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Google Premier Partner · UK Search Awards Winner · Edinburgh, UK

# Ecommerce PPC agency Shopping, PMax and feeds, run by margin

Clean Digital runs ecommerce PPC for Google Ads and Microsoft Ads accounts where the spend has to come back as profit, not just revenue. We fix the Shopping feed, split campaigns by product economics and stop Performance Max being credited with the brand searches you would have won anyway.

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14:1

ROAS across all paid channels, Dobbies Garden Centres

236%

YoY increase in booking revenue, Rabbies

49%

YoY increase in PPC revenue, The Roof Box Company

92% client retention · £160M+ ad spend managed · 7+ industry awards · 12:1 average ROI

Paid search budgets we answer for

## Why ecommerce ROAS looks fine and profit doesn’t

Revenue is the easy number to grow. You can buy more of it any time by bidding harder on searches you would have won anyway. The harder question is whether each campaign is funding products that actually make money once margin, returns and discounting are taken out. Three patterns show up in almost every ecommerce account we take over.

### Performance Max eating your brand

The lever → Pooled PMax budgets quietly absorb brand and high-intent searches, then take the credit. ROAS looks strong, but a lot of it is demand you already had.

The fix → Brand exclusions on Performance Max, asset and search-theme review, and budget caps, so PMax is measured on the new business it actually brings in rather than the brand searches it intercepts.

### A Shopping feed working against you

The lever → Thin titles, missing attributes and a single pooled Shopping campaign mean Google spends evenly across the catalogue, including products with poor margin, low stock or weak conversion rates.

The fix → Feed quality work and a listing-group structure that splits campaigns by product economics, so budget weights towards the products that sell and make money, not just the ones that get clicks.

### One blended ROAS hiding everything

The lever → When Search, Shopping and PMax report into a single ROAS figure, you cannot see which channel is carrying the account and which is leaking. Scaling the blend scales the waste with it.

The fix → Separate the channels, attach real revenue values (and margin where the data supports it), so each campaign type can be judged on its own and budget can move with confidence.

## Where ecommerce budget leaks

When the reports look fine but profit is not growing, the budget is usually going to one of these four problems. Every engagement starts with a senior audit that shows exactly where the money went.

### Spend spread evenly across the catalogue

A single Shopping campaign treats your best-margin hero product and your worst clearance line the same.

The fix → Margin-aware campaign splits and listing-group structure, so budget concentrates where it earns.

### Feed errors capping reach

Disapprovals, missing GTINs and weak titles mean products silently drop out of auctions you should be winning.

The fix → A feed audit and ongoing feed checks, so the catalogue stays eligible and competitive.

### Performance Max with no visibility

Pooled budgets make it hard to see where PMax is taking brand search or spending on products that do not sell.

The fix → Brand exclusions, search-theme review and budget caps, so PMax earns its place.

### Seasonality handled by guesswork

Peak demand is over-throttled and quiet periods are over-funded because there is no forecast behind the budget.

The fix → Seasonal budget planning and forecasting, so spend leads demand instead of chasing it.

Budget by product group

Sample output

| Product group | Spend | Revenue | Margin | Call |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hero range (high margin) | £2,140 | £19,300 | Strong | Scale |
| Core range | £1,880 | £11,200 | Healthy | Keep |
| Clearance lines | £1,460 | £6,900 | Near-zero | Cap |
| Out-of-stock SKUs | £640 | £0 | - | Cut |

Illustrative example. Your audit is built from your own feed, spend and revenue data.

## A senior team accountable for the spend

Clean Digital is a Google Premier Partner, in the top 3% of UK Google Ads agencies. For an ecommerce account that means certified specialists working across the feed, the campaign structure and the conversion values, not a junior rotation learning Shopping on your budget.

0 1

### Google Premier Partner

Partner-level access to Shopping and PMax features and betas across Google and Microsoft Ads.

0 2

### Senior people on the account

Specialists who question wasted spend and feed quality, weighted to the products that make money.

0 3

### Reporting tied to the next decision

Channel-by-channel reporting, Search vs Shopping vs PMax, brand vs non-brand, built around your next budget call.

