Billings, Montana, United States
Owner of ZATO, a Paid Search PPC micro-agency of experts, and worked in Digital Marketing since 2009. 📈 Get a 15 Minute Video Audit of your Google Ads account by me personally for only $250. Sign up here: https://app.moonclerk.com/pay/23b50t937pn9 📕Check out my books: - Ponderings of a PPC Professional: https://ppcmarketingbook.com - Stop the Scale: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09Z9QZWYL/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_7DGHK6JETA1WC17M5EEY 🏆Named one of the Top 25 Most Influential PPCers in the world by PPC Hero from 2016-2025. 🎤Speaking Engagements: BrightonSEO, Learn Inbound Dublin, MarketingProfs, SMX, Hero Conference, State of Search, and others. ⌨️Articles published on (or appeared on): Shopify, HubSpot Academy, Search Engine Land, Moz, PPC Hero, Search Engine Journal, Wordstream, and the Microsoft Ads blog (among others). Co-host of the weekly #PPCChat on Twitter. 🛒Looking for my 9000+ words long "Going Live with Shopping Ads on Shopify" post? Find it here: https://www.shopify.com/retail/how-to-launch-google-shopping-ads
We specialize in Paid Search Marketing, specifically with a focus in Ecommerce and Shopping Ads on Google and Bing. Clients have included: Purple Mattress, Traeger Grills, KURU Footwear, Groove Life Rings, Salt & Straw Ice Cream, Enjoy Life Foods, 4Wall Entertainment, Medley Furniture, and many more!
Here is a list of previous conference bookings. I am interested in discussing future speaking engagements including live and recorded options. AdWorld Experience, Bologna - October 2025 SMX Advanced Europe, Berlin - October 2025 SMX, London - September 2025 Affiliate Summit West, Las Vegas - February 2025 HeroConf/BrightonSEO, San Diego - November 2024 SEMPDX Engage, Portland - October 2024 AdWorld Prime, Online - August 2024 PubCon 2024, Las Vegas - March 2024 TEDx Billings - October 2023 PubCon 2023, Las Vegas - September 2023 SEMPDX Engage, Portland - August 2023 ECFLive, San Diego - March 2023 Unlevel 2021, Online - May, 2021 Paid Search Association Conference, Online - February, 2021 SMX West, San Jose - February 2020 SMXL, Milan IT - November 2019 BrightonSEO, Brighton UK - September 2019 Learn Inbound, Dublin IE - August 2019 MN Search, Minneapolis - May 2019 Search Marketing Summit, AU - May 2019 HeroConf, Philadelphia - April 2019 State of Search, Dallas - November 2018 SLC Digital Marketing Conference, Salt Lake City - August 2018 HeroConf, Austin - April 2018 SMX West, San Jose - March 2018 SEM Conference, Milwaukee - November 2017 Hero Conference, London - October 2017 3XE, Dublin - October 2017 Confluence Conference, OKC - October 2017 Hero Conference, LA - April 2017 SMX West, San Jose - March 2017 Billings Advertising & Marketing Clu, Billings - February 2017 State of Search, Dallas - November 2016 SMX East, NYC - September 2016 Confluence Conference, Oklahoma City - September 2016 SLCSEM Digital Marketing Conference, Salt Lake City - August 2016 HeroConf, Philadelphia - April 2016 SMX West, San Jose - March 2016 Billings Advertising & Marketing Club, Billings - February 2016 State of Search, Dallas - November 2015 Hero Conference, London - October 2015
Kirk Williams challenges the notion that continuous scaling is the only path to success in business. This TEDx Talk explores the concept of "Stop the Scale" as a means to encourage entrepreneurs to align their business goals with a greater sense of purpose.
My wife and I founded BHive WorkSpace to meet a need we identified in Billings for affordable, lease free office space to increase productivity for remote employees and entrepreneurs desiring more freedom than offered by a traditional office. We sold the coworking space in May of 2019.
I was responsible for handling all advertising budgets, research, experimentation, and analysis for our digital marketing channels. This included Google Adwords, Bing Ads, and Comparison Shopping Engines. I was also proficient in Website Analytics & general website optimization techniques including landing page design suggestions and tweaks and testing.