Got a call from a former Google Ads account strategist

[Repulsive_Bet_8554]

It’s spam. Just ignore them.

[nathan_sh]

Sounds like he could be a great help for growing your business, you should call him back and tell him how thankful you are he called…

then tell him he’s a scammer and block him!

[potatodrinker]

He got your number while at Google, which is a violation of his contract. But Google won’t care so ignore him.

Working *in* Google as a strategist is not a good thing on the resume. Might as well put in “I work in sales and can’t use Google Ads efficiently”

[Single-Sea-7804]

I don’t even think this is legal for this guy to do. I would avoid Google reps altogether but this guy sounds like a different species lol.

[MidnightAltas]

Also, consider: It’s just a regular sales call and the dude is lying about having worked at Google.

[ppcwithyrv]

Just a cold call. I get these all the time. I remember when previous Google granted you some special powers in the freelance/agency world.

I almost look the other way when they said they worked there for less than a year. Means they haven’t cut their teeth yet on ads. They been through the mediocre training but don’t know ads enough to save their tales.

[MySEMStrategist]

Most people that I interact with at Google are very smart, but… they are sales people first, and very few have managed accounts directly. They often haven’t seen how campaigns behave in messy, dynamic environments. I would ask what this person‘s experience has been outside of the Google sales role. One of my clients was recently a victim to this, but it was with a Meta rep. She said she managed millions of spend a month at Meta (similar job as a Google rep.). When it came down to managing the account and actually getting results, it went sideways.

[Entire_Entrance_1608]

I worked with a former Google rep at a previous agency. They were ok in their work, but that all came from managing their own accounts at agencies after leaving Google. They had no knowledge of how the platform works beyond working within it.

[Free-Way-9220]

I received an email from one about 6 months ago. He had clearly taken his client list home and used it to try to start his own business. He struck me as an all round untrustworthy person if he was willing to steal a lead list

[theppcdude]

Google (as most agencies and companies) has a non-compete clause. This guy is just going right over it. I wouldn’t trust someone like this.

In my agency we have a non-compete on both sides.

PS. I own a Google Ads agency for service businesses in the US.

[QuantumWolf99]

They keep contact lists from their Google tenure… happens constantly. Former reps use client relationships to pitch agency services the day they leave. Totally normal, usually mediocre results because Google reps aren’t actual media buyers.