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Kirk Williams

@PPCKirk
Kirk Williams has been named one of the Top 25 Most Influential PPCers in the world by PPC Hero (& now PPC Survey) 9 years in a row (2016-2025), has written articles for many industry publications, including Shopify, Moz, PPC Hero, Search Engine Land, and Microsoft.Kirk is a frequent guest on digital marketing podcasts and webinars and an avid conference speaker, having traveled around the world to talk about Paid Search (especially Shopping Ads).

In 2023, Kirk had the privilege of speaking at the TEDx Billings on one of his many passions, Stop the Scale: Redefining Business Success.
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Podcast & Webinar Appearances
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Recent Speaking Engagements

Performance MCR - Manchester UK
June, 2026
Hero Conf - Brighton UK
April, 2026
Friends of Search - Amsterdam NE
March, 2026
SMX Munich - Munich GER
March, 2026
AdWorld Experience - Bologna IT
October, 2025
SMX Advanced Europe - Berlin GER
October, 2025
SMX - London UK
September, 2025
Affiliate Summit West - Las Vegas
February, 2025
HeroConf - San Diego
November 2024
SEMPDX Engage - Portland
October, 2024
AdWorld Prime
Virtual - August 2024
PubCon Pro - Las Vegas
March, 2024
TEDx Billings
October, 2023
PubCon - Austin, TX
September, 2023
SEMPDX Engage - Portland
August, 2023
ECFLive - San Diego, CA
March, 2023
Unlevel 2021
Virtual - May, 2021
Paid Search Assoc. Conference
Virtual - February, 2021
SMX West - San Jose, CA
February, 2020
SMXL - Milan, Italy
November, 2019
BrightonSEO - Brighton, UK
September, 2019
Learn Inbound - Dublin, Ireland
August, 2019
MNSearch - Minneapolis
May, 2019
Search Marketing Summit - Sydney, Australia
May, 2019
Hero Conference - Philadelphia
April 2019
State of Search - Dallas, Texas
November, 2018
Utah Digital Marketing Conference, SLC
August 2018
HeroConf - Austin, Texas
April, 2018
SMX West - San Jose, CA
March, 2018
SEM Conference - Milwaukee
November, 2017
Hero Conference - London, UK
October, 2017
3XE - Dublin, Ireland
October, 2017
Confluence Conference, Oklahoma City, OK
October, 2017
Hero Conference - Los Angeles, CA
April, 2017
SMX West - San Jose, CA
March, 2017
Billings Advertising & Marketing Club - Montana
February, 2017
State of Search - Dallas, Texas
November, 2016
SMX East - New York City, NY
September, 2016
Confluence Conference - Oklahoma City, OK
September, 2016
Utah Digital Marketing Conference - Salt Lake City
August, 2016
HeroConf - Philadelphia, USA
April, 2016
SMX West - San Jose, CA
March, 2016
Billings Advertising & Marketing Club - Montana
February, 2016
State of Search - Dallas, Texas
November, 2015
Hero Conference, London UK
October, 2015

Watch: Kirk's TEDx Talk -
Stop The Scale: Redefining Business Success

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Watch: Kirk's Presentation on Google Performance Max Campaigns in Salt Lake City

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Podcast & Webinar Appearances

How to Hide a Dead Body Podcast
How to Understand Smart Shopping with Patrick Gilbert and Isaac Rudansky - Episode 16
SiteVisibility Internet Marketing Podcast
Advertising, Automation & Smart Shopping: Interview with Kirk Williams - Episode 536
The Azeem Digital Asks Podcast
The Azeem Digital Asks PodcastWhat Makes Kirk Williams? - Episode 22
eComeOne Ecommerce Podcast
Kirk Williams: PPC Advertising & How to Fine-Tune Your Google Shopping Ads to Get Ahead of Competitors - Episode 58
Freelance Transformation Podcast
Build Relationships and Win Clients with Kirk Williams - Episode 173
Funnel Reboot Podcast
Ponderings of a PPC Professional by Kirk Williams - Summer Books
Shape the Conversation Podcast
The Evolving PPC Landscape for Agencies and Software with Kirk Williams - Episode 29
Edge of the Web Podcast
Google Ads Hiding Data with Kirk Williams and Sam Tomlinson - Episode 369
Hack Your Online Business Podcast
How To Become Influential In Your Industry With Kirk Williams Of Zato Marketing - Episode 42
Digital Marketing with Bill Hartzer Podcast
PPC Ads and Google Shopping Ads with Kirk Williams
Jumpstart with Jeffalytics Podcast
Growing a PPC Agency with Kirk Williams - Episode 82
Suds & Search Podcast
Kirk Williams of ZATO - Episode 11
Jumpstart with Jeffalytics Podcast
Kirk Williams - Episode 26
Freelance Transformation Podcast
Build Relationships and Win Clients with Kirk Williams - Episode 173
Freelance Transformation Podcast
Build Relationships and Win Clients with Kirk Williams - Episode 173
Market Proof Marketing Podcast
Attribution Analysis with Kirk Williams - Episode 83
The PPC Show Podcast
Small Business eCommerce with Agency Founder Kirk Williams - Episode 18
Edge of the Web Podcast
How To Survive & Thrive at SMB PPC with Kirk Williams - Episode 203

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From the ZATO Blog

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The Return of the Technical PPC Agency in an AI Driven Era

The Return of the Technical PPC Agency in an AI Driven Era

Kirk Williams
Team Zato
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General PPC
Are LLMs the end of agencies? Kirk Williams explains why the "Transitional Age of AI" is a trap for brands and a death knell for expensive in-house technical roles.
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How to Create Great Shopping Ads Product Titles with Search Terms N-Grams
The Ideal Showcase Shopping Ads Campaign Structure

The Ideal Showcase Shopping Ads Campaign Structure

Kirk Williams
Team Zato
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f you run Showcase Shopping Ads, then this is my attempt at getting out a campaign structure I think is ideal for running Showcase Shopping Ads in your accounts. I should note, that there are a lot...
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Key Takeaways on AI Max from the Experts: Navigating the New Frontier of Paid Search

Key Takeaways on AI Max from the Experts: Navigating the New Frontier of Paid Search

Kirk Williams
Team Zato
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AI Max for Search
ZATO's Diana Talhelm shares expert insights on Google's AI Max. Learn how to balance automation, control ad spend, and drive quality traffic in paid search.
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Listen: Managing Shopping Ads in an Automated World - BrightonSEO Search Show Talk

Listen: Managing Shopping Ads in an Automated World - BrightonSEO Search Show Talk

Kirk Williams
Team Zato
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In September 2019, I had the privilege of speaking on Shopping Ads at the world renown, massive search conference in Brighton, UK: BrightonSEO. While this was an honor in itself, I secretly enjoyed...
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Win Free HeroConf Tickets Just by Writing a Book Review!

Win Free HeroConf Tickets Just by Writing a Book Review!

Chris Reeves
Team Zato
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General PPC
Enter to win free tickets to HeroConf! Write an honest review of our PPC books on Amazon or Goodreads for a chance to win. Contest ends Sept 1.
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