Why Google Ads is the Highest-ROI Skill in Digital Marketing — and Why Businesses Pay Well for People Who Know It

Think about the last time you needed something — a plumber, a laptop, a course, a doctor. What did you do? You typed it into Google. Not Instagram. Not Facebook. Google. That is because search intent is fundamentally different from social media behaviour: when someone searches "digital marketing course in Pune fees" or "best real estate agent near me," they are not browsing — they are in buying mode. They are telling Google exactly what they want, right now, with their wallet ready. Google Ads puts your business in front of that person at exactly the right moment, with exactly the right message.

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This is why Google Ads consistently delivers the highest ROI of any digital advertising channel for most businesses. Social media ads interrupt people who are not thinking about buying. Google Search Ads reach people at the precise moment they are looking for what you sell. The difference in conversion rate is dramatic — and it is why businesses that figure out Google Ads efficiently scale their budgets from ₹10,000 per month to ₹10,00,000 per month without hesitation, because every rupee spent is generating predictable, measurable returns.

The challenge — and the opportunity — is that running Google Ads profitably is genuinely difficult. Most businesses that try it themselves waste significant budget because they do not understand keyword match types, Quality Score, ad relevance, landing page optimisation, conversion tracking setup, and bidding strategy. A campaign set up by someone who does not know what they are doing can spend ₹50,000 in a month and generate almost no business. The same ₹50,000 in the hands of someone who has been properly trained generates a pipeline of leads that brings ten times the return. That skill gap is why experienced Google Ads specialists — people who can walk into any business, understand its goals, build a campaign, and deliver measurable results — are consistently among the highest-earning professionals in digital marketing.

The Aapvex PPC and Google Ads course teaches you how to run campaigns properly — not just how to click through the interface, but how to think about keywords, audiences, ad copy, landing pages, and data as an integrated system that either delivers ROI or does not, and why. Call 7796731656 today.

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Google Ads Campaign Types Covered in This Course

🔍 Search Ads

Text ads shown at the top of Google search results. Target people actively searching for your product. The highest-intent advertising format in digital marketing.

🖥️ Display Ads

Banner and responsive image ads shown across 2 million+ websites in the Google Display Network. Best for brand awareness, remarketing, and reaching new audiences.

🛒 Shopping Ads

Product listing ads showing product image, price, and store name directly in search results. Essential for e-commerce businesses — often the highest ROAS campaign type.

▶️ YouTube Video Ads

Video ads shown before, during, and alongside YouTube content. Skippable and non-skippable in-stream ads, bumper ads, and discovery ads all covered.

🚀 Performance Max

Google's AI-driven campaign type running across all Google channels from one campaign. Provides assets to Google's machine learning and it determines optimal placement and format.

📱 App Campaigns

Promote app downloads and in-app actions across Search, Play Store, YouTube, and Display Network. Covered for students working with mobile app clients.

Tools You Will Use in This Google Ads Course

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Google Ads
Campaign creation & management
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Google Keyword Planner
Keyword research & volume
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Google Analytics 4
Traffic & conversion data
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Google Tag Manager
Tracking & pixel management
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Google Search Console
Organic + paid synergy
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Google Merchant Center
Shopping Ads product feed
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SEMrush / SpyFu
Competitor ad research
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Canva
Display ad creative
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ChatGPT for Ad Copy
Headline & description writing
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Google Skillshop
Official certification platform
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Looker Studio
PPC reporting dashboards
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Google Ads Editor
Bulk campaign management

Course Curriculum — 7 Comprehensive Modules

1
Google Ads Foundations — Account Structure, Auction System & Campaign Setup
The number one reason Google Ads campaigns underperform is poor account structure. Campaigns, ad groups, and ads that are set up without strategic logic result in irrelevant impressions, low Quality Scores, high costs, and poor conversion rates. This module builds the foundation that every successful campaign depends on.

