Search Engine Marketing

How to use Google’s Channel Performance report for PMax campaigns

For years, PPC advertisers have considered Performance Max (and Smart Shopping before it) to be a black box, even a black hole. While its powerful automation drives convincing results, the lack of transparency into channel performance has been a persistent frustration.  Now, Google is beginning to provide some answers.  The rollout of the new Channel

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How conversational AI is changing the economics of paid search

Microsoft Copilot is transforming search advertising by turning everyday conversations into intent-rich signals advertisers can act on.  ROAS increases 13-fold when users engage with Copilot before performing a search, according to Microsoft. Drawing from billions of first-party audience insights across Microsoft’s consumer ecosystem – including Bing, Edge, Xbox, LinkedIn, and Activision – Copilot identifies high-value

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Google: Exact match keywords won’t block broad match in AI Max

Ginny Marvin, Google’s Ads Liaison, is clarifying how keyword match types interact with AI Overviews (AIO) and AI Mode ad placements — addressing ongoing confusion among advertisers testing AI Max and mixed match-type setups. Why we care. As ads expand into AI-powered placements, advertisers need to understand which keywords are eligible to serve — and

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