In this powerhouse episode of The POMCAST, Mike Shaug, Founder and CEO of Premier Online Marketing, shares expert-level insights on how to build, manage, and scale national paid search campaigns with large budgets and wide target areas. Drawing from his years of experience running high-stakes digital advertising efforts for clients across automotive, legal, real estate, and beyond, Mike walks listeners through the strategies that separate successful enterprise PPC campaigns from costly disasters.

Mike emphasizes that the stakes are much higher when managing national campaigns, where inefficiencies can burn through tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars in a short time. He explains why campaign setup must begin with control in mind—outlining how targeting the entire country requires treating each state or metro as its own performance unit. Instead of running one catch-all campaign, Mike encourages segmentation by geography, customer type, and keyword theme to allow for deeper control over performance, pacing, and budget allocation.

He details how to structure ad groups with tightly clustered, intent-driven keywords, and why broad match should be avoided in favor of exact and phrase match types—especially when quality score and CPCs can swing wildly at scale. Mike also digs into how to use ad copy strategically, including price gating and message testing, and discusses how to run intelligent A/B tests across bid models, campaign types, and creative to consistently improve results. His management sprint process—reviewing performance data at specific intervals during the month—helps prevent budget drift and ensures campaigns stay aligned with KPIs like cost per lead and search impression share.

In the conversation, Mike also pulls back the curtain on how to identify and combat wasted spend. He shares methods for spotting geographic leakage, blocking bot traffic, managing keyword gaps, and mitigating irrelevant clicks through exclusions and negative keyword lists. He cautions listeners about deceptive in-platform audience segments and how vague or overly broad interests can lead to massive inefficiencies, especially on awareness-focused campaigns.

Mike rounds out the episode by exploring ad networks and bid strategies, weighing the benefits of Google Search, Performance Max, and tools like Optimizer and Marin for different campaign types. He stresses that even non-converting keywords may have strategic value for brand awareness or upper-funnel activity—but warns that keyword decisions must always be balanced against performance data, CRM insights, and business goals.

Whether you're managing a $5,000 monthly budget or $500,000, this episode is packed with real-world advice and actionable tactics to help marketers dominate national paid search—intelligently, profitably, and with confidence.

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In this episode of The POMCAST, Premier Online Marketing, CEO, Mike Shaug, delivers a masterclass on digital advertising tailored specifically for Honda Powersports dealers. As a newly designated Honda Powersports preferred vendor, Mike draws on deep industry expertise to demystify paid search strategies that drive results.

Listeners will learn why Honda’s diverse product lineup—from youth ATVs to premium Gold Wings—requires a segmented, strategy-first approach to PPC (Pay-Per-Click) advertising. Mike outlines the critical importance of differentiating between Honda Powersports and Honda Automotive in keyword targeting and explains how improper exclusions can waste ad spend on unrelated car or marine traffic.

This episode covers a full spectrum of Google Ads best practices for Honda dealers, including:

• Structuring campaigns by product type (on-road vs. off-road)
  
  
• Prioritizing high-converting keywords and brand defense tactics
  
  
• Smart use of negative keywords to eliminate non-relevant traffic
  
  
• Leveraging CRM and pump-in/pump-out reports to optimize zip code targeting
  
  
• Implementing ad scheduling to capture intent-heavy traffic at the right times
  
  
• Making demographic bid adjustments based on real-time analytics
  
  
• Crafting effective remarketing strategies and the role of custom intent audiences
  
  
• Using YouTube ads to build awareness and reach potential buyers at multiple stages of the funnel
  
  

Whether you’re a Honda Powersports dealer or managing PPC for a brand with a diverse product mix, this episode offers practical, no-nonsense guidance to improve campaign performance.

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In this episode of The POMCAST, Andres Fernandez, Director of SEO at Premier Online Marketing, breaks down Google’s March 2025 Core Update and what it signals for the future of search—especially for small and mid-sized businesses.

Andres explains how AI Overviews are changing search behavior, pushing many small business websites further down the page or out of view entirely. He discusses the rise of zero-click searches, the increasing influence of large language models like ChatGPT and Grok, and how local businesses can adapt without blowing their budgets.

You’ll hear practical strategies for making your website more visible and resilient, including how to leverage structured data, create content that taps into conversational queries, and use tools like Google Search Console to stay competitive.

Key insights from this episode include:

• What Google’s latest core update really means for local SEO
  
  
• How AI-generated summaries are reshaping search results
  
  
• Why structured data is more important than ever
  
  
• The role of FAQ-style content in ranking for modern queries
  
  
• How to think about SEO in the age of AI and zero-click searches
  
  
• Tools and tactics every SMB should consider using now
  
  

Whether you're in automotive, multifamily, legal, or another local industry, this episode will give you clear direction for navigating the rapidly evolving search landscape.

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