The Google Ads auction model is explained in genuine depth — not just "you bid and the highest bidder wins," but the actual mechanism: Ad Rank is calculated from your maximum bid multiplied by your Quality Score plus the expected impact of your ad extensions. This means a competitor bidding ₹50 per click with a Quality Score of 3 can be outranked by your ₹30 bid with a Quality Score of 8 — and you pay less per click despite ranking higher. Understanding this mechanism changes how you approach campaign optimisation entirely. Account structure is designed logically: the Campaigns → Ad Groups → Keywords → Ads hierarchy, why tightly themed ad groups (10–20 closely related keywords per ad group rather than hundreds of loosely related ones) dramatically improve Quality Score, and how campaign settings (location targeting, device targeting, ad scheduling, network settings) interact with each other. The Google Ads interface is navigated in full — creating a new account, setting up billing, understanding the dashboard views, and the most important reports. Students set up their first real Google Ads account during this module and configure it correctly from the very beginning.
Ad RankQuality ScoreAccount StructureCampaign SettingsLocation TargetingAd SchedulingBilling Setup
2
Keyword Research, Match Types & Negative Keywords
Keywords are the foundation of every Google Search campaign — and getting keyword strategy wrong is the fastest way to waste your entire budget. This module covers keyword research and match type strategy with the depth that actually makes the difference between a profitable campaign and an expensive lesson.

Google Keyword Planner is used for keyword research — finding what people actually search for (which is often different from what you assume they search for), understanding search volume and competition, identifying seasonal trends, and discovering related keywords that your competitors might be missing. SEMrush and SpyFu are used for competitive keyword research — seeing which keywords competitors are bidding on, what their ad copy looks like, and where their budget is concentrated. This intelligence is invaluable when planning a campaign strategy for a new client or a new product. Keyword match types are covered with genuine precision — the difference between Broad Match, Phrase Match, and Exact Match in 2025 (Google has changed how these work significantly in recent years), and how the choice of match type affects which search queries trigger your ads. Negative keywords — the keywords you add to prevent your ads from showing for irrelevant searches — are covered as critically as the positive keywords. A real estate campaign bidding on "property in Pune" that does not have "free property in Pune" and "property in Pune for rent" as negatives will waste significant budget on people looking for things completely different from what the client sells. Building a comprehensive negative keyword list is a practical exercise in every campaign setup session. Long-tail keywords — longer, more specific search phrases with lower competition and higher conversion intent — are identified and incorporated into campaign structure.
Keyword PlannerBroad / Phrase / Exact MatchNegative KeywordsLong-Tail KeywordsSearch VolumeCompetitor KeywordsSEMrush
3
Google Search Ads — Writing High-CTR Ad Copy & Extensions
The ad copy that appears in Google Search results is often underestimated — it looks simple, just a headline and two lines of text. But the difference between an ad with a 2% Click-Through Rate and one with an 8% Click-Through Rate is enormous. On the same budget, the 8% CTR ad drives four times as many visitors to your website. Writing compelling ad copy that earns clicks from the right people is a craft that this module covers thoroughly.

Responsive Search Ads (RSAs) — the current standard format in Google Search — are built properly: writing 15 headline variations and 4 description variations that Google's machine learning combines and tests to find the highest-performing combinations. The principles of strong ad copy are practised: leading with the benefit rather than the feature (not "24-hour emergency plumbing" but "Emergency Plumber in 60 Minutes — Pune's Fastest"), incorporating the keyword naturally into at least one headline for relevance, using social proof where appropriate (rated 4.9★ by 500+ Pune families), and writing a CTA that creates urgency without being desperate. Ad extensions — the additional information that appears below your main ad text — are set up comprehensively: Sitelink extensions (links to specific pages on your website), Callout extensions (short phrases highlighting USPs), Structured Snippet extensions (lists of services, brands, or product types), Call extensions (click-to-call button in mobile ads), Location extensions (showing your business address), Price extensions (showing service prices directly in the ad), and Lead Form extensions (capturing leads directly from the search results page without the user visiting your website). Ad strength rating — Google's feedback tool on your RSA quality — is used to iteratively improve ad copy until it reaches "Excellent" rating. The relationship between ad copy relevance, expected CTR, and landing page experience in determining Quality Score is understood through practical experiments.
Responsive Search AdsAd CopywritingCTR OptimisationSitelink ExtensionsCall ExtensionsAd StrengthQuality Score Improvement
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Bidding Strategies, Budget Management & Campaign Optimisation
Choosing the wrong bidding strategy is one of the most expensive mistakes in Google Ads — and it is also one of the most common. Manual bidding, Target CPA, Target ROAS, Maximise Conversions, Maximise Clicks, and Enhanced CPC all exist for different scenarios, and applying the wrong one — especially to a new campaign without enough conversion data — can lead to Google's algorithm making terrible bidding decisions with your budget.

