9. The Problem
• Hundreds of different search terms
triggering this keyword
• Loads of these search terms are
actually keywords in the account
anyway
10. The Problem
• How do we even begin to optimise this?
Bid decisions Wrong
CTR Poor
Landing pages Poor
Quality score Poor
Keyword Wrong
reporting
11. The Solution
Well thought-out ad group negatives
12. Example
Dresses
Brand Colour Quality Style
Gucci Red Cheap Maxi
D&G Black Designer Mini
Primark Pink High End Prom
13. Negatives
• Think about the priority of negatives when
setting up
• Where should a search phrase ‘cheap red
maxi dresses size 10 uk’ be?
– Dresses (Head terms)
– Dresses >> Colours >> Red
– Dresses >> Style >> Maxi
– Dresses >> Quality >> Cheap
14. Priorities
• We should have a pecking order such as
Brand > Style > Colour > Quality > Head Terms
15. Priorities
Brand > Style > Colour > Quality > Head Terms
• Then when setting up we know that:
– ‘Gucci’ can be negated in the style, colour, quality &
head terms groups
– ‘Red’ can be negated in the quality & head terms groups
16. Priorities
Brand > Style > Colour > Quality > Head Terms
• So now we know that ‘cheap red maxi dresses size
10 uk’ can only go to one place
• Maxi is negated in everything below style so it has
to go to the style ad groups