Survey open · until December 31, 2026
The State of PPC 2027 survey is open.Share how you work, and vote for the experts who shaped your year.
How does your PPC work compare to everyone else’s? Last year, 1,306 PPC professionals helped answer that in the largest PPC survey ever run.
This year we’re digging even deeper into how AI is changing the job, and much more.
Respondents get the report before anyone else, plus a chance to win one of the prizes below.
The survey closes on December 31, 2026.

Who is this survey for?
Agencies
PPC specialists, managers and agency executives. Each role will get its unique list of questions.
Freelancers
If you're a freelancer or contractor that offers PPC services, this survey is for you.
Advertisers (brands)
Both in-house teams as advertisers who hire an agency for PPC.
Survey respondent prizes
A chance to win one of the following giveaways

5× Hero Conf Brighton tickets (Apr 15-16, 2027) 5× Hero Conf San Diego tickets (Sep 9-10, 2027)

3× SMX Munich tickets (Apr 6-7, 2027) 2× SMX Advanced Berlin tickets (Sep 28-30, 2027)

1× yearly membership to PPC Mastery worth €1,499

10× Amazon gift cards worth $100
What will the survey cover?
We divided the survey into the following sections, the questions you'll get depend on your company type and role (asked at the start).
Plus, you'll be able to vote on your favorite PPC Experts for the Top 50 Most Influential PPC Experts of 2027!
- Expectations for 2027 ad budgets, per platform and campaign type
- Goals, priorities and challenges of all professionals involved with PPC
- Adoption of PPC software and scripts
- AI adoption and sentiment for PPC workflows
- Adoption and satisfaction of platform features
- Segmented by company type, industry, geography and spend level.
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We will never sell the information you enter or publish individual responses.
Our commitment is to create a valuable report based on 1,000+ entries while keeping each individual entry anonymous, always.
We will also NOT auto-subscribe you to any mailing lists or try to “schedule some time” with you.
Your email (if entered) will only be used for the following purposes:
- Thanking you after filling in the survey.
- Sending you the report 7 days before publication.
- Sending you one of the prizes in case you win one.
