Meet the PPC Account Management Team
Pauline Jakober, Founder and CEO 
Pauline Jakober is founder of Group Twenty Seven. As director of PPC, Pauline oversees online advertising strategy and implementation for each client Group Twenty Seven serves.
In her role, Pauline leads the strategic planning for client accounts throughout the duration of the relationship, as well as heads client service to ensure each account gets the attention it deserves.
Pauline brings with her 20 years of marketing experience that spans disciplines with an expertise in paid search. Her professional experience is rooted in traditional marketing communications, and evolved to the digital medium in the early years of web marketing.
Pauline’s passion for online advertising, client service and return on investment fueled her launch of Group Twenty Seven in 2010. She quickly certified the company as a Google Partner as one of many first steps in ensuring the company stays on the leading edge of paid search.
In an effort to give back to the professional community, Pauline co-founded the SEMNE group in 2006, a professional organization for online marketers in New England that still operates today. She is also a regular contributor to Search Engine Journal and Search Engine Land and an occasional speaker at local and international industry events, such as SMX (Search Marketing Expo).
Pauline holds a master’s in integrated marketing communications from Emerson College, and a bachelor’s in political science from Westfield State University.
In her free time, Pauline’s appetite for travel has her plotting the next weekend getaway any time she can.
Alyssa MacPherson, PPC Director
In her role as PPC Director at Group Twenty Seven, Alyssa works primarily with B2B clients on their domestic and international paid search programs. Alyssa partners closely with her clients to understand their business and PPC goals, then creatively and strategically develops a PPC program that will help them achieve those goals.
Alyssa handles the daily operation of her accounts, managing spend, monitoring keyword trends and campaign activities. Alyssa thrives on using her analytical skills to optimize search, video and display campaigns and loves to test and implement the newest trends in PPC in order to drive results for her clients.
Prior to joining Group Twenty Seven, Alyssa worked in the tourism industry for 12 years in event planning and marketing roles where she developed a passion for digital marketing.
Alyssa has a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Framingham State University in Massachusetts. When not at work, Alyssa spends time with her husband, two young children and the family dog. She loves to read, spend time outdoors and indulge her guilty pleasure of watching reality TV.
Chelsea Tryon, PPC Account Manager
Chelsea Tryon is a PPC Account Manager with Group Twenty Seven. In that role, she directly manages client accounts and leads other team members in paid search operations and daily PPC account management.
Over the years, Chelsea has become a specialist in educational and retail verticals. She excels at developing and implementing ad content and is highly proficient at identifying opportunities to maximize leads and extend ROI. She is also a Bing Ads accredited professional and certified AdWords professional.
Chelsea is skilled at troubleshooting challenging Google Analytics and AdWords issues and developing innovative and efficient solutions. She’s amazingly detail orientated, creative and analytical.
Prior to joining Group Twenty Seven, Chelsea was an academic advisor and supervisor at the University of Arizona. She was responsible for maintaining and increasing student retention through program management, which included group presentations to undergraduates and other academic advisors.
Chelsea holds a bachelor’s degree from Utah State University in technical writing, and a MBA from the University of Phoenix. In her free time, Chelsea reads, travels, quilts, hikes and spends time with her husband and sons.
Ashley Bingham, PPC Senior Account Manager
Ashley Bingham is a PPC Senior Account Manager at Group Twenty Seven. She keeps PPC campaigns optimized and fresh by continually analyzing results and looking for new opportunities to maximize client goals.
Ashley has worked in online marketing for 12 years, with the bulk of that time spent consulting for small businesses and managing the accounts of major online retailers. While Ashley specializes in PPC, she has also worked with and managed teams in SEO, shopping/CSEs, social media, content marketing and affiliate marketing.
She and her husband specialize in daughters — they have three! Ashley also loves to sew and spend time working on their next home renovation project.
Alexandra (Alex) Connolly, PPC Associate
Alex assists Group Twenty Seven PPC Directors and Managers in monitoring client accounts on a daily basis. Some of her primary tasks include updating keyword lists, monitoring daily ad spend and reviewing account settings.
Alex graduated from California State University, San Marcos in 2008. Nine years ago, she moved from San Diego to Denver, Colorado.
Over her career, Alex has held various marketing positions. In her most recent position before joining Group Twenty Seven, she spent the bulk of her time growing the Brown-Forman portfolio of brands.
In her spare time, Alex likes to explore the mountain towns of Colorado alongside her dog, Henry. She also enjoys traveling, especially when she can visit different wineries and vineyards!
Jennie Elser, PPC Associate
Jennie supports the Group Twenty Seven team by monitoring client accounts. She provides data, reporting and analyses as needed, including hands-on account management.
Jennie graduated from the University of Arizona with a degree in creative writing. She has been involved in the nonprofit community in Phoenix, Arizona for the past fifteen years, including serving as Vice President of Marketing and Communications for a large local nonprofit organization. Before joining Group Twenty Seven, she worked in nonprofit fundraising, helping to raise millions for cancer research.
In her free time, Jennie enjoys volunteering in her community and spending time with her husband and children, often in northern Arizona to beat the heat of Phoenix.
