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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
GUIDE AMAZON ADS

Why Your Amazon Campaigns Drift Off Target (And How to Enforce a Real Target ACoS Strategy)

Most advertisers set a target ACoS and have a clear idea of what “good” should look like on paper. That is, until performance starts to shift.

Author - Ashwin Balakrishnan
GUIDE

How To Run Cross-Platform Ad Campaigns Without Losing Visibility or Control

Running campaigns across Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Amazon, LinkedIn, and other ad platforms feels less like marketing and more like managing a dozen open browser tabs.

Author - Ashwin Balakrishnan
EXPERT SERIES PAID SEARCH

Why Experienced PPC Managers Are Abandoning Google Smart Bidding — And What They Use Instead

Google has been remarkably consistent with its message for the last several years: give us the data, set your targets, and let the algorithm handle the rest. For a lot of advertisers, that’s good advice. Our own research across 14,000+ accounts found that Smart Bidding, when properly fed with 50 or more conversions per month, tends to outperform both auto and manual bidding on the metrics that matter — ROAS and CPA.