Performance Marketing Specialist at Keepme

    One-month engagement designing, building and launching Keepme's Google Ads paid search account from scratch — taking it from zero to fully operational.

    Apr 2026
    Remote Freelance
    Remote · London, United Kingdom

    What is Keepme?

    Keepme is a B2B SaaS AI platform built for multisite fitness operators. Their flagship product, Antares, is an AI sales agent that automates lead response, follow-up and tour/trial bookings — helping gym chains stop lead loss and convert more prospects into members. As a lean, product-led company, they needed a specialist to build their Google Ads paid search infrastructure from scratch.

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    My Objective

    Brought in as Performance Marketing Specialist for a focused one-month engagement to design, build and implement a complete Google Ads paid search setup — taking the account from zero to fully operational with no prior campaign structure in place. Scope covered account architecture, keyword and negative strategy, ad copy, audiences, UTM taxonomy, event tracking and full operational documentation handover.

    NSM: Google Ads Paid Search Setup

    Results

    0 → 1
    Account Build
    Owned
    Campaign Architecture
    Owned
    Keyword & Negative Strategy
    Owned
    Tracking & UTM Taxonomy
    Owned
    Documentation Handover

    Tasks & Responsibilities

    Tasks

    1. 1Design the full Google Ads paid search account structure — campaign architecture, ad group segmentation, keyword strategy and match type selection aligned to Keepme's ICP and Antares' positioning.
    2. 2Research and build comprehensive keyword lists across all funnel stages, plus an extensive negative keyword framework to protect budget efficiency.
    3. 3Write and structure all ad copy across campaigns and ad groups, ensuring alignment with landing pages and Antares' value proposition.
    4. 4Define and configure audience segments within Google Ads for remarketing and audience observation layers.
    5. 5Implement a full UTM tracking taxonomy across all campaigns for clean, consistent attribution in downstream analytics.
    6. 6Set up and validate event tracking to capture key conversion actions from day one.
    7. 7Produce complete campaign documentation covering structure, naming conventions, keyword rationale, tracking setup and operational guidelines.

    Responsibilities

    1. 1Responsible for designing and shipping the Google Ads paid search account from zero.
    2. 2Responsible for the keyword, negative keyword and ad copy strategy aligned to ICP and product positioning.
    3. 3Responsible for UTM taxonomy and event tracking setup powering attribution.
    4. 4Responsible for handover documentation enabling the internal team to manage and scale the account independently.

    Successes & Failures

    Successes

      Failures

        Areas at Keepme

        Paid Search

        Google Ads account architecture, keyword strategy, match types and negative keyword framework.

        Ad Copywriting

        Ad copy aligned with landing pages and Antares' value proposition across campaigns and ad groups.

        Audiences

        Remarketing and audience observation layers configured inside Google Ads.

        Tracking & Attribution

        Full UTM taxonomy and event tracking validated end-to-end.

        Documentation

        Operational playbook covering structure, naming conventions, keyword rationale and tracking setup.

        Tools at Keepme

        Google Ads
        GA4
        Google Tag Manager
        Google Search Console
        Google Data Studio
        Google Workspace
        Notion

        Time at Keepme

        Focused one-month remote engagement working with Keepme's team in London. Daily async collaboration via Slack and structured weekly syncs to align account build with product positioning and GTM priorities.

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        Hours worked
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        Meetings
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        Areas applied

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