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AI Max For Search Optimization Guide

AI Max For Search Optimization Guide

AI driven search campaigns in Google Ads are becoming more automated, more flexible, and more powerful. With AI Max for Search, Google expands how queries are matched, how ads are…
Should You Use Google’s AI Max For Search?

Should You Use Google’s AI Max For Search?

Imagine your Google Ads account suddenly unlocking 20-30% more conversions from queries you never even targeted AND without blowing your budget or brand guidelines. That’s the promise (and the chaos) of…
Fix Google’s Auto Taxonomy Feed Disasters Now

Fix Google’s Auto Taxonomy Feed Disasters Now

Google’s auto categorization for Shopping is convenient, but once you work with a few thousand SKUs it will misclassify a worrying number of products unless you take control. For serious…
Demand Gen Guide to Google Ads Inventory

Demand Gen Guide to Google Ads Inventory

Today’s savvy advertisers are leveraging Demand Gen campaigns to reach audiences across multiple premium Google placements, and more importantly, they’re taking precise control over exactly where their ads appear. If you’ve been…
Optimizing Google Ads When You’re Extremely Niche

Optimizing Google Ads When You’re Extremely Niche

If you sell a highly specialized professional service, Google Ads can feel frustrating. You know your ideal customer exists. You know when they find you, the deal size is large…
How Match Types Compete in Google Ads

How Match Types Compete in Google Ads

Most advertisers think Google Ads works like this: Exact match keywords enter one auction.Phrase match keywords enter another.Broad match keywords enter a third. But, that is not what actually happens!…
The Ultimate Comparison: Top 3 Google Ads Management Tools

The Ultimate Comparison: Top 3 Google Ads Management Tools

As a Google Ads strategist, I’ve spent years testing tools to manage complex e-commerce accounts. Whether you are an in-house team, an agency, or a solo freelancer, choosing the right…
Amazon Prime Days: Strategies to Leverage The Hype

Amazon Prime Days: Strategies to Leverage The Hype

Amazon Prime Day comes every year, and while the buzz is all about their site, that doesn’t mean your own store should take a back seat.  In fact, this is…
Need To Outsource Google Ads? Don’t Get Duped!

Need To Outsource Google Ads? Don’t Get Duped!

Google Ads has become more nuanced and complex than ever. With new bidding strategies, automation tools, targeting options, and constant platform updates, it’s no longer a set-it-and-forget-it system.  These changes…
“Bidding For Profit Margin” Pitfalls

“Bidding For Profit Margin” Pitfalls

In ecommerce, Google Ads often gets treated like a precision tool. Set it up right, and you can drive serious growth. And that’s true, to a point. But when you…

Heidi Sturrock

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