Search engine marketing pro specializing in PPC. Top 100 PPC Expert. Head of Paid Search at Compound Growth Marketing. Also found at @beyondthepaid

East Lansing, Michigan
Joined June 2008
Hi all - yes I really am back on my OG account. My beyondthepaid account has been hacked and I'm currently unable to access it, but was able to get into my old one after years of being locked out. Go figure. Anyway, it's really me.
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I've posted about this many times before. And I still see brands making the same mistake. Translating your ads is NOT localization. You can translate every single word correctly and still end up with advertising that doesn't resonate with your target audience. You can adapt all your US creatives for European markets, but if the rest of the customer experience isn't localized, don't expect the same results. And even within Europe, what resonates with customers in Germany might not resonate with customers in Italy or France. Different markets. Different cultures. Different buying behaviors. Different expectations. Localization goes way beyond your ad creatives. It's your messaging, positioning, offers, pricing, landing pages, checkout experience, payment methods, customer support, and everything in between. You can't just translate a winning US funnel and expect it to win everywhere else. That's not how this works.
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In 1972, TV history gave us truly one of the most adorable moments ever broadcasted
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MSU is snakebit this season 😭
Sources: Michigan State starting quarterback Alessio Milivojevic (undisclosed) is not expected top play at No. 9 UCLA today. With back-up Cam Fancher out, true freshman Kayd Coffman is in line for his first career start. He’ll face UCLA back-up Ty Dieffenbach.
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Just got a proposal from a Google rep to increase a client's investment by 300% overall and one campaign by 1,900%. Sure buddy, let me open my checkbook... 🤣🤣🤪🤔🙄 #ppcchat
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Yikes! One Of The Largest Verdicts In The US Against A Single Corporation! Rivaled Only By Big Tabacco.
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Spartans making their mark among the nation's best 👏
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Welcome to the Midwest Winter is at 6am Spring is at 10am Summer is at 3pm Fall starts around 8pm Dress accordingly
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🏆 Meet the finalists for the 2026 @sengineland Awards! Explore the complete list, see who’s in the running, and help us celebrate this year’s talented finalists. 👏 Congratulations to everyone recognized! searchengineland.com/search-…
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Billy is from the Lansing area!
Doc Watson invented the idea of the guitar as a lead instrument in bluegrass. Decades later, Billy Strings carries that torch, and you can hear it here. His cover of Bob Dylan’s “Don’t Think Twice” follows Doc’s arrangement, note for note. The flatpicking lineage, alive and well.
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LMAO all the time
do U guys ever walk out of a social interaction and be like wow this was not my best work
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Stupid mofo
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Very proud that Compound Growth Marketing is a finalist in the Best B2B Search Marketing Initiative – PPC category!
The 2026 Search Engine Land Awards finalists are out. Up for Search Marketer of the Year: Kelly Betancourt, Ana Fernández (@PrevisibleSEO), JJ Koch (@Deposco), @SemPPCNick and @loki_yan_seo. Winners Oct. 26. All 18 #SEO and #PPC categories: searchengineland.com/search-…
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👀WHERE YOU AT, TEAM GREEN?!🟢⚪️ 🏈 BATTLE FOR THE HOUSES IS BACK! 🥊 Team GREEN💚! Help us raise more donations and log more volunteer hours than that house down the road. All to support Ronald McDonald House families by November 7. Let’s show up, give back, and keep Small Paul🏆 home! LET’S GO!! 😤💚 Ronald McDonald House Mid-Michigan Team Green 💚 💰 Donate or Volunteer ⌚️ 🏈 Time is up at final whistle of Michigan State vs Michigan game 🏟️ ➡️ BattleForTheHouses.com ⬅️ 🚀 Sponsor: @meijerstores 🫶🏾 🎥 @ryanclarkdoyle #GoGreen #BattlefortheHouses #RonaldMcDonaldHouse #footballrivalry
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