paid search campaigns that drive real conversions—not just clicks—so your business stays visible and wins in a fast-moving market.

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What’s Behind a Winning SEM Campaign in NYC?

You can’t win in NYC with a cookie-cutter campaign. At Digital Drew SEM, we take a holistic, hands-on approach to search engine marketing NYC that covers every detail, from keyword strategy and creative to landing page performance and analytics. Here’s how we do it.

It starts with understanding your market. We research your competitors, analyze the search landscape in your niche, and dive deep into your customers' behavior. What are they searching for? What language do they use? What drives them to click? Once we know, we structure campaigns around high-intent keywords that match those exact queries. This ensures your ads reach the right audience at the right moment.

Next, we build compelling ad copy that grabs attention and gets results. We don’t rely on generic messaging, instead, we highlight what makes your business different, whether it’s same-day service, location convenience, or a standout product offering. Every headline, every call-to-action is tested and refined for maximum performance.

But search engine marketing doesn’t stop at the ad. Where people land after they click matters just as much. We work with you to optimize your landing pages for conversion, whether that means better design, clearer messaging, or faster load times. If the path to purchase or contact is confusing, users drop off. We fix that.

Once your campaign is live, we track everything. We use data tools like Google Ads, Google Analytics, and custom dashboards to analyze performance and make continuous improvements. We run A/B tests, adjust bids, pause underperformers, and scale what works. The goal is simple: make your ad budget go further, and bring in more qualified leads.

We also don’t set and forget. Search engine marketing is fluid, the market shifts, costs fluctuate, and competition evolves. That’s why we stay hands-on every week, checking in, tweaking, and improving until we’ve built a campaign that’s lean, powerful, and high-converting.

Search Engine Marketing NYC
Search Engine Marketing NYC

How We’ve Helped NYC Businesses Win with SEM?

We don’t just talk about results, we deliver them. Over the years, we’ve helped dozens of businesses in New York City grow faster, smarter, and more predictably through tailored search engine marketing NYC campaigns.

Take, for example, a luxury e-commerce brand that came to us struggling with low ROAS and high ad spend. Within a few months of restructuring their campaigns, optimizing their product feed, and refining their keyword strategy, we increased their revenue by 88% and improved their return on ad spend by over 75%. That’s not a fluke, it’s a result of deep attention to detail, constant testing, and a clear focus on the bottom line.

Or consider a service-based business in Manhattan that wants more high-quality local leads. We created location-specific campaigns targeting the most valuable ZIP codes in their area, wrote unique ads for each segment, and optimized their landing experience. The result? A consistent stream of qualified calls and form submissions that turned into real business.

Our track record includes law firms, beauty brands, fitness studios, home improvement companies, and more, each with its own strategy, goals, and challenges. The one thing they have in common? They all trusted us to handle their search engine marketing NYC, and we helped them turn that trust into ROI.

We’re proud to say our clients stay with us long term because we’re invested in their growth. We treat your budget like it’s our own. Every click, every dollar, and every campaign element is designed to drive results, not just activity.

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Search Engine Marketing Services

Keyword Research and Optimization

Effective Search Engine Marketing (SEM) starts with thorough keyword research, pinpointing the most relevant and impactful keywords that align with your business goals. These keywords are strategically embedded in your website content, meta tags, and carefully designed ad campaigns. We consistently track keyword performance to ensure your strategy is flexible and adapts to changing search trends.

Pay-Per-Click (PPC) Advertising

Our PPC services are crafted to thrust your brand into the limelight, featuring bespoke campaigns that resonate with your target audience and objectives. We manage bidding strategies to optimize ROI while minimizing costs, and develop engaging ad creatives with compelling headlines and persuasive content. Through meticulous A/B testing, we refine your ads' performance, ensuring optimal returns on your PPC investments.

Ad Copywriting and Testing

Crafting persuasive and engaging ad copy is our specialty. We excel at developing ad content that connects with the needs and desires of your audience. Our ongoing split testing (A/B testing) approach enables us to evaluate different versions of ads to identify the most effective ones. This process ensures that your ad copy is a constantly evolving masterpiece, designed to enhance click-through rates (CTR) and conversion rates, maximizing the impact of your advertising efforts.

Remarketing and Retargeting

Our remarketing strategies re-engage previous visitors who have interacted with your website or ads but haven't yet converted. We craft personalized ad content that entices these potential customers to return and complete the desired actions. By carefully tracking user behavior and segmenting audiences, we ensure that your remarketing campaigns are precisely targeted and effective, making every effort count towards achieving your conversion goals.

Analytics and Performance Tracking

Data sits at the core of our SEM strategy. We leverage powerful analytics tools, such as Google Analytics, to track your website's traffic, user behavior, and conversion metrics. Our comprehensive performance reports provide clear insights into how your SEM campaigns are performing. We use these data-driven insights to make well-informed decisions, guaranteeing ongoing optimization and sustained success in your SEM efforts.

Digital marketing services are continuously evolving as new technologies and trends emerge. By leveraging a combination of these services, businesses can effectively reach their target audience, boost brand visibility, generate leads, and achieve their marketing goals in the digital landscape.

