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Remarketing that does not annoy people
August 10, 2026

Remarketing that does not annoy people

Three settings cause nearly all of the irritation. Segmenting by intent, letting interest expire, and what changed on 15 June 2026.

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Bidding on competitor brands: worth it or just a tax
August 10, 2026

Bidding on competitor brands: worth it or just a tax

It takes four minutes to set up and quietly loses money for a year. When the numbers work, what the policy actually…

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Cost per lead is climbing and nothing obvious changed
August 10, 2026

Cost per lead is climbing and nothing obvious changed

Cost per lead is three numbers multiplied together. The order to check them in, and the two 2026 platform changes that move…

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Working with a Google Ads agency: what to demand and what to check
August 10, 2026

Working with a Google Ads agency: what to demand and what to check

What to insist on before you sign, what the Google Partner badge actually measures, and four checks you can run yourself in…

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How to launch a Google Ads account properly, from zero
August 10, 2026

How to launch a Google Ads account properly, from zero

The full launch sequence for a new Google Ads account in 2026: demand, target cost per customer, tracking before spend, structure, the…

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How to audit a Google Ads account that is already spending
August 10, 2026

How to audit a Google Ads account that is already spending

The order to audit an inherited Google Ads account: tracking first, then waste, structure, bidding and pages, and how to decide between…

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How long to give a new campaign before judging it
August 10, 2026

How long to give a new campaign before judging it

Google measures campaign learning in conversion cycles, not days, and asks for 50 conversions before you judge. A review schedule built around…

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Writing Google Ads copy that gets chosen, not just clicked
August 10, 2026

Writing Google Ads copy that gets chosen, not just clicked

Generic ad text is now generated free and at scale. What that leaves to compete on, how to write assets that disqualify…

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What to actually look at in a Google Ads report
August 10, 2026

What to actually look at in a Google Ads report

Five decisions, and the handful of numbers that feed them. Plus what the Conversions column now actually contains after the attribution and…

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Reading the Google Ads search terms report like a detective
August 10, 2026

Reading the Google Ads search terms report like a detective

Forty rows about a wet ceiling, none of them keywords. How to read the report for intent, what it stopped showing you,…

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