Every bidding strategy available in Google Ads is explained with its mechanism, its requirements (Target CPA requires a minimum of 30–50 conversions per month to function properly; applying it to a new account is a mistake), and the campaign stage and objective where it is appropriate. The bidding strategy progression for a new campaign is practised: starting with Maximise Clicks or Manual CPC to build initial data, switching to Maximise Conversions once conversion tracking is generating data, and eventually moving to Target CPA or Target ROAS when the campaign has enough conversion history for Google's Smart Bidding to work effectively. Budget allocation across campaigns is approached strategically — understanding impression share (what percentage of available auctions your ads actually entered), impression share lost to budget (you lost 30% of potential impressions because your budget ran out during the day), and impression share lost to rank (you lost 20% because your Quality Score or bid was too low for those auctions). Campaign optimisation is practised as a regular workflow: checking search terms reports to find converting search queries (which often reveal new keyword opportunities) and irrelevant queries (which become negative keywords), pausing underperforming ads in favour of top performers, adjusting device bid modifiers based on conversion data by device type, and identifying and pausing low-performing keywords without enough data to make good decisions.
Smart BiddingTarget CPATarget ROASMaximise ConversionsImpression ShareSearch Terms ReportDevice Bid Adjustments
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Display Ads, Remarketing & YouTube Video Advertising
Search Ads capture demand — they reach people who are already searching. Display Ads and YouTube Ads create demand and maintain brand visibility across the broader web and video ecosystem. Together they form a complete customer journey from awareness to conversion. This module covers the Google Display Network and YouTube advertising with the strategic context of where each fits in a full-funnel digital advertising strategy.

The Google Display Network reaches over 90% of internet users through 2 million+ partner websites, apps, and Google-owned properties including Gmail, YouTube, and Google Finance. Display campaign creation covers: audience targeting (interest audiences, in-market audiences for people actively researching a purchase, custom intent audiences built from relevant search terms, and demographic targeting), placement targeting (choosing specific websites where you want your ads to appear), and contextual targeting (showing ads on pages with relevant content). Responsive Display Ads — the format that takes your uploaded headlines, descriptions, images, and logos and automatically combines and tests them across all Display placements — are built correctly. Remarketing is the most valuable Display strategy — showing ads specifically to people who have previously visited your website, viewed specific pages, or taken specific actions. Google Ads remarketing tag (or Google Tag Manager setup) is configured, remarketing audiences are created (all website visitors, product page viewers, cart abandoners, past purchasers), and remarketing campaigns are set up with audience-specific messaging. YouTube advertising is covered for the most important formats: TrueView in-stream ads (skippable after 5 seconds), non-skippable 15-second ads, bumper ads (6-second non-skippable), and TrueView discovery ads (showing in YouTube search results and alongside related videos). The YouTube ad strategy — front-loading the most compelling content in the first 5 seconds before a viewer can skip — is covered with real creative examples of what works and why.
Google Display NetworkResponsive Display AdsIn-Market AudiencesRemarketingYouTube TrueViewBumper AdsGoogle Tag Manager
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Conversion Tracking, Google Analytics 4 & Performance Reporting
Running a Google Ads campaign without conversion tracking is like driving at night without headlights — you might be moving forward but you cannot see what is in front of you and you have no idea how fast or in which direction you are going. Conversion tracking is what connects clicks to outcomes, and it transforms Google Ads from a cost centre into a measurable revenue engine. This module covers the complete measurement stack.