Ready to Lead the Search? Let’s Talk Strategy

If you’re serious about scaling your business in NYC, you can’t afford to sit back and wait. Search engine marketing is your chance to take control of how, when, and where your customers find you. It’s not just about getting more clicks, it’s about getting the right clicks, from the right people, at the right time. And that’s what we do at Digital Drew SEM.

We’re not a big agency with red tape and slow-moving processes. We’re fast, focused, and results-driven. When you work with us, you get a dedicated team that understands NYC’s market dynamics and knows how to help you rise above the competition. We’ll walk you through every step of the SEM process, from strategy to execution to reporting, so you’re never left wondering what’s working and what’s not.

Our reporting is clear and honest. We’ll show you what’s performing, what needs work, and where we’re going next. Whether you’re spending $500 a month or $50,000, we treat your business with the same level of care, strategy, and attention.

This is the time to take your visibility seriously. With thousands of searches happening every second in New York, someone is looking for what you offer right now. We’re here to make sure they find you, not your competitor.

Our Portfolio

Pet Pro Supply
We began working on this ad account in January 2021 and provided a Google Ads audit with suggestions to improve ad performance. We implemented all those suggestions, resulting in an 88.24% increase in overall revenue. The number of conversions has improved by 24.87%, and the return on ad spend (ROAS) has increased by 76.53%. Additionally, overall ad spending has reduced by 5.91% within a 24-month time span.
We started working on this ad account in the month of Jan, 2021 and provided Google Ads audit with suggestions to improve the ad performance. We have implemented all those suggestions and overall revenue has been improved by 88.24%. Number of conversions has improved by 24.87% . Return-on-ad-spend (ROAS) has been increased by 76.53%, overall ad spending has reduced by 5.91% within 24 months of time span.
We started working on this ad account in the month of Jan, 2021 and provided Google Ads audit with suggestions to improve the ad performance. We have implemented all those suggestions and overall revenue has been improved by 88.24%. Number of conversions has improved by 24.87% . Return-on-ad-spend (ROAS) has been increased by 76.53%, overall ad spending has reduced by 5.91% within 24 months of time span.
launchnotes
We started working on this ad account in March 2022 and provided a Google Ads audit with suggestions to improve ad performance. We implemented all those suggestions, resulting in a 122.73% increase in overall conversions. The conversion rate has increased by 49.58%. The cost-per-conversion and average CPC have decreased by 55.09% and 32.82% respectively.
We started working on this ad account from March, 2022 and provided a Google Ads audit with suggestions to improve the ad performance. We have implemented all those suggestions and overall conversions have increased by 122.73%. The conversion rate has increased by 49.58% . The cost-per-conversion and Avg CPC has decreased by 55.09% and 32.82% respectively.
We started working on this ad account from March, 2022 and provided a Google Ads audit with suggestions to improve the ad performance. We have implemented all those suggestions and overall conversions have increased by 122.73%. The conversion rate has increased by 49.58% . The cost-per-conversion and Avg CPC has decreased by 55.09% and 32.82% respectively.
ad account
We started working on this ad account in January 2020. We created new search campaigns by researching quality keywords and writing compelling ad copies. Over time, we worked to reduce lead costs and were successful in achieving a lower cost per lead at $15.29. After making monthly optimizations from January 2020 to November 2022, conversions increased by 95.67%, and the conversion rate increased by 10.22%.
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Vida
We started working on this ad account in May 2022 and provided a Google Ads audit with suggestions to improve ad performance. We implemented all those suggestions, resulting in an 86.96% increase in overall conversions. The conversion rate has increased by 35.93%, and the cost-per-conversion has decreased by 19.94%. Additionally, overall ad spending has increased by 33.19% within a 6-month time span.
We started working on this ad account in the month of May, 2022 and  provided Google Ads audit with suggestions to improve the ad performance. We have implemented all those suggestions and overall conversions have increased by 86.96%. Conversion rate has been increased by 35.93% and cost-per-conversion has decreased 19.94% , overall ad spend has been increased by 33.19% within 6 months of time span.
We started working on this ad account in the month of May, 2022 and provided Google Ads audit with suggestions to improve the ad performance. We have implemented all those suggestions and overall conversions have increased by 86.96%. Conversion rate has been increased by 35.93% and cost-per-conversion has decreased 19.94% , overall ad spend has been increased by 33.19% within 6 months of time span.
stretch22
We started working from scratch on this ad account in February 2022. We created a new campaign by researching quality keywords and writing compelling ad copies. From the first month of managing the account, we started receiving leads at a cost-per-conversion of $31. After making monthly optimizations from February to November, conversions increased by 17.39% and cost-per-conversion decreased by 10.11%.
We started working from scratch on this ad account from February, 2022. We have created a new campaign by researching quality keywords & writing compelling ad copies. From 1st month of managing the account we start getting leads at $31 cost-per-conversion. And after making monthly optimizations from February to November, conversions increased by 17.39%, cost-per-conversion decreased by 10.11%.
