Pay Per Click

Google’s Performance Max (PMAX) campaigns have been shaking things up for advertisers, especially as channel-level performance reporting continues to evolve. Anyone who’s managed accounts in Google Ads for a bit will have felt the frustration: Not knowing which channels. Search, Display, YouTube, Discover. Are actually pulling their weight. These new insights are a breath of…

There’s nothing quite like the mix of anticipation and dread that comes with reviewing a Performance Max (PMAX) campaign the morning after an update. Especially if your ad spend resembles a runaway train while conversions stall on the tracks. After digging into countless PMAX accounts and collaborating with Google partners, I’ve seen both wild wins…

Performance Max (PMAX) campaigns can feel a bit like wrangling a wild stallion. Sure, they promise maximum reach and automated efficiency, but sometimes that same automation burns through budget without delivering the expected return. Over the past two years, I’ve spent thousands on PMAX accounts across retail, travel, and lead generation . And learned the…

If you’ve ever managed a Google PMAX campaign, you’ll know there’s a world of difference between throwing all your products into a single asset group and building a structure that truly reflects intent, audience, and actual business goals. The secret sauce for hitting that sweet spot where automation works for you rather than against you?…

Cracking the code on Performance Max (PMAX) campaigns isn’t just about letting Google’s automation take the wheel and hoping for the best. I’ve spent years hands-on in Google Ads accounts. Testing, tweaking, celebrating wins, and sometimes squinting at results that didn’t make a lick of sense. Optimising bidding in PMAX is one part science, one…

Picture this: You’ve built what you thought was a knockout PMAX campaign. You’ve loaded creative assets, set your budget, pressed go, then you’re greeted with… crickets. Not the kind you hear on a peaceful summer night. Those metaphorical ones. Your conversions are flat, and that holy grail, ROAS, is out of reach. I’ve been there,…

Anyone who’s spent even a week elbows-deep in digital campaign management knows how quickly things shift. One quarter, you feel like you’ve cracked the code; the next, the algorithms decide to play a new tune. That’s exactly how I felt the first time I saw the latest batch of Performance Max (PMAX) updates roll out…

If you manage Google Ads, you know the familiar rush that comes with a new PMAX update. Equal parts excitement and a pinch of healthy anxiety. Over the past several months, I’ve spent hours deep-diving into the latest Performance Max settings, combing through dashboards, swapping notes with fellow advertisers, troubleshooting some wild outcomes, and documenting…

You know that feeling when your PMAX campaigns start off with a bang. Costs low, conversions coming in left and right. And then suddenly hit a wall? I’ve been there. If you’re relying on the same old interest signals and Google’s broad default targeting, it’s easy to plateau. The truth is, the real edge comes…

Performance Max (PMAX) campaigns on Google Ads have a way of promising automation bliss, yet it’s not uncommon to feel let down when the numbers just don’t add up. If you’ve stared at low conversions or a ballooning cost per acquisition (CPA) lately, you aren’t the only one. I’ve been there, deeply invested, dissecting metrics…