Conversion actions are defined for every business goal: purchase completions (e-commerce), form submissions (lead generation), phone calls from ads and from website (using Google Ads call tracking), app installs, email clicks, and video views. Google Tag Manager is used to implement conversion tracking tags without touching the website's code directly — deploying the Google Ads conversion tag, configuring the trigger (form submission, button click, page visit), and testing the setup using GTM's Preview mode. Google Analytics 4 is configured and linked to Google Ads: understanding GA4's event-based data model (every interaction is an event with parameters), setting up key events as conversions in GA4, and importing those conversions into Google Ads for Smart Bidding. The GA4 reports most useful for PPC analysis are worked through: the Acquisition report (which campaigns drove which traffic), the Engagement report (what visitors do after clicking an ad), the Conversions report (which campaigns drove which goals), and the Exploration reports for custom analysis. Google Ads report customisation — building saved column sets for different reporting needs (awareness metrics: impressions, reach, frequency; performance metrics: CTR, CPC, conversion rate, cost per conversion; efficiency metrics: ROAS, impression share) — makes the daily and weekly reporting workflow efficient. Looker Studio (formerly Google Data Studio) is used to build a shareable PPC performance dashboard that clients or managers can view without needing Google Ads access.
Conversion TrackingGoogle Tag ManagerGoogle Analytics 4Goal SetupROAS CalculationLooker StudioGA4 + Google Ads Link
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Shopping Ads, Performance Max & Google Ads Certification Preparation
Google Shopping Ads and Performance Max are the two campaign types that have seen the most significant growth in Google Ads investment over the past two years — Shopping Ads for e-commerce, and Performance Max as Google's flagship campaign type that is now recommended as the primary campaign for most conversion goals. This module covers both properly, and concludes with complete Google certification preparation.

Google Shopping Ads are set up from scratch: creating a Google Merchant Center account, uploading a product feed (the structured data file containing product IDs, titles, descriptions, prices, images, and availability that Google uses to generate Shopping Ads), linking Merchant Center to Google Ads, and configuring a Shopping campaign with appropriate product groupings, bidding, and priority settings. The product feed — the quality of which directly determines the performance of Shopping Ads — is optimised: writing product titles that match how customers search (brand + product type + key attribute + size/colour), selecting high-quality product images, setting competitive prices, and ensuring availability accuracy. Performance Max campaigns are built with full understanding of their architecture: Asset Groups (the combinations of headlines, descriptions, images, videos, and URLs that Google's AI uses to create ads), Audience Signals (the data hints you give Google's ML about who your best customers are — customer lists, in-market segments, custom intent audiences), and the campaign-level settings that control which network Google allocates budget to. The PMax Insights page — which shows you which audience segments and search themes are driving conversions — is used to inform both PMax and Search campaign strategies. The course concludes with a comprehensive review of all Google Ads certification exams available on Skillshop (Search, Display, Shopping, Video, Measurement, AI-Powered Ads), with two mock exam sessions for the Search certification — the most important credential to demonstrate proficiency in Google Ads.
Google Shopping AdsGoogle Merchant CenterProduct Feed OptimisationPerformance MaxAsset GroupsGoogle SkillshopCertification Prep

Live Projects You Will Run in This Course

🔍 Google Search Campaign — Lead Generation

Full Search campaign for a real or simulated business: keyword research, match type strategy, 3 ad groups, 5+ RSAs per ad group, all extensions configured, conversion tracking live. Run with real budget, analyse results.

🖥️ Display Remarketing Campaign

Remarketing campaign targeting website visitors with audience segmentation (all visitors vs product page viewers). Custom Responsive Display Ads created in Canva. Frequency cap and bid strategy configured.

▶️ YouTube Video Ad Campaign

TrueView in-stream ad campaign with custom audience targeting. Video ad creative brief written and reviewed. Companion banner created. View-through conversion tracking configured.

📊 Looker Studio PPC Dashboard

Client-ready Google Ads reporting dashboard built in Looker Studio connecting Google Ads and GA4 data. Shows spend, impressions, clicks, conversions, CPA, and ROAS with date range filter.

