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Ashwin Balakrishnan

Ashwin Balakrishnan

Senior Marketing Manager @ Optmyzr

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About Ashwin Balakrishnan
Ashwin Balakrishnan is a versatile digital marketer and strategist who was previously the Senior Marketing Manager at Optmyzr. His mission is to help PPC advertisers navigate the operational and strategic changes required to keep running high-performing Google Ads campaigns.

In 2023, he was named by Marketing O’Clock as one of the 50 most influential people in PPC.

Experience

  • Senior marketing manager and team lead, Optmyzr
  • Creative director for performance marketing, GenY Medium
  • Director of search marketing and content, Phenom/My Ally

Areas of Expertise
Search Engine Marketing, Search Engine Optimization, Search Engine Advertising, PPC Advertising, Google Ads Automation, Digital Marketing, Content Marketing, Copywriting

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Author - Ashwin Balakrishnan
PAID SEARCH GUIDE

Does Quality Score Still Matter in 2026? How to Interpret It in Automation-Heavy Google Ads Accounts.

Quality Score isn’t new. It has been around for nearly two decades. What’s new is how uncertain many advertisers feel about what to do with it today.

Author - Ashwin Balakrishnan
GUIDE PAID SEARCH

Negative Keywords in Google Ads: How to Reduce Wasted Spend and Improve Campaign Performance in 2026

A PPC manager shared a lesson from their first big beauty account on Reddit. They had just built out their first major campaign structure and created an ad group for the “shampoo” category. Negative keywords were in place, and everything looked solid.

Author - Ashwin Balakrishnan
STRATEGY PAID SEARCH

Say Hello to Sidekick 6.0: Faster Help, Smarter Guidance, Better Workflows

Every PPC professional knows that managing campaigns isn’t just about data. It’s about navigating different tools, keeping track of what’s happening, and making sense of it all as quickly as possible. Between shifting metrics and complex workflows, even the best teams can lose valuable time switching contexts.