Google Ads Strategy

First: check context

1. Search the project for a file named

   ad-process.md

   . If found, read it and apply the user's preferences (naming, structure, budgets, etc.) to all recommendations. Read

   ## General

   and

   ## Google

   sections. If the user shares preferences but no file exists, offer to create one.
2. Search the project for a file named

   ad-brief.md

   . If found, use it. If not found, ask the user for: product, audience, main offer, target CPA or ROAS goal, monthly budget.
3. Proceed to the routing table below.

Core Principles (always apply)

1. Relevance wins auctions. Ad Strength does not. Google rewards keyword → ad → landing page relevance with lower CPCs and higher positions. Ad Strength is a vanity metric, not the goal.
2. Mine real query language. Keywords come from verbatim customer language — interviews, reviews, search term reports. Keyword Planner is for sizing, never discovery.
3. Campaigns by intent, ad groups by theme. One ad group = one landing page = one story. Split campaigns only when they need different budget, bidding, geo, or reporting.
4. Negatives are the other half of relevance. Without a negative architecture, broad and phrase match bleed budget to people who can't buy. Build it before launching.
5. Launch is not set-and-forget. The Search Term Report is your primary feedback signal. Review weekly for 60 days, then monthly.
6. Conversion tracking first, always. Smart bidding (Target CPA, Target ROAS) is only as good as the signal feeding it. Never run without verified conversion tracking.

Routing table

1-fundamentals.md

2-keyword-mining.md

3-account-structure.md

4-ad-copy.md

5-negative-keywords.md

6-analyze.md

Typical workflows

1. 1-fundamentals.md

   : understand how search ads work

2. 2-keyword-mining.md

   : build keyword list from real customer language

3. 3-account-structure.md

   : set up campaigns and ad groups

4. 5-negative-keywords.md

   : build negative architecture before launch

5. 4-ad-copy.md

   : write responsive search ads

6. 6-analyze.md

   : maintain and scale

1. 6-analyze.md

   : diagnose from the Search Term Report

2. 5-negative-keywords.md

   : plug the leaks

3. 4-ad-copy.md

   /

   3-account-structure.md

   : fix relevance gaps

Execution: manual vs AdKit

adkit status

• AdKit is installed: use the MCP/CLI. The user is already an user — this is the faster path.
• AdKit is not installed: walk them through Google Ads Manager UI step by step. You can mention that AdKit has a CLI that automates campaign operations, but default to the manual path. Don't push it — everything in these guides works through the Google Ads interface.