🛒 Shopping Ad Campaign (E-commerce)

Google Merchant Center setup, product feed created and uploaded, Shopping campaign live with product groups and bidding. Product title optimisation exercise comparing CTR before and after.

🏆 Google Ads Certification (Capstone)

Complete the Google Ads Search Certification exam on Skillshop. The certificate is added to LinkedIn, portfolio, and resume. Most students pass within the first attempt after this course.

Career Roles After This Google Ads / PPC Course

PPC Executive / Google Ads Specialist

₹3–6 LPA (Entry) · ₹8–16 LPA (3 yrs)

Manages Google Ads campaigns for brands or agencies. One of the most actively hired roles in digital marketing — agencies in Pune hire PPC executives continuously throughout the year.

Performance Marketing Manager

₹6–12 LPA (Entry) · ₹15–28 LPA (senior)

Manages paid digital advertising across Google and Meta platforms with full P&L accountability. The most senior and best-paid individual contributor role in digital marketing. High demand at D2C brands and startups.

SEM / Digital Marketing Executive

₹3–7 LPA (Entry) · ₹9–18 LPA (experienced)

Manages search engine marketing combining Google Ads and SEO. Cross-functional role at brands that want integrated organic and paid search strategy. Widely hired at IT companies and digital agencies in Pune.

Freelance Google Ads Consultant

₹25,000–2,00,000/month (client-dependent)

Manages Google Ads accounts for multiple clients independently. A single well-managed client account typically generates ₹20,000–60,000/month in management fees. Google certification significantly helps with client acquisition.

E-commerce PPC Manager

₹5–10 LPA (Entry) · ₹12–25 LPA (senior)

Specialises in Google Shopping Ads and Performance Max for e-commerce brands. Very high demand as India's e-commerce sector grows and brands shift significant budgets to Google Shopping.

Digital Marketing Manager (Paid)

₹8–15 LPA (Entry) · ₹18–35 LPA (senior)

Senior role overseeing all paid digital channels — Google Ads, Meta Ads, LinkedIn Ads — with budget responsibility and team management. Google Ads expertise is typically the primary qualification for this role.

Who Should Join This PPC and Google Ads Course?

What Our Students Say About Aapvex PPC Training

"I joined the Aapvex Google Ads course after burning ₹40,000 on a self-managed campaign that generated almost zero leads for my coaching institute. I thought Google Ads did not work — actually, I just did not know what I was doing. The course was an eye-opener. The keyword match types session alone explained three mistakes I had been making that were causing 70% of my budget to go to completely wrong searches. The Quality Score module explained why my cost per click was so high. By week four I rebuilt my campaign from scratch with everything I had learned, and within three weeks I was getting leads at ₹180 per lead compared to the ₹2,400 per lead I was getting before. The ROI from this course paid for itself in the first month. Outstanding training."
— Nikhil G., Coaching Institute Owner, Pune (₹2,400 CPA → ₹180 CPA after course)
"I was a BMS graduate who wanted to work in digital marketing but did not know where to start. A senior at my college told me Google Ads specialists get hired faster than any other digital marketing role because results are measurable. That was exactly right. The Aapvex PPC course was thorough — the conversion tracking module was particularly valuable because it is the part most candidates skip in self-study, and it is exactly what interviews ask about in depth. I got my Google Ads Search Certification during the course. Joined a digital agency in Baner as a PPC Executive at ₹4.2 LPA three weeks after finishing. Within eight months I was managing campaigns with a ₹15 lakh monthly budget. The course gave me a real career start, not just a certificate."
— Sneha B., PPC Executive → Senior PPC Executive, Digital Agency, Pune

Batch Schedule

All batches capped at 15–20 students. Call 7796731656 or WhatsApp 7796731656 to check the next available batch and reserve your seat today.

