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The World's Foremost Authority on Google Ads



Author of The Ultimate Guide to Choosing the Best Google Ads Agency


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I'M JOHN MORAN.





I was once smarter than Google for about three weeks.

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Co-Founder and Senior Client Strategist | Solutions 8


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Personal Highlights:



Over 10 years of direct business and digital marketing consulting



Clients ranging from small business startups to Fortune 100 companies



Proficient in all aspects of full-funnel digital marketing: design, content, PPC, SEO, CRO, KPI tracking, implementation, documentation and user training



Proudest work moment: when a client said we were "the answer to her prayers" and that we had more than doubled her business in just six months



Happiest when spending time with my wife, two daughters, and our rescue dog



Prefer being outdoors when I'm not working, especially hiking with my family



Special skill: smoking all different kinds of BBQ meat



DigitalMarketer Certifications



Customer Acquisition Specialist



Social & Community Specialist



Thank you to everyone who voted for me for Marketer of the Year! Third place feels pretty amazing, and I'm honored to be chosen among such incredible marketers. Congrats to Alex and Uzair for taking 1st and 2nd place! We're so lucky to do what we love every day.



My Portfolio Of Companies:



Solutions 8 | Senior Client Strategist



2006 – Present





A creative agency headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona; Solutions 8 is a Digital Marketer Certified Partner and Official Google Partner. Expertise.com recently named Solutions 8 a “Top 10” agency out of 373 agencies. Learn more at sol8.com



NIDO MARKETING | Senior Client Strategist



2017 – Present





Nido Marketing is a marketing agency and membership community developed specifically for Montessori schools. With a mission to help expand the Montessori model worldwide, Nido is focused on providing digital marketing education, services, and support. Learn more at nidomarketing.com



PURPOSEFUL BASKETS | Senior Client Strategist



2018 – Present





Purposeful Baskets was started with the mission of sharing beautiful, hand-woven baskets with the world while helping to empower the craftspeople who make them. All of our baskets are fair trade and, whenever possible, purchased directly from the weaver or their family. Learn more at

purposefulbaskets.com​


Career highlights



Currently managing $3M+ in ad spend annually



Wrote and published The Ultimate Guide to Choosing the Best Google Ads Agency



Built the highest-performing real estate investment campaign in existence



Managed campaigns for the largest lighting supply distributor in the world, the largest dog toy manufacturer in North America, and one of the fastest-growing IoT companies in the country



Regularly retained by FINRA licensed investment banking firms to consult on merger and acquisition projects



Created a company in 2012 that developed a mobile interactive video platform to generate new, repeat, and referral business for clients and improve communication during sales transactions