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Manufacturing + PPC

Put your capabilities in front of buyers who are searching right now

There are procurement managers searching Google for exactly what you manufacture. PPC gets you in front of them today, not in six months.

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Manufacturing PPC is wasted money if it's done wrong. Generic ads targeting broad terms like "manufacturing" or "engineering" attract clicks from job seekers, students, and competitors. You pay for every one of those useless clicks.

B2B manufacturing needs a different approach. Your buyers search with specific intent: they need a supplier for a particular process, material, or volume. They're often comparing 3-4 suppliers before making contact. If your ad doesn't speak directly to their requirement, they scroll past it.

The manufacturers who get results from PPC are the ones targeting precise terms with ads that answer the buyer's question immediately. Not "We're a leading manufacturer," but "CNC machined aluminium components, 5-day lead time, ISO 9001 certified."

We build PPC campaigns around how procurement managers actually search.

Tightly targeted keyword groups. Ads that lead with capability, capacity, and certification. Landing pages designed to convert a technical buyer into an RFQ. And rigorous negative keyword management so you're not paying for irrelevant clicks.

Our Process

1

We research the exact search terms your target buyers use and map them to your capabilities.

We analyse search data to find high-intent commercial terms: "[process] supplier UK," "[material] [component] manufacturer," "[certification] machining company." Then we group these by capability so each ad group speaks to a specific buyer need.

Equally important: we build comprehensive negative keyword lists from day one so you never pay for clicks from job seekers, students, or unqualified traffic.

2

Ads that lead with specific capabilities and landing pages built to convert procurement professionals.

Your ads mention the process, the material, the certifications, and the location. No generic "quality manufacturing" waffle. A procurement manager reading your ad should immediately know whether you're relevant to their requirement.

Landing pages are built for conversion: clear capability summary, relevant case studies, certifications displayed prominently, and an RFQ form that captures the information your estimating team needs.

3

We launch, monitor closely, and optimise based on which terms and ads generate actual RFQs, not just clicks.

The first two weeks are about data gathering. We monitor search term reports daily, add negative keywords, adjust bids, and pause underperforming ads. By week three, we're focusing spend on the terms that generate real enquiries.

We set up proper conversion tracking so we can tell the difference between a speculative contact form and a genuine RFQ. That's what we optimise for.

Common Concerns

We tried Google Ads before and it was a waste of money.

That's the most common thing we hear from manufacturers. Usually the problem is broad match keywords, no negative keyword management, and generic landing pages. We've taken over campaigns burning through budgets and cut cost-per-lead by 60% just by tightening the targeting and building proper landing pages. It's a different approach.

Our average order value is high but sales cycles are long. Can PPC work for that?

Absolutely. B2B manufacturing is a long sales cycle, but PPC captures buyers at the research and shortlisting stage. That first RFQ might not convert for months, but getting on the shortlist is the critical step. We track the full pipeline, not just the initial click, so we can show real ROI even with longer cycles.

The cost per click for manufacturing terms seems expensive.

Some terms are expensive, but consider the maths. If a click costs £8 and you convert 5% of clicks to RFQs, that's £160 per enquiry. If one in four RFQs becomes an order worth £15,000, your cost of acquisition is £640. That's a solid return. We focus on the cost-per-qualified-lead, not the cost-per-click.

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