Frequently Asked Questions — PPC & Google Ads Course Pune

What is the fee for the PPC and Google Ads course at Aapvex Pune?
The PPC and Google Ads course starts from ₹15,999. No-cost EMI is available on select plans. Call 7796731656 for the current batch fee, what is included, and any active offers this month.
I have never run a Google Ad before — is this course suitable for me?
Yes, completely. The course starts from the very beginning — what Google Ads is, how the auction works, and how to create your first account and campaign. No prior digital marketing experience is required. Some of our best students came in having never run a digital ad in their lives. By week four you will have a live campaign running and by the end you will have more Google Ads experience than most people who list it on their CV without having actually done it properly.
How much budget do I need to run Google Ads campaigns during the course?
A small budget — ₹500 to ₹2,000 over the duration of the course — is enough to run meaningful test campaigns and see real data. Some exercises can be done with the Google Ads credit that new accounts receive. The goal is not to run large campaigns but to see how the system responds to different configurations, targeting choices, and ad copy changes. Real data from a small real campaign teaches more than any simulation.
What is the Google Ads certification and how valuable is it?
Google Ads certifications are issued through Google Skillshop — they are free, official credentials from Google itself. The Search Advertising certification is the most valued and is specifically mentioned in a large percentage of PPC job descriptions. Certifications signal to employers and clients that you have a verified knowledge of Google's platform. This course covers all the knowledge needed for the Search, Display, Shopping, and Measurement certifications, and includes dedicated mock exam preparation to help you pass on the first attempt.
What is the difference between CPC, CPM, and CPA in Google Ads?
CPC (Cost Per Click) is what you pay each time someone clicks your ad — the primary model for Search and Display campaigns. CPM (Cost Per Mille or Cost Per Thousand Impressions) is what you pay per 1,000 times your ad is shown — used for awareness-focused Display campaigns where getting seen is the goal rather than getting clicked. CPA (Cost Per Acquisition) is a target rather than a direct bidding model — you tell Google the maximum you want to pay per conversion, and Google's Smart Bidding algorithm adjusts bids to try to achieve that target. All three models and when to use each are covered in Module 4.
What is Performance Max and does this course cover it?
Performance Max (PMax) is Google's newest and most heavily promoted campaign type — it uses Google's AI to run ads across all channels (Search, Display, YouTube, Gmail, Maps, Discover) from one campaign. You provide asset groups and audience signals, and Google's machine learning handles placement and bidding. PMax is now a central part of most Google Ads strategies, especially for e-commerce. Module 7 covers PMax setup, asset group creation, audience signal strategy, and how to use the Insights tab to understand what is working. Many agencies now run PMax as their primary campaign type alongside Search.
What is remarketing in Google Ads and how does it work?
Remarketing shows your ads specifically to people who have already visited your website or used your app — people who have shown interest but did not convert. Because these are warm audiences who already know your brand, remarketing campaigns typically have much higher conversion rates and lower CPAs than campaigns targeting cold audiences. You set up a remarketing tag on your website (via Google Tag Manager), create audience lists (all visitors, product page viewers, people who added to cart but did not purchase), and run Display or YouTube campaigns targeting those lists with messaging tailored to their previous interaction with your site. Module 5 covers this in full.
Can I run Google Ads for my own business or clients as a freelancer after this course?
Yes — and many of our graduates do exactly this. Google Ads management is one of the most profitable digital marketing freelance services because results are measurable and clients stay long-term when you deliver ROI. A typical Google Ads management retainer in Pune is ₹15,000–60,000 per month per client, depending on the ad spend managed. With 5–8 clients, a Google Ads freelancer earns ₹75,000–3,00,000 per month. Google certification significantly helps with client credibility and acquisition.
Does the course cover Google Ads for e-commerce (Shopping Ads)?
Yes — Shopping Ads and Performance Max for e-commerce are covered in Module 7. You will set up a Google Merchant Center account, upload a product feed, and run a Shopping campaign. Product title and description optimisation — which directly affects Shopping Ad CTR and conversion rates — is covered with before-and-after comparisons. Shopping Ads are the highest-ROAS campaign type for most e-commerce businesses and knowing how to manage them is a premium skill in the market.
How do I enrol in the PPC and Google Ads course at Aapvex Pune?
Call or WhatsApp 7796731656 for batch dates, fees, and to discuss whether your background is a fit. Fill the Contact form and we will call back within 2 hours. Walk in to our Pune training centre for a free 30-minute counselling session — no commitment, no pressure, just honest advice.