We started working from scratch on this ad account from February, 2022. We have created a new campaign by researching quality keywords & writing compelling ad copies. From 1st month of managing the account we start getting leads at $31 cost-per-conversion. And after making monthly optimizations from February to November, conversions increased by 17.39%, cost-per-conversion decreased by 10.11%.
Google Ads audit
We started working on this ad account in June 2021 and provided a Google Ads audit with suggestions to improve ad performance. In June 2021, the client was getting leads at a CPA of $114.69. After making changes and creating new campaigns by finding new keywords to bid on, we started to see a decrease in CPA. By October 2021, the client was getting leads at a CPA of $40, which is 65% less than in June.
We started working on this ad account from June, 2021 and provided a Google Ads audit with suggestions to improve the ad performance. In June 2021 client was getting leads at CPA of $114.69. After making changes & creating new campaigns by finding new keywords to bid on, we started to see a decrease in CPA. And by October 2021, the client was getting leads at CPA of $40 which is 65% less than the month of June.
We started working on this ad account from June, 2021 and provided a Google Ads audit with suggestions to improve the ad performance. In June 2021 client was getting leads at CPA of $114.69. After making changes & creating new campaigns by finding new keywords to bid on, we started to see a decrease in CPA. And by October 2021, the client was getting leads at CPA of $40 which is 65% less than the month of June.
Newyork
We started working on this ad account in the last week of April 2022 and provided a Google Ads audit with suggestions to improve ad performance. We implemented all those suggestions, resulting in an 89.47% increase in overall conversions. The conversion rate has increased by 27.51%. The cost-per-conversion and average CPC have decreased by 32.41% and 13.81% respectively. Additionally, overall ad spend has increased by 28.09% within a 2-month time period.
We started working on this ad account in the last week of April, 2022 and provided Google Ads audit with suggestions to improve the ad performance. We have implemented all those suggestions and overall conversions have increased by 89.47%. Conversion rate has increased by 27.51% . The cost-per-conversion and Avg CPC has decreased by 32.41% and 13.81% respectively. Overall ad spent as been increased by 28.09% within 2 months of time period.
We started working on this ad account in the last week of April, 2022 and provided Google Ads audit with suggestions to improve the ad performance. We have implemented all those suggestions and overall conversions have increased by 89.47%. Conversion rate has increased by 27.51% . The cost-per-conversion and Avg CPC has decreased by 32.41% and 13.81% respectively. Overall ad spent as been increased by 28.09% within 2 months of time period.
performance max campaigns
We started working on this ad account from January, 2020. We created new search and performance max campaigns by researching quality keywords & writing compelling ad copies. Over time, we worked to reduce sales cost and were successful in achieving 24.54% lower cost per sale at a price of $36.23. After making monthly optimizations from January 2020 to November 2022, conversions increased by 160.33% and conv. value increased by 162.45%.
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Google Ads audit
We started working on this ad account in April 2022 and provided a Google Ads audit with suggestions to improve ad performance. In April, we spent around $530K with an ROAS of 8.28x, which was a 7.54% increase from the previous month. Month over month, we began to increase ad spend while maintaining the Google ROAS over 6x on the account. By November 2022, we had spent over $1M with an ROAS of 6.8x.
We started working on this ad account from April, 2022 and provided a Google Ads audit with suggestions to improve the ad performance. In April, we spended around $530K with an ROAS of 8.28x which is a 7.54% increase from its previous month. From month on month we started to increase the ad spend by maintaining the google ROAS over 6x on the account. In November 2022, we spent over $1M with an ROAS of 6.8x.
We started working on this ad account from April, 2022 and provided a Google Ads audit with suggestions to improve the ad performance. In April, we spended around $530K with an ROAS of 8.28x which is a 7.54% increase from its previous month. From month on month we started to increase the ad spend by maintaining the google ROAS over 6x on the account. In November 2022, we spent over $1M with an ROAS of 6.8x.

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KIND WORDS FROM OUR LOVELY CLIENTS

"Drew is a genius when it comes to pay per click. He was able to get our ads back online after others were unable to do so. He has revived our online business and presence. I highly recommend him. He is easy to work with, explains things thoroughly and is always available."

— Gary Nitzkin

"Drew has been pivotal in the creation and continued success of our Google Ad campaigns. He has helped across many levels from keyword targeting, revenue tracking, Salesforce reporting, and more. His experience and insight helped us find returns of up to 5x and 6x our monthly budget spend. I highly recommend using Drew for your Google Ad campaigns."

— Ryan Hall

"We hired Digital Drew SEM in April of 2022. Since this time, he has gone above and beyond to help us install ClickCease to decrease click fraud and helped us create a direct API from Google Ads to Salesforce. This helped Google Ads learn what a qualified lead looks like for us. The results have been better than expected. Thank you, Drew!"

— Jenn Piorkowski

"Drew scaled our paid SEM campaigns and grew our user base 30% MoM at efficient CACs. He is very responsive and is open to iteration/ feedback. It's a pleasure to work with him!"

— Carl Madi

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Industries That We Serve

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