0 4

### Employee-owned, Edinburgh

18 specialists running paid search for ecommerce clients across Scotland, the wider UK and international markets.

## Ecommerce PPC, step by step

No long-term contracts. We run month-to-month, so you are never locked in. We cut the waste first, fix the feed and tracking, then move budget to what sells.

Step 1

### Find where the money goes

A senior audit of the Shopping feed, campaign structure, PMax overlap and conversion values, with no changes until the priorities are agreed.

- Waste map: spend by product group with no profitable revenue attached
- Feed health check: disapprovals, missing attributes, weak titles
- Agreed priority order, in plain English

Step 2

### Cut the waste, fix the feed

The early focus is usually cleaning the feed, splitting campaigns by economics and rebuilding conversion values.

- Feed fixes and listing-group structure live
- Brand exclusions and budget caps on Performance Max
- Real revenue values (and margin where available) in the conversion data

Step 3

### Move budget to what sells

With accurate values and a clean feed, budget moves to the products and audiences that drive profit, across both peak and quieter periods.

- Value-based bidding where the data supports it
- Structured tests on feeds, bidding and landing pages
- Monthly reporting built around the next budget decision

Step one is the same free senior review we offer, with no obligation to continue.

## View our ecommerce PPC case studies

[![Dobbies Garden Centres ecommerce PPC case study](https://cleandigital.co.uk/images/case-studies/dobbies/preview-dobbies-garden-centres-clean-digital.webp) 14:1 ROAS across all paid channels Dobbies Garden Centres Shopping and Search restructured around feed quality and seasonal demand for the “Spring It On” campaign, with 176% YoY growth in sales through PPC. Read the case study](https://cleandigital.co.uk/case-studies/dobbies-garden-centres)

[![Rabbies ecommerce PPC case study](https://cleandigital.co.uk/images/case-studies/rabbies/preview-rabbies-clean-digital.webp) 236% YoY increase in booking revenue Rabbies Booking revenue scaled with only 17% more PPC spend by moving budget to the tours that sell. Read the case study](https://cleandigital.co.uk/case-studies/rabbies)

[![The Roof Box Company ecommerce PPC case study](https://cleandigital.co.uk/images/case-studies/the-roof-box-company/preview-the-roof-box-company-clean-digital.webp) 49% YoY increase in PPC revenue (YTD 2025) The Roof Box Company Budget moved to the products and search terms that actually convert, lifting revenue without lifting spend in step. Read the case study](https://cleandigital.co.uk/case-studies/the-roof-box-company)

[Browse all case studies](https://cleandigital.co.uk/case-studies)

## Is a specialist ecommerce PPC agency worth it?

Worth a conversation if

- Shopping and PMax spend is commercially material and someone is asking what it actually returned after margin
- Revenue is growing but profit is not, and you cannot see which channel is responsible
- Search, Shopping and Performance Max budgets are pooled, so you cannot tell what each is returning
- You need a feed and budget plan ready for the next peak

Probably not a fit if

- You are launching a first store with a catalogue and budget too small to fund real testing
- Price is the only criterion on the agency shortlist
- You cannot share feed or revenue data, so there is no reliable way to optimise
- You want guaranteed ROAS or overnight results; we do not sell either

## Related PPC services

[Google Shopping & feed management Fix the feed that decides which searches your products win.](https://cleandigital.co.uk/google-shopping-management)

[Performance Max management Control PMax so it adds incremental revenue rather than brand you already had.](https://cleandigital.co.uk/performance-max-management)

[Conversion tracking & measurement Real revenue values so bidding optimises for profit.](https://cleandigital.co.uk/conversion-tracking)

[Google Ads management The full Google-side service this sits within.](https://cleandigital.co.uk/google-ads-agency)

[Lead generation PPC The same senior team, for accounts where a lead is not a sale.](https://cleandigital.co.uk/lead-generation-ppc)

[Paid search management The wider PPC programme across Google and Microsoft.](https://cleandigital.co.uk/paid-search)

## FAQs

Common questions ecommerce teams ask before handing a Shopping and Performance Max account to an agency.

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