PPC Consultant across Brighton and Hove

When you need strategy, not just execution

Not every business needs to hand their Google Ads over to someone else entirely. Sometimes you’ve got an in-house person running campaigns and you want a senior expert to review what they’re doing. Sometimes your agency has gone quiet and you want a second opinion before you make a change. Sometimes you just want someone to sit with you for a few hours and help you think through your paid search strategy properly.

That’s what I offer. I’m Stevie Morris — 12 years in Google Ads, £2M+ in ad spend managed directly, Google Partner and Microsoft Ads certified. I work as a senior advisor, fractional consultant, or strategy partner depending on what you need.

Ways I can work with you

• Second opinion — review of your current setup, your agency’s work, or your in-house team’s output. Honest assessment of what’s good, what isn’t, and what I’d change.
• Fractional consultancy — ongoing senior input on a retained basis, without the cost of a full management engagement.
• Strategy sessions — structured working sessions to map out your Google Ads approach, campaign architecture, or bidding strategy.
• Team coaching — work with your in-house marketer or junior PPC person to raise their level and fix structural problems.
• Pre-launch review — sense-check a campaign build before it goes live and spends money.

Senior input without the agency overhead

The challenge with most agencies in the Brighton and Hove area — and nationally — is that you pay senior rates but get junior execution. Your account manager might be experienced, but the person building and optimising your campaigns often isn’t.

As a freelance consultant, I bring 12 years of direct experience to every engagement. I work across ecommerce and D2C brands and home services businesses, and I cover clients across Brighton and Hove, West Sussex, East Sussex, Surrey, Kent, and Greater London. Fully remote, no travel constraints.

What I look at in a consultancy engagement

• Campaign and ad group structure — is it built for performance or for aesthetics?
• Bidding strategy — are you on the right bid strategy for your current data volume?
• Search term coverage — are you reaching the right queries and blocking the wrong ones?
• Conversion tracking — are you measuring what actually matters, or are there gaps?
• Landing pages — does the destination match the ad intent?
• Budget allocation — is spend distributed sensibly across campaigns and networks?

How a consultancy engagement works

1. Consultation callWe talk through your current situation, what you’re trying to solve, and what kind of input would be most useful.
2. ScopingI outline what I’d review, how we’d work together, and what it would cost. Tailored to your situation, not a fixed package.
3. EngagementWe work together in whatever format makes sense — async review, live sessions, or ongoing advisory calls.
4. RecommendationsClear, actionable output you can act on yourself